We wake on our final full day in Poland to a glorious blue sky and cold air. We’re both disappointed that it hasn’t snowed overnight but hey, who can complain about picture postcard moments like these. Our first task for the day is to walk back over to the islands because yesterday we found a…
Paul has caught the rock climbing bug. He’s keen as mustard to join me at the indoor wall in Wroclaw, a short 10 minute drive from the city center. The wall is pretty cool with it’s high walls and creative overhangs. Most of the routes are set up for sport climbing but there are a…
Wroclaw has a pretty old town centered around some in the river on the city’s north. The Poland travel app recommends spending some time walking there so that’s what we decide to do today. Like many Polish cities, the old town was largely destroyed during WW2 and photos at key points show before shots for…
The drive to Wroclaw is notable only for three reasons. Firstly, there are no petrol stations along the highway. You have to follow signs to petrol stations in the villages along the highway. Secondly, the highway is in super condition. And finally, the further we got from Lodz the less snow we saw until the…
Lodz has an indoor climbing gym in the Manufaktura complex. It’s only about 2km from our hotel and in the same area a most of the town’s entertainment. Paul doesn’t need to be asked twice: before I know it he’s harnesed up to belay me and I’m on the wall climbing to my heart’s content.…
Today we have only one goal: to drive to Lodz (pronounced Wootch). It’s about two hours to Lodz (we take three hour because I manage to take a wrong turn and also to take lots of photos). This is definitely one of those posts where the less words I use the better so here’s the…
We wake to discover it’s been snowing all night long. The world outside our window is gorgeous. So of course we have to go out for a walk. Our first stop is the Palace of Culture and Science. Paul wants to look inside and I’m quite curious too. The building is now used as office…
I have this fantastic app on my phone called izi.travel. We weren’t sure what to do in Warsaw but it contained a fantastic free audio tour of the Old City (which isn’t actually old because it’s been lovingly recreated post-WW2). Included in the tour was a map with GPS connectivity and audio files describing each…
The drive from Czestochowa to Warsaw is totally unremarkable. The highway is top quality and the traffic usual for the developed world. We arrive in the late afternoon just as dusk is falling on the day. Our first impressions of Warsaw will be made after dark and it turns out to be a great time…
We didn’t know it what we decided to stay here but Czestochowa is one of the big pilgrimage centers for Catholics because it is home to Jasna Gora. Jasna Gora is a huge abbey and basilica where the Black Madonna is housed. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict have given mass here. Masses…
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