This is a MUST DO in WARSAW, POLAND! First Impressions, Food, & Best Things to do 🇵🇱

Good morning and welcome to Warsaw. We have made it to the capital city here in Poland. We actually arrived here yesterday by Flixbus. It took us about 4 hours and cost about, I think, $21 a person. We only have 24 hours so we are going to try and see and do as much as we can today. So we're here pretty early this morning and it's super quiet and peaceful. We kind of go back and forth on whether we like it like full of people and has that great energy or the quiet and peacefulness of the morning. Today we're doing a very more quiet vibe. Can you reach your water bottle over there? This is heavy. I just can't figure that out. What did I mean? It is with a two pound straw. There you go. So this is the famous Warsaw Mermaid. She's the emblem and guardian of the city. And she's been on the city's coat of arms since the 14th century. Looking awesome, I like it. Thank you man, I appreciate that. Cute little place. I love the streets. Isn't it pretty? Yeah, it's so cute. Orange juice was good, breakfast was good. Solid choice. We just made our way over here to Castle Square. We actually did not know that today was a national holiday. Police day. So the entire square is like blocked off. We still came to check it out. It's really, really beautiful. They have this statue of the king that made Warsaw the capital of Poland. Tommy shaking his head yes behind me so I guess that's a thumbs up for that fun fact. We're heading up to the observation tower now to get a great view of the entire square. I don't think there's an elevator so you actually have to work and go up all the stairs to see the view. Sammy found it. Okay, the door's locked. What's it say Sammy? We're working today from 3 p.m. We'll come back at 3. Which works out well because we have another fun activity planned, right? Yes! We're actually going to a cooking class today so we're going to go learn how to make some pierogies. A little bit about this cooking class. So we're taking it with pierogi and more. They have vegetarian and vegan options. We chose just the everything option. I think the class is about two to two and a half hours and we're heading over there right now to go make some pierogies. I haven't done a cooking class. We haven't done a cooking class in so long, I think since Asia. I say I, we because I'm the one who usually cooks and Tommy's just behind the camera. I'm the cameraman. I am the cameraman. Anyway, we're heading to the class right now. Real quick, we just wanted to say thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today's video. Mental health is so important and it's really something we don't talk enough about here on our channel. Whenever Tommy and I are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just maybe not feeling our best, we like to take time for self-care. Self-care has always been really important to us, whether it's taking time to exercise or surrounding ourselves with positive people or by doing therapy. 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You can click the link in the description box below or you can go to betterhelp.com forward slash samiantommy for 10% off your first month. Now let's get back to the video. Every street you turn down, it's so beautiful here. I know, so we're actually, we're staying like right in the heart of Old Town, so we're just like one block over and it's so pretty. I think we made the mistake in Krakow of staying like 30 minutes outside of Old Town. We didn't make that mistake again. It's so nice staying in the city center. We're so close to everything. In Krakow, we saved some money and stayed about 35 minutes out of town, which don't get me wrong, the public transportation is super easy. We rode a lot of buses and trams and they come super often, but just to be in the ambience of the old city is really nice. Who you share it with? This beach is cute. How much water and how much flour? We're going to start preparing the dough. Maria's added some oil and we're going to add a little bit of salt. I forgot how much I enjoyed cooking classes. Like the atmosphere, the energy, it's just so fun learning something new. It's so fun. Even you're having so much fun. Little dough baby. He's going to sleep for a few minutes. We're making the filling. So everybody here has like a different filling that we're making and then at the end of the class we're all going to share. So this is very exciting. We have chicken, carrots and chickpeas and Millie's adding salt and pepper. Try a little bit and then you see if it's good. How is it? I think it's good. I think it's good. Perfect. That's a good amount of pepper you added. Then we actually need to add a bit more. So you have to keep in mind that the dough itself is kind of tasteless, right? So we kind of have to compensate for that by adding more taste, salt and pepper to the filling itself. If we think it's salty and peppery enough, add more. How much spice do you want? Yeah, go for it girl. We love pepper, it's all in there. Everyone in the class is sharing so I hope everyone likes the pepper too. I feel like there's so much pressure on this part. Oh my god. I'm sweating. Does that make you nervous? We have rolled out our dough and now we're just cutting out the little broken dumplings. The little dumpling part. I should have got my nails done so that they look nice for my close-ups. The flour is covering it all. Just get your fingers all floured up. Perfect. Look at that, you guys got your first thumbs up. Okay, so now we're rolling the dumplings. She said she's going to show us multiple ways to roll the dumplings so that way we only need to roll them one way. Each dumpling, one way. A different way. First dumpling. The most grandma way to do it and also I think the easiest, the fastest way. He said this way is the most traditional way or the way your grandma would make it. Let's see if I can do it. Oh yeah. I got it. The pinch and squeeze method. This is the pinch and squeeze method. I really wanted I really wanted to make an aesthetic cooking video and I think it's just turned out. It's loud. It's okay. You're loud. It's okay. Gentle. Okay. That was so pretty. Oh, that one's cute. So once the water starts to bubble we start to put the dumplings inside. Then you basically need to wait two or three more minutes until they arrive on the surface. When they all float on the surface this is a sign for us to start counting two minutes. It is now time to eat the fruits of our labor. The dumplings of our labor. I think we're starting off with the vegan kind and this is a typical topping to put on it. It's fried onions, fried in super low heat for a long time. Lentils, carrots, pepper. I love how everybody made like a separate dumpling filling and we're all trying all of them. That's nice, right? Little heart. The one made with love. These are the ones we made. This is mine and Millie's batch. Is it too peppery? It's too salty. Is it too salty? He told you guys to add more salt. He said if you add more salt you have to add more. That's delicious but it's very salty. My heart just broke. I don't think it's too salty. I think that's perfect. It's amazing, you two. I feel a little guilty because I'm the only one who did not cook anything here but I still get to eat. Living the good life. Did you have a favorite? I think the best one was pierogi ruskie or Ukrainian pierogi but with added salt. With a little bit more salt it was better. Thank you. Looking at you two. How about you, Millie? Do you have a favorite? Mine, of course. Ours was the best. I did like the Ukrainian too. That was my favorite. You've all passed. To prove this you're all going to get a special certificate. I got my certificate and Tommy got an honorable mention. He got certified as well. For being the... Cameraman. So, last but not least I'd like to introduce you to Polish Nalewka. Nalewka is an alcoholic beverage that has been popular in Poland since the Middle Ages. I'm not going to tell you what the taste is. Try to guess what the flavor is. I'm thinking honey. Or banana. Don't think of banana. I'm terrible at guessing games. This little drink is called Nalewka. It means to pour in. So, it's a traditional Polish drink. I was that close. 21%. Okay, what's your guess, Millie? Delicious. It's not banana. Okay. We're collectively going to vote pear over here. Who do you think it is, Milo? Pear. Correct. Pear. That's right. So, this one is cherry. Look at the color. So pretty. Pear. Pear is better. Pear is worth that. This feels stronger, I think. Yeah, stronger. Do you prefer cherry or pear? Maybe pear. Pear. I like the pear better. Yeah? Yeah. All around. It felt more like a summer drink to me. Wow, such a great cooking class. I forgot how much joy those bring me. We haven't done one in such a long time. I just love the group atmosphere. I was so glad whenever Millie showed up and she was like my partner. Everything worked out great. Awesome teachers. Maria was amazing. Maria was absolutely amazing. The class was so fun and informative and very yummy and the little shots at the end was an extra little treat. So, that was super nice. And yeah, we're going to go back and finish exploring Old Town, go up to the tower, the observation deck, I think, and get the view over the city. So, let's go do that now. This is pretty cool, right? Entering the Old City. The Barbican. Tommy, what did you call this last night? That's embarrassing. Say it. Barbition. We were looking at things to do and Tommy was like, oh, we can go see the Barbition. So, the Barbition or as some people call it, the Barbican, is now it's the bridge that connects the Old City to the New City. We just entered in the Old City. Let's go check it out. Oh, well done, you guys. Very talented. As we were walking around yesterday, everybody had this soft serve ice cream. It looks amazing. We found the stop. Time for an afternoon delight. Cheers. Give me some of that chocolate. So delicious and creamy. Okay, round two. Let's see if they're open this time. Tickets were 10 zloty each or $2.50 a person. Let's climb up all these stairs. Let's just catch our breath before I walk up there. I'm like... A little dizzy, isn't it? Yeah. I'm scared you're going to hit me with that. One time this lady called Tommy Harry Potter with his wand and he's never given it up since then. I wish I was a wizard, to be honest. Who doesn't? Sam is getting herself a lemonade. I passed this little stand and I couldn't not get a lemonade. Too cute. I know. And it's hot, so refreshing. Are you from Warsaw? Yes. Oh, your nails are so cute. Oh, thank you. That's impressive. We passed this guy like 20 minutes ago and he still has not moved. Oh, he's been on our whole show. I like his tie. That's my favorite part. Have a good day, man. Is there a table? Yeah. Beautiful spot overlooking the square. I know. I wanted to come back to this square because, I don't know, it's just so picturesque with the buildings and the colors and the people. I love it. We're enjoying a local beer to end our day overlooking the main square. We had such a good time in Warsaw. We didn't have a bunch of time. Only 24 hours but we're so glad we made it part of our itinerary. The city's been through a rough history but it surprised you how charming and beautiful it is. Don't miss it on your trip to Poland. Thank you guys for watching. We appreciate you. See you guys in the next one.