Old Architecture in Łódź – Skansen

10 oktober, 201710 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 19 kommentarer

We visited an open – air museum(at The White Factory) – Skansen – where the collected objects are typical representatives of architecture in Łódź at the turn of the 19th-20th century. The museum was under construction from September 2006 until May 2008, and was finally opened for visitors in September 2008.

According to Wikipedia, these specimens include a church (transported from Nowosolna), a summer villa (transported from Ruda Pabianicka), a one-storey house for workers (from Mazowiecka Street), a wooden tram-stop (from Zgierz) and four craftsman’s houses (from Żeromskiego, Mazowiecka and Kopernika Streets).

Here are some of the most lovely ones – converted into ”painted” versions. I found that very fitting – hope you do as well!

Travel theme: Names

10 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

Travel theme: Names

For Ailsa this week: Bram Stoker in Whitby and The Kingston Flyer in New Zealand – lovely memories both.

Parks and Alleys – Light is Everywhere

9 oktober, 201711 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

For five years Łódź has been hosting the Light Move Festival, and last year there were 50 000 visitors. I can understand why. Let us count down…and walk with the crowd!

Many planets and clouds moving –

And, let us count down again…and have a spooky walk in the park…with wild animals, hanging tree witches and other creatures!

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What about giant shining flowers made of plastic bottles? Or the traditional balloons!

In the big square we enjoyed the Grand Finale – The Rossman Building and the cathedral, dancing and moving in spectacular light shows …The short movies are on my Facebook and on Instagram – it is not possible to transmit the feeling with only photos…

My favourite birds though…over there to the right. Then we finished off with our own ”Rosegarden”, sparkling in the darkness. It has got a special and very touching story – go to Viveka at Myguiltypleasures to read it! Good night to you all!

The Light Move Festival

8 oktober, 20178 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

The Light Move Festival – the name says what it is about. Moving lights, dancing, changing – together with catchy music. The first night we went out only on our own street. And we loved it.

The gear and the people guarding it were very friendly and helpful – they even tried to walk us to the restaurant we could not find…

I was happy to see our own Sven Nykvist in the street!

This first night, before the big crowds, we could stroll and only enjoy. Saturday night there was really too much people around, and Viveka and I lost each other several times.

…and children wore red horns and anything full of ligh

On the walls of some houses there were spectacular light shows going on in 5 minute intervalls – grrreat music as well!

So, photographing is not the best thing to do here…instead I filmed some with my phone. Spectacular – but as my site does not let me show movies, I put the films on my Instagram and on Facebook. That is where you should go if you want to really understand what this festival is all about!

There are other things to show than the street lights though…I will be back with more glimpses of light inventiveness and fantasy from the parks and alleys!

Cheers!

7 oktober, 20177 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Viveka treated me with a bottle of champagne on my birthday – the last day in Poland. So cheers to Viveka as well, and to the spectacular Light Move Festival!

I will post next week on some of the events – nights and days – in this lovely city of Łódź.

Just prepairing…

Bling Bling or Magical?

6 oktober, 201710 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

One of the alleyways to Piotrkowska Street sent a magical spell across our path…Viveka saw the shimmering light – and in we went. Hate or enjoy? Anyway it has a special and very touching story – go to Viveka at Myguiltypleasures to read it!

Thursday Thoughts – Piotrkowska Street

5 oktober, 20175 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 30 kommentarer

Today Piotrkowska Street is the axis of Łódź. Here, in its proximity, almost all of the most important administrative offices, banks, shops, restaurants and pubs are situated. Most events (- like The Light Move Festival we came for -), outdoor parties, marches and official celebrations, organized by the city of Łódź, are taking place – here:

Bicycles, bicycles…

The Light Move Festival Headquarters

The glassed café…

…and books, of course

Evening – athmospheric light

Nr 91 was our hotel

The Piotrkowska Street is also known as the ”Łódź Walk of Fame”.

Between Tuwima Street and Nawrot Street there is the Monument of Łódź Citizens of Millennium Change, which is a nominal surface covering the part of Piotrkowska Street. This is probably the only monument of this kind in the world, consisting of 13.454 nominal cobblestones.

Some of the very special things I noticed were:

Very few people were busy using their cell phones

Each day there was a wedding photographing going on…

The rickshaws are colourful and frequently used

We had fantastic weather!

Miś Uszatek!

This is the popular Teddy Floppy-ear, a Polish character from the stop motion-animated TV series of the same name.Whenever we passed by (and that was often…) he had admirers around…

But, it is getting late, so I say good night for now…See you in the alleyways of colour and art – maybe tomorrow?