We had already been to the mosque, in Bohoniki, now it’s time to visit another sacred place of a foreign religion. On the way was the heart of the Orthodox Church in Poland. The most important place for Orthodox Christians…
European bison show reserve
To Bialowieza we got tempted by ads, which show the bison everywhere. We wanted to see these beautiful animals, and it seemed to be the best place to view them in the Bison Show Reserve. We needed to turn off…
Narew National Park
We drove to the campsite in Narew National Park. On one side we found the campsite that we wanted, and on the other side, wildlife that surrounded us. We couldn’t have chosen better! The campsite is located right on the bank…
Mosque in Bohoniki
One of the stops on our route during our trip was the mosque in Bohoniki. Bohoniki is a small village near the border with Belarus. The land was donated to the Polish Tatars and it is here that they built…
The geographical center of Europe
The city of Suchowola — this is the place where, according to calculations made by Simon Anthony Sobiekrajski in 1775, the center of Europe is located. What is interesting is that Europe has several center points, it all depends on…
Tripoint border of Poland – Bolcie
Polish territory, Lithuania, and Russia (the Kaliningrad Region) meet in one place. This place is located near Bolcie near Wiżajny, not far from road no. 651 (Wiżajny – Żytkiejmy) – on the Polish side and Vištytis (in Lithuanian). This point…
Stanczyki bridges
We arrived at the northeastern edge of Poland. We drove to the Stańczyki village to explore the historic Stanczyki bridges also called aqueducts of Rominta Forest. Before coming to Stanczyki we passed the village Kiepojcie. There is a much smaller…
The Wolf’s Lair
The Wolf’s Lair is a place where we wanted to go for a long time. When we were planning a summer holiday trip to eastern Poland we decided to visit it finally. We like fortifications, which you probably already know…
Buczyniec ramp
For the night we stayed near Buczyniec Ramp. There’s a brand-new campsite, which was established during the revitalization of the site with an EU grant. Reconstruction took place in the years 2011 – 2015. We got there soon after the…
“Nowa Holandia” Family Amusement Park in Elbląg
We heard about the “Nowa Holandia” (“New Netherlands”) Family Theme Park located in Elbląg a few weeks before arrival. We decided to include this place in our expedition plan through eastern Poland. We started our journey in the north of the country, first visiting…