Toruń Under Water

Streets submerged in water

No walking in this street!

At one point the water level in this street was as high as the wall!

The Wanda tourist boat still manages to operate (albeit from a much higher point)

The boats on the left is where the river bank usually begins.

Bushes, bricks and umbrellas are now submerged in the river

May has been a very wet month for Poland...with severe floods and deaths down in the south. It has been a major news story here for the past couple of weeks but one which has not really had much international coverage.

The floods have also had some impact here in Toruń. As the dam in nearby Włocławek became too full, it had to be opened releasing a large surge of water and causing the Vistula to burst its banks. Bulwar Filadelfijski has been under water for several days...with the level so high that it reached the walls of Hotel Bulwar.

Thankfully, the water levels are receding now.

The End of Ryanair in Bydgoszcz?

Financial disputes have cast an air of uncertainty over the future of Ryanair flights from Bydgoszcz airport. The latest is that Ryanair will suspend all their flights from the airport from the end of June. If that's the case it will be a major spanner in the works for Toruń's tourism which does depend on Bydgoszcz being it's closest airport (albeit a minor one).

Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (http://www.plb.pl/index.php?lang=en), lies about 45kms west of Toruń (accessible by train, coach or bus connections). Situated in a clearing in a forest, the airport has daily flights to London Stansted, Dublin, Düsseldorf-Weeze, Liverpool, Birmingham, East-Midlands and Bristol.

The plane in the top image was the inaugural Ryanair flight from Bristol to Bydgoszcz which took place 3 days ago. TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO were on board for the occassion!! A great service...will be a big shame if it all disappears due to bloody money!!!