Bonn – The Accidental Capital City
07.10.2017 Last night as I filled out my Interrail card I realised that I had badly miscalculated. Today is the final day I can use...
In The Land of The Giant Churches
I read an article about the origins of the surname ‘Pach’ on the Web. My father maintained that the name had German roots, but like...
Leipzig – The City Of Bach
29.09.2017 One final twist. A Scottish couple who are also guests in this hotel tell me about a newly opened exhibition dedicated to the contribution...
Where Did The Lwów Folk Go?
Wrocław (pronounced Vrots – wav) is a city in western Poland, in a region called Silesia, which after WW2 not only became Polish once again...
An Unexpected Development
20.09.2017 My second visit to Kraków, Poland’s ancient capital and a city where my father lived for a few years as his father was stationed...
Warsaw – The Phoenix City
If you have seen the award winning film ‘The Pianist’, you will get an idea of the condition of Warsaw at the conclusion of WW2;...
The Value of Being Objective
12.09.2017 I made the correct decision to stay in Piła, despite its unattractiveness. It is on a main rail line which is important as a...
Paying Respects
09.09.2017 Continuing with my diary extracts. From today, my Interrail card is valid and I’ll be using it to travel between all my planned destinations...
From Ruins To Renewal
Beata Stankiewicz’s discovery brought my father’s story back to life. She even went herself to find the grave and also the house where my grandfather...
Lviv: The Lion City
Lviv, as it is called today was founded by Leo the eldest son of King Daniel of Ruthenia around 1240. it was absorbed into the...