This summer I visited my Grandma in Warsaw. As she has a wonderful view of Warsaw's skyline from her balcony I couldn't resist to take "some" pictures of it. After a time of hesitation I decided to share them with the rest of humanity ;) I hope that you will enjoy them.

For those of you that are not so familiar with Warsaw's skyscrapers I made the panorama below:

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_pano_legenda_web.jpg

The photos are in chronical order. We start at 18:50 local time:

18:50 Warsaw's skyline in front of us :). The sun is preparing to set.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7100.jpg

19:13 The sharp rays of the setting sun hit the surfaces of WCF and Intercontinental.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7117.jpg

19:23 The sky is getting red.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7138.jpg

19:35 No comments... I'm just sitting and enjoing life :cheers:

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7147.jpg

19:43 Good bye sun, hello moon :) The buildings are still dark, only Mariott is iluminated so far. At closer look you can also see some weak lights at the Palace and TPSA.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7153.jpg

19:54 The Palace and the tower of Royal Castle are now illuminated. The signs on WFC and Intercontinental have been lit.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7155.jpg

20:01 Intraco catches the last glimpes of the sunset.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7164.jpg

20:21 The Royal Castle, the Grande Theatre, the Cathedral and the Jesuite Church, are all beatifully enlighted. The Palace has awakened for real.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7184.jpg

21:06 Darkness has fallen. The moon has taken a stroll to the right side of our view. The Palace is "burning".

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7191.jpg

21:46 The moon is approaching WTT. Grandma wonders if I came to visit her or her balcony... Time to go inside, I presume ;)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7228.jpg

I'm sleeping... Don't disturb.

05:19 Back to business. You cannot sleep forever, can you? :D Warsaw sunrise. Birds, birds and birds...

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7258.jpg

05:30 The sky gets rosy. The Blue Tower gets "mad".

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7262.jpg

05:39 I'm enjoing life! Could have been a little bit warmer though ;)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7274.jpg

05:47 The Blue Tower has calmed down a bit. Instead PZU Tower is having its 5 minuts in the spotlight :)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7287.jpg

05:48 Elegant Intraco and "angry" Babka Tower ;)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7290.jpg

06:03 Sunlight!!! :eek:

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7313.jpg

06:03 Zoooom. You can see the contrasts of historical, commie-block and modern Warsaw.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7314_closeup.jpg

08:48 Another zoom. Another contrasts. PZU Tower rising above the roofs of tenement houses in the Old Town square. Blue Tower surrounded by commie-blocks.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7318.jpg

08:48 In the daylight. A little bit boring...

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7319.jpg

08:50 And finally the last pic from this series. My favourite though, cause I love trams :)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040824_7323.jpg


Appendix: ;)

A banner recently shown on SCC. Based on a panorama shot from Grandmas balcony between 19:16 and 19:18 :)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_banner_web.jpg

View from the Palace of Culture and Science. The orange arrow pokes at my Grandma's place.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_from_pkin.jpg

In Grandma's appartment the skysrapers are always present (here Intraco)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7106.jpg

View towards the magic ;) balcony.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7107.jpg

This net prevents the pigeons from doing things you don't want them to do on your balcony ;)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7109.jpg

The author of this thread at his favourite balcony :) Exclusive bonus pic to be added to your collection :D

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7116.jpg

The pics were taken on August 23rd and 24th this year. I hope that you enjoyed them :cheers:

Michau, did you know that your grandma's balcony rocks?! :banana:

Great skyline pictures :okay:

very very interesting. Great series of Warsaw's photos
I like espescially this one
http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_040823_7191.jpg

The night shots are great! Warsaw has a great skyline, nice variation in shapes, styles and ages of the buildings. A few more highrises to fill the gaps and it'll be absolutely awesome!

on one photo is small white circle... what is it?? im just very interested...

damn, really impressive pictures! what's the tallest u/c building, I heard they're building a tower of more than 200 meters:eek:

warsaw is really coming on strong.

GRANDMA'S ROCK!!!!!

Fantastic thread, a day from Warsaw.

Thank you for your comments :cheers:


Michau, did you know that your grandma's balcony rocks?! :banana:Yeah! And the best thing is that it rocks more and more every year that goes :banana:


The night shots are great! Warsaw has a great skyline, nice variation in shapes, styles and ages of the buildings. A few more highrises to fill the gaps and it'll be absolutely awesome!There are 3 highrises under construction right now. But I think that only Rondo1 will change the skyline significantly.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_pano_uc_web.jpg


on one photo is small white circle... what is it?? im just very interested...Do you mean this one? It's a neon sign, advertising the biggest Polish insurance company, PZU.

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/neon_pzu.jpg


damn, really impressive pictures! what's the tallest u/c building, I heard they're building a tower of more than 200 meters:eek:No tower of more than 200 meters, unfortunately :( The highest u/c is Rondo1, 164 meters (194 with spire).

Interesting picture.

I really like that communist era tower.

Nice pics I didn't know Warsaw was so modern, I was expecting something like Praga. :)

nice pics

I really like how the skyline becomes 'powerful' at night! :cool:

Damn!, your grandma's view ROCK!!! :okay:

Vasórvia é sensacional....

Very very nice photos!! Warsaw's skyline definately has some character.

I like them a lot! Hope you can get more pics in a few years when more towers are there.:)

Michau, great pics, why is Warsaw not promoting itself using your pictures?

Wow your Nana has a great balcony...the Culture Palace is sensational, one of the best 20th century buildings in Europe and one of the few decent Soviet Wedding Cake style buildings.

Here comes an update of the Warsaw skyline seen from my grandma's balcony :)

2005.04.25

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050425_z_balkonu_babci/050425_z_balkonu_7520.jpg

2005.07.02

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050702_z_balkonu_babci/050702_z_balkonu_babci_0530.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050702_z_balkonu_babci/050702_z_balkonu_babci_0531.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050702_z_balkonu_babci/050702_z_balkonu_babci_0532.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050702_z_balkonu_babci/050702_z_balkonu_babci_0532_cl.jpg

Hilton Hotel can now be seen between the Blue Tower and WTT:

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050702_z_balkonu_babci/050702_z_balkonu_babci_0526.jpg

My predictions from last summer seem to have been quite accurate :)

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2004/040823-24_z_balkonu_babci/warszawa_grandmas_balcony_pano_uc_web.jpg