in a nutshell...

Today one more photo by Michael Damm - an American photographer and video artist.
I called the post "in a nutshell", because for me, who has been living here in Katowice all my life, this one photo taken by a foreigner somehow managed to capture my own thoughts about Katowice...
The train station may be concrete and dirty but in it there is also this longing ... to leave this place or maybe keep comming back here.

"Zenit" Triptic

Today I'm honoured to post three photos by Michael Damm, a video artist from Oakland, CA who visited Katowice recently, and will return in the Fall for an exhibition in Opole. The building "in transformation" is Zenit - an old department store in the very centre of Katowice, on the main square.
Thank you, Michael, for your contribution to my blog! :)

Railways again

I told you there will be more railways ;)
And soon I will post some very interesting photos contributed by a visitor so stay tuned.

"Europa" Circus in Katowice!!!

to be continued...

Cannon

:-)

Railways...

I don't travel by train too much nowadays, but it seems I have a thing about railways :) There is something romantic (?) in them... There will be more railway photos.

Hotel Silesia

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Urban landscape with a fountain

Appologies to all those who visit my blog sometimes expecting some new photos... I've had busy time recently and taking photos was the last thing on my mind... But a few days ago I finally went for a nice photo-hunting walk and now have a few pictures to post.
This one is the fountain in the roundabout; the dome of the Cathedral can be seen quite clearly, though it is rather far from the place from which I was shooting.

Ornaments

Ornamental, mosaic decorations on one of the houses in the very centre, at ul. Miarki - the style quite uncommon for the industrial Katowice. Still, when we look up sometimes we notice such beauties...

The shoes

The sneakers have been where they are for at least a year... When I first saw this curiosity, there was only one pair, later some joker added another to make a better composition. This is in Sienkiewicza street, in the background you can see Altus.

St Mary's Church revisited

The church has already been once in this blog... (you cen see it here)
but look how it changed since!

Spring's in the air...

The trees are still leafless, but spring is in the air...

A rainy day

Railways

Frost and snow again :(

Ech... zima.

A neighbour told me that when the crows are here, it's a sure sign of heavy snowfalls... we'll wait and see. I liked winter better when I was a child. Now, somehow, I can't apprciate it.

Water Tower in Katowice-Giszowiec

The water tower is located in Giszowiec, a district of Katowice. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the highest point of the area, and is definitely an architectural gem. It fell into disuse many years ago. In the 90s, a telecommunication company placed an antenna at the top of it, and restored its beauty. (based on wikipedia.pl entry)

Winter morning

Silesian Insurgents Monument...

... covered with snow. On a grey morning a few day ago.
Those who would like to know more about this monument can read here and here in wikipedia.

The Roundabout..

... and "The Medusa" covered by the first snow this year.