The old and new in Katowice

As the Katowice authorities wrote about their city: "Katowice has changed dramatically over the last 10 years, and there is still no end in sight to these changes. Traces of the city's ancient history are visible at every turn, now in a completely different form. (...)” Our three-day visit to Kato...

GRAND ANNIVERSARY GALA

On the last evening in Silesia we participate in: THE GRAND ANNIVERSARY GALA on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Silesian Philharmonic. Performers (approx. 1,000 people!): 8 vocal soloists 1 pianist 2 conductors 8 choirs operating in Katowice 13 children's choirs from Katowice m...

How Silesian miners lived and were accommodated

A few kilometres from the centre of Katowice, there is a spectacular district that has become a symbol of workers' housing for the use of the coal mines existing in this area. It is really worth spending some time here wandering the streets of this quasi-town and visiting the local museum to see ho...

Performance at the Silesian Opera in Bytom

After the underground attractions, which took over 2 hours, we returned to Katowice to prepare for our visit to the Silesian Opera in Bytom. A beautiful opera that has never been staged in Szczecin! The program says: "The Pearl Fishers" is one of Georges Bizet's most beautiful compositions. A...

Silesia = coal mines

Our plan to explore Katowice and Silesian cities included, in addition to cultural events, visits to art museums and museums of the realities of this region - mines. The Silesian Museum in Katowice, famous for its magnificent works of contemporary Polish painting, was a so-called necessity to be th...

The Museum Morning

After a seven-hour train journey, we arrived in Katowice, where we were greeted by cold (7°C) and icy rain. Luckily, the apartment we rented was quite close to the station. Here's what we planned and what we managed to accomplish: (Detailed description of events in the next entry; probably not un...

Katowice cognitively and very culturally

I wonder how many Readers of this blog know Katowice? Do they know Katowice as the capital of Silesia, a large city, a significant center of cultural life in our country, or simply an important part of Poland? And what is the reason that some of us avoid this region? I admit that despite coming th...

May Days 2025 are over!

The May week in Crete ended with a cloudy but hot day. With the forecast that hot days are coming over Crete. We're flying away to cooler Poland!! We say goodbye to the nice staff people and go to the airport in Chania, which is located on the hills, on a headland jutting out into the sea. The vie...
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