Kotek's New Lamp

 When a new lamp arrived, Kotek was naturally curious about it:

He stood on top of it to study it more thoroughly:

Which resulted in him giving the ornate lampshade a bite:

Through the Old Town at Night

 Below, there is the building that greets you as you enter the Old Town in Warsaw:

Walking through the Old Town in the middle of the night allowed me to notice many beautiful buildings that I wouldn't usually pay much attention to:

Normally, during daytime, I would be too busy dodging tourists to notice such great buildings.

Of course, it's amazing that Warsaw Old Town was rebuilt after being destroyed by the Germans during the 2nd World War.

The Barbican below is a kind of dividing line between two halves of Warsaw Old Town:

Just after passing through the Barbican, you encounter two churches.

The church of St. Jack (below) is run by the Dominicans and is popular with young people:

Beyond the two churches, there are some other interesting buildings that I wouldn't usually focus on during the daytime:

And in the New Town Square of the Old Town, there is some kind of theatre:

Which seems to be guarded by some kind of mythological creature with a shield:

As always, it was good to see Christmas decorations still up deep into January:

Really enjoyed this nightime venture through Warsaw Old Town, as it provided a sense of enchantment without any hustle and bustle.

A Polish APA

Had this American Pale Ale on Friday night.

Anybody who likes a beer with a hoppy taste, will love this APA. It's made by the Amber brewery in Bielkówko up near Gdańsk in northern Poland. 

The Amber brewery only dates back to 1993, but it makes an interesting, wide range of beer.

Passing St. John's Archcathedral

The archcathedral of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw Old Town looked truly spectacular in the middle of the night:

Have just read that a church was originally built in the 14th century, and that much of it was destroyed by German bombing in 1944.

Still, like much of the rebuilt, post-War Old Town in Warsaw, St. John's Archcathedral is stunning:

Nearby, I saw an amber jewellery shop:

And what looked like another church right next to the Archcathedral:

Out of Reach

These pro-life posters in Warsaw were out of reach when a left-wing mob passed them last Friday.

Passing a Capuchin Church

 Love the interior of the Capuchin church, near the Old Town in Warsaw:

Was passing this church the other day, and it was possibly the first time that I'd properly noticed the encased Madonna and Crucified Son statue outside the church below:

The Warsaw Capuchin church is probably most famous for its crypt:

Where, before the virus situation, the monks fed poor people who formed a long queue outside.

Let's hope the Capuchins have come to find an alternative means of feeding those in need in Warsaw:

Warsaw Old Town: Marketplace at Night

Really enjoyed walking through Warsaw Old Town in the middle of the night, sampling it's beauty in solitude. Like many people, one of my favourite parts of the Old Town is the Old Marketplace:

Have just read that the Old Marketplace dates back to the 13th century when the city of Warsaw was founded.

Of course, like most of Warsaw Old Town, the Old Marketplace was destroyed by the Germans during the 2nd World War, and rebuilt in the 1950s.