Category Archives: history

Pochayiv Lavra

Posted on 12 November 2011 by lkonieczny

All I can say about the Pochayiv Lavra is “wow.” It is totally indescribable. But I’ll try. Officially called the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra, this is quite a grand place with quite a history as well. You can see my … Continue reading →

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Toruń

Posted on 2 November 2011 by lkonieczny

I think my cousin Alicja purposely saved one of the best for the last. Or maybe it’s just that my last impressions of Poland are the most remembered on. But on my last full day in Poland, we visited the … Continue reading →

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Kremenets Zamek Ruins

Posted on 31 October 2011 by lkonieczny

High above the town of Kremenets (Krzemieniec in Polish) there was a one time a huge fortress, a Castle. It has an amazing view of the city below, hundreds of feet below. We drove up the ruins and Wojtek and … Continue reading →

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Warszawa

Posted on 25 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Warsaw (Warszawa in Polish) is the Capital city and the largest city in Poland, with a current population of about 1.7, the ninth largest city in the European Union by population. But the most amazing thing about this marvelous city … Continue reading →

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Chernivtsi

Posted on 10 October 2011 by lkonieczny

OK, so when we were in Chernivtsi for about 4 hours, I took nearly 400 pictures. That’s around 2 pictures per minute. It was hard to condense them down because we saw so many wonderful things. But, alas, I have … Continue reading →

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Ivano-Frankivsk

Posted on 9 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Ivano-Frankivsk has a relatively new name, but it’s a pretty old city. The city was founded in 1650 and named Stanisławów (in Polish), a name that it held until 1962 when it was changed to honor the Ukrainian poet, Ivan … Continue reading →

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Lwów Churches

Posted on 8 October 2011 by lkonieczny

When we toured Ukraine, we stayed in Lwów two nights, so we had ample opportunity to see some of the highlights of that city. I’ve written about some of them previously, but one of the (many) highlights was when Alicja … Continue reading →

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Lwów

Posted on 7 October 2011 by lkonieczny

What to say about Lwów–there is so much! I have other blog posts and other folders of pictures devoted to the Lychakiv Cemetery and to some of the churches we visited. But the city itself is quite interesting, and this … Continue reading →

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Halicz Zamek

Posted on 6 October 2011 by lkonieczny

We were driving through Ukraine when we came upon an interesting sight…. High atop a hill we saw what appeared to be an old castle. We had to investigate. After asking directions a few times, we finally found ourselves in … Continue reading →

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Zamość

Posted on 27 September 2011 by lkonieczny

What to say about Zamość? It is a wonderful and historic city. It was founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski, chancellor and hetman (military leader). It was on a trade route linking the Black Sea with northern and western Europe.  … Continue reading →

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