Category Archives: historic sites

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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Vyshnivets Palace

Posted on 10 November 2011 by lkonieczny

The city of Vyshnivets (in Polish, Wiśniowiec) is a small town about 50 km north of Ternopil. It is mostly known for a large palace that some have called the Versailles of Volyn due to its size and Renaissance style … Continue reading →

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Zbarazh Zamek

Posted on 5 November 2011 by lkonieczny

We left our relatives in Faschivka early on Sunday morning and took off for points north. After traveling through Skalat and Ternopil, we eventually stopped Zbarazh and the Zbarazh Castle (Zbarazh Zamek). Interesting place. I suggest you take the links … Continue reading →

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Chełmno

Posted on 4 November 2011 by lkonieczny

We visited Chełmno on our way to Ciechocinek, near the end of my amazing visit to Poland. It’s a smaller city of about 20,000 people on the bank of the Wisła (Vistula) river in the area known as Pommerania. It … 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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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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Skala Podilska

Posted on 9 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Skala Podilska (in Polish, Skala Podolska or Skala Nad Zbrucze–Skala [cliff] on the River Zbrucz) is a town that for many years in history was on the line between tradionally Polish territory and Ukrainian territory. The river Zbruch (Zbrucz in … 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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