Slide 2 Poland : Warsaw to Wroclaw July 2011 Stewart Slide 3
More storks Slide 4 Bialowieza, east of Warsaw, A house with its
storks. The town is the hq for the Bialowieski National Park, where
the European Bison herds are. Slide 5 Bielowieza Slide 6
Bielowieza. Built in 1845 as an administrative headquarters for the
Governor of Grodno, it hosted the Russian Tsar Alexander II on a
hunting trip in 1860 Slide 7 Slide 8 Wolf European Bison Show
Reserve Slide 9 Zubron Attempts have been made to interbreed bison
and domestic cattle. It results in very large animals, but breeding
is difficult and fertility is low. Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide
13 Konik horses, Bison show park, near Bialowieza. Attempts have
been made to breed these semi-feral Polish horses back to the
extinct Tarpan horse, which grazed in marshlands. Slide 14 Biebrza
marshes, and National Park, near Goniadz, NE Poland Boats on the
Biebrza River. Slide 15 Wood man, Goniadz Slide 16 Pine forest
floor, around the Biebrza marshes. Slide 17 On the short walk
through the band of forest to the marsh, the mozzies are fearsome
Slide 18 The vast Biebrza marshes Slide 19 Barn storks Slide 20
Biebrza national park, near where the Narew River joins the
Biebrza. Slide 21 The Biebrza River with the swamp beyond. Near
Burzyn. Slide 22 The Biebrza River near Burzyn Slide 23 All the
money went on the fence Fences are often colourful. Even chain link
fences are painted in many colours Slide 24 Gdansk, the Big Mill
(Wielki Mlyn) Slide 25 The big mill, interior Slide 26 Market hall,
Gdansk Built on the site of a Dominican monastery in the late 19 th
century, it was refurbished as a shopping centre in 2005 Slide 27
Interior of the Market Hall Slide 28 Gdansk Just along from the
Market Hall, a small reminder of the immediate post-Communist era,
when Poles sold personal effects to live. Slide 29 House frontages
in Swietego Ducha street, Gdansk The tower of Notre Dame Basilica
is behind Slide 30 Fountains at the corner of Grobla I and Swietego
Ducha streets, opp. The Royal Chapel Slide 31 Interior of Notre
Dame Basilica The largest brick church in Europe Slide 32 Slide 33
Pirate party ship on the Motlawa River, Gdansk. The building behind
is across the Tjelony bridge from the Green Gate, at the corner of
Stagiewna and Chmielna Sts Slide 34 The Long Quai, Dlugie Pobrzeze,
on the Motlawa River At the far end is medieval Europes largest
crane, which is capable of lifting two tonnes. Slide 35
Streetscape, Gdansk. Buildings on Dlugi Targ. Building at right is
the Radisson Blu Hotel, no. 19. Slide 36 Streetscapes, Gdansk
Buildings on Dlugi Targ. Right is the golden house, no. 41, built
1609-17 Slide 37 Houses on Dlugi Targ, Gdansk Slide 38 Houses on
the Royal Way, Dlugi Targ. The golden gate is just visible at right
Slide 39 Beach and pier at Sopot Sopot is Gdansks beach resort. At
just over half a kilometre long, the pier is the longest wooden
pier in Europe. Slide 40 Torun. Artus House on the Old Market
Square Seat of various Brotherhoods of the Bench, associated with
the Teutonic Order. Primarily social, they followed ideologies
associated with King Arthur (Artus). The present building was
constructed in 1891. Slide 41 New organ in Church of the Holy
Spirit, Torun Slide 42 The frog fountain, old market square, Torun
Slide 43 Copernicus house, Torun Slide 44 Houses in Torun Slide 45
Torun Slide 46 Rynek, Wroclaw (pron. Rotsuave, Breslau in German)
Frontages on the huge central market place Slide 47 Ratusz or Town
Hall In ornate late Gothic style, it was developed over 250 years
up till 1560. Slide 48 House of the Seven Electors, Market Square.
No. 8, Rynek. Na Sprzedaz means for sale. Slide 49 Fly on the wall
Fly with stained glass wings on shop front in Kuznicza St, Wroclaw
Slide 50 Aula Leopoldina, University of Wroclaw Thesis hall Slide
51 Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 View from the tower, University of
Wroclaw The statue is one of four representing the faculties of the
University, Law Slide 55 The Rynek, Wroclaw Slide 56 Ratusz, (Town
Hall), side view Slide 57 More frontages, Rynek, Wroclaw Slide 58
Wroclaw beach Slide 59 Cathedral of St John the Baptist,
Wroclaw
