The Panel

Here is a close-up of an interesting relief panel in a building Toruń's Ul. Szeroka.

The Puppet Wall

This is the bright and colourful wall of Toruń's Baj Pormorski puppet theatre.

Health & Safety!

Health & Safety goes out of the window here in Poland!! A Polish worker works high up on the walls of Toruń's castle. In the UK...this would never be allowed!

Remodelled with...Chickens!!!

Here is a great artistic way of giving a face-lift to an old, ruined building. What could potentially be an eye-sore has now been spruced up with these 3 cheerful chickens.

They are just part of many quirky sculptures around town.

Colourful medieval mural

There are alot of talented artists living here in Toruń...and here is one example of decorating a wall with colourful artwork. This one lines the road leading to the ruins of the Teutonic castle...hence there is quite a medieval theme going on!!

High Wall

This is the towering wall of the secret garden in the delightful Roza i Zen cafe in Torun.

Gate or Face?

This is Brama Mostowa (Bridge Gate), one of the main gates along the city's walls. The reason for its name is simply because it used to connect to a bridge that crossed the mighty River Vistula. The bridge has since gone...but the gate has remained. It's an interesting gate...I can always see a face in it. Can you?

Our very own leaning tower

Well you glimpsed it in yesterday's crimson post, but here it is in it all its glory - "Krzywa Wieża" aka the leaning tower of Toruń!!! Built in the 14th Century, the tower was originally one of the defence towers along the city wall. Poor foundations led the tower to substantially lean at an angle. There is a supersition, that if you can stand against the wall, with your legs together and your arms outstretched in front of you for more than 5 seconds...then you are considered unfaithful. It's virtually impossible!! ;-)

As you can see from the sign on the right (if you read Polish), the local authorities are trying to make the city center as pedestrianised as possible.

The tower is one of Toruń's most popular attractions...and if you're are thirsty you can pop inside for a cool, refreshing pint of Polish beer...as the building is now a pub!!

Get your washing out!

Most of the citizens of Toruń's Old Town live in tenement buildings and flats. So the only way to dry your washing is...hang it outside (when it's a nice day of course!!). The ruined wall you can see in the foreground is part of the old city wall, that at one time encircled Toruń.