Finally!!! After a week of crapy weather, there was a breakthrough in rain and I was able to go out and take some pictures to share with you. I decided not to start with them all favourite tourist spots, but with something that I have discovered myself lately. I call it hobbit town. However it has nothing in common with hobbits except my imagination :-) I have passed this place on my way home every day, always wandering what it was but never courius enough to check it out. But finally I did. From outside- that is from the road I everyday drive on - it is just big red cross that promises nice panorama of the city, and so I thought it was it. But when i got to visit the place i was amazed that it had so much more to offer than that. I call them hobbit houses but they really not. They used to be houses for saudiers, among others. This place was made in XII century. It was always thought to be militry. The location was perfect to watch over the city for any danger approching. It has very rich history that can be learned when visiting the place. Nowdays, the inside of the buildings are made into kind of interactive museum, which I find so amusing I can go there any Saturday, if I had children. Don't get me wrong. I visit the place and had a blast, playing with the toys as if I was 10, toys desing for 10-year old's. Well, I am 10 years old at heart :) I loved it, but visiting with my cousin also approprate age for ehibitions as I was felt a bit wird. I guess grown ups shouldn's enjoy kids toys anymore, even though they are far more entartaining than the one made for adults :( But going back to main subject, which is hobbit town. It always amaze me, that in the middle of the city there is a place, that traffic stopps, the sound of the city gets mutted and everything slows down. Being there relaxes and also makes you think how was the life back then. At some point it was academy for souldiers, so you wander how did they live, did they have their own hut, or rabbit hole:) for themself or did they have bunk beds? Was the building in the middle their canteen, or where their ate? Where did they have classes? All these questions I ask myself when walking the paths of hobbit town. What I discouvered though it's just a tip of the iceberg, i think. The whole thing is 27 hectarts. Not all of it restored yet, so there is a reason to come back now and again :) I wouldn't complaint about that, more reasons to come, I think YES:) As this is my really first post I do not know how to end it so I just say, see you there I hope :) Oh, and there are the pictures I took today, despite looking nice and warm I froze my fingers to bone, but I hope it was worth it.
Fort Grodzisko
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