Paucis Verbis

helps you to reduce cholesterol…

Polls Lie !

Xbox everywhere , here at Metro Centrum

“Up the duff ” poster

Due date - October :)

My school

Dr Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

Taipei 101 ( 509 metres with antenna)  - used to be the highest building in the world since 2004 , but  surpassed by Burj Dubai this year ( 818 m metres with antenna ! )

Today’s  beautiful sunset upon […] Carrefour

This is a flyer of  “Archibald”  - the English language school…

“Better to understand …”

;)

Opole is the medium city in the southern of Poland ( in Polish scale ) with a population of 128,864 ( 2004 census ). From an administrative point of view Opole is the capital of the Opole Voivodeship and also the seat of Opole County. In the past it was the historical capital of Upper Silesia, this influences the the ethnic composition of a region, where there is the largest German minority in Poland and also Upper Silesian.

The city is tranquil, with old tenements, many of them are fresh renovated, that brings more “old town” look, not only at the Town Hall Quarter. An observer can also notices its unhurried and quite peaceful life.
What makes Opole more beautiful is its picturesque situation - the historic heart of the city is located on an island called Pasieka which is washed by Oder River ( Odra ). The pedestrian bridge over the Młynówka - which was in the past a stream into Oder river brngs to surroundings an astonishing view which can be seen from the bridge and from one of the riverside, especially since June 2007 when municipality has launched special illuminations ” Venetian Opole”. This was to about to create an aura of mystery at nights.

(bridge photos from fot.com.pl & kobidz.pl)

In summer 1997 the dreadful Great Flood occurred, affecting the drainage basins of the Odra and the Vistula, caused material losses of billion USD
In Opole, water levels reached “the maximum by 173 cm (777 cm in 1997, as compared to 604 cm in 1813 and 584 cm in 1985) and the peak flow reached 3500 m s”.
In the city, the historic part on Pasieka island was affected the most. In many buildings water reached to nearly first floor and in some houses of low heights, water covered all levels and left survivors on the roof. Some historic buildings survived intact, many were destroyed and some felt into ruin
Now10 years after the Great Flood the city outside seems to be never touched by any flood disaster. Government and municipality made a great effort to raise the city from flood consequences but in many resident’s minds this terrible catastrophy is still fresh and it’s hard to wipe from their memories.

At the Opole Old Square there is an exquisite restaurant called “Maska” that literally means ” The Mask” . Before the restaurant started to serve a food there was a former theater called “13 Rows” where its director, a famous leading figure in avant garde theatre of the 20th century, Jerzy Grotowski was developing his skills. Derived from the theater terminology, the name became “Maska”.

The best thing in this restaurant, a part from a wonderful theatrical decoration with kind of raw Middle Ages walls look, there is a garlic bread - the best bread I have ever eaten ! I recommend also Bogracz- Hungarian style spicy soup bread ( something like goulash)
Prices : quite high - comparing to other fancy restaurants around, reasonably - comparing to good Warsaw restaurant.

More pics in gallery

Official site of Opole www.opole.pl 

 My legs,  my bag - Still life from a diffrent angle

Found on www.interia.pl

“The Kampinoski (Kampinos) National Park […] is situated in Poland’s Central Mazovian Lowland, between the left bank of the River Vistula and the Bzura, just beyond the north-western outskirts of the country’s capital, Warsaw. In this it is almost unique, being the only European Park to border on to a capital city, and one of only two such sites in the world. It covers 38,544 ha (including 68 in the form of the European Bison Breeding Centre at Smardzewice in Łódź voivodship), and is surrounded by a buffer zone of 37,756 ha2.” ( more on http://kampinoski-pn.gov.pl/en.php ).
More photos of a green “lungs” of Warsaw in the gallery .

One of the things I like the most in Warsaw is its greeness. Parks and other green recreation spots occupies 8% of total Warsaw area. Among 82 municipal parks the biggest one is about 70 ha2 ( Royal Łazienki, where you can feed squirrels) and small ones have at least 2 ha2. Unlike other European’s capitals like London or Paris, Warsaw is more spread and still has a lot of space even right in a city center.

Thanks Asia for finding.

This splendid, charming library and its surrounding is probably the best thing atUniversity of Warsaw that makes me proud of. The rest is not worth to mention :)
Designed by Polish famous architect Marek Budzyński, opened in 1999.
This is an excellent example of successful marriage of intellectual sanctuary and entertainment.
On the rooftop of the building there is the remarkable botanical garden (with a fish pond and ivy bower) which provides one of the most beautiful views in Warsaw - including Vistula River, Old Town, Praga District.

More photos in “My Gallery” (right bar)

This is the photo of one of the biggest transparent in Poland, just right in the heart of the city center of Warsaw.

It says : ” DOWN with freedom ;) ”

Any ideas what an ad is it?