Berlin is not only the capital of Germany. It is now the central city of European culture. Central because of its location and collection of art masterpieces and popularity as a concert spot. I went there to see the concert of my beloved band “Modest Mouse”. Here are some photos from the city. East Berlin […]
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Dijon is the perfecture of the Côte-d’Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France.[4] As of 2017 the commune had a population of 156,920. Province The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries. Dijon became a place of tremendous wealth and power, one of the great European centres of art, learning, and science.[5] The city The City […]
The Jędrzejów Abbey is the oldest Cistercian abbey in Poland. Janik Jaksa, later Archbishop of Gniezno, and his brother Klemens founded in 1140. The monks came from Morimond in France to the small Brzeźnica. The Jedrzejów Monastery was the twenty-first branch of a French monastery. The monastery bore the name “Morimond minor” to distinguish it […]
My apartment in Andalusia, Spain, is a new aquisition. Last couple of months I dealt with furnishing and preparing it for living and renting. Yes, with my wife we have decided to stay there during the off season period and rent it to the tourists for summer and winter holidays. At the bottom of this […]
“Two mansions” trip is a nice jump into the history of Polish literature and a nice visit to Oblęgorek and Nagłowice. We continue our visit by popping into the house of so-called father of the Polish literature – Mokołaj Rey. He played the same role in Polish literature as the 60 years younger William Shakespeare […]
“Two mansions” trip is a nice jump into the history of Polish literature and a nice visit to Oblęgorek and Nagłowice. We start our tour with a small palace in Oblęgorek – the place of the Nobel prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz. To clarify the origin of the place – it was a gift from “the […]
The Tatra Mountains are beautiful in any season of the year. But definitely they are the most attractive during winter. Skiing in the Tatra Mountains There are a lot of skiing slopes and cross-country skiing tracks in the area. Additional attraction is that the ski lifts are open from 9.00 to 22.00. You may spend […]
Ruins of the castles in Olsztyn and Chojnice are slowly becoming really attractive touristic attractions. Castle in Olsztyn The castle ruins in Olsztyn are one of the most well-known and picturesque remainings of the legendary complex of castles which had once towered over the Cracow-Częstochowa Upland. In addition, these ruins are also one of the […]
If you like unusual stories and places it is worth coming and visiting Castle in Janowiec. Its last owner Leon Kozłowski in an unusual way could keep it as his property during the communist times in Poland. After 1945 all the castles, palaces or even bigger manor houses in Poland were nationalized. Even the family […]
Is visiting the Tatra Mountains in Spring a good idea? Going to Polish mountains is a good idea in every season of the year. Hiking in such a beautiful surrounding with wonderful views, meeting friendly people, trying local food and drink, enjoying local folklore… what can you dream more about? Below you may see the […]
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