Warsaw

I have only heard positive things about people visiting or living in Poland in the past decade. Their economic growth is one of the strongest (if not the best) in the EU, Warsaw feels clean and safe, and the city is packed full with nice cafes and restaurants.

Starting out in style: practically a private flight Empty plane

Lovely river views on a day with perfect weather River

City views Warsaw views

If you're in Europe, you can't run away from Balkan food Balkan food

When the bread and butter looks this fancy, you know the meal is going to be memorable bread

Fancy lemonade lemonade

Caviar spread with guinea fowl. A meal fit for the palace caviar

And just when I thought the food couldn't get any better... Georgian food

Why does this chain look familiar?) Dodo Pizza

Kids getting at daily reminder about World War II at the local playground playground

The good thing about communist concrete construction is the amount of wall space for murals Mural

Tea shop? Yes please tea

Malbork Castle, the biggest brick castle in the world Malbork

Malbork's sheer scale is intimidating Malbork

Life was rough in the middle ages... unless you lived in this castle Malbork