It was the beginning of the 16the century when Nicolaus Copernicus settled in Frauenburg - now Frombork. Here he worked on his famous De Revolutionibus... But we tend to forget, that he was a doctor. And this is why I invite you to Frombork. COme and see this place which is still at the world's end. Yet the place found itself in the centre of the world - several years ago. It happened, when Nicolaus Copernicus' grave was found. After a thorough research in cooperation with the Swedish anthrooplogists - now we know... Copernicus was burried here... at the world;s end.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Malbork... The medieval Site of Power
This is the biggest heap of bricks in the world... Medieval world. Built from the 13th till 15th century. Now a splendid museum. No words can describe this magnificent place. Just come and see...
Tours by Katarzyna Czaykowska
Gdansk - Europe's best kept secret
Neither rash nor timid... This has been the town's motto for ages. Now still valid.
Gdansk - Danzig - Danczk
This is how the town is and was called. Once a Hanseatic City - one of tghe mightiest in the Prussian Hansa. The richest, mightiest and most stubborn of Polish cities. Once also was the bigest. Gdansk still has a lot of the old charm, especially aftet splendid restoration in the post-war times. Gdansk is the town of Hans Memling's Last Judgement, it is the town where you can find the bigest brick gothic church in the world, there are many picturesque Netherlandish in style buildings. But Gdansk is also the town of Solidarity.
The Berlin Wall would have collapsed - as menatlity of Europe changed, BUT... it would have taken longer - much longer if not for Gdansk, which started to break the chains of communism.