Green Hotel Poznan

With my cold, I am moving slowly but given the size of the Poznan, it is plenty fast enough. My first stop is to the Cathedral at Ostrow Tumski. The cathedral has been rebuilt but the highlight the tombs of the founders of Poland around 1000 AD. Next, the Art Museum which I like more than Wroclaw's. It is extensive.

For dinner, I go to a restaurant called Salt & Pepper. Very good food but when the bill comes, it is much higher than what ...

... in Poland and in other parts of Eastern Europe are exceptionally ugly. If all I did was look out the window when the trains stopped, I would just move on. Luckily, these are not at all a reflection of the towns.

Poznan is like a smaller scale version of Wroclaw. Just like Wroclaw, it is fascinating to walk around the old town. The Old Town Hall is beautiful. It is now a museum which is well worth visiting, especially for the ...

... improve my status as a super-wanderer among my alley-cat - bicycle messenger in Amsterdam speak - amigos back home. Not really the way I see it though...just enjoy being in motion, enjoy experiencing new emotions, discovering the newness of things, meeting new people - not all of them nice but then neither am I.

New cultures and traditions change the moment I cross the border!! Not like the inside of an Amsterdam ...

... Hall
- Kornik Library
- Fantastic boat trip on the lake, 5 minutes from the castle

There are buses from Pozna to Kornik - the journey takes about half an hour.

To see photos from Kornik please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =tDNs-T2YWM8

... son of Mieszko I, Boleslaus the Brave, was crowned king in 1025 and the Kingdom of Poland was formed. Poznań's cathedral is the oldest in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers.

Poznań has The Royal-Imperial Route in Poznań — a tourist walk running through the most important parts of the city showing the history, culture and identity of the city ...

... tea with Chris, talking about plans for tomorrow - when we get down to some "serious genealogy". Chris had brought a lot of books in his car & some were especially as source material maybe of interest to me. One book he had (in Polish) was the history of various Jewish communities & synagogues in Poland. David left us (to go & do some internet work) as Chris translated information about the Jews of Poznan - I took brief notes - and then about Leszno - where we go ...

... was crowned king in 1025 and the Kingdom of Poland was formed. Poznań's cathedral is the oldest in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers.

Poznań has The Royal-Imperial Route in Poznań — a tourist walk running through the most important parts of the city showing the history, culture and identity of the city. Wonderful Old Town with interesting City Hall and number of churches, monasteries ...

... Hall and number of churches, monasteries, old buildings, great cafes and restaurants. Visit 'Veranda' for great salads and good jazz music. Lots of pubs, night clubs - check out 'Budda Bar' - really cool place with Indian food and great music and place to dance.

A walk by Malta Lake is a must. Fantastic nature far from busy town. You might stop at few bars, cafes or Indian Restaurant which has good pretty ...

... it a little difficult to walk around which said something about just how many people were there. Late on the Saturday evening we went for a walk to Ostrow Tumski, the island where Poznan was first settled. Like Wroclaw, which also has an Ostrow Tumski, Poznan's was quiet and peaceful with a large cathedral, and it was a good place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the town square for a while. I made my way ...

... milkshake met aardbeien - een exclusief donker biertje in een Proletarisch cafe met overal standbeelden en prullaria van Stalin en Lenin - eindelijk Natachuela en Zuza ontmoeten na zoveel over hen gehoord te hebben. - een bezoek aan een vernissage van een grote kunst expo in een oude slachterij. Morgen worden we eerst verwacht in een tweede kunstgalerij, en dan rijden we verder naar Turek, een beetje de kaashoofdstad van dit deel van Polen.