Autumn Foliage in Kołobrzeg (21-24. Oct.)

I love autumn. This is my favorite season. It's a 2nd Spring without mosquitoes or other blood-sucking insects trying to drain my blood out of me. It's when I can start wearing sweaters and/or jackets again. The craziness of the summer is left behind, and the bitter cold of the winter is yet to come . . . like a colorful "eye of the storm".


Let's go and explore the surroundings now, shall we?

Behold, the School by the Sea (and church)

Dew drops on leaves

The school's billboard, with the office's address.

Another view of the school/church.

More info for all curious.

Cat at one of my students' house (married couple with kids).

I like this cat. Oh, the couple's youngest son gave me that pear. It was good too.

Oh, aren't we cheeky.

More drops

Along part of the Parsęta River.

Another part of the Parsęta River.

Along Unii Lubelskiej

Leave Island between Walki Młodych

At a park beside Walki Młodych

Said park beside Walki Młodych

More along Walki Młodych

Looking down Sybiraków

Coming to park 18 Marca

Green & Yellow . . . reminds me of the Brazilian football team.

Park 18 Marca

Right beside the Regional Center of Culture on Reymonta

Autumn gives a kind of charm to rusty sculptures, doesn't it?

Regional Center of Culture in Kołobrzeg

Beholding Zdrojowa's golden frame.

Looking back before crossing the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks.

View from the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks.

Let's go directly to the platform.

Who thought sewage pipes could be beautiful?

Welcome indeed

That's actually the main post office, believe it or not.

Memorial across from the post office.

I look forward to the day I'll be able to read & understand that.

National emblem: eagle

We're back on park 18 Marca

Doesn't that tree look like something from Dr. Suess?

Oh, what's this? I must go and check it out . . .

As of now, all I can say is that "Listopada" = "November"

Basilica (main) entrance

Any questions?

Can't ignore Pope John Paul II in this country.

These last pictures are from park Generała Jana Henryka Dąbrowskiego.

This is unofficially my favorite park (so far).

Finally, from park Imienia 3 Dywizji Piechoty

So here's an idea of the beautiful autumn I see in Kołobrzeg. Of course, the pictures don't really do justice to the places.

Wondering about the names of the places? Go to Google; that's how I got them.

Ride from Kołobrzeg to Koszalin (7.Oct.)

Oh my. Looking at the date these pictures were taken, and then looking at the day I'm publishing this post . . . oh boy, I've got a lot of catching up to do . . .

It was a lovely day, and I decided to document my weekly trips to Koszalin from Kołobrzeg.

Kołobrzeg's train station

Kołobrzeg's bus terminal (right beside the train station)

Do you know what it says? I don't.

Bus to Koszalin schedule (1 of several bus companies)

Inside this particular bus.

Inside this particular bus, pt. 2

Koszalin train station. The bus terminal is right beside it too.

Buses coming. So you can see the frequency of buses to the train station/bus terminal.

This bus schedule says a lot.

The above picture of the bus schedule from Zakopane to Kołobrzeg says a lot. Kołobrzeg is one of the northern-most cities in north-central Poland. Zakopane is one of the southern-most cities in south-central Poland. Basically, this bus goes through the middle of the entire country of Poland (not really in a direct line, but close enough). It also takes the bus over 14 hours to cross the length of the country. As this bus schedule shows, Poland is HUGE (a lot bigger than most people think).

Inside bus back to Kołobrzeg.

Seriously, how cool is this?

The aisle floor inside the bus.

Seat backs.

As the last few pictures suggest, this is at night. I'm in Koszalin all day and get back to my apartment after dark--especially now that the sun has been setting around 18:00 this past week.

Next, are a few pictures of autumn here in Kołobrzeg--and also in Koszalin.