City Suchowola – this is the place where, according to calculations made by Simon Anthony Sobiekrajski in 1775 is a center of Europe. What is interesting is that Europe has several center points, it all depends on which criteria you…
Tripoint border of Poland – Bolcie
Polish territory, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Region) meet in one place. This place is located near Bolcie near Wiżajny, not far from the road no. 651 (Wizajny – Zytkiejmy) – on the Polish side and Vištytis (in Lithuanian). This point…
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, which 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 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…
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 fortification areas sealed the gaps between the…
Locomotives in Wolsztyn
We knew for a long time that Wolsztyn is famous for its steam locomotives. There is the last open roundhouse in Europe. Every year in May a parade of steam engines is held here and thousands of railway enthusiasts come…
Skiing in Gliczarow
That was not our first visit in Gliczarów. We have been going here 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 guesthouses,…
Living Gingerbread Museum and Torun’s fortifications
In December 2014 we visited Toruń. The weekend getaway was tied to participation in the Santa half-marathon. We decided to combine it with the kids trip. We arrived in Toruń on Saturday, around noon. Toruń is the birthplace of Nicolaus…