FOTOGRAF TAM BYŁ
"Jak dobrze, że taki spokój i cisza. Początek sezonu i nie ma jeszcze tych hałaśliwych turystów" – myśli pewnie kotek siedzący na jednej z urokliwych uliczek w prowansalskim miasteczku Aups.
Zdjęcie: W. Jurkiewicz
Archiwum dla kategorii: "Po Polsce [In English]"
The town of angels
„Lanckorona, Lanckorona, located as if it were shielded from all the heat and rain and from the patter of swift concerns.” This song by late Marek Grechuta (a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist) made Lanckorona famous. It was also this song that caused us to go on several occasions to the town so tenderly [...]
Thermopylae lost in a swamp
There are usually two reasons for visiting Wizna, a village located off the road No. 64 connecting Jeżew Stary and Łomża: either you go there by chance, while wandering through the picturesque Narew swamps full of storks and other wild birds, or hiking the Captain Władysław Raginis’ trail. It’s near Wizna, in Strękowa Hill village [...]
The first welded bridge in the world
It is quite easy to miss. Driving fast on the A2 road in the area of Lowicz (Lodz province), you pass by the village of Maurzyce, usualy without noticing the small, silver bridge standing alongside the road. However, it is worth stopping by and having a careful look, since it is a monument of great [...]
On the edge of Białowieska Forest
This time we needed a car only to get to Gruszki village. It is a forest settlement on the edge of Bialowieza National Park, near the communal village Narewka (Podlaskie province). There we changed to bicycles to wander the forest for a few days and admire nature: wetlands, large old trees and picturesque Narewka River, [...]
On the Belarussian border
Who knows whether the European Union starts in that place or does it have its end over there? It depends on the side you look from at the problem. The residents of Niemirów say they live by the end of the EU territory, but for their neighbours from behind Belarussian border the united Europe starts [...]
Not only among Arabian horses
I guess I’ve never slapped so many beautiful horses’ backs and stroked so many horses’ heads. Visiting Janów Podlaski Stud – the oldest stud in Europe and probably the most well-known in Poland – provides an unforgettable experience. Not only during the famous auction, when wealthy Arabian horse lovers from around the world are there. [...]
