Łazienki Park, Days 32-34

Tuesday - Thursday, August 11-13

Tuesday was another shopping day.  We went to the Hipermarket in Auchan again.  It just has a much better selection than the smaller stores that are right down the street.  On top of that, it was another hot day and the air conditioning was nice.  I am looking forward to going home and shopping by myself again. :)

Wednesday marked four weeks since we got custody of DD.  We have seen progress in behavior, learning English, and blending together as a family of six. Progress has not come easily, but every step forward is a victory worth celebrating.  There have been difficult behaviors to deal with that come from having had little discipline, requirements to obey, or consequences for actions in her young life.  On top of that, her world over the last month has turned upside down, and DD is having to learn how to become part of a family that she will not have to leave versus the moving between foster homes that she has known.  Thank you for all your prayers, emails, and messages during this time.

 We did not really do anything of interest on Wednesday, so I will move on to Thursday. :) Mark took the kids to the playground for an hour in the morning, and we spent the rest of the morning at home. In the afternoon, we went to a beautiful park in Warsaw. Lazienki Park is a one-hundred eighty-four acre park with monuments of folks like Chopin, a Polish classical music composer, a palace, a river,

Former summer home of a Polish king (below)

 Monument of King Stanisław August Poniatowski

cafés, and  museums.  The park is free to walk around in and view the gardens and river area.

Some of the gardens

On Sundays at noon and 4 p.m., there are free live concerts of Chopin's music.  Maybe we will make it to one of them before we leave.  If you are ever in the area, it is a great place to get out of the house and walk around.  It is very shaded, so it is even a good place for a hot day.

One of the many water fountains

View from the bank of the river
The monument for the king (above) is in
the background behind the bridge.