Przegorzały used to be a seperate village near Kraków, but now it is a part of it. High on a hill while driving along the highway, youcan see this large mansion which is called Przegorzały Castle. It was built during WWII in about 1 year for the governor of the region. Although...
There is a man made mound built on top of a hill in Kraków. This mound is 35.5 meter high & is in the middle of an old fortress whichit is one of four such mounds in Kraków.The mound is named after Tadeusz Kościuszko who is famous in Poland, but also...
Not far from Kraków there is a castle in the village of Tyniec. It is called of course - Tyniec Castle, which lies along the Wisła River. Tyniec Castle contains a famous Benedictine Abby formed by King Kazimierz in 1044 & is the oldest monastery in Poland and is still in...
Right near the Devine Mercy Sanctuary is Pope John Paul II Center. Just a short scenic walk along a paved trail takes you to the Center for Pope John Paul II.The main church is filled with very ornate tile mosaics of various religious scenes. If you only go to see these beautiful works...
Devine Mercy Sanctuary in KrakówToday is the day of visiting churches. First thing this morning after breakfast, we went to the The Divine Mercy Sanctuary inKraków where there is a shrine designated by Cardinal Karol Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) to Saint Faustina Kowalska who is buried there.The area had been a Monastary...
Gosia Makes something healthy to eatMy time in Maków Podhalański is finished. After I visited the priest in Żarnówka which was early in the morning, I returned to the Agroturystyka where I was staying in Sucha Góra. An Agroturystyka is a place that is like a small farm that has rooms in their...
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, if you are going to do research in the churches in Poland you have to allow extra time in caseyou are not able to find what you are looking for and have use another avenue of research. I have a perfect example of...
Driving back and forth from Sucha Góra and Maków Podhalański there was plenty of opportunity to capture scenes from everydaylife in this community.Only a few houses from where I am staying there a beekeeper with a beautiful garden full of flowers & of course his beehives. He was more than happy...
Mountain View from the Home I stayed at.My time with Łukasz Firkowski & his family has come to an end and before I left, I was once again treated to some good food. There is a chance I will be able to see Łukasz one more time, but that has yet...
OK, I know you are all looking at the title of this post and wondering how do you pronounce it. First Pszczyna is the name of atown, and the best way to pronounce it would be " PSHCHINA". It takes some practice, but I know you can do it! :)After our...
Today we visited an amazing garden in Goczałkowice-Zdrój. The garden is huge & is the hobby of a well-to-do couple. This gardenhas been built over many years & the couple have opened their 10 acre garden to the public for free. No words can describe how amazing it is & truely,...
We finished up Saturday with a visit to Leśniowski Sanctuary in Żarki, where there are some beautiful gardens around an old church.Antoni Leśniowski is reported to be the person who first recognized Crohn's desease. In Poland it is also refered to Leśniowski's desease. While we were there, there was a multilingual wedding going...
Bobolice CastleAfter making a stop at the construction site of Łukasz & Ania's future new house. we went to see two castles which are only 1.5kilometers apart. The castles Mirów and Bobolice are connected by a picturesque rocky trail. It is only about a 1/2 hour walk between the two. Both these...
Friday was my day to leave Toruń and drive to Dąbrowa Górnicza. I left Toruń for what should have been about a 3 1/2 hour drive, but because of an accident that closed one lane of the road & some construction & there was a lot of traffic especially on a holiday...
Today, I visited family in Gniewkowo. Gniewkowo is the parish town my ancestors come from. Of course our visit began with some good Polish food.There were no plans for our visit together and last year we went to Toruń, but it was decided that we would go to Inowrocław. We went...
Hussar OutfitWe could not go to Bydgoszcz without going to the military museum there. Adam is quite knowledgeable about history & he has a special knowledge of Poland's military history. When Adam was younger, he was in the mobile infantry.War may not be a pretty thing, but it has been part...
White GranaryI have yet to see anything in Bydgoszcz, Poland, so while I was there to pick up my rental car, I was going to see some ofBydgoszcz for the first time along with Adam, Ania & Artur. Since they had not visited the area either it was going to be...
Brama Mostowa (Bridge Gate) ToruńWe were up bright and early this morning to first go to the airport in Bydgoszcz & pick up my rental car. I do not like to be driving right after arriving in Poland because jetlag makes you so tired & it is not really safe to...
Gingerbread ready for the ovenToruń is famous around the world for its Pierniki (Gingerbread), and it would almost be a sin not to take advantage of this delicious treat by not buying some for yourself or to take home as souveniers & share with family and friends. I have had the...
With a chance of rain today we opted for some inside activities and decided to go to the "Centrum Nowoczesności" an interactive science center made for kids, but us grownups had just as much fun or more than the kids did. This science center is in an old mill building which...
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