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...

Szczecin aesthetically, tasty and creatively

And the summer has come! Instead of the spring! And this is probably how it will be every year! The weather on the day of the meeting, which I will write about in a moment, plays a big role, and the date was set much earlier with the risk that it might not work out... But it did work out and how ...

That would be it for Poznań!

Palm Sunday – shops are open and running. We say goodbye to Poznań in Stary Browar which still impresses with its size and the unusual architectural beauty of the place as a shopping mall. We had a second breakfast, and our ladies were still looking for attractive clothes to buy. Orska, Zara and C...