Our travels

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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Today is an opportunity to dedicate one of the entries to our private matters, which we would like to share with those who visit this blog. 25 (twenty five) years ago, on New Year's Eve, Adek and I met. And so it happened that this acquaintance (this is a natural euphemism) continues to this day! ...

Chania by night

I must add a comment explaining the lack of photos of the rough sea and our struggle with the elements of nature during yesterday's cruise. The photos show those moments when the waves were not flooding the boat, the water spray was not soaking us from head to toe, and the camera could be safely pr...