I’m not such a big fan of “Game of Thrones”, but I watched all seasons of this series. Like many similar productions, it began promising, and then its quality gradually deteriorated, and the last season turned out to be a great disappointment. However, I was glad to see Dubrovnik, the film capital of the Seven Kingdoms. *** Nie jestem aż…
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RUINS OF THE LAROCHETTE CASTLE
Ruins of castles are really magical places. The walls embedded in the rock, rugged and ravaged by time, seem to hide thousands of untold stories. Just imagining the stages of building such a medieval castle makes a shiver run down your spine. How many people had to sacrifice their lives to build a defensive castle on such a high rock? Looking down…
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CHÂTEAU D’IF
blacker than the sea, blacker than the sky, rose phantom-like the vast stone structure, whose projecting crags seemed like arms extended to seize their prey Alexandre Dumas “The Count of Monte Cristo” A trip to the Château d’If is an attraction for really patient tourists, but the impressions from the trip are unforgettable. To avoid the horrors of driving the car…
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VERY SHORT STORIES FROM CRETE
Ancient story This is not a happy day for Rhea. Although she just gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy and she feels good herself, she is trembling with fear. Her husband – Kronos – made it clear that he would swallow all his children as soon as they were born. And he already proved he was not kidding. Poseidon,…
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LES FALAISES D’ÉTRETAT
I encountered the cliffs of Étretat for the first time in Paris, in the winter of 2013. We decided to go to the French capital with my parents to show them this amazing city. It was a spontaneous one-day trip by car. Departure early in the morning and return in the evening. We had plans to visit the Louvre. We…
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MONT SAINT-MICHEL
Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island on the English Channel, in southwestern Normandy. I had no idea what a tidal island was until we spent a few days on one of them. The dictionary definition of the tidal island is: a fragment of land, which connection to the mainland is revealed only during low tide. Sounds amazing, but how does…
