I see that Poland is an amazingly beautiful country and very different from
Egypt where I come from. The first thing that I’ve noticed was the green color around me. It was spring, the smell of
flowers filled my nose, this is why spring is my favorite season in Poland. It’s
amazing that in Poland we have different seasons, maybe this will sound funny
to you but in Egypt we have only one season-- summer , which
is very warm and sunny. It rains twice a year and the minimum temperature is +12 degrees
Celsius.
And in Poland !!
Spring- full of wonderful smells, fresh green, and everything comes back to life.
Spring- full of wonderful smells, fresh green, and everything comes back to life.
Summer has colors of orange and yellow, both of them reminds
me of sun and ripening fruits.
Autumn
feels like rainbow colors, the leaves on the trees magically fall at my feet.
And
winter reminds me a soft blanket that hugs me
all around, crystal clarity in a shade of white that was previously unknown to
me, for me it’s magic.
Poland
is an amazing country, I would like to share with you my memories from places
which I have visited and loved at first sight.
The
first place is Bialowieza (Białowieża)
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http://www.carska.pl/
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http://www.carska.pl/
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And the tea brewed according to
the old Russian recipes in the old Russian samovar.
The
wildlife surrounded me there, it’s difficult to describe it, breathtaking,
totally a magical, ,beautiful and majestic place. I've never seen such
large trees and so many mushrooms around.
Of
course I have seen bisons, unfortunately, in captivity and in the wild, I had
pleasure of meeting a green viper, which was
equally surprised. J.
Bieszczady
Bieszczady
Another
magical place in Poland, I have been there only
once but I know that I will go there again. I
lived in a small house, not far from the forest where you
could meet deer.
Our
hostess told us that sometimes bears appear around her house,
but unfortunately I didn’t have meet a bear.
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Walking
through the mountains was an amazing experience. I was at
the top of the highest mountain in Bieszczady, I didn’t know
where I should look, I just
stood there open-mouthed, I felt like at the top
of Mont Everest. At the end of the trip it was foggy. I will never forget that
sight and the smells floating in the air.
Mazury
Something
beautiful, calm water, a pier, the sun, omnipresent peace and
quiet, forest and beautiful nature around you.
I
was in Stare Jabłonki, I stayed in a house in a forest,
by a lake. I felt like in the Amazon jungle, wildlife around me, the
birds singing, I could stay all day there and sit
on the pier and watch water.
Swimming
in the cold lake wasn’t a good experience for
me.
In
the evening we had a campfire and baked delicious potatoes.
Mazury
is my favorite place in Poland.
Are you proud of your country?
What would you show to a foreigner in your country?
Describe a place that touched your heart or imagination
the most.
Comments
Oh my God, what is this about with this topic? :P
Of course I’m proud of my country. It is obvious. The best place in Poland is my homeplace - Iłów. Small village, but there are everything what I need. There are: Wisła, many forests and grassland. There is a place where I completely relax. I love this place for it.
I don't travel around Poland either, but I have my reasons: I decided that I want to see as much of the world as I can for as long as I can afford to do it, meaning, as long as I don't have a steady job and a family of my own. Poland is slightly cheaper (though not as much as one might expect) and kinda will always be there, so I can explore it more later on in life.
I'm not terribly patriotic, so Poland is to me like any other country, just closer, but those are beautiful words, you wrote about it :) I will definitely remember to see some of those places in my travels.
Glad that you enjoy our country. I guess your enthusiasm is fueled by how completely different it is from Egypt (which has been also an advantage for Polish tourists going to your country). I also don't see why some people are ashamed of their own country, but that's a more complicated topic.
Now to the less philosophical subject ;) What would I show to a foreigner. Depends on what kind of trip said foreigner expects. For example I think there are beautiful forests in Poland so for someone who's close to nature that could be a good thing. For someone interested in history the many castles obviously, bigger and smaller ones, there's plenty of them and they're all really interesting. For someone who likes cities I'd recommend Gdańsk, Wroclaw, Warsaw, Cracow for example.
Personally I was very impressed by Malbork, a big piece of Polish-Teutonic history, definitely worth seeing.
You asked about recommendations - I am quite sure you have visited very beautiful places so far, but during winter YOU HAVE to go skiing / snowboarding <3 it is something absolutely worth time (you need some time to learn it, but you won't ever experience anything similar to it if you don't give it a try :D )
Have you moved to Poland for a longer time? How long do you live here? Or are you from some student exchange programme?
When I read this question and think about it, I can say that I really love this country.
Warsaw the most - because I was born here and spend there most of the time.
I also like Cracow and Mazury lakes there are really beautiful views.
I belives that it will be more interesting than showing someone Warsaw :).
I live in Poland for 10 years and I study and work at the same time :)
Sometimes yes but i don't think i could call it "proud". Maybe more suitable word would be i have a sympathy for Poland :)
What would you show to a foreigner in your country?
BESKIDY! The very small but sweet and beautiful mountains!
Describe a place that touched your heart or imagination the most.
In Poland it is my chill-house neighbourhood in Beskidy. All the area is very important to me and i have incredible memories there