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The Cathedral Island in polish is called "Ostrów Tumski" - ostrów in old polish means island and tum means the cathedral. Last Satruday I was with my group there to explore this delightful place. In this area lived dukes, kings, artists and normal people. If you really want to do a tour in Ostrów Tumski you need to have more or less 4 hours. In this encalve there are located monuments like Archaeological Reserve called Genius Loci, psaltery, St. Mary Church, Archcathedral  Basilica and Archibishop Palace. Unquestionably, person who left the most important imprint on this territory is duke Mieszko I. He decided to create a sovereign state and so he adopted Christianity. I was very suprised when I discovered that in Ostrów Tumski was a palace of Mieszko and Dobrawa. This palace symbolised the power of Mieszko I. What's more, in the palace of the duke there was a first polish chapel from the iniciative of his christian wife Dobrawa. From the palace site was erected  St. Ma...

Yesterday I started a new adventure. And it seems quite fascinating to me! Well, I started a course for being a tourist guide in Poznań. I am fond of history and foreign languages so it looks like a perfect place for me to be! As one wide man said: "Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into storyteller." And it starts when you just leave your home looking for a new adventure. I would like to become a storyteller about Poznań, I would like to tell tourists about polish legends in alluring way and just know my city inside out. Well, it will not be easy, I will finish my course in March and I will pass (I hope) and exams from a practical and theoretical part so I think I have to study hard to be well prepared for this challenge. For now, I don't know much about Poznań. Of course, I know where the cathedral is, where you can drink a good coffee and where to go for shopping but I will try to increse my knowledge about my beautiful city just to pass the inform...

Hello! It's not easy to come back to our daily routine and to writing post every weekend. Well, I love holidays and I love spending it in an extraordinary way. I think I am very lucky and happy person and I really like sharing this love & happiness with others. So this summer I travelled to... Zambia! The Republic of Zambia is country in Southern Africa. We lived in Kasama, which is more or less 3 hours from Tanzania. Even though I don't know a lot about history of Zambia I know that (unfortunately) it has become the British colony. In 1964 Zambia became independent of the UK. Well, zambian motto is "one Zambia, one nation", but it's not so easy. There are a lot of different tribes which dwells this country. When you'll travel to the northen part of Zambia (Luapula Province) you'll meet Bantu tribe which speak Bemba. Whereas you will travel to Victoria Falls (amazing waterfalls in the southern part of Zambia) you will meet Tonga tribe. I can speak...

Hey guys! Summer is coming! Finally! So many things to do! SO many exams to write! So many project to finish! But well, I am very happy because on Friday I came back from school trip were I was a tourist guide. I have to tell you that being a tourist guide is very very stressul but also satisfying job. Last year I worked for Rainbow Tours and this one I changed a company and I'm satisfied 'cause new one is much more organised and firendly. It's smaller one and owners are very opend and friendly. And the other one is unfortunately a huge company. Well, so last 3 days I was guiding a class from Szamotuły. We traveld to Kotlina Kłodzka, we were in twierdza Kłodzka - monumental fortress and we've seen mine laying sidewalks. That was really a cool experience to work with children :) We went to Błędne Skały and Szczeliniec Wielki (polish mountains) and we looked for gold in one of the mines :) Stunning view from Szczeliniec Wielki :)

Hi! Today a short post about one of my favourite italian songwriters and singers. Zucchero. Sugar. I will suggest you some of his songs and bring closer to his life. He is italian born in Roncocesi in 1955. His career begun in Seventies when he found a small band. His internation career is spanning for many years. He took part in Festival San Remo - on of the most famous festivals in Italy. He sang with Pavarotti, Clapton and Sting. As he writes in his book "Suono della domenica" he loves a simple life. He compares himself to a carpetner who also has to do his work. We wakes up and goes to work. He works all day long to come for dinner to his house. I think most of his songs are really charming, although I confirm that some of them are not successful. I want to propose you my favourite Zucchero's song:  Let's start form English one. WONDERFUL LIFE. I really appreciate a chorus of that song: No need to run and hide It's a wonderful wonderful life No need to l...

Hi! How are you? Finally sun shines all day long, a lot of people go out, everyday I meet  people riding bicycles and... that's awsome! The only problems are... exams! I really don't get why all tests, exams ecc. have to be at the end of the semester.... I used to adore june because of it's temperatures and ice creams in all corners of the city but the vision of sitting in the library all day long is so oppressive. I don't want now to accuse teachers and professors of forcing us to study all June... But well, this is an ugly truth :P I'm really so anxious about my exams this years because from July I go to a volonteering project for almost 3 months. So I have to pass all my exam because I will not have another chance... So now I really dream of 29th of June and the end of exams... But as it is said, every man is the architect of his own fortune so there's no time for being blue or anxoius but to study hard. :D So maybe I should now finish my stupid post (well,...

In the last post I wrote you why do I love travelling. Today something totally opposite. I would like to share with you my idea why I really like my city - Poznań. First of all, it's not too big but not to small. If i want to go to my friend who lives in the opposite site of the city it takes me more or less 40 minutes. If I want to go to the cinema, to the theatre, to the shopping mall everything is so close. We've got airport with cheap fligts for example to Edinburgh or to Barcelona. We can go to small swimming pool or choose complex of swimming pools called Termy Maltańskie. If we are tired of the city we can go to Malta lake or go to chill out in the nearby forest. When we want to spend some time with family or friends in the city we can go to chinese, italian, french restaurant. Whatever you want. Some time ago I went with my boyfriend to another cosy and magic place in Poznań. PALM HOUSE!  In a moment you can be in Africa or in Asia. You can change climatic...