Poland is Awesome, or why this blog has no posts.

Okay, so this is what happened.

I went for a very long bike ride.

I was exhausted and had too many photos to take care of all at once.

Then, many other things happened. I got a job, I lost a job, I got sick, I got better. And last week I decided that I wasn't having fun with project 365 anymore. So, I gave it up. Four years and three quarters is quite enough!

I still take a lot of pictures, but I don't take them every day anymore. That's all that changed.

The bigger news is that I've started a hobby blog which I hope will turn into a professional portal some day. It's called Poland is Awesome:

It will contain all my stories and photos from my travels around the country, written with extra attention to detail and interesting facts and anecdotes. If you enjoyed learning a little bit about my country while you were reading this blog, then you should like Poland is Awesome. It's a light, fluffy blog, aimed at foreigners, in particular Western ones, who may be completely unaware of just how many awesome things one can see and do in Poland.

So, come and visit! Subscribe! Read! Comment! Ask questions! Learn crazy Polish words and idioms!

 http://polandisawesome.blogspot.com/

The latest post is about All Souls' Day, which is the day when the cemeteries are open well past sundown. Oh, and did I mention there are lots of pretty photos?

Go check it out!

177/365: This is what I'm leaving behind

177/365: This is what I'm leaving behind, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 26th

Well, only for a fortnight and half... but I sure feel bad. They're so cuddly. (and yes, if you're wondering, that cardboard box has been eaten. By both of them. Steadily, meticulously, they tear away at it.)


I will be camping, but I promise to make good use of that lovely android smartphone I have now. Keep an eye out on my twitter.

176/365: Village Party

176/365: Village Party, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 25th

So, thanks to the power of Facebook, I know what parties are happening in town even though I never go and don't have many friends. I don't like parties. But I LOVE photo opportunities.

This gig was in someone's barn, with hay all over the place, that's why they called it a Village Party.

175/365: Critical Mass Łódź

175/365: Critical Mass Łódź, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 24th

Critical Mass for June! I don't go very often, but I just felt like it this month. And they rode right past my house, so I didn't even have to ride up to the meeting point.

174/365: The bird

174/365: The bird, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 23rd

Today was Corpus Christi. I didn't go see any processions this year. The city was really quiet when I went for a walk- it's a holiday, everything is closed, and since it falls on a thursday, a lot of people use the opportunity to take a long weekend.

173/365: Sewing machine

173/365: Sewing machine, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 22nd

It is good to have friends with sewing machines and a kind heart. Sylwia fixed my trousers and attached extra loops to my bike bags. :)

172/365: Spinach, tomato, basil

172/365: Spinach, tomato, basil, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 21st

I had a friend over. She bought spinach, then left without eating it. I detest spinach, but I also detest wasting food, so I camouflaged it in a tomato, pepper and garlic sauce. Yum. :)

171/365: A colourful day

171/365: A colourful day, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 20th

The bike path along Jana Pawła is not very scenic, but always interesting in terms of colour.

170/365: Lodz Sewer Museum

170/365: Lodz Sewer Museum, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 19th

The so-called 'Inner Tube' (Dętka) sewer runs in a circle under the Plac Wolności in Łódź, and was one of the first segments of the city's sewage system, built in 1926. It was designed by the british engineer William Heerlein Lindley (the younger Lindley) and the construction was supervised by local engineer Stefan Skrzywan. It's a large sewer, 187 cm tall and 1,5 m wide, and was used for water retention in the event that one of the connecting sewers needed purging.

169/365: Squish

169/365: Squish, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 18th

One of the many abandoned buildings in Łódź (though there is at least one occupied apartment in this one still). Why is it folded over like that? I don't know. Maybe just for the sake of having windows.