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Jonathan Kuiper
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I travel. I tell stories and bad jokes. I also go for walks and long drives when I'm not playing teacher for my day job. I don't like to do too much planning in advance for any of my trips. It's better to just be surprised and go with the flow.
I'm hoping this channel serves as a wayside point for you, a reprieve from the world around us, especially for my fellow introverts. Let's not take things too seriously. Enjoy my "tourist" first impression travel vlogs, walking tours, and comedic shorts for what they are...a break. I don't claim to know everything, let alone the history of where I visit, I simply am just along for the conversation and the experience.
Thanks for checking out the channel. Stay for a while, subscribe, and comment.
I'm hoping this channel serves as a wayside point for you, a reprieve from the world around us, especially for my fellow introverts. Let's not take things too seriously. Enjoy my "tourist" first impression travel vlogs, walking tours, and comedic shorts for what they are...a break. I don't claim to know everything, let alone the history of where I visit, I simply am just along for the conversation and the experience.
Thanks for checking out the channel. Stay for a while, subscribe, and comment.
YOU can’t BEAT TIRANA on a SUMMER NIGHT 😮 🇦🇱
I didn't know what to expect the moment I walked out of my taxi and into the streets of Tirana, Albania. Talk about unexpected and a huge surprise. Join me on this tourist walking tour in the downtown area around the time of the European cup. You will see some shops, restaurants, and other places of interest that might be worth visiting in the future on your trip to Albania.
00:00 Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
02:00 Around Skanderbeg Square
04:10 Et'hem Bej Mosque
07:30 Rruga Luigj Gurakuqi
09:00 Rruga Shenasi Dishnica 1 and Old Bazaar
11:38 Rruga Qemal Stafa
12:38 Rruga e Barrikadave
#tirana #albania #travel #travelvlog #expatlife #walkingtour #expatlife #storytime
00:00 Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
02:00 Around Skanderbeg Square
04:10 Et'hem Bej Mosque
07:30 Rruga Luigj Gurakuqi
09:00 Rruga Shenasi Dishnica 1 and Old Bazaar
11:38 Rruga Qemal Stafa
12:38 Rruga e Barrikadave
#tirana #albania #travel #travelvlog #expatlife #walkingtour #expatlife #storytime
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Is this Poland’s roughest neighborhood? LOCKED OUT in Bielsko-Biala 🇵🇱
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We have arrived at the beautiful city of Bielsko-Biala. Once two cities, that became one in the 1950s, this jewel along the White river is nestled near the Czechia and Slovakian borders where the famous Vienna-Lvov road once travled. Join me on part two of this walking tour and travel vlog as we continue to explore this city that seems to be right out of Vienna, Prague, and Budapest. With amazi...
Poland's Little Vienna is ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING 🇵🇱 Bielsko-Biala is a MUST VISIT!
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I have heard about this unique Polish city on the White river for sometime - a beautiful city nestled near the Czechia and Slovakian borders where the famous Vienna-Lvov road one traveled. Once this was an area of two separate cities Bielsko and Biala. In the 1950s, they became one. Join me on this walking tour and travel vlog as we get thrown into city streets and homes that are right out of V...
🇵🇱 WROCLAW'S HOLIEST ISLAND is lacking soul and heart for this TOURIST
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We have found ourselves in one of Poland's major cities and one famous for their Christmas Markets. This is part two of two. Join me on this walking tour and travel vlog as we look for Cathedral Island and to get a better idea on what places are close to the beautiful river. Let me know in the comments if you have been to this city before. Do you get any ideas on places to visit or things to do...
🇵🇱 Wrocław OLD TOWN is not what I expected
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We have found ourselves in one of Poland's major cities and one famous for their Christmas Markets. Join me on this travel vlog and walking tour as we see what Wroclaw has to offer in the summer months. We will leave the train station and venture over to the Old Town on the same route that many newcomers to the city take. Let me know in the comments if you have been to this city before. Did you...
Poznań's MOST UNDERRATED SPOTS must be Cathedral Island and the Srodka district 🇵🇱
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We are in the middle of our Poland summer tour and have found ourselves back in Poznan. Join me on the second part this early morning walking tour and travel vlog. Gone are the tourists and the crowds - instead you can just focus on the beauty of the area. We will walk to Cathedral Island and explore the surrounding area specifically the Srodka district. Let me know what you think in the commen...
Poznań OLD TOWN is UNRECOGNIZABLE in the early morning 🇵🇱
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We are in the middle of our Poland summer tour and have found ourselves back in Poznan. Join me as we check out the old town and some adjoining squares for an early morning walking tour and travel vlog. Gone are the tourists and the crowds - instead you can just focus on the beauty of the area. We will walk through Old Town, Stary Rynek, explore St. Anthony of Padua and look at do different squ...
DON'T JUDGE OLSZTYN by the first impression 🇵🇱 AN ADORABLE OLD TOWN AWAITS here in Poland
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We have come to our final stop in the Warmian-Masurian district to the crossroads city of Olsztyn. I'll be the first to share I didn't know what to expect. Between the construction at the train station and the first glimpses of the streets, I wasn't hopeful. And yet, as you will find on this walking tour and travel vlog after the initial impressions, there is a beautiful city to find. I'll show...
🇵🇱 POLAND’S AMAZING CANAL is worth a trip! More reasons to VISIT are Boyen Fortress and Swing Bridge
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While part one of our adventure to Gizycko focused on the marina and the main streets, today we are going to play tourist and check out the infamous Boyen Fortress, the Swing Bridge, and the canals. This main canal in the city is beautiful. If you are a history buff or enjoy seeing one of a kind structures, this vlog should be worthwhile and is a must for experiencing Poland. It certainly will ...
Giżycko 🇵🇱 POLAND’S MOST POPULAR LAKESIDE DESTINATION is busy with tourists but still COOL and FUN😎
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After a successful trip to Elk we are going deeper into Poland's many lakes - specifically to the hub of the Warmian-Masurian lakes region where all the action is. Between lakes Kisajno and Niegocin, Gizycko truly has something to offer every visitor. Join me on this extended walking tour and travel vlog as we truly do explore all that this city has to offer. In part one we will focus on the ma...
Poland’s lakes start at Ełk - what a FANTASTIC LAKE side community and city 🇵🇱
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We are in the middle of our summer adventure and tour of Poland. Leaving Bialystok we are heading into the heart of the lakes region of Poland. Today we will go to Elk county in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the city of Elk (Ełk) no less. Elk is the largest city in the historic Masuria region. This is the same Elk where Pope John Paul II said Mass in front of 300,000 in 1999 and later bec...
Białystok - Is this eastern Poland’s tastiest food and the city’s most haunting memorial 🇵🇱
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Białystok - Is this eastern Poland’s tastiest food and the city’s most haunting memorial 🇵🇱
Białystok - Poland's BEST CITY deserves more TOURISTS 🇵🇱 RAIN couldn't stop this trip
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Białystok - Poland's BEST CITY deserves more TOURISTS 🇵🇱 RAIN couldn't stop this trip
🇵🇱 WARSAW’S MOST STRIKING ATTRACTION is not OLD TOWN, PALACE OF CULTURE, NOWY SWIAT, or MDM
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🇵🇱 WARSAW’S MOST STRIKING ATTRACTION is not OLD TOWN, PALACE OF CULTURE, NOWY SWIAT, or MDM
PSZCZYNA is the MOST ROMANTIC place in POLAND 🇵🇱 The Tourists are also a ROYAL PAIN IN MY BUTT
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PSZCZYNA is the MOST ROMANTIC place in POLAND 🇵🇱 The Tourists are also a ROYAL PAIN IN MY BUTT
🇵🇱 DON'T VISIT POLAND IN SUMMER - 5 REASONS
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🇵🇱 DON'T VISIT POLAND IN SUMMER - 5 REASONS
🇵🇱 KATOWICE is POLAND'S WORST KEPT SECRET for fun, Spaceships, parks, and unique building designs 🇵🇱
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🇵🇱 KATOWICE is POLAND'S WORST KEPT SECRET for fun, Spaceships, parks, and unique building designs 🇵🇱
🇵🇱 KAZIMIERZ is the ONE LEGIT PLACE to visit IN KRAKOW - aka the HIPSTER DISTRICT
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🇵🇱 KAZIMIERZ is the ONE LEGIT PLACE to visit IN KRAKOW - aka the HIPSTER DISTRICT
KRAKOW’S FINEST PANORAMIC VIEWS ARE FOUND ON TOP OF KRAKUS MOUND 🇵🇱
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KRAKOW’S FINEST PANORAMIC VIEWS ARE FOUND ON TOP OF KRAKUS MOUND 🇵🇱
San Xavier Mission 🏜️ is glorious and worth the visit!
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San Xavier Mission 🏜️ is glorious and worth the visit!
SEDONA’S RED ROCK is HEAVENLY AND OUT OF THIS WORLD - AN ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING ARIZONA TRAVEL VLOG
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SEDONA’S RED ROCK is HEAVENLY AND OUT OF THIS WORLD - AN ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING ARIZONA TRAVEL VLOG
LET'S DRIVE AND SEE ARIZONA'S SPIRITUAL HOT SPOT OF SEDONA 🏜️ - ARIZONA TRAVEL VLOG
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LET'S DRIVE AND SEE ARIZONA'S SPIRITUAL HOT SPOT OF SEDONA 🏜️ - ARIZONA TRAVEL VLOG
Southerners LOVE this Civil War town 🚣♂️ FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA TRAVEL VLOG
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Southerners LOVE this Civil War town 🚣♂️ FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA TRAVEL VLOG
MY HOMETOWN OF EXETER is OVERRATED and the PERFECT COLONIAL CITY 🇺🇸 A NEW ENGLAND TRAVEL VLOG
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MY HOMETOWN OF EXETER is OVERRATED and the PERFECT COLONIAL CITY 🇺🇸 A NEW ENGLAND TRAVEL VLOG
I HATE THIS BRIDGE but love this city in New Hampshire 🇺🇸 Littleton Travel Vlog
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I HATE THIS BRIDGE but love this city in New Hampshire 🇺🇸 Littleton Travel Vlog
I CRASHED AND BURNED AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST ARCADE 😎USA TRAVEL VLOG 🇺🇸
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I CRASHED AND BURNED AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST ARCADE 😎USA TRAVEL VLOG 🇺🇸
BERLIN doesn’t SMELL anymore ⛪️ Find out why few tourists travel to this amazing place 🐻
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BERLIN doesn’t SMELL anymore ⛪️ Find out why few tourists travel to this amazing place 🐻
SAINT ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK is a vacation must, a great seaside retreat 🇨🇦 CANADA TRAVEL VLOG
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SAINT ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK is a vacation must, a great seaside retreat 🇨🇦 CANADA TRAVEL VLOG
No one visits this CENTRAL MAINE TOWN 🦫 Find out why you should avoid this place in the spring.
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No one visits this CENTRAL MAINE TOWN 🦫 Find out why you should avoid this place in the spring.
Is TANGIER one of the BEST PLACES to visit in MOROCCO🤩 🇲🇦 Talk about a historian's dream
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Is TANGIER one of the BEST PLACES to visit in MOROCCO🤩 🇲🇦 Talk about a historian's dream
Tam to była komuna! Bunkry budowali na plaży i w środku miasta 😢 Islam i prawosławni to razem wychodzi średniowiecze😅
@diesel34167 I show some of the bunkers in my next few Albania vlogs. Crazy how many there are. And yes an area of an interesting and unique religious history.
I thought this city was really ugly when I went there honestly, but i only saw parts of it
@vichael my second vlog shows some of the less pretty spots. I think it’s like all cities with ugly and nice spots. In the old town center it’s very nice if you Like that style of architecture.
@@TravelwithMrJon I do like that kind of architecture but I didn't go to the centre exactly as I was only passing through some southern districts when i was touring through Silesia
At least you know it exists should you ever come back this way. @vichael
Came for Poland, stayed for Albania.
Thanks for staying 🥹 @lukaszw1
1. 0:28 Very nice church 👍😊 2. 3:26 Why are they making Tirana a second Katowice ? That's not fair 😐🙄 3. A lot of music, were you out in the city after dark, dancing with the locals ? 💃🕺🎵
@nonperson22 I was surprised as well. I almost didn’t bring my camera. 2. Albania wants to be like southern Poland clearly or they are trying to attract more polish tourists. 3. It was the end of the European Cup… some football thing 😂
@@TravelwithMrJon They are trying to attract more polish tourists but they have attracted an American tourist for now 😆🤗🤭
You would have thought the authorities would remove all the unsightly graffiti.
@davidyoung9561 I heard it’s cool for the younger generations…
this guy is the man. - Nathan P
Thanks Nathan @muthapluckinnathan
Lol
The color of the Wrocław Głowny railway station is consistent with the original color from 1903, i.e. "orange with ochre". The building is on the register of monuments and therefore the color remains the same as on the day of its opening.
That’s a cool piece of information. Thanks for sharing this @barnaba333
Ełk tu śmierdzi !
Okay. Was good 👍 for me
Sporo by ci pomogło gdybyś się nauczył trochę Polskiego.
Yeah or used a translation app. But then again it takes away the newness of these walks or as I say the real tourist experience. @solidarnosc9663
Wg Nostradamusa, ocalałe z III WS żydowskie dziecko, już jako obywatel Szkocji "na nowo odczyta równania wielkiego Alberta". Pozwoli to na opracowanie maszny zatrzumującej w czasie całe armie, co wykorzysta inny Szkot zwany mastifem czy IV Antychrystem. Doprowadzi on do małej IV WS (zginie bodajże 3 miliony ludzi). Na szczęście naukowiec zdradzi zasadę tej maszyny innym nacjom i wredny szkocki Mastiff zostanie pokonany! Z czasem opierając się na tych odkryciach opracują maszyny czasu, pozwalające na błyskawiczne kosmiczne podrożę do odległych planet, które staną się "na wyciągnięcie ręki". Ludzkość zaludni obce planety!!!
@diesel34167 interesting premise. According to Nostradamus we are waiting for the first Antichrist now right?
@@TravelwithMrJon Pierwszy to był Napoleon, drugi to Hitler, a czekamy na trzeciego jedookiego "Mahdiego", który przed końcem dekady powinien się ujawnić gdy Taliban podbije upadający Pakistan i przejmie od nich atomówki. To są tylko jego prywatne oznaczenia ludzi podłych na tym łez padole. Nie zawracałbym sobie tym głowy.
I hear his brother made a monster, not was a monster 😉
lol 😂 hahaha that would have been a better joke @Dreju78
Hello, Watching you from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 getting married to polish guy, we went there to meet with his relatives❤
What did you think of Poland? Where did you go? @Love_Help
@@TravelwithMrJon Hello 👋 we went to Ryn, Belystok, Warsaw,Gizcko
@@TravelwithMrJon I am learning polish words, my BF lives in US, I love Poland especially grocery stores like Bedronka, Zabka, Lidle, I’d like to move to Poland some day! What about you? why did you decide to go to Poland?
@@Love_Help So you were in several cities I just visited and filmed. Bialystok, Warsaw, and Gizycko. Cool :)
@@Love_Help I had a Polish girlfriend years ago, over ten years ago that introduced me to the country. I visited on my own a few times and then moved there for a year. It's a great country.
I learned a new word - Pizazz, thanks.
You are most welcome. @martinjohnson2549
I live here. Surprisingly this is better quality than my sight
@bibliusz777 I've been to the city two times now. Once in the winter and now summer. I like it :)
Thanks for sharing bud , Watching from the Philippines 🇵🇭.
Cool! Thanks for watching. How is the Philippines I was considering doing some exploring over there for one of my school vacations. @user-vm8ci5df2q
It's quite disappointing that our beautiful country has so much graffiti. Thanks for showing us the best parts of Bielsko-Biala, Jonathan 🙂
I did show better parts in part 1. I guess I shouldn't have taken that side street, but then again it's still Poland :) @user-js9ee2xo1k
B-B is really great mid size city in Poland. It deserves better presentation than your random walk that pretty much missed all good places.
@peterkiedron8949 there was a part 1 that showed off more of the city. Frankly my intentions of these tourist walks are simple snapshots. At least there is some content to build from…
👍 and hot greetings 🥵
Yes it was. Hopefully not as hot for you right now. I know that was the most miserable night of sleeping I had on my Poland trip. Absolutely brutal... @Helvett222
Nice little (or not so little) rendezvous around my country, I watched all 17 of them and thoroughly enjoyed them 🍺
Thank you 🙏 was looking at return possibilities today… overall a good summer holiday @ricken21
Unfortunately you have missed the best part of the town. You should have checked Teodora Sixta and Mickiewicz street. There are many historic tenement houses on this street, representing both Art Nouveau and other styles. The most famous buildings standing here include the villa of Teodor Sixt from 1883 and the villa of Hermann Schneider from 1905, which is a unique combination of Art Nouveau and neo-Baroque.
You have given me a reason to return. As you might have noticed I simply turn onto random streets without much planning. @Tomidon at least I saw more Art Nouveau on my first part.
1. The signs on the buildings are not only in Polish but also in English because I called the right place and said you were coming 😎 2. 5:28 Just like I said, you will find the one of your heart 😉 3. Poland is relatively small (the entire area of Poland would fit in the state of Texas) but it has everything: sea, mountains, lakes, flat areas, lots of forests, we even have the only desert in Europe, we even have sand dunes, and lots of historic buildings 😁😁 4. Graffiti is a big problem in Poland, I don't know why people do it, it looks awful. What makes Poland and the States different when it comes to graffiti is that in the States you see graffiti and you know not to go there, in Poland you see graffiti and nothing happens, the area is just like any other 😐😑
@nonperson22 1. Thank you for doing that...I would have to guess where to go, like usual. 2. HAHAHAH 3. I've been to the desert - even filmed it but never released the vlog because it's fake and overrated. There are some nice castles within driving range though. 4. That's a great point. I knew I could walk down that street. In USA, I would be running in the opposite direction even during the middle of the day. 5. I know you were disappointed I didn't jump in the river. It wasn't deep enough.
@@TravelwithMrJon 1. I try to help Americans, I know how much they suffer when they read Polish words 😆 3. Not everyone likes the desert, at least there are no snakes there 😁 5. Good that you didn't jump into the river, but it's even better that you didn't go in it "na waleta" to cool off 🤣😅
@nonperson22 what’s wrong with cooling off in that river? It was shallow 😂 but it would have worked.
@@TravelwithMrJon Na waleta ? Na pewno by zadziałało ale nie wypada 🤣🤣🤣😂
@@nonperson22 hahaha
Respect 4 sharing my sweet home BB to people ❤
@mroxygennemroxygenne2939 It was my pleasure. I wish the heat hadn't been so bad and I could have shown more of the city.
Cavatina Hall is nice piece of modern architecture in Bielsko-Biała. And excellent concert hall
I should have gone inside @mrybinski68
Thank you for visiting my lovely city.
Thank you for watching.
Jonathan, I wonder why you are surprised that Polish cities are beautiful and look like the ones in Austria or Chechia? Poland is Central Europe for ages so why our cities are to look differently? Maybe you had in mind the past days where there were only photos of grey buidfings in Warsaw built in commumist times? I think you know that Warsaw was ruined to the grounds during WW2 and the Old Town had to be rebuit with great effort of the whole nation. Presently Warsaw is also beautiful , green thanks to its parks and a very modern dinamically developing city. I'm glad you liked B-B , I saw you also visited Wrocław I hope you enjoyed your trip to Poland. Greetings from Krakow
@barbac3742 I used to live in Krakow (for a school year) and have been all over the country. This summer I started in Krakow, visited Katowice, Pszczyna, Warsaw, Bialystok, Elk, Gizycko, Olystyn, Poznan and as you noticed Wroclaw. I'm not surprised, I just admire the beauty of the cities. They are different than what I expected or in comparison from where I grew up in the USA. It was a good trip and I was happy to explore more of the countryside.
@@TravelwithMrJon thanks for the info & clarification, I suspected so but wasn't sure. It's great you have been exploring our country and you like it 😀🇵🇱
@@barbac3742 It's a great place and I think unappreciated for the history, art, nature, and people that are present.
My grandmother was born in Bielsko, while it was still Bielsko and Biała and her brother was born a few years later in Bielsko-Biała.
It looks amazing :)
@sylwia8942 It was certainly well worth a trip. I also really liked Pszczyna which is close by too.
12:20 Go visit Licheń if you like churches so much 😉
@MrRzelich I will add to the future list
9:30 You're joking mate...
Did I translate it wrong? It's a Chinese restaurant right? @martinjohnson2549
@@TravelwithMrJon I'm referring to "stomaching" polish food.It's most often made from fresh ingredients, thus it's extremely unlikely to get digestive issues, as long as one doesn't do crazy mixes. Great video thou, we are not taught enough at school about historical treasures across the country. Thanks. Now, I'm onto Your Białystok video.
@martinjohnson2549 stomach issues only if you eat at zabka for your primary meals 🥹. Enjoy Bialystok. I recommend Elk after as a small city contrast.
Wow, I'm polish, I'm an architecture fanatic and didn't know there are so many streets with art nuveau buildings there.
@martinjohnson2548 I know it was pretty amazing this small city has all these buildings. I didn’t even show you all the streets just a sample.
It was expained to you the "socialist" building is not a "socialist" at all so I just want to add that it was designed by famous german architect Henrich Rump. The design represented popular in 1930's "modern" style in architecture and referred to architectural ideas of Max Berg (designed Centennial Hall in Wrocław) who was at that time holding a position of Main Architectural Advisor in Wrocław and was fascinated by New York and its skyscrappers. By the way the building itself was very controversial even for germans and they wanted to rebuild it in 1940, lower it and change the roof (steep intead of flat) but you now... war, and it is what it is...
Wow 😮 that just adds to the story of this interesting building to say the least with the locals not enthused either. Thank you for sharing this tidbit @dekar111
Miło było zobaczyć moje miasto Bielsko-Biała.. Bielsko - Biała pierwotnie składało się z dwóch niezależnych miast które zostały połączone Dlatego jest tam kilka rynków głównych, ( dolny i górny) oraz architektura na którą zwróciłeś uwagę.. pozdrawiam
I did say they were originally separate a few times. Happy to show your city off. @centralna.poczta4648
13:26 GERMAN camps
No offense meant @MrRzelich most people who watch these videos are from Poland. We ALL KNOW they were GERMAN run camps.
@@TravelwithMrJon No offense but there is a tendency to forget about it.
@@MrRzelich I'm still shocked that there is a group of people who not only forget about it but claim it never happened. Always good to add some dialogue. It's been a while since I got a reminder, so I'll make a note as well to continue to make that clear on future vlogs :)
Hey Jonathan, wow this place is a gem! Thanks for taking us on this beautiful virtual tour of Bielsko-Biala. Need to add this to my list of places to visit in Poland. When will you be back in Poland? I'm sure you're already missing it! Take care and looking forwarding to your next vlogs. -Mark from FLA USA
@user-js9ee2xo1k I'm not sure when I will return to Poland. I might go over for the Christmas holidays but there are other countries besides Poland :)
7:50 People in Poland sometimes call this city a "village with trams". Guess not only you get this feel
I am happy to know that @RHaenJarr
Hi Jonathan, Nice vlog and I enjoy your humor and honesty. However, those old churches look magnificent. I would really enjoy seeing them in person one day. Not exactly the ideal weather for sightseeing and some of the other negatives you mentioned. Nevertheless, Wroclaw is beautiful. One thing that catches my eye, is all the graffiti. It's become an obsession in many cities in Poland. Enjoy in good spirit!
@marks6194 Thanks for watching and your comments. My tourist walking tours are not for every person... I think if I came back in the fall or for that matter winter with the spirit of the markets going strong the mood would shift greatly. I was surprised about all the graffiti. It seems the bigger the city in Poland the more graffiti.
From 13 century to 1918 Bielsko /not Biała / was under Czech Kingdom and later Austrian Hapsburg Monarchy. That’s why it reminds Vienna. All architecture is from that period. Biała was in Poland , included to Austria after a first partition of Poland. There’s a significant difference between two towns in architecture. They were connected in one city around 1952,3 or so.
I said they got connected in 1952 or 3 during the walk. @utahdan231
@janekpolczyk5853 It's the brand of the hat back in USA. I have no control over it. If you are that concerned about "Z" because of global events, it doesn't have the same meaning where I'm from. Z is a commonly used letter in the English language. I only noticed the stitching after your comment. On a side note aside from this trip to Poland, I wear it mainly for running.
@@TravelwithMrJon To nie istotne, to tylko litera.. Jak jesteś w Bielsku podjedź na górę Szyndzielnia.. Można wjechać kolejką z miasta lub dla wytrwałych wejść pieszo.. piękna panorama miasta i schronisko ( hotel górski ) dobre piwo..warto zobaczyć..
@@centralna.poczta4648 Didn't have time this trip, but will be on the list for future visits when the weather isn't as sweltering. I filmed this during a hot weather day over a month ago.
@@TravelwithMrJonsorry, you did. My point was why the architecture of Bielsko is similar to Vienna and why Biała is so simple. No Habsburg influence.
Great city, a combination of old and new plus lots of recreational areas. The city also has a modern municipal stadium
I enjoyed it. I wish it hadn't been so hot, but great location. @Helvett222 although I might prefer Pszczyna. Only twenty minutes away by train.
Art-Nouveau... So, you'd probably marvel at Warsaw's Świętokrzyska, Marszałkowska and the capital's other central streets... as they all were before WW2. Now full of boring, soulless 1960s commieblocks that no-one shows or comments on yt. As foreigners from many countries discover Poland, as an attraction Warsaw's centre is falling behind other cities (not only Kraków). This could change a bit maybe if Warsaw had a real urban core - other than the current disgusting huge car park by the Palace of Culture and Science. Btw --- IMHO the Polish "zapiekanka" is better without ketchup (and certainly the massive amount of it that you got). 🙄
The guy went overload with the ketchup. I would take it without any. I had to wipe away most of it to enjoy the tastiest of that meal. You are right I would enjoy Warsaw prior to the war. I like some of the commieblocks but no one wants to watch them lol @benwars9524
@@TravelwithMrJon And, don't get me wrong, I'm not an enemy of ketchup in principle. I love to pour it on another Polish speciality, the "kotlet mielony" (minced-meat cutlet, my favourite is made of mixed pork/beef). And in burgers, of course. ;)
@@benwars9524 No, it was WAY TOO MUCH. I just told him I wanted to original...not knowing that's what was coming out.
Visit Pszczyna. It's only 20 minutes by train. Beautiful town
Already did… there is vlog up for that trip too @mrybinski68
@@TravelwithMrJon If you ever have a chance to visit Pszczyna again in other seasons, especially winter and fall, I totally recommend it.
@@bastian33o2 I agree winter would be ideal.
6:27 Lechosław Marszałek. Twórca Reksia
That's the guy! @antekp2965 the question is was the show he created any good?
@@TravelwithMrJon czcams.com/video/unuTG_vG0AI/video.htmlsi=VMwe9Qg91mpmy263
Najrzadsze z imion na liscie produkji,jak tez Otokar Balcy.
I love your videos on Poland
Thanks for watching me play tourist @karlprbyloski8001
These characters are not from the same show, but from the same studio (studio filmów rysunkowych). There are few more statues from another shows in the city.
@T_Witek_T I think I saw four statues…
@@TravelwithMrJon There are four: "Reksio", "Pampalini", "Bolek & Lolek" and "Balthazar Sponge".
36 degrees is a punishment for cutting off grass! 😂
Perhaps you are right lol @perkunlitewski
12:50 Fact that most people don't know is that Poles were held in a Auschwitz not Jews. Jews were held in Birkenau 3km from Auschwitz and they didn't start being deported until 1942. So Auschwitz was concentration camp for polish people.
Thanks for sharing this bit of information. I thought both were held in each. But then again haven’t read up on that bit of history in sometime. @TonyClue-iv1vi
O ironio dzięki Amerykaniowi poznam nieznany mi Sląsk i południe Polski😮
@diesel34167 it’s a border town but yes. Katowice was Silesia. Pszczyna is for sure. Wish I still had the Rybnik video… did you watch the old Opole one?
@@TravelwithMrJon Opole widziałem ale to było 25 lat temu, Podobna architektura jest w zasadzie w każdym średnim mieście. Odwiedź miasta czeskiego pogranicza. Kudowa Zdrój, Krynica i wiele innych zwłaszcza uzdrowiska i sanktuaria.
@diesel34167 Noted, I will add them to the list.
Taka czy podobna architektura jest w dziesiątkach małych i średnich miast w Polsce. W Czechach to standard, ale tam kościoły w gorszym stanie, a nowych prawie wcale😢
@diesel34167 I noticed as much in my travels but it’s still a cool city to visit although it reminded me of several others. A neat history though. As for churches we have seen better or worse.
Po III WS wg Nostradamusa gdy Islam po zdepopulizowaniu Europy w końcu przegra, katolizyzm dość szybko sranie się religią świata. Francja i Polska mają zewangelizować świat. Protestantyzm i sekty mają być zakazane. Islam po 150 latach zaniknie.😅 Będzie to nowa era świata i Kościoła.
@diesel34167 so Poland and France will be unscathed in this madness?
@@TravelwithMrJonTylko Polska i Rumunia przejdą wojnę bez strat ludzkich i materialnych ale kosztem zgody na islizacje kraju i sojusz z Talibanem. Francja będzie bardzo wyniszczona i dopiero po wyładowaniu Amerykańskich wojsk tak jak podczas II WS w Akwitanii i Normandii zacznie wygrywać😢
I didn't know about Romania. Interesting the countries that go about unscathed. Is there a book to read about all this? @diesel34167
@@TravelwithMrJon Dobrym miejscem do ucieczki będzie w miarę Skandynawia oraz Pribałtyka czy Anglia. Aczkolwiek dwa lata po rozpoczęciu wojny w Atlantyk uderzy 400 metrowa asteroida, która przerwie wojnę na 2 lata z powodu atomowej zimy, gdy na równiku będzie -20 C to w Kanadzie czy pólnocnej Europie nawet -80 C. Ludzie będą zamarzać na północy a ci z miast uciekać na wieś , gdyż zamarźnie kanalizacja i nie da się żyć. Upadek asteroidy wywoła fale i podniesienie wód oceanów. Zalana będzie Irlandia, i brzegi Ameryk oraz Europy do 150 km od linii brzegowej. Afryka w większości wymrze z wiadomych przyczyn. Zalana będzie też połowa Anglii i Londyn ale chyba nie do końca, bo potem mają go Francuzi bombardować zniknie całkowicie. Skandynawia stanie się wyspą, gdyż zatoka Botnicka zaleleje Finlandie. Dania przpadnie jak i połowa niskopołozonyh ziem Niemiec. O Holadndii itp. nawet nie wspominam. Książki są zachodnich autorów o III WŚ ale mówią dość ogólnie. Wojna ta stanowi jako by centrum Nostradamusowych wizji jak i jest punktem zwrotnym dla ludzkości i chrześcijaństwa. Dwa lata przed jej końcem ukaże się krzyż na niebie i 3 dni ciemności (to pomoże szbciej zakończyć wojnę gdyż islamiści zaczną przechodzić na chrześcijaństwo) związane to będzie z bliskim przelotem koło naszej ziemi jakiejś cyklicznej planety. Nastąpi przebiegunowienie ziemi i ponowny serial kataklizmów. Nastąpi korekta trajektorii ziemi i skrócenie roku .Zmienią kalendarz na 13 miesięcy po 28 dni.... Takiej wojny nie było i nigdy nie bedzie jak ta za kilkanaście lat. Są książki po polsku ale najbardziej o tej wojnie mówi facet pod pseuodnimem Andy Collins: Nostradamus i III WS. Opisał on głównie odkrycia polskich badaczy Nostradamusa, dziś już nie żyjących: Andrzeja Prokopiuka piszącego pod pseudonimem "Atraktor" oraz profesora piszącego pod pseudonimem: "Arteuza Centurion". Można w necie znaleźć kopie nieczynnego już forum koniecswiata.info. Tu masz linku do wątku o Polsce i III WS, ale można też wyszukać na tym forum los: USA, GB, itp. koniecswiata.info/forum/topic/232/wiek-xxi-wizje-i-przepowiednie-wolna-dyskusja-i-dociekania/page/7/
Hi mate. Are you planning to visit city of Zamosc maybe? Its not a big city, but old town and its surrondings are really beautiful. Especially after restoration of old fortifications. Check it out, I think you could like it.
@Kretek I drove through it on way to Ukraine and saw the walls but other than that I never spent anytime there. I hear it’s rather nice, but not the most logistically friendly place to get to by trains.
@@TravelwithMrJon Yeah. Unfortunately its a problem with many places in eastern Poland.
@Kretek so next time I figure out some places near the area say like Lublin I will plan a day trip.