I peruse a lot of Polish web sites and on Facebook, one of my “friends” is a polish web site called Wycieczki po Polsce – Trips over Poland. It’s in Polish, but that does not stop me, and is good practice. From time to time I learn some wonderful things from there, and today I want to tell you a bit about Zamek Krzyżtopór, the Castle located in a small city in southwestern Poland, Ujazd. The Zamek Krzyżtopór is a ruin of a castle that was apparently once quite magnificent. It was built between about 1627 and 1644, then partially destroyed in the Deluge, the Swedish invasion of 1655, and then basically ruined by the Russians in 1770. It is notable in that it is featured prominently in James Michener’s book, Poland. You can read a bit more about it’s history here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzy%C5%BCtop%C3%B3r
But if you want a real tour of this at one time magnificent structure, you can do so right from your computer. See this wonderful video posted on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1l87fzMrQ&feature=plcp. It is from my “facebook friend,” Wycieczki po Polsce – Trips over Poland, that I learned of this. I have not yet been there, but now it’s on my list for a future visit to Poland. Oh yes, I am making a list. And now you know “the rest of the story!”
