Hey guys,
here is a blog post on anpther European city, we visited this summer with our toddlers: Warsaw, Polen.
Many our friends were confused by the choise of our destination. Many people tend to think, that city trips with kids are stressful and small children dont get the fun of exploring anything exept a sea and a beach. Well, either our kids are different or the things are not that bad.
We love exploring new cities with our kids, they are always fastinated by all the traffic (as we live in a very small village) and by cool playgrounds we always manage to find no matter where we are. And for us, well its not the same speed you are getting around when you have two toddlers with you, but it is huge fun to see the world through their eyes, to slow down to watch the details and to visit places you would never go to if you dont have kids!
So come over to Warsaw with us this time!
On one hand Warsaw is very children friendly, as you can take the stroller to any bus and the pedestrian area is huge. On the other hand it is a disaster to travel with a stroller in a case you want to use underground - there are just no way other than many many many stairs to get down and then up again. Also on big crossroads you have to use underground tunnels to get to the other side of the street. Some have elevators - small, slowly, durty and stinky. On some streets you are on your own to use the stairs. So often we had to walk further to the next traffic light to avoid getting underground just to cross a street.
Our sweet local guide on his way:
The old town is fun for children, who love walking. Many narrow streets to explore and magnificent architecture! The male part of our family team explring the surroundings:
All buses are made for wheelchairs and strollers. Thats a huge relief once travelling with children:
We visited the interractive Money Museum (Link) from the Central Bank. Entrance is free of charge, almost everything is wheelchair/stroller accessible. The museum is huge fun, we were lost in time there and none of use four wanted to leave!
Below I will post links to the list which helped us to get around. Here is a photo of a cup of coffee of a local coffee branch. Its not especially made for kids, but it is made like a libriary and our kids loved to browse books, so it was a great place for us to have some rest from sightseeing
In Warsaw we visited the best playgound (Link) we all have ever been too. And believe me, I have been to quite some! It was huge and there were so many various attractions devided in different areas, each had a recommended age range. Even if I thinkg sometimes no one playground is worth to travel so far and spend so much money on accomodation, this one made me doubt my belief 
As our children are (very) early birds, we managed to be at this playgound early in the morning. Other people usually came after 10 am and after Midday there were basicall no empty square meter
Now, if you have two kids you will understand how brilliant the idea of this swing is. Just that simple. Just that brilliant!!!
We also visited the Palace of Culture and Science (Link). Although it welcomed us with an elevator and at the beginning looked like quite wheelchair / stroller friendly, there were always a couple of stairs inbetween you get to the next elevator. On the top get ready to be fascinated by top views! There are also a lot of beach chairs, so our kids loved the place and playing around. On the roof level there is a public toilet free of charge.
Nice Cream Factory (Link) is a place where your kids will patiently wait in a queue. Its because each and every ice cream is made to order, so you can stand there and watch the process of making ice cream from the very basic incridients for hours! Beside that, the ice cream is delicious and portions are just huge!
A fun place to visit in Warsaw is the Science Museum (Link). We didnt go there as we have a very similar one in the near from Zurich. But there is a beautiful garden open to the public on the roof of this museum. Another roof garden you will find on the top if the university libriary. Our toddlers loved the place as we did
And here is some useful lists once planing your Warsaw trip, with children or not:
Best top views of the city: https://goo.gl/maps/BeVpcwaUwmXUaqGz5
Best places for and with kids: https://goo.gl/maps/h98xzWtYaidhnQnK6
Places to grab some good food: https://goo.gl/maps/NMRD7hjW579sT3kXA
Best placed to do great shopping: https://goo.gl/maps/Ao9kHQG1MYABdUbk8
Must See´s: https://goo.gl/maps/j8uDVX2dgKxbcrAN7
Best breakfast places: https://goo.gl/maps/uZEZUycbbqYLYJ3y6
Best coffee: https://goo.gl/maps/GnoxGyWQD6QmscNQ6
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