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Continue reading →: Polish Melodies 2024, pt. 3
November 9th: Olsztyn Olsztyn is one of my favorite places to pop in for a visit in Poland. It’s just too bad I always seem to lose something in the journey. When I left the city in 2023 I left my “Mojo” in the milkbar, that is, I forgot my…
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Continue reading →: and I laughed when the joker said, “lead on”…
“Well, if I’m going to die on this journey,” I thought to myself, “It’ll probably be here.” It was November 30th, 2022 and I was somewhere in Łódź, Poland. Two strangers were approaching on the dark and narrow path. There was no one and nothing else around. “Only lovers will survive.”…
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Continue reading →: heaven and the earth behave as if they’re no longer friends at all
This is a blog I started writing in spring of 2023, after my first journey to Poland at the end of the prior year. As much has changed in the world since then, much that is relevant here remains… “Only lovers will survive.” That was the pop-song mantra that…
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Continue reading →: Polish Melodies 2024, pt. 2
November 6th: Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is tucked in where the Brda River forks off the Vistula. The little river and the old city wind together so dynamically, you can easily lose track of what side you’re on after a few bridges. The town square was once centrally dominated by a memorial…
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Continue reading →: Polish Melodies 2024, pt. 1
October 31st: Warsaw Poland in the Autumn is a sight to see! Warsaw sure is fortunate to have so many lovely parks. Mokotowskie was the perfect spot to stroll through the leaves and take it all in as I arrived in the capitol city. From the other side it was…