Żelazowa Wola

We will visit today the birthplace of one of the most famous Polish composers. Or maybe one of most famous Polish people at all. Welcome to Żelazowa Wola, the house of Fryderyk Chopin.

The house itself is rather modest. In fact, Chopin's father was working as the teacher of the children of its owners and his family was living here with him.

Today, the house has been turned into a museum. Let's walk inside.

 You can find there artefacts from Chopin's life. Like his diary.

Or his desk.

And of course, his piano.

But I must admit, that I was nonetheless a bit disappointed with it - some of the rooms are quite empty.

If you fancy museums and you want to discover more about Chopin, his life and his music, you can go to this modern building behind the roses.

But I would rather suggest that we move to the nice park that surrounds Chopin's house. You can see here small rivers, with lovely little bridges ...

... ponds ...

 ... and enchanted pavilions.

 The music is omnipresent. It can even come as a surprise on the wall!

Obviously yet another monument of Chopin does not come as surprise at all. 

Look, there is a secret door over there. 

Where are all these people going? Let's follow the to find out.

It seems that we are back to Chopin's house, or more precisely the backyard. All those people are waiting for a concert! On Sundays renown pianists are allowed to play on Chopin's piano (the one we have just seen!) in his house.

And through the open window, the music enchants the place.