Praga was largely spared the mass destruction wrought by the Germans in WW2, when all of Warsaw was flattened while the Soviet army stood and watched from Praga side. There are many old tenement blocks with hidden courtyards to be discovered, many of them featuring kapliczkas, or neighborhood chapels. Many of the facades of blocks lining the streets were defaced, when the Soviets removed decorations, in order to show solidarity with the common people. However many buildings still sport pretty little iron balconies with flowers, reminding a bit of Parisian street ambiance. Nice area to have a walk about.














