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Town of Gingerbread
Mary's Impressions:
Toruń, the oldest town in Poland, is listed as one of the seven most important historical centres in Poland. It is also on UNESCO's List of World Heritage Sites. The town was mercifully spared from its complete destruction by the Nazis and Soviets during WWII. Reading about the architecturel that you can find from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods, it was the perfect ...
Copernicus and Gingerbread
... He knows Torun a bit and quickly led us to the places on my list of "must-see's." We even had a coffee break (with horrible coffee) on one of the boat ancored on the Vistula and serving as restaurants.
It was a fun-filled day with beautiful weather and I was glad that after years of wanting to come here, I was finally able to make it. Staszek took us home in his work car, which may not have made the trip shorter, but definitely more fun.
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Home of Nicolas Copernicus
... drawings and works from him inside. There is like sundials and other interesting things. There is also a statue of Copernicus in central square and there was a concert there today. The concert was free and was actually pretty good despite being in Polish. Torun is way less touristed than Gdansk or Krakow. It is a perfect stop in between Gdansk and Warsaw. Other than the history of Copernicus here, there is a river that is nice to ...
Born Toruń
And so, with an air of disappointment still hanging in the wake of Ireland's 3-1 loss to Croatia the previous night, I made my way to Poznań Główny (central station) to catch the train to my next stop, Toruń. Polish rail runs a fine service, but the state of the trains leaves a little to be desired; the first class carriages seemed to be old British Rail second class stock with compartmented seating. It was all rather basic. I won’t even begin ...
Dad's old house
... I can't remember so will verify later.
Running out of battery don't know if all pics will upload. Will clean things up next time I get a charge and internet access.
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Added a few additional pics of Bydgoszcz
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