personal highlights

1. Warsaw: wars & sawa were fisher / city-symbol: a mermaid
2. Palaces: every second building is called palace of something
3. Commerce: every international brand & food chain is present
4. Skyline: everybody goes up, the city has so many skyscrapers
5. UNESCO: everything (90%) rebuilt after WW2 and now protected
6. Christmas: everything blinks at night, extreme bright decoration

image sources

1. Palace of Culture and Science
2. New colours for the walls @ Central Station
3. Prince Józef Poniatowski @ Presidential Palace
4. Open kitchen @ Green Cafe Nero Moniuszki