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

Lovely river views on a day with perfect weather

City views

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

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

Fancy lemonade

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

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

Why does this chain look familiar?)

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

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

Tea shop? Yes please

Malbork Castle, the biggest brick castle in the world

Malbork's sheer scale is intimidating

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