…stands guard over Old Town.
Frank and I are staying instead in New Town (outside the old city walls) which was settled by upstarts in the mere 15th century.
Marya Sklodowska (better known, even with two Nobel Prizes, under her married name, Marie Curie) was born in the New Town. And the beautiful Hotel Le Regina, whose recent guests signing its Golden Book include Michael Palin (wow), John Malkovich (ooo), and the Bee Gees (really?), is also in the New Town.
It was too dark for me to take photos when we walked around today, under the expert guidance of professional Warsaw guide Malgorzata Binkowska. But wait until tomorrow!