View over Kraków on a fresh January day
I have been taking photos ever since my uncle and aunt inspired me to buy my first DSL at the age of 16. I was born in Holland, moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands, immigrated to Sweden. Here I wrote a travel guide book as thick as a brick about my new home country, was a news and radio correspondent and was a teacher in Swedish schools. 15 years after settling in the land of the Vikings, I popped over to the southern side of the Baltic Sea, and found my third home in Kraków, Poland. The third time's the charm.
December starts with a few fresh photos of Kraków's Old Town. Here the Christmas Market is up and people are warming up for the end of year celebrations. Followed by the first set of photos of my September 2025 visit to the world's oldest open-air museum. In the same month I visited the Ter Doest Abbey in Lissewege, Belgium, which was a nice surprise. My latest triple updates are to Krakó, Poland: the famous burial grounds of Rakowicki, and the city districts of Kazimiers and Podgórze in a December day mood.
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 16 December 2025
Kraków, 16 December 2025
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Kraków | Poland
13 & 16 December 2025: new photos added—the Rakowicki Cemetery, Kazimierz, Podgórze • Looking proud on the banks of the Wisła (Vistula) river, the former royal city of Kraków is remarkably easy-going. It is a popular magnet for the creatives and tourists alike.
Lissewege| Belgium
11 December 2025 • Close-encounter with a friendly cow in the field adjaced to the Ter Doest Abbey. The abbey dates back to the 1200s and 1300s, and the reportedly biggest stone barn of its kind from that time is still standing. The abbey is located just outside the "white village" of Lissewege, near Brugge (Bruges), Belgium.
Skansen | Stockholm
8 & 9 December 2025 • Skansen is the world's oldest open-air museum, and was opened in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1891. It has a great collection of historic buildings from all over the country, as well as some close-up possibilities with Nordic wildlife. The first photos of my September 2025 visit are up, more are coming soon.
Venezia (Venice) | Italy
30 November 2025: much expanded story, many more photos • Summer 2023 was my first trip to Venice (Venezia)—a long-standing wish fulfilled. The old city is Impressive with a capital I. But at night even some of the central parts turn into a ghost town, as the number of inhabitants has dropped to as little as 50,000; and day tourists flock away.
West-Friesland (West Frysia) | the Netherlands
25 November 2025: Zaandijk and Zaanse Schans added •West-Friesland (West Frisia) is a region in the northwest of the Netherlands. It's not defined by administrational borders, but by historical context and lingual differences. Within the region the towns of Alkmaar, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Zaanstad and Den Helder became the most powerful. Edam, Volendam and Medemblik are also considered small national gems.
Dubrovnik| Croatia
24 November 2025: new photos and updated story • UNESCO calls Dubrovnik the 'Pearl of the Adriatic'. While the Serbian armies took aim at Dubrovnik during the 1990s Balkans Wars, the city has recovered since. Restoration is still ongoing, but for visitors of today, Dubrovnik is indeed a gem like it was before the conflict.
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