Nude Deers Sleeve

 Still, whilst going through old photos, I even came upon a few that were taken on New Years Eve this year. We had only just moved house and it was too cold to go outside so we took them from home. I can remember we were in bed about an hour later so pooped after moving and unpacking again.

As a fan of dogs I am not really one to like fireworks, but they are pretty to photograph, just not really that pretty to watch. I think I'd rather the money spent on solar powered lights to decorate parts of the city on a permanent basis, but who am I to ask? Hania? Please.....

Sometimes you just have to try some experimentation with a snap and drag moment.

More night lights now with added cheese

The other day we went for a little bike ride to the end of the metro line. First we found something magical, no, wonderful, no, unbelievable! It was..... and still is...... THE HOUSE OF CHEESE! How amazing. A house entirely made of cheese! Ok, I jest, it is a shop called the House of Cheese, and that to me is still pretty darned amazing. We stopped off there and had a poke around, trying to find out what they had. We were very impressed with the set up, the cheeses on selection and the service. So we decided to have a glass of wine each and a plate of cheese. I cannot recommend this strongly enough as a great way to not eat your dinner later, while still having a lactose enriched time. You can, of course, buy "normal" meals, but why would you when you have about 100 cheeses to choose from?! Poland, as I have mentioned previously, has many soft/white cheeses, people in Poland love dairy products, yet I am still to see any good hard cheeses from them. I was hoping to find them in this shop, but alas no. They specialise in imported cheeses, yet I did not complain, merely consume.

 

We then continued on the journey to the end of the line there we found the annual travelling carnival that seems to pop up in this neighbourhood each year. It is interesting as it all just seems a little sad, these people come from the Czech republic each year to try and make some summer money, but it just doesn't seem so popular. Maybe we have just been there at bad times.... That is of course possible. We popped by briefly at sunset to see how it looked and like so many others kept moving.

Did you read that rides name right?

Yes, it is the Power Tripe. Not sure how you make tripe powered.... maybe chili?

Oh this is how you power Tripe.

We ended up doing a little tour of the neighbourhood on our bikes in the setting sun, it was really quite pretty and you forget how soft light can make even the most drab and run-of-the-mill apartments look soft and lovely with pastel like lighting. The windows glow, no matter how dirty they are, the shadows grow long and great amazing shapes, and all the birds fly about frantically to return to their roosts. The worst thing about being someone who likes photography is that if you are riding a bike it is really hard to stop, get your camera out and take the photo you really want sometimes.

Sunset over Kazury

 As the sun sets away, we stopped in front of the church (Kościół pw. Ofiarowania Pańskiego (or the church of Jesus at the Temple) to take a few time lapse photos. I have always liked time lapse photography and really should do more, I just need to get organised enough to bring my tripod with me all the time.

I think this is close to my favourite photo this year.

That is two stop signs I have now, Natolin and Imielin... one day I will collect them all!

And the night starts

So as the night started to fall we drifted about to see what happens.

The crowd starts to disperse

Taking the kids home

But no reason for missing that last icecream.

Yeah time to go.

Head down and head home

A golden eagle

The place of the devils pierogi

The wall mural or old dumpling

Tower Power

There is even a stained glass shop

Townhall

The streets are clearing

Then the lights start to take effect

Glowing all pretty

Even Nickers gets into it with a solid glow, or is it a fake tan?

The only way is up

Even with the lights on the sky still makes the picture

But it shows how lights can make shapes otherwise blocky more interesting.

Here the light shows two characters eating into the pierniki reserve bank

The remaining emptiness

Now the night has really set in.

So it all comes down to the lighting now

Nothing like the evening movement.

Now Nickers is conducting wedding ceremonies

I do like the little kid on the back right.

For me, black and white can suit the medieval feel of Churches

Tea shop

She really needs that tea to stay awake.

Even though in Torun you can actually see the stars from town they still bring them to you in true customer service.

To see where they fit in, here is a quick panorama of the square.

Mouse traps anyone? Classic, a mouse trap store. Scary.

So is there anything scarier to a grown man in Torun, than mouse traps? Yes, of course.

Jail at night, see the figures in the window watching you.....

Or better yet a woman staring at wedding dresses!

And so folks, here ends our lovely tour of Torun. I thoroughly recommend it to all.