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…
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 the Gothic castle in Malbork. The castle was built in the years 1274-1457 and is one of…
Vigeland Park
1st May in Norway is a public holiday (the same as in Poland). In the city center there is a special parade, most shops and museums were closed on that day. Because of the parade, the trams were cancelled for…
The monument of Juraj Jánošík
The Slovak national hero is Juraj Jánošík. He lived in 1688 – 1713. He was born in Terchová. During our trip we decided to visit the town and monument. On the hill next to the village, on the 300th anniversary, they erected a…