Last summer I had the chance to visit again the Island of Usedom and to enjoy the Baltic Sea while staying on the Polish side of it, in Świnoujście.

I discovered the Baltic Sea for the first time last year on a long weekend break, and I had such a good time that I was really looking forward to coming back, and I was able to do it again in July.

I was able to capture this really nice sight, when the sunset was starting, and we went to visit Stawa Młyny, a beautiful beacon that was built between 1873–1874 and has a characteristic windmill shape.

A couple of weeks ago I made a day trip to Poznan from Berlin. There is a train leaving from the Ostbahnhoff station and arriving in Poznan glowny 3 hours later. Once I got there, I started to walk towards the city center, and on the way, I found a place selling pizza that had an amazing margherita—yummy!

I visited the central square, and I thought it was beautiful, surrounded by old buildings, including the Renaissance Old Town Hall. There were many ice cream places, bars, and restaurants. In the information center, they recommended visiting Ostrów Tumski, an island between the two branches of the river Warta. This island was one of the main political centres in the early Polish state, and now it's possible to visit the cathedral that houses some ruins from that era in the subterranean crypt. Very interesting city.

In my fourth visit to Poland I had the chance to visit a very picturesque town at the banks of the Vistula River: Kazimierz Dolny. I had mentioned the town when we were in Switzerland, so I was very curious, and I was not disappointed at all. The city has very interesting architecture with former warehouses restored to their former glory. It's also possible to climb a small hill to get a beautiful view of the river and the city center that you can observe here in this picture taken earlier today.

Almost 2 years ago I spent the Christmas vacation doing a small European trip through Germany, Czech Republic, and Poland, finishing it in Krakow, Poland. I took the night train from Prague to Krakow and I had a very good time there with K. celebrating NYE. We went to a nice jazz concert the last day of 2010, and I also had the chance to taste the food in the famous Bar mleczny for the first time. I also experienced the coldest winter ever. Poland is beautiful, but it can be really cold in winter!

The last weekend of October I had the chance to visit Poland for the second time. On this occasion, we went to Gdansk, a beautiful city in the Baltic Sea that was completely destroyed during WWII but was very well restored. Here is a picture in Długi Targ (Long Market) showing the Neptune Fountain with the Main Town Hall in the background. I highly recommend visiting this city!

Last weekend I went for the first time to Poland to visit K., and we spent one day together in Warsaw. When we were walking towards the old city center, I spotted this "Cafe Colombia" that actually served authentic Colombian coffee and had some nice pictures and decorations inside (even an "hamaca"). I was ready to be surprised by Warsaw, but the Colombian coffee was not what I was expecting—a nice surprise though :).