Tag: Poland
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My last two days in Warsaw
So as I eluded in my previous post, I did indeed stay on here in Warsaw but even during this extended stay I still couldn’t find the time to get to know the real history of the city. If you can’t see the irony in this, let me help: Regular viewers will know that first […]
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My first two days in Warsaw…
Are unlikely to be my last. In fact, I think I’m going to stay on here a further 2 or 3 more days as this capital city really does have that good a vibe about it and there is plenty to see and do here. It was the National Polish Armed Force day here recently commemorating the anniversary […]
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Three nights and a handful of experiences in Torun
I know I don’t usually start a post with an image but that figure is Torun’s most notable claim to fame with Torun being the birthplace of the astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus. There are statues of the man throughout Poland and even a University named after him here in town. He was around something like 500 […]
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Come to Gdansk for a weekend break!
Worked hard this year? Craving some end-of-season sunshine? Don’t want to pay hundreds or even thousands of pounds for the privilege? Look no further than Gdansk, Poland. As we know, from the second week of September prices generally plummet with the kids returning to school and the tourist season largely over for another year. This then, is […]
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Malbork castle or the upside-down house?
Those were my sight-seeing options for my penultimate day here in Poland’s glorious ‘Tri-city‘ area. In saying that, both of these are located at least an hour away from Tri-city and in completely the opposite direction to each other so I only wanted to see one of them. Unsure of which to see, I asked the hostel staff for […]
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Pensiveness at Westerplatte rewards me with afternoon fun!
I spent the first half of my day in almost complete silence pondering over the preciousness of life only for the second half to reward me with a short, but forever memorable burst of fun. In fact, I experienced these fifteen minutes of pure enjoyment on my own and therefore without the company of anyone […]