Since writing my last entry I’ve been daydreaming about Poland, and I hope you have too. The cities I went over last may be enough for some people, but I have a hankering to find out more about what Poland has to offer.
So I begin with…
Poznań:
Poznań is located in west-central Poland on the Warta River, and is the country’s fourth largest city. It was recently host to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2008, bringing it back into the public eye. But what else is in Poznań? A few sites I find to be absolutely vital (or at least interesting sounding) are:
The National Museum-It is home to a lot of European art, mostly Polish of course. They even have a Gallery of Poster and Design which would interest any graphic designer.
Palm House-The Palm House is one of the largest greenhouses in Europe which I think is pretty darn cool! In the greenhouse they have the continents’ largest collection of cacti and its tallest bamboo trees. The Palm House has been open since 1910-impressive!-and is also home to an aquarium of exotic fish and an old war-time air raid shelter.
It was pointed out to me that I had made a grievous mistake in my last post. You see, I used a picture of Gdańsk, but failed to write anything about it! I’m horrible. But today I am rectifying that mistake and writing about…
Gdańsk:
This city looks absolutely gorgeous, so it’s no wonder it’s a popular destination…and a well kept secret. Gdańsk sounds like the perfect place to get away due to its pace and atmosphere. The town is Poland’s main seaport and has been for some time. Back in the 70′s Gdańsk hit the map as the cool place to go for popular live music, hosting concerts by Pink Floyd, Queen and others.
Artus Court: This place is so famous that it has a vodka named after it! Many agree that it is the best-known house in the city, gaining famous visitors from all over the world including many of America’s presidents!
St. Mary’s Church: This church is said to be the largest brick church…in the WORLD! Why the heck wouldn’t you want to see that! Even traveling across America the sheer number of beautiful and historic churches you “just have to see” can get tiring, so why not mix it up with a church that totally deserves a visit?
Alright guys, that’s just about enough for this evening. I think I have a pretty good idea of what I would like to go see and do while in Poland, and I hope you do too.
NEXT TIME: AUSTRALIA!
PS-Check out Lonely Planet, they’re a great source of information on pretty much any place you can think of!
