It's still only the begining of October, so the "Polish golden autumn" has hardly begun. The glory of colourful leaves will be at its peak later this month.
Whatever the season though, the Łazienki Royal Park is always a place to admire.
I went down along Agrykola Street. This is the first place in Warsaw where gas lanterns were installed.
I was greeted by Jan III Sobieski, a Polish king and a renowned army commander. (I love how his glory is highlighted by the tree in the background ^_^)
The Palace on the Island. Where will you find a palace such craftily designed to reflect in the mirror of water?
On the front terrace of the Palace a lot of activities is taking place. Either a nymph is wooing a god by the name of Hermaphroditus (alas, she was rejected)...
...or a Satyr is dancing with a Bachante...
Two sculptures in the terrace corners represent two great Polish rivers: Bug and Wisła.
King Stanisław, who had the park arranged, was keen to have open-air theatre plays - not only for himself and his court, but also for Warsaw citizens. Plays took place here...
...where the audience is surrounded by play-wrights and poets of all epochs.
After climbing the escarpment I arrived at the modernist part of the garden where the best-known monument of Chopin can be found.
Previous sneak-peeks of Warsaw autumn: in
Łazienki and
around the city centre.
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