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Getting high on art and history

Short Polish trips, Sat, 03 Sep 22
Jemma and Simon with Krzysztof, Magda at a City, Museum in Europe, Poland

Witkacy exhibition Hanging out on Nowy Świat is underwhelming. Trip to Łazienki Jazdów and the Laba festival Polin museum

Nostalgic journey

Short Polish trips, Sat, 17 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea, Temple in Europe, Poland

In the morning we packed up to leave the apartment, and drove off East. First stop: Pustkowo. Where as a young kid I spent every summer with my grandparents. I called them to check on the specific location we stayed …

Wolin Slavs

Short Polish trips, Wed, 14 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a Museum, Temple in Europe, Poland

Światowid between multisDancing like the EmperorOrgan in Kamień PomorskiSTORM!!! The weather did not stay nice as long as the forecast promised. The wailing of the wind at night woke us up a lot, and in the morning we woke up …

Żubr at sea

Short Polish trips, Tue, 13 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a Lake, Museum, Sea in Europe, Poland

GosańGosańSmoked fish in MiędzyzdrojeMiędzyzdroje beachView from Zielonka HillSpaceship treeVery accomplished on ZielonkaTurquoise Lake Bored with hanging out in Poznań and not wanting to stay in Zieleniec all the time, we decided to go on a spontaneous trip. Also, Simon has …

The City and the City

The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Temple in Europe, Germany, Poland

After spending a couple of hours wandering around the Muskauer Park, we jumped back in the van and headed to our next destination: Görlitz. This is a really interesting place, again on the border with Poland. It is adjacent to …

Parked

The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Park, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany, Poland

Muskauer Park is a really beautiful spot. It’s over 700 ha and is partly in Germany, partly in Poland. The palace was owned by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who was a 19th c. dandy who travelled the world and got …

River Stop

The long return, Sun, 28 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a River, Transit in Europe, Poland

We left Simon’s parents’ house about 7.30pm and started our journey towards the German border, with a quick stop by his Grandparents’ house to pick up a new plant – happy to have another travel companion for this journey. The …

Salt Mines

Double Parents Extravaganza, Thu, 25 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane at a UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Kraków

Double Parents Extravaganza, Wed, 24 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Moszna

Double Parents Extravaganza, Tue, 23 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane at a Castle in Europe, Poland

A palace of the colonized

Double Parents Extravaganza, Mon, 22 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Hundreds of dwarves

Double Parents Extravaganza, Mon, 22 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane at a City, Temple in Europe, Poland

Książ

Short Polish trips, Wed, 26 Dec 18
Simon with Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Closed Castle

Short Polish trips, Wed, 26 Dec 18
Simon with Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Christmas spa

Short Polish trips, Mon, 24 Dec 18
Simon with Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef at a Sauna/Baths in Europe, Poland

Zamek Czocha

Short Polish trips, Sun, 23 Dec 18
Simon with Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Zapora Złotnicka

Short Polish trips, Sun, 23 Dec 18
Simon with Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef at a Lake in Europe, Poland

Gdańsk conference

Conference Trips, Thu, 27 Sep 12
Simon at a City in Europe, Poland

The Aesthetic as Narration and Meta-narration, 27-28 Sep 2012

Kórnik castle

Short Polish trips, Sun, 15 Jul 12
Simon with Charlie, Eva, Suzi at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Edinburgh life

Lived here!, Sun, 18 Sep 11
Jemma and Simon with Alex, Charlie, Dee, Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Julia, Lef, Lorraine, Lu, Matt, Michał, Miron, Niki at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Mountain, Museum, Park, Ruins/Excavation, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Gniezno visits

Short Polish trips, Tue, 05 Apr 11
Simon with Kari at a City in Europe, Poland

New Year in Cieszyn

Short Polish trips, Mon, 31 Dec 07
Simon with Cube, Eva, Kay, Ola, Xavier at a City in Europe, Poland

Wisła visits

Short Polish trips, Fri, 22 Jul 05
Simon with Eva at a Mountain in Europe, Poland

Tatry trips

Short Polish trips, Thu, 22 Jul 04
Simon with Eva, Miron at a Mountain in Europe, Poland

Definitely two weeks in Karkonosze

Short Polish trips, Tue, 22 Jul 03
Simon with Eva at a Mountain in Europe, Poland

Zieleniec life

Lived here!, Sun, 23 Jul 00
Jemma and Simon with Charlie, Eva, Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef, Lu, Miron at a Forest, Lake in Europe, Poland

Poznań life

Lived here!, Mon, 06 Aug 84
Jemma and Simon at a City in Europe, Poland