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At the "Cukiernia" in Toruń

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Sunday, 07 August 2016

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Cakes & Tortes in the Cukiernia (Bakery)We were up and about a little earlier this morning as we needed to go to the bakery to pick up a cake for the 50th Wedding

Anniversary for the first cousin of my father later in the afternoon. In Poland the name for a bakery that makes cakes, tortes, pasteries & such, is called "Cukiernia" (Tsu kee air nee a). If you like sweets, this is the place for you & if you like sweets, but should not eat them.... Sorry you just are out of luck because your eyes will tell your brain "JUST BUY IT!". So don't try to fight it and just give in and buy yourself a treat! You will not regret it! Everything is delicious!

As we walked through Old Town in Toruń, I was enjoying the view of the sun through the streets and buildings early in the day. Because it was Sunday not every store was open yet, there were not many people out and about and it was very quiet in the streets. As I live out in the woods, it is quite different for me to wake up in town & not only in town, but one that is so full of history. Archaeologists have found evidence of settlements near Toruń going back to about 1100 BC. but the Teutonic knights built the first fort in about 1200 AD. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. Copernicus was born in Toruń in 1473.

Near the old castle moat

Monument to the Puppet theatre in Torun

Part of the Old Town wall

Old Town street scene

I love these old lamps

The church in old town

Copernicus Monument

Streets in Torun old town have stones in the streets with town shields from around Poland

I love the architecture

Another beautiful lamp

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).