ПольшаWojewództwo Warmińsko-MazurskieGiżyckoNiegocin - Ujscie Kanalu Luczanskiego54°1’42” N 21°45’6” E
30 августа 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This is a a small town where we have our 1st encounter with the Teutonic Knights, a medieval order similar to the Knight Templar. After the crusades, they settled here and built dozens ofЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo Warmińsko-MazurskiePasłękKąty53°58’36” N 19°37’6” E
31 августа 2021 г., Польша ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Overland Canal is another name for this facility opened in the 1860s that was built to move merchandise more efficiently between the 2 cities it is named for. A major product was timber, an importantЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieGdańskOliwa54°24’36” N 18°33’36” E
1 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A large park in the Oliwa section of Gdansk. The park had 2 distinct sections: one designed in the french style, the other side in the less formal English style. Between the 2 is a religious site.
TheЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieSopot54°26’54” N 18°34’36” E
1 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Sopot is adjacent to Gdansk and is sometimes called the summer capital of Poland. It is a seaside town on the Baltic Sea known for health spas, beaches and pier.
The 1st picture looks back at theЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieGdańskMłyniskaPolonia Gdansk54°22’30” N 18°37’54” E
1 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Gdansk was known as the free city of Danzig under the auspices of the League of Nations between the 2 world wars. However, much of our familiarity with Gdansk is tied up with Solidarity, Lech Walesa,Читать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieGdańskŚrodmieścieGdansk Ferry Port54°20’59” N 18°39’9” E
1 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is the main church in Gdansk, dedicated to Mary, and it is one of the 3 largest brick gothic churches in the world. Building began in the 14th century, replacing an earlier wooden church on theЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieGdańskŚrodmieścieGdansk Ferry Port54°21’18” N 18°39’24” E
1 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This is an extraordinary place, and I happened to visit on the 82nd anniversary of the beginning of world war 2, commemorating the date when the German army began their attack on Poland. Gdansk (orЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieMalborkSztumskie PrzedmicścieWielkie Żuławy Malborskie54°2’18” N 19°1’48” E
2 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Originally called Marienburg by the Teutonic Knights who built it beginning in the 13th century. It is said to be the largest castle (52 acres) in the world by land area, and I can believe it. ThisЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo PomorskieMalborkMalbork - Zamek Krzyżacki XIII-XV w.54°2’24” N 19°1’42” E
2 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I had said the this post would be interior photos. The exception is the 1st picture the looks to the palace of the Grand Master taken from the Upper Castle. The 2nd picture is the major refectory inЧитать далее
ПольшаWojewództwo Kujawsko-PomorskieToruńStare MiastoRynek Staromiejski53°0’30” N 18°36’6” E
3 сентября 2021 г., Польша ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This is another Teutonic Knights town. In this case, they expanded the town (dating to the 8th century) by building their castle in the 13th century and the town built up around them. Torun is a wellЧитать далее
