The Parish Church of the City of Poznań - Part 3 (3 pics)

Here are the final few images from my first visit to  "The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Perpetual Succour".  I definitely intend to go back and try to get more, and better, pictures.  I decided to leave this batch on a "darker" note, but I actually really like the feel of these images.


As always, make sure you click the link to see the rest of the pictures below.  And don't forget, click the pictures to see the larger-sized images.

Enjoy!

The Parish Church of the City of Poznań - Part 2 (5 pics)

Here are the second part of the pictures from my visit  "The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Perpetual Succour".  These are mostly images of some of the artistic details.  Unfortunately, due to the dim light and the fact that I didn't want try and bring a tripod in, many of my other shots weren't usable.

As always, make sure you click the link to see the rest of the pictures below.  And don't forget, click the pictures to see the larger-sized images.

Enjoy!

The Parish Church of the City of Poznań - Part 1 (5 pics)

I took this Friday (today) off and since it was such a nice day I decided to grab my Nikon and pay a visit to the Parish Church of the City of Poznań.  Officially known as "The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Perpetual Succour", it is a "post-Jesuit" (don't know what that means) church dedicated to St. Stanisław, and it was built from 1651-1705.

It really is a staggeringly beautiful place, and my pictures don't even remotely do it justice.  It is in continual use, and on days like today is not lit up inside, so my pictures could have been better.  But out of respect for the worshipers who are coming in an out all day I didn't want to try and use a tripod or flash.

I did have the incredible luck that as I was there a children's choir came in and sang several songs (hymn's?) in what sounded like Latin.  The acoustics are incredible (as you would expect) and they were very talented.  It was an almost surreal experience, but I feel very lucky to have been there at just the right time.  I saw them elsewhere later and they seemed to be part of student group that was visiting Poznań, not regulars.

Anyway, I think I'll spread the pictures out over 3 days or so.  So make sure you click the link to see the rest of the pictures below and then check back tomorrow and Sunday.

Don't forget, click the pictures to see the larger-sized images.

Enjoy!

Polish Lessons: #1

I decided that since I'm struggling to learn Polish, you might as well struggle with me.  :)

Actually, I thought I'd post some of the interesting words or other things that get my attention as I try to learn even a bit of this language while I'm here.  So here is the first.
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Something that sisters throughout the English-speaking world will find highly appropriate is the fact that the Polish word for "brother" is "Brat".  :)

Beware the Bunnies!!! (3 pics)

Apparently the Easter Bunnies here in Poland are a particularly militaristic bunch.  Look at how they like to line up into such regimented groups!

And given that they show a marked preference for purple and white, the colors of the local "futball" club, they may also be a particularly dangerous type of futball "hooligan".  With some of the Euro 2012 matches coming soon to Poznań, the authorities may need to look into this group with some care.  ;)

A few pictures from Saturday's wander.... (7 pictures)

So the weather this Saturday was fairly nice.  The high was around 9C (~48F), it was sunny, and like a lot of other people I saw around Poznań I decided to go for a long walk (and explore more the city in my case).  I knew there was supposed to be a gym and a large park to the south of my apartment, in the Wilda district, so I headed that direction.

For once I am actually going to list street names so that if you want to pull up a Google map, you can sort of follow along.  And here's a very high-level overview as well.

To see the pictures and more info, click the link.