Winter afternoon in Poznań

 

I have been there in Poznań around two years ago. In general I visit Poznań rarely. I was there for the fourth time in my life. It was a business trip but I had a few hours of free time. I was very happy of that untill rain started to fall. So I had no choice and I spent the time in a random cafe with big tiramisu very tasty and drinking tea.

I can say Poznań is even most beautiful Polish town. Surely you can feel strong Polish vibe combined with some German influences and for me personally this is also something Scandinavian in the air. The problem that makes it all a bit complicated is that people from Poznań do not like us people from Warsaw. (We also have a lot of jokes about Poznań f.ex " How do they in Poznań use to take the shower? They squeeze the bath foam over the head" or " In Poznań dad is talking with his son: Oh, my dear son, you was very good at school, I am so proud of you... So I want to go with you to show you ice-cream. You will look at them and admire all the tastes" etc) They simply envy us that Warsaw is a capital and they are very thrifty. In the Cathedral in Poznań some elements are made from plastic and it looks like marble ( sadly it is not a joke).

I had one auntie from Poznań and she was not thrifty, maybe because she lived almost all her life in Warsaw. But this is something very dull there. Even if I find it beautiful I will never move there.

One -day -trip to Wrocław

 Those images have been taken about two years ago although I was not present here on the blog so I launch it now. Wrocław in general is my city of dreams and many memories from my school years. I had a boyfriend there ( while I was living in Warsaw). So I know Wrocław quite good. ( He was much older than me and from the start I was so-so and skeptical about this relationship but he was in love with me. When I fell in love with him he started to be so-so and skeptical about this relationship. With a little help from one brunette girl also from Wrocław. I was sure she likes me. No trust no one)

Back to the town itself. I was there when I was a shop keeper and I bought this wicker basket that you see in the bag. I needed it  to the shop. This is another story for another post. So Wrocław is full of old German architecture. It was a German town called Breslau to the end of WW  II. The Railway Station is also  old and I am totally in love with this place. I remember when I was dating with this boy ( who was an artist) I fell out with him and I spent all night there on the Station sitting in the cafe and reading Thomas Mann book. Nobody was bothering me. I did not know should I get the train to Warsaw or meet him again. I even do not remember what I did... Wait, I remember, I went to meet him in the morning next day) So this is like it is going with me and Wrocław. I still think about the past

Winter afternoon in Łódż

It was one wintery afternoon one year ago. Recently I am in Łódż quite often but I am not taking photos evertime. That time it was an unusual trip. I bought tickets and I travelled by train. I just left the station and was wandering without sense. I wanted to explore one district. As I have mentioned earlier in another post I live in a smaller town after leaving Warsaw in 2022. The matter is I do not want to live here and I wanted to check out Łódż and in particular one district called Retkinia. So it was not completely without sense. The images are from Retkinia and Piotrkowska Street. (Piotrkowska is the longest street in Europe).

The teddy is very famous in Poland. His name is Uszatek ( Hard to translate it but the point is his ear is flat). Uszatek was born in Łódż and I want to add another post about him. This time he is on the display in the bookstore at Piotrkowska.

So I was snapping images and it was very nice atmosphere there... And I realized my return train departs from the station in a 40 minutes and I do not know where the station is. It was not the same station where I arrived ( There is plenty of Railway Stations in Łódż). I decided to go there by tram. I know it was better to get taxi but I wanted to feel this town. I started to ask strangers for help and I must admit they were very helpful, nice and smart people. 

So I found the way to Łódż Chojny Railway Station and I think this is friendly town with kindhearted, metropolitan people. I would live there. This is one hour to Warsaw by train. I have also two other towns where I want to move. Łódż for sure is worthy and it was a very nice trip.

 

Rainy day in Spring

It was very rainy and chilly day yesterday. It poured all day long and I thought it is perfect weather to start reading this book. Mister Hopkins is a grandson of Sherlock Holmes and he keeps his portrait in the living room. He also created time machine from the old-fashioned chair. ( I have found this book in cross booking place)

 

The book turned out to be lovely and when I was reading I got the feeling like I am a kid on vacation somewhere in the mountains. The result is my flat breads are overbaked

Kitty G passed away one day before Christmas

 

I do not want to say a lot now. She was 13 years-old and all of the sudden she lost her sight and two weeks later she died. It was a day before Christmas. Some images are from the old place and some from our new apartment. She lived with my two dogs. 

I have had another blog before. I want to post there again, mainly about memories, about the past and my pet who passed away.

 I do hope she is in Heaven and we will be reunite one day