TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO

Church Statue

2012-01-28T10:06:00.003+01:00

This interesting statue stands at the entrance to Kościół Św.Jakuba (Saint Jacob's Church) near the New Market Square. This picture was taken yesterday evening just as the sun was setting...creating a soft, warm glow on the red bricks.

The Impatient Dog Statue

2012-01-27T15:00:00.000+01:00

This new statue stands at the end of Małe Garbary as it joins onto Ul.Szeroka. It depicts a young girl with a basket of gingerbread. At her feet an impatient little dog tries to get her attention.

In the past few years, many quirky statues and sculptures have popped up throughout town.

The Standing Job

2012-01-26T10:00:00.000+01:00

With temperatures as low as minus 15 today and expected to plummet to even minus 30 next week...I do feel sorry for these guys who paid very little to stand for hours in one spot holding an advert pointing to a local restaurant.

TORUŃ TIPS IN THE PRESS!

2012-01-25T22:40:00.003+01:00

Today our brand-new sister site TORUŃ TIPS.COM was featured in The Irish Daily Star.

You can read the article here:

http://www.toruntips.com/news.html

Toruń in the Irish press!

2012-01-24T00:00:00.002+01:00

Yesterday, The Irish Daily Star ran an article all about Toruń - and why thousands of Irish football fans have chosen our city as their base.

You can read the article here at our new sister site TORUŃ TIPS.COM:

http://www.toruntips.com/news.html

TORUŃ TIPS!

2012-01-22T00:00:00.006+01:00

With the run up to EURO 2012 under way and the imminent arrival of all the Irish, TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO has launched a brand-new website giving everyone tips all about Toruń.

Check it out at: http://toruntips.com/ and let us know what you think!

Keep checking as it will be updated regularly!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Church and Birds

2012-01-21T22:58:00.001+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

On one corner of the old market square stands the impressive-looking University Church.

GUEST'S GALLERY: Beer and Stump

2012-01-20T00:00:00.001+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Poles love to drink beer...but unfortunately they don't always throw their bottles away!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Toruń's Post Office

2012-01-19T22:52:00.002+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Toruń's post office has stood proudly in the old market square for many years. It's open 24hrs and now at last there is some queuing system (of sorts) in place! No more pushing and shoving by the Polish mohair berets (old women!).

GUEST'S GALLERY: The Snowballed Wall

2012-01-18T06:55:00.005+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Winter brings snow; snow brings snowballs!! Here is a really artistic shot taken in the Old Town of Toruń by our guest photographer Pete Tunnicliffe.

Snowballs can be fun, but they can also be really annoying. Two nights ago, as I was travelling by bus from Toruń to one of the neighbouring villages...a group of young Polish yobs suddenly threw snowballs at the side of the bus. A bit of harmless fun perhaps? Not when one of them had a rock inside which shattered the side mirror! The driver suddenly made an emergency stop and was physically pissed off! Needless to say the yobs ran away like a bunch of cowards! Probably afraid the driver will tell their mummies!! After all...everyone knows everyone in a Polish village!!! ;-)

GUEST'S GALLERY: The Snowy Bench

2012-01-17T00:00:00.000+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Wouldn't want to sit on that bench!! Snow has settled and after 2 days...it's still here! Be careful though as many of the roads and pavements are very slippery!

Bring on the Irish!

2012-01-16T00:00:00.001+01:00

All images courtesy of John Barrington

It may still be 5 months away...but Euro 2012 fever has already started. Toruń won't be a host city (that role is shared between Poznan, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Warsaw). However, that doesn't mean it won't see any football action!

TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO has learnt that over a 1,000 Irish fans will be making Toruń their base for a couple of weeks during Euro 2012! And why not? It makes sense...the Republic of Ireland will be playing 2 games in Poznan and one in Gdańsk. Toruń lies in a perfect central location between both cities. The city also offers much cheaper accommodation and beer!

Over the past few weeks, I've been in contact with quite a few of the fans...and am offering them loads of advice and tips about visiting Toruń. I personally can't wait until June now...looks as if Toruń will be party central for a few weeks! The Irish certainly know how to have a good time! Roll on June!!! Not sure if we have enough Guinness though!!! :-)

Many thanks to Irish football photographer John Barrington for personally allowing TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO to use his images.

***Irish fans (and indeed any other Toruń visitors): we have produced a special 2 page guide to some of the most well-known restaurants here in Toruń. Check it out here: http://freepdfhosting.com/bcbe21bcb2.pdf***

More Snow!

2012-01-15T19:34:00.004+01:00

OK...at last we can say Toruń is in the depths of winter. It's currently minus 2 and there is a crisp blanket of snow covering everything. With temperatures expected to drop further...expect the snow to stay a little longer.

English on the Buses!

2012-01-14T16:03:00.005+01:00

Here is a new novel idea to learn English...on the local city buses! The idea is simple...two video screens show English words or simple English phrases with the Polish translation next to them. Passengers have nothing else to do but just read and learn.

Shame that some of the slides have mistakes though. For example, it's trivial but why does 'to go to work' have a full stop after it? After all it's not a sentence. Apparently, there are also some spelling errors on some of the other slides. Though these remain to be seen by TDP!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Beer & Steps

2012-01-13T00:00:00.001+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Poland and beer! What a great combination. Our guest photographer Pete Tunnicliffe has captured another interesting shot of Polish beer...this time at the top of some steps of a tenement building in the old town. Wonder who had left it there? Why did they leave it there? Plenty of bins around!!! :-)

GUEST'S GALLERY: The Red Balloon

2012-01-12T00:00:00.000+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

The Red Balloon may be the title of a classic 1956 French film...but it's also the subject of today's TDP Guest's Gallery. Our guest photographer Pete Tunnicliffe captured the random balloon on one of Toruń's cobbled streets.

GUEST'S GALLERY: Romantic Stroll

2012-01-11T00:00:00.000+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Our Guest's Gallery series continues with this beautiful shot of a romantic couple walking along the old moat that once ran around Toruń's Teutonic Castle. Thanks to Pete Tunnicliffe for the image.

SNOW!

2012-01-10T10:58:00.004+01:00

Well...for sure it's been late coming but at least we can say we now officially have snow in Toruń (albeit a thin layer which is currently being turned into slush!!). Winter this year has been very mild, compared to the two month slog that was last winter!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Toruń's rooftops

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Today our guest photographer has a stunning view across the rooftops of Toruń's old town. It was taken by Pete Tunnicliffe from the top of the town hall tower.

Charity Time

2012-01-08T18:37:00.015+01:00

Balloons over Toruń's Town Hall

Red balloons galore!

The Empire visits Toruń - may the force be with you!

It's that time of the year again...today is the huge annual charity event "Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy". All across Poland there will be special events to raise money to help sick children. Basically, today is the Polish equivalent of the UK's "Children in Need". Tonight it will culminate with firework displays around the country.

These images were all taken in Toruń a couple of hours ago.

GUEST'S GALLERY: Colourful Cameras

2012-01-08T00:00:00.003+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

Our Guest's Gallery continues with Pete Tunnicliffe's image of technology versus old here in Toruń. Never new CCTV cameras could look so good!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Forest Track

2012-01-07T17:45:00.003+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

This is the railway track through Barbarka Forest. Today it's rarely used.

GUEST'S GALLERY: More Moon

2012-01-06T00:00:00.004+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO continues its Guest's Gallery and the moon continues to shine over Toruń!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Moon over Toruń

2012-01-05T11:44:00.003+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO continues its new series of photo's by guest photographer Pete Tunnicliffe. The next one is a stunning image of the moon over the River Vistula. The panorama of Toruń never ceases to amaze me...even after living here for almost 9 years!

GUEST'S GALLERY: Polish Beer

2012-01-04T09:08:00.005+01:00

Image courtesy of Pete Tunnicliffe

To welcome in the new year TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO starts a new series of guest photos by British amateur photographer Pete Tunnicliffe. Pete is now currently living here in Toruń and has captured many amazing photos of this beautiful city.

Today, we have a simple yet stunning shot of a glass of Polish beer. Polish beer is much better than British in that it's stronger (average 6%), cheaper and goes down very smoothly. All round great beer!