Friday, May 25, 2012

Gniezno - The Seat of the Second Polish Diocese

I made a side trip to Gniezno upon knowing that this little city situated in the north-east part of the region was also the first birthplace of Poland with Poznan. The city is just a distance away from Poznan that could be reached by train or bus within 30 minutes.
As my vacation trip in Poznan was about to come to an end, I decided rightly to see this historical little place without any much plan but to enjoy the off beaten path of Poland. It happened that it was also an Independence Day in Poland which made a perfect timing of my visit.
As all main tourist attractions are situated in the center, it wasn't hard for me to check around. Being as the only colored tourist in Gniezno, I became the center of their curious prying eyes - well that didn't bother me at all as I have gotten used to it.
To be exact, I enjoyed my trip in Gniezno. I could see the simple life of the city that is not influenced much of the secularism of the world. The city reminds me of Kazimierz Dolny , so simple - quite and clean.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Photo Diary: Poznan - The Birthplace of Polish Nation

Poznan is a large city of the Greater Poland and known to be the birthplace of the Polish Nation. First week of May, was a long weekend in Poland so as it is a special week for them, not to mention that Poland declared its Independence on the first week of May.
With that, I got the chance of hitting back the road again...good heaven the weather was good and cooperative, enough for me to roam around the city.

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Friday, May 04, 2012

Photo Diary: My Kazimierz Dolny's Trip - Poland

I wasn't able to blog for ages because of the internet failure interruptions that lasted for two weeks. Now that I am back, I have (a) lot of stories to tell but I don't feel much of sharing them now. However, this post is an exempted but most probably the messages that I am going to post here would not be that lengthy and tiring to read.
Last month, I was en route & hitting back the road again. I truly miss being on the road & fulfilling my dreams of travelling here and there. Among of the historical places in Poland that I visited was Kazimierz Dolny. Such a small town located in the eastern part of Poland that is 2 hours and half from Warsaw.
Kazimierz Dolny was formally founded by King Kazimierz III in the 14th century in which the place named after him. The name Dolny which means "low" in English is to distinguish it as a town down to the river of Vistula.
It is a small classy town as I describe it simply, because of its old remaining structures that are continually erecting still up to now. The area is surrounded with hotels, bars and restaurants that makes the town more attractive to one million tourists each year.
As I enjoyably went around the town, I could not stop wowing because of its beauty and cleanliness. I didn't feel bored nor getting tired of loving the place. It is among of the place in Poland that I'd love to be in the visiting list. The weather was really cold but then it didn't prevent me of coming there.

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