Ustroń: Aunt's and uncle's place
Date/Time: Sun 15 Feb 2009 05:36:06 PM CET
Beskid Mountains with lots of snow. On the picture the store and house of Magda's aunt and uncle in Ustroń.
Now it is also a hotel. A great place for trips into the Beskids!
Ustroń: Wisła river
Date/Time: Sun 15 Feb 2009 05:42:14 PM CET
Beskid mountains: lots of snow along the shores of the river Wisła. The river is the longest the 3 main rivers in Poland: Wisła, Odra and Warta.Its origin is in Barania Góra, in the Beskid mountains.
In Ustroń it is still a small river.
The river flows later trough Krakow and Warsaw and ends in the Bałtyk sea.
Tychy: our house with huge icicles
Date/Time: Thu 19 Feb 2009 10:46:25 AM CET
In the winer there is always LOT'S of snow on our roof. Because of the old plumbing and the frozen gutter, at the end of each ice cold winter we have HUGE icecles . They can reach upto 50cm!
Tychy: Where's the garden??
Date/Time: Thu 19 Feb 2009 10:49:46 AM CET
In the winter our garden is covered with a thick layer of snow.
Łaziska in winter
Date/Time: Sun 20 Dec 2009 10:18:22 AM CET
Grandma (from Magda's father's side) lives in a small farm in Łasiska. Łasiska is a small village very close to the border with Chech. It is a great place to visit all year around, also during the long winter.
Łasiska: wooden church
Date/Time: Sun 20 Dec 2009 11:36:12 AM CET
Typical of the region around Łasiska are the wooden churches. The All Saints church in the village dates back to 1579 and contains some very fine paintings on wood.
Łasiska: wooden church,cross
Date/Time: Sun 20 Dec 2009 11:37:19 AM CET
Łasiska: wooden church, cross
Łaziska: Winter Apple
Date/Time: Sun 20 Dec 2009 11:44:10 AM CET
Łaziska: Winter Apple
Bielsko-Biała: winter hike
Date/Time: Sat 06 Feb 2010 02:14:16 PM CET
Bielsko-Biała is a city located at the foot of the Beskid Mountains and is a great place to start mountain walks. In the winter, on a clear day, the views are fabulous!
Bielsko-Biała: winter hike , where's the road?
Date/Time: Sat 06 Feb 2010 04:51:27 PM CET
During a hike in the Beskid mountains together with our friend Radek we wanted to take a smaller route. Before we knew we were stuck in veeery deep snow but we managed :-) Next time we will bring snowshoes!