Steveandjustyna's Poland Posts

Oct. 17, 2020

Białowieża, the hidden gem of Poland - August 2019

Białowieża, is a village of around 2600 people (as of 2002) in Poland’s Podlasie Province (in the far east of Poland), in the middle of Białowieża Forest. It…

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July 23, 2020

The Bison Park (Białowieża, Poland), Part 2 - August 2019

We were very excited to see some wild bison roaming in the forest of Białowieża. A big part of the Białowieski National Park is off-limits to park visitors…

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June 23, 2020

The Bison Park (Białowieża, Poland)- August 2019

To see a wild European Bison or auroch (Bison Bonasus), or the king of the forest as we say in Poland, has always been one of my biggest dreams. There is a…

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May 28, 2020

"Good Bye" Table Mountains... Visit to Fort Srebrna Góra

Unfortunately, the time had come to end our visit to Table Mountains National Park (Park Narodowy Gór Stołowych). We spent three magical days there and could…

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May 12, 2020

Błędne Skały, Góry Stołowe - July 2019

The last, but most memorable attraction inside the Table Mountains National Park that we visited is a complex of rock formations called Błędne Skały (English…

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April 29, 2020

The Rock Mushrooms - July 2019

On our second day of exploring Table Mountains National Park we chose to check out an area called "The Rock Mushrooms" (Skalne Grzyby). These "mushrooms" are…

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April 27, 2020

Table Mountains N.P. Szczeliniec Peak- July 2019

Góry Stołowe (or Table Mountains in English) is one of the places I have always wanted to visit. It finally happened in July 2019. Steve and I were near Wroc…

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March 07, 2020

Łódź - a city with an artistic soul

Strolling through Łódź we discovered more and more artistic "touches" to the city. Almost around every corner there was a mural, a 3D mural, a monument or a…

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March 01, 2020

Łódź - the playful and soulful city

We were on the way to visit my grandfather in the southwestern part of Poland, Łódź is exactly on the way from Warsaw (where we stayed) to him. We also had a…

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Jan. 20, 2019

The Tartar Tradition

It is our tradition to eat tartar in our favorite restaurant in Old Town every time we visit Warsaw. Tartar is raw, finely ground beef steak (fillet Mignon)…

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Jan. 17, 2019

The Landmarks of Warsaw- October 2018

We spent a day strolling in the Warsaw downtown area and Old Town. It was the first time in a long while that we felt like "real tourists". It was actually…

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Jan. 16, 2019

The Bunkers & The History Behind Them, Part 2 - Warsaw,…

Below is the brief history of the bunkers. It was found on an information board in Zagorze. It provides the story behind the remains of the fortifications in…

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Oct. 14, 2018

The Bunkers - Warsaw, October 2018

Growing up in Warsaw, Poland I had a chance to see many traces of World War II. Some of them are quite obvious, like plaques attached to the buildings all over…

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Sept. 03, 2016

Visiting Family and Friends - Poland 2014

In May 2014 we went to visit Justyna's closest family and friends in Warsaw, Sroda Slaska and Siedlce. It was an intense visit. A lot of GOOD memories connected…

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Jan. 30, 2014

Family and Friends in Poland (Jan. - Feb. 2013)

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Aug. 19, 2012

From Poland to Bulgaria

Finally we managed to leave Warsaw! Departure on August the 15th, arrival on 17th. 1400 km from Warsaw to North-central Bulgaria with a car heavily loaded with…

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Aug. 12, 2012

Warsaw Part 2

Here a couple of photos from Warsaw, Poland. You can get almost everywhere with public transportation- tram, bus, metro. It's fast, cheap and you can even take…

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Aug. 11, 2012

Warsaw

A few weeks ago we had a chance, thanks to our friends Sara and Wojtek, to get a little “photo session”. Thank you Wojtek, you are a very good photographer!…

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