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If you dream about romantic walks down empty beaches, there is no better moment to do this than visit the Polish seaside in early Autumn. It is rather cold, but nothing comes at no price. Early Autumn at the Polish Baltic Sea has for sure many other advantages than crowdy and noisy summer can offer you here. Let me share with you photos from a few nice spots in Gdynia and Sopot, which together with Gdańsk form the metropolitan area of Tricity (Trójmiasto). GDYNIA A beach close to the port of Gdynia, where you can see the famous sailing vessels: a museum ship Dar Pomorza (one of the 8 branches of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk) and the sail training ship Dar Młodzieży, another museum ship and the oldest preserved destroyer in the world ORP Błyskawica, and many other ships. Pigeons are everywhere in Poland. Even at the seaside - trying to blend with the seagulls. Another common Polish bird the cormorant spread his wings to dry them up in the sea breeze. ORŁOWO Gdynia-Orłowo is for sure one of the most picturesque sights in the Tricity. One of my favorite ones at least. Enjoy a tasty break in the local restaurant with the view on the legendary colorful fishing boats. Still running every day to provide you with fresh fish. You can buy them here straight from the fisherman. Take a walk by the beach to the famous Orłowski Cliff. At this time of the year the beech forests growing on the steep slopes turn on spectacularly colorful. SOPOT A visit to Sopot would not be complete without a walk down the logest wooden pier in Europe - 450 metres from the edge of the shore, 650 m total. In the background the Sheraton Sopot Hotel. On the right hand side the legendary Grand Hotel. Both hotels are symbols of luxury. Possibly a dream of many tourists visiting the seaside every year. From clubs to coffeehouses, in summer nightlife in Sopot flourishes. However, even in Autumn there are many places that welcome to take a break and enjoy the splendid mood of this seaside resort town. The side streets of Sopot are lined with unique wooden architecture. An unusually shaped building in Sopot. The crooked little house Krzywy Domek is part of the Rezydent shopping center. For the end my favorite Autumn accent from the trip to Tricity. The park along the Aleja Piłsudskiego in Gdynia. Amazing, isn't it?! Hopefully soon I will share with you a few views from the third city that forms Tricity: Gdańsk. There are definately a couple amazing nooks and crannies to see there!
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I think someone is watching me ... Visionary builder among animals. For humans its visionary constructions are rather incomprehensible and often synonymous with a real apocalypse. Especially if you are a true defender of trees. In the Middle Ages beavers were one of the commonest animals in Poland only to become almost extinct in the 19th century due to excessive hunting. Indeed, hunters appreciated beaver hunting for many reasons: meat, fat, tail, fur and skin, once believed to be precious enough to substitute money. It comes as no surprise then that in the 11th century one of the Polish kings Bolesław Chrobry introduced first laws to protect these animals and even appointed a special official to watch the observence of these laws. It turned out to be of no help as the number of beavers was shrinking dramatically until they became completely extinct in the 19th century. The population was recovered in the beginning of the 20th century and today there are almost 70 thousand beavers in Poland. Times have changed and also the attitude to beavers has changed. Today beavers are often perceived as pests. It is partly related to the fact that except for humans they have no natural enemies, so their number constantly grows, they are very expansive and their activity is almost unlimited. They are often responsible for the floodings of fields and meadows, they bite and cut down trees, destroy dykes, embankments and even undermine the communication paths. To put it short, they have many enemies - all of them have a human face. Still there are places where beavers reside afar from human habitats and their activity is believed to be not only harmless, but even salutory to the natural environment. They can cut almost any tree up to 1 meter in diameter to built lodges, which they constantly keep on rebuilding, enriching and tiding in the same manner as they care for their own hygene. This extremely vigilant animal can scare you to death, especially if you approach its habitat at night – then it may decide to dive into the water hitting the surface with its powerful tail. This is a warning sign against an intruder for the other members of the flock! One of many signals of a very complex communication system. A beaver is definately a family type. Monogamous. Caring for the family. If you happen to observe beavers build lodges during the day, you may believe yourself to be very lucky! By nature, beavers are in fact nocturnal animals. They are extremely skittish and can stay under water for a very long time. Dive masters! The funny thing is that this rare occasion to observe beavers by day coincided with the supermoon, which is also refered to as the Beaver Moon in Anglosaxon and Asiatic countries.
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Hi! My name is Victoria. Welcome to my personal travel photoblog about Poland created especially for you, my foreign friends, who are curious about Poland!
ABOUT MEEnglish philologist and film editor by education. Translator by occupation. A lover of my motherland Poland and globetrotter with journalist ambitions. Passionate about photography. I love traveling, active way of spending time and contact with nature. Experience and explore - that is what drives me! I am on the look for happy islands. Archives
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