On the island of Rügen, between beautiful cliff landscapes and modern resorts, near kilometers of beaches we found a place that is a little scary. Abandoned Resort Prora In the town of Prora, right on the shore of the Baltic…
HMS Otus – the submarine in Sassnitz
We’ve never had a chance to visit the submarine so visiting this place was our top priority that day. HMS Otus is a British submarine. The ship sailed on the sea from 1962 to 1990. It ended its service in…
Hydropolis – Center for knowledge about water
Hydropolis is the center of knowledge about water. It is located in Wroclaw in a historic building on Na Grobli Street. In the past, a clean water tank was located here, and now it has been replaced with a modern educational…
Fort Va Poznań
We went with the children to visit one of the buildings of Fortress Poznan. The particular object was Fort Va “Zwischenwerk Bonin” located at Lechicka Street. It is one of 18 forts surrounding the Poznan city, built by the Prussian…
97 anniversary of the Greater Poland Uprising
History of Poland is not easy. In Poznan, exactly 97 years ago, the Greater Poland Uprising took place. Thanks to the initiative of Lech Poznan football club fans, a special event is organized every year on the day of the…
Neolithic mines of striped flint in Krzemionki
It was raining and we hadn’t chosen accommodation for the night. However we had one more attraction to visit. It was Neolithic mines of striped flint in Krzemionki. But first, we went to Ostrowiec for dinner, hoping the weather would settle down.…
Krzyżtopór Castle
Krzyżtopór Castle is located in Ujazd in Świętokrzyskie. It was built in the seventeenth century, and today only parts of it remain, mostly ruins. It is a vast palace-castle built in the Italian style, lies within a pentagonal bastion fortification…
Underground chalk mine in Chełm
We got to Chelm, a town famous for its underground chalk mine. The museum is located in Chelm’s city center, in the vicinity of Castle Hill. We managed to get there for a few minutes before sightseeing. There is only…
Deblin Museum of Polish Air Force
We went to the Dęblin city to explore Deblin Museum of Polish Air Force. We arrived early in the morning after a delicious breakfast. We had slept at the marina in Puławy. It was easy to find this museum because…
Malbork Castle
In the summer of 2015 we decided to visit eastern Poland. We began, however, more to the north. The first attraction was visiting Gothic castle in Malbork. The castle was built in the years 1274-1457 and is one of the…