On Saturday morning we were at Pobiednik airfield EPKP, ready for new adventure:
Joakim decided part of the flying tour to Torun will go over Wisła – the longest and largest river in Poland, 1045 km in length. Jan and I didn’t know what to expect, but when we reached it – the views were awesome.
We asked Joakim to practice steep turns while we were photographing.
A big plant, and we were advised by an air traffic controller to stay away of it:
A dam in Wloclawek (below) is the largest reservoir in Poland and has been operating since 1970.
Soon the city of Torun was in sight:
The medieval town of Torun:
Landing on RWY11R:
Pilots leaving the aircraft:
The airport in Torun opened in 1912, and served to military purposes. Today, there are gliders, UL, GA. The airport has a restaurant and a hotel.
We started from lunch, of course. Pine trees, sunshine, view to hangars, aeroplanes, parachute jumpers – the best seating we could dream of!
This is an Aerogryf PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader. Take-off run 200m! Fuel tanks capacity 726 L. Wing area 40m2. The aircraft is used for fire-fighting and in agriculture:
De-briefing:
And after a short stop in our hotel we went to see the town. Torun is one of the oldest cities in Poland, from mid-13th century. Its medieval town is on the list of UNESCO world cultural and natural heritage sites.
The ruins of the Teutonic Castle:
Streets of the old town:
Interesting details in many places:
One of the most important landmarks in Toruń’s Old Town is its Leaning Tower. The top of the tower is displaced 1.5 m from where it would be if the tower were perfectly vertical. A legend has it that those who have sinned are not able to keep their balance under the tower – we had to check it out. Joakim (below right) is clearly cheating! (see green arrow)
Jan (below left) did an almost fair attempt. And who could do it with no problems? The evidence is captured 🙂
Torun had a very nice atmosphere. We walked around and enjoyed being there.
Jan suggested it was a perfect evening for a pizza, and we agreed. Joakim with his chorizo pizza (I had the same, it was great!):
Jan found a fine small hotel for us – Gotyk. The building is from XIV century, beautifully restored. We got 2 very nice rooms on top. The green arrow is pointing at the Jan’s and Joakim’s room. Mine was on the other side, overlooking the old town.
Prison close to our hotel – charming neighbourhood!
The view from my room:
It was such a lovely day! And we were quite tired at the end of it, so many superb experiences. The day after we planned to go to Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.