Gdansk
29 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland Tags: Boats, Cityscape, Lakes & Rivers, Stamps
Gdansk, Poland
Motlawa River
Camaldolese Monastery
18 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland Tags: Churches & Religious Sites, History, Lakes & Rivers, Stamps
Wroclaw
06 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland Tags: Buildings, Churches & Religious Sites, Cityscape, Lakes & Rivers, Stamps
Wroclaw, Poland
Black Kitten at the Door
19 Jan 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland, *Portugal Tags: Cats, Doors & Windows, Stamps
Black Kitten at the Door
The picture is taken in Portugal and sent from Poland
Kolobrzeg, Poland
16 Jan 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland Tags: Fun, Ocean, Stamps
Kolobrzeg, Poland
Ustka Lighthouse
11 Jan 2013 Leave a Comment
in **Cards Received, *Poland Tags: Lighthouse, Stamps
Ustka Latarnia Morska
Ustka Lighthouse
*** Ustka {Stolpmünde} (2) 1892 (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light, 4 s on, 2 s off. 23 m (69 ft) octagonal brick tower rising from one corner of a 2-story brick pilot house. 1st order Fresnel lens in use. Paweł Marynowski’s photo is at right, Matthew Ibbs has a good photo, Anke and Jens have photos, Wikimedia has a large portfolio of photos, Trabas has an excellentphoto, and Huelse has a closeup, but Google’s fuzzy satellite view of the town doesn’t show the tower. This is one of the few Polish lighthouses to escape World War II without damage; it was back in service by November 1945. The building was restored in 2000. Today the pilot house is occupied by a resident caretaker and also by a station of the Polish weather service; the weather instruments are clustered around the lantern. Located at Ustka, a popular seaside resort town about 30 km (20 mi) northwest of the city of Słupsk. Site open, tower open daily during the summer season. Operator: Urząd Morski w Słupsku. ARLHS POL-020; Admiralty C2930; NGA 6584. – The Lighthouse Directory
