If there is one thing that my various visits to Poland have taught me, it is that for many, many years I had been starting the day with a lacklustre breakfast. As a child and for as long as I can remember, cereal, in one of its various guises was what breakfast was. Shredded Wheat, … Continue reading Śniadanie, a dlaczego nie?
A few years ago, I wrote in a roundabout sort of way, as is my wont, about the time I went to the 2019 Marillion Weekend in Łódź. You can read about it, eventually, here: Marillion, not everybody’s cup of tea. "What’s this?" I hear you say, "A Marillion Weekend? Surely that's too much of … Continue reading Radegast; a casual coexistence.
Ostrzeszów is a town in the mid-south and west of Poland which has been extant since around the 1280s. In the 1300s King Kazimierz III The Great had a castle built in the town to serve in both a defensive and administrative role. The castle was essentially a rectangular brick enclosure, 27 metres by 39 … Continue reading Baszta ProgFest, Ostrzeszów, 2019
It occurred to me that my previous post, 'The third time I went to Katowice…' was one of three posts I've written at various times about the same week I'd spent in Poland. I went to Racibórz via Katowice to go to a wedding. After the wedding I spent a day in Racibórz and then … Continue reading Katowice, tying up some loose ends.
Friday August 18th, 2017 - Długa podróż. The third time I went to Katowice I had a rare old time, I had never, in all my life, dank so much vodka and not been utterly Brahms and Liszt by the early hours. I was going to write 'absolutely' there, instead of utterly but that may … Continue reading The third time I went to Katowice, I went to Racibórz.
Come to Gdańsk they said, it’ll be fun they said.Part 2, in which I go to Gdańsk and then to Łódź.Adventures in Poland, Polish beer and Polish progressive rock. I intended to write this, and its predecessor, Come to Gdańsk they said… Part 1, a lot closer to the time when these events happened, while … Continue reading Come to Gdańsk they said… Part 2
Come to Gdańsk they said, it’ll be fun they said.Part 1, in which I go to Poznań and Wrocław then back to Poznan.Adventures in Poland, Polish beer and Polish progressive rock. Thursday 17th October, 2019. 07:31 train out of Chesham, back on that strange conveyor belt;Chesham - Liverpool Street StationLiverpool Street Station – London … Continue reading Come to Gdańsk they said… Part 1
I’ve got a new book.Mam nową książkę.And if anybody (not of Polish extraction) can pronounce książka or any of its myriad declensions, you have my heartfelt and well deserved respect. I sat out this morning and continued to read a book I’d started last week, “The Task and Other Poems”, a compilation of poems by … Continue reading Staying at Home 4: Two books on the go.
Let's face it, Marillion isn't everybody's cup of tea and when people hear that I'm a fan of Marillion they still ask about Fish. I'm sure some of them do it on purpose and some of them most likely do it because they heard about the band back in the eighties when they had singles … Continue reading Marillion; not everybody’s cup of tea.
Chciałbym powiedzieć „chcę” I think that now I can I think I finally fathomed Just how to say, „chcę” It’s a tricky blighter With "ch" "c" and "ę" In "ch" the "c" is silent The second "c" as "ts" But that blighter "ę" on the end He's the make or break one To make its … Continue reading I want to say…
A Point of Views, A Polish Odyssey, and Other Stories. 