From Pieniny mountains of Poland, we drove south and crossed into Slovakia, headed east along the lonesome countryroad number 77, passing by hills upon rolling hills of grasslands and several villages with Russian names written in Cyrilic. Our destination? Dukla in Poland. Dukla?!?!? What the heck's in Dukla??? Here it is in pictures. We came … Continue reading Visiting Beautiful Poland: Dukla, a Rococo Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Pictures
Month: September 2023
Visiting Beautiful Poland: Dunajec Castle by a Lake in Southern Poland, in Pictures
Castle ruins, lakes and ... beer (at least for these weary parents). That seems like the theme for our road trip this year--all in Poland. Here's another castle on Lake Czorsztyn in southern Poland: the 14th-century Castle Dunajec atop an outcrop that guards the entrance to when the lake turns into the Dunajec river. What … Continue reading Visiting Beautiful Poland: Dunajec Castle by a Lake in Southern Poland, in Pictures
Visiting Beautiful Poland: Czorsztyn Castle by a Lake in Southern Poland, in Pictures
Found an alternative to mountain hiking in the Pieniny mountains! More castles!! There are so many castles in this neighborhood! The 15th-century well-preserved remains of the Czorsztyn castle is a family-friendly, kid-approved thing to see in southern Poland. Onwards, upwards, the boys marched on. . . It's about a half a kilometer uphill walk from … Continue reading Visiting Beautiful Poland: Czorsztyn Castle by a Lake in Southern Poland, in Pictures
