Eagle Nests Trail

25/05/2024

Today I was in Łazy, where the local high school Zespół Szkół im. prof. Romana Gostkowskiego w Łazach decided to commemorate the prisoners of the nearby WW2 German labour camp by putting a plaque at the school yard.

The exsistence of thise camp is a fact known to very few. Luckily, some librarians and teachers from Łazy found the testimony of Eddie Willner at the website of
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Eddie was a prisoner in this camp as a teenager and, because he managed to survive the Holocaust, he was finally able to tell about his traumatic war experience. He was the only survivor of 28 members of his family that had been put to cattle wagons and sent to Aushwitz.

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504739

Eddie's son Albert had travelled to Europe several times to search for any traces of his father's family and managed to find several documents that made his father's life story clearer.

Albert and his friend Michael Nelson visited Łazy in 2019 when he met with Mrs Beata Kuc and some students.
http://138.68.248.231/gathering-earth-following-in-the-footsteps-of-eddie-willner/

Albert was able to trace down the route of the 'Death March' when in winter 1945 prisoners of concentration camps had to march west to be relocated because of the approaching Red Army.

In 2020 Albert and Michael in the footsteps of Eddie's Deatch March.

https://www.ppagla.org/photo-contest-winners/2020q1photostories

The Gostkowski school history teacher Mrs Agnieszka Ślusarczyk-Rok carried out a project that aimed at commemorating the labour-camp prisoners by putting the plaque. Mr Willner and his family were present at the unveiling ceremony as well as several representatives of the local authorities, students and residents of Łazy.

20/05/2024

Can the Polish Jura be attractive for tourists from Israel? Who knows ;)
Thanks to Związek Gmin Jurajskich and Szlak Orlich Gniazd I had pleasure to guide a group of people representing several Israeli tour operators and other companies connected with tourism.
We saw STARY MŁYN Muzeum Dawnych Rzemiosł in Żarki and Zamek Ogrodzieniec.
Lovely day!

20/05/2024

Can the Polish Jura region be attractive to tourists from Israel? Who knows ;)
Thanks to Związek Gmin Jurajskich i Szlak Orlich Gniazd I had pleasure to be a guide for the group of people representing tour operators from Israel. We visited STARY MŁYN Muzeum Dawnych Rzemiosł and Zamek Ogrodzieniec.
Lovely day!

13/08/2023

Happy to be a part of this project ;) Thank you Związek Gmin Jurajskich!

22/03/2023

08/01/2023

Yesterday was a big day for a bunch of people who oficially became the Eagle Nests Trail Guides!
Contratulation guys! May the force of smooth storytelling be with you! And remember, knowledge is one thing, being able to 'sell' your story to all kinds of listeners is another....
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!

02/11/2022

Thank you Miami University's John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg (MUDEC)students for visiting the Eagle Nests Trail and its pearl - ZZamek Ogrodzienieccastle.

You made my day clearing off most of the 'BIGOS' you got for your lunch - dishes like that based on sauerkraut rarely find such devoted fans among foreigners 🤣🤣🤣

I do hope the 16c. ruins impressed you as much as they keep thrilling me...

See you next year!

Wojtek, your guide

25/10/2022

Thanks to Polska Organizacja Turystyczna and Związek Gmin Jurajskich I spent an exceptional day with Antonia Kasparek Trolleygirl and Rasso Knoller.

We wandered around Zamek Ogrodzieniec Góra Birów Zamek Pilcza w Smoleniu and palace in Pilica, Katowice, Poland talking about the past and present of the Polish Jura region.

Thank you very much for visiting us, I hope you enjoyed what we call 'The Golden Polish Autumn', as we finally got some decent sunlight!

Thumbs up for Poziom511 Design Hotel for showing us around. Your version of 'prażonki' (the local specialty) tasted just right!

31/08/2022

Żarki is a must-see when you are travelling between Cracow and Czestochowa. Be sure to visit their museum to see how people made flour, barrels and shoes. Great place for kids!

08/08/2022

"Putex" might not be the best name for a tour operator, but they are a really reliable company and it's pleasure to be part of their projects.

Today Michał Utracki Agata Cholewka and Przewodnik Ogrodzieniec Guide have taken some of their customers for a long walk between Pilica and Zamek Pilcza w Smoleniu

Thank you Fundacja Centrum Dziedzictwa Przyrodniczego i Kulturowego for your support! We LOVED the popcorn and ice-cream you had prepared!

28/07/2022

Being a guide to Zamek Ogrodzieniec can make you appear on TV.
PRAŻONKI FOREVER!

https://pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl/61529392/wyjatkowe-miejsca-i-tradycje-slaska-cz1

11/07/2022

Hailstone in the middle of the summer
We were lucky to be indoors at that moment. A few minutes later it was sunny again ;)

18/06/2022

In 1818 a guy from this village saw an image of 'Holy Mary' on the rock. It took the church authorities some time to determine whether or not consider it a miracle. Finally they did, and now it's a great place for weddings al fresco. It also features a sculpture of 'The Last Supper' and a plaque commemorating some climber.

09/06/2022

Feel free to use that free-of-charge offer for tourists staying in the northern part of our region :)

Zapraszam do skorzystania z oferty: spotkania z GOPRem, wspinaczka z instruktorem i wycieczki z przewodnikiem.

03/06/2022

vinery is definitely a place to visit even if you prefer tea to wine. I just loved the stories about how this Polish family managed to turn their grandfathers' land into a well-operating vinery. I will not forget the atmosphere (and smell) of their cellar. I took a bottle home hoping my wife will like it as much as I did ;)

28/05/2022

Bledowska Desert, peculiar sandy spot in my region, with Biala Przemsza river flowing right through it. Be sure to visit it while travelling between Cracow and Czestochowa.

23/05/2022

My God's sign of the convenant ;) seen in the sky on my way back from Złoty Potok. There is a brand new cycling path from Olsztyn through Krasawa, not entirely ready yet, but reaaly promising.

22/05/2022

Once a medieval town first mentioned in 1193, now an insignificant district of Zawiercie. Third biggest Polish river starts there.

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16/05/2022

Pizza making workshop in Żarki. Yummy! Żarki offers all sorts of attractions for kids and teenagers, pizza making in is one of them.

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01/05/2022

I'm guiding the night ghost tour at the Ogrodzieniec Castle tonight.
3.... 2.... 1... GO!

30/04/2022

Siedlecka Desert is the best place to let your hair down and roll down this big sandy dune ;)

29/04/2022

Spent a great day with Spanish, Slovakian and Polish students on their last day of the Narodowa Agencja Programu Erasmus+ exchange.
Thank you Szkoła Podstawowa Chruszczobród for inviting me to your project. I just loved your idea of having prażonki at Fundacja Centrum Dziedzictwa Przyrodniczego i Kulturowego
Hope we will meet again some day ;)

03/04/2022

When visiting Muzeum Zagłębia w Będzinie the castle in Bedzin do not forget to ask about the WW2 underground air shelters. They were drilled in the castle hill and are a tourist attraction now.
One photo shows a 1940s hatchet that had been left or lost while pouring the concrete.
Well worth visiting.

29/03/2022

Będzin is one of the castles which defended the 14th c. border with Silesia. Lost its original shape, but it keeps impressing me ;) I wish I could see the from the tower, but it looks like the nearby trees block the wiev.
Climbing over 100 steps to the top of the tower is well worth the effort.

29/01/2022

A lovely sunny morning at the castle with some guests from The USA ;)