Opale – memorial.
Opale - a tough, tenacious lady, my best riding teacher. The wonderful horse that passed away too soon so that I could easily deal with it.
A mini car for special tasks, part 2.
We’ve already learned that Fiat 126P in Polish reality of 70’s, 80’s, 90’s of the previous century proved to be an excellent delivery vehicle. Do you also know that it passed daringly the off-road test? Read about how “Maluch” conquered the mountains.
Fiat 126P - a nice city car basically for two people, in Polish reality served as a delivery car and limousine in one. It transported whole families with pets and luggage. It ran through the potholed roads while the passengers chattered their teeth. It could climb a hill and let get started with a stick put into secret place in the engine. The legend car that has its honourable place in the memories of many Polish families.
"A Nation that loses its memory is no longer a Nation - it only becomes a collection of people, temporarily occupying the territory" - Józef Piłsudski – Polish marshal, constructor of independent Poland in 1918. For over 100 years we were wiped out from the maps of Europe. There was no state but there was the nation; sturdy and heroic people who regained independence. Here is the story about how one meeting triggered another one, how the fates of 4 men: fathers and their sons intertwined for over 40 years...
A painting
We don’t even realize how often we are near a serious accident in our own home...
A view of the Cloth Hall.
A train. A conversation between two strangers and a view of the Cloth Hall. I’m presenting a mysterious story, the ending of which is an open question.