City Suchowola – this is a place where according to the calculations made by Simon Anthony Sobiekrajski in 1775 is a center of Europe. What is interesting is the Europe has few center points, it all depends on what criteria…
Tripoint border of Poland – Bolcie
Polish territory, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Region) meet in one place. This place is located nearBolcie near Wiżajny, not far from the road no. 651 (Wizajny – Zytkiejmy) – on the Polish side and Vištytis (in Lithuanian). This point is…
Stanczyki bridges
We arrived at the north-eastern 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 the eastern Poland we decided to visit it finally. We like fortifications, what you probably already…
“Nowa Holandia” Family Amusement Park in Elbląg
We heard about the “Nowa Holandia” (“New Netherlands”) Family Theme Park located in Elblag few weeks before arrival. We decided to include this place in our expedition plan through eastern Poland. We started our journey on the north of the country, first visiting Malbork,…
Malbork Castle
In summer 2015 years 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 largest…
Międzyrzecz Fortified Region
Międzyrzecz Fortified Region, commonly called the MFR is a belt of fortifications built between 1934-1944 by the Germans in order to defend the eastern border. Barely a dozen kilometers from the border planned sealing areas between the Oder and Warta.…
Locomotives in Wolsztyn
We knew for a long time that Wolsztyn is famous for its steam locomotives. There are last in Europe open roundhouse. Every year in May parade of steam engines held here and thousands of railway enthusiasts is coming to the…
Skiing in Gliczarow
That was not our first visit in Gliczarów. Here we are going for years with our children to teach them how to ski. This small village is located on the hill near Zakopane, Poland. In the village there are pensions, ski…
Living Gingerbread Museum and Torun’s fortifications
In December 2014 we visited Toruń. Weekend getaway was associated with participation in the half-marathon of Santas. We decided to combine it with the kids trip. We’ve arrived to Toruń on Saturday, around noon. Toruń is the birthplace of Nicolaus…