On 29 August 1958, Michael Joe Jackson was born.

54 years ago a unique special baby was born, on the earth to make a difference. 

54 years ago at 7:33pm a LEGEND was born that would touch the WORLD by his charm, talent & LOVE. 

I can't begin to describe how blessed we all are to have experienced this genius and loving creation of God. 

Wherever you are 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL JACKSON ! 

Here you can see MJ's 39th birthday during his HIStory tour. 

by Malwi (of course ) 

The Dunajec River.

 The other day we decided to try this what you can see below. You get on this wooden boat/raft (honestly it's  5 smaller canoes linked together with ropes) and enjoy a 20km ride which takes 2h15mins. On a bright day the views along the way are amazing. I was surprised to see so many tourists taking this tour because that is a rather hidden place on the map and Pieniny (the mountains) are not that much popular among foreigners. Glad so many of them discover such sights.

Each raft gets two guides dressed in a traditional vests and hats.

Views on the way:

The only thing used for the boat to move is this wooden stick.

Passing by a camp site. Two nice gentlemen had their own river bar. LOL.

The Three Crowns massif seen from the raft. It is possible to hike there.

Here is a Slovakian raft since the river goes along Polish-Slovakian border at some points both nations offer such trips.

My "lovely and only son" - as he refers to himself. LOL. Kids these days. Way to smart and way to cute.

Though these boys did that, I would not risk jumping like that. The river is not a deep one (not anymore, used to be) and it is easy to hit a rock with your head...

These two little girls are Eva & Gosia (Maggie) :) I do not think I have ever met more polite and nicer girls. Always with smiles on their faces.

Now that was quite a sight! There is a walking path/bike route along the river's bank. Seeing  group of nuns was pretty funny but I guess they also need some holidays from time to time, right?

After 2 hours we reached a holiday town called Szczawnica. Below are houses built in a typical mountain style.

And newly renowated river bank, filled with tourists in the evening.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
H.

ps: I won't write again photos by me, bc they are by me lol.

Niedzica Castle (Dunajec Castle)

Welcome back! I had a blast during that part of my holidays. Explored a lot of great places in the Pieniny and the Tatra Mountains on the border of Poland and Slovakia.

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The first stop (even before arriving at our sleeping point) was the Niedzica Castle located in a village of Niedzica. It is also known as the Dunajec Castle, name taken from the river that starts nearby.
There is a legend that the castle used to be inhabitet by Incas and that there is a treasure hidden somewhere in the depths of the castle. Nowadays it serves as a historical museum.

The castle is located on a hill from where there is a view of Czorsztyn Lake.

There is a square in sorrounded by the castle walls.

A view of the square from the upper balcony.

Everyone can visit the inside of the castle which is a set of corridors and hidden rooms.

Here a display of furniture, dishes and clothes from the past.

Tea, anyone? :)

From the hill you can also see Czorsztyn dam.

A look from the top of the dam onto another part of the lake.

This is how the castle looks from the dam.

When having some time on your hands you can also take a boat tour round the lake. It is not a port or anything close to a port and the pier looks like that. Just wait until the boat comes to get you.

Water ATP :) Really cool way of spending some time.

Enjoying our ride on the top deck.

That is how the castle looks like from the lake. Reminds me of Scotland...

The landscape of Pieniny Mountains - forest, water, green + fresh air and amazing views.

 Happy as always :)

Thanks for stopping by. More to come soon.

a quick look at Warsaw in summer...

Let us take you for a walk through Warsaw. Just a part of it...

Marie Sklodowska-Curie's place of birth near the Old Town. She was famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. Also the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes - in chemistry and physics. She discovered two elements - polonium and radium.

ATP style - blue version.

a walk through the Old Town.

the Old Town square is a picturesque place with old terraced houses sorrounding the square. A perfect place for a sunny day walk.

That's an entrance to one of the restaurants or rather its outdoor seating place.

One restaurant offered Chopin - vodka version.

Malwi at her best - shopping ;)

Where the old meets the new.

St. Anne's Church in the Castle Square. At that time there was a wedding hence the white car.

Although there was nothing interesting inside, the outside of this shop looks nice.

This street is called Krakowskie Przedmieście and it was tranformed into a lovely walking path.

We also had time to drink some bubble tea :)

I took hibiscus and Malwi cranberries. Without the black bubbles. They are not tasty. We prefer the yoghurt ones.

Those two were amazing ....

But those were ohhhhh terrible .... 

See. Bubbles make you happy! :) and blurry LOL

After a day full of ATPing, fun and sun we were getting ready to see BATMAN "Dark Knight - Knight Rises" it was really good in IMAX, the best version since "Batman Returns" from 1992 by Tim Burton.      

Here we are almost ready to go :) 

On our wahy to the cinema ... and Hanna was Tweeting .. as always LOL :) 

OK, so when you come to Warsaw you get to see that building. It is called Palace of Culture and Science. It was built in the 50s last century and was a gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland. That times passed and majority of people in Poland hate that building considering it as a symbol of past Soviet domination. It's ugly and useless and thanks God there's only one like this in Poland. We wouldn't stand more.

ATP night style. Kinda cool way to protect your bike from the thieves, huh? :)

Who doesn't love DB?

DB add in the underground. You see he did that for H&M (Hanna & Malwi :D )

Oh and at 2am I finally found something interesting :P 

Sunny Sunday in Wilanów, one of Warsaw's districts. Home of one of the most beautiful palaces in Poland. It was a home of Polish kings. Also known as the Polish Versailles, though there is only one Versailles, the one in France. :)

Later that day we went to a huge park - Łazienki Park (the word means "bathrooms", however, no connection!). Honestly, I do not know whether there was some Chinese holiday/celebration/etc. but they had these decorations all over the park.

In the park you will find Fryderyk Chopin's monument. During summer there are piano concerts here.

ATP boat style! Available for everyone. Isn't that a nice way to spend Sunday?

Palace on the Water. There is a funny story with that one. Back in the past when Michael Jackson visited Poland he wanted to buy it. He was not allowed to because it was explained to him that this is a part of National Trust, not for sale.

Stage of Roman theater. Check out these actors. LOL.

Greetings from Warsaw from me :)

 till the next post.
H&M :)


PS: photos by us :)