Arrival in Warsaw

Pictures shall be coming up shortly! We have landed in Warsaw. Its bout 85 degrees. I am passing for a Pole quite nicely. Mom? Not so much. Everyone keeps speaking to me in Polish. I just nod and smile. The city itself is quite unusual. It is literally torn between two worlds. The presence of its Communist past still lingers as much of the Soviet infrastructure still peppers the cityscape. However, there are tons of English, German, and American stores and brands suggesting Poland's attempt to integrate itself into the EU and the western global paradigm. There are WWII ruins straddled between luxury apartments.