At the top of Monte Lagazuoi, tunnels and trenches from over a hundred years ago waited for us. We hiked down a path once used by Italian soldiers – except we had four kids and a thermos of tea with us.
Camp Zagreb – Kayaking on an Artificial Lake
We left Klenovica heading north and ended up at a campsite just outside Zagreb. An artificial lake, rented kayaks and a quiet evening by the water – that’s how we closed our Croatian chapter.
Trogir – an old town and an unexpected reunion
A chance reunion with Ania’s cousin, ten degrees cooler than Albania, and one of the best-preserved medieval port towns on the Adriatic. We stopped in Trogir for a few hours – and it was hard to leave.
Prora – Abandoned Nazi resort
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’d never had a chance to visit a submarine, so visiting this place was our top priority that day. HMS Otus is a British submarine. The ship sailed the seas from 1962 to 1990. It ended its service in the…
Hydropolis – Center for knowledge about water
Hydropolis is a 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 fort was Fort Va “Zwischenwerk Bonin” located on Lechicka Street. It is one of 18 forts surrounding the city of Poznań, built by the…
97 anniversary of the Greater Poland Uprising
The history of Poland is not easy. In Poznań, 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…
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 the Neolithic mines of striped flint in Krzemionki. But first, we went to Ostrowiec for dinner, hoping the weather would settle…
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…