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.
In October, I briefly went back to my first home country, and revisited The Hague (Den Haag). I left the cameras at home, but took a few shots with my mobile phone. Check them out. Last month, I visited the most western part of the Netherlands, and strolled through the cute village of Sint Anna ter Muiden. The last trip of the month brought me back to Mount Klimczok, in Bielsko-Biała, Southern Poland.
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 26 October 2025
Kraków, 26 October 2025
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Kraków | Poland
26 & 27 October 2025: the Zakrzówek story added; new photos to Stare Miasto •Just south of the inner-city of the former royal city of Kraków lies an old quarry which has been flooded on purpose since 1992. I call it "mini Croatia". Check out why.
Bielsko-Biała | Poland
26 October 2026: added the Mount Klimczok story • Mount Klimczok (1,117 metres / 3,665 feet ASL) is a nice climb just south of the city of Bielsko-Biała. It is an easy hike up and down, and for the more lazy ones: a cable car can bring you quite some distance up. From the end station of the 1.8-kilometres (5,938 feet) long ride, there is a hike of about 20 minutes left to the top.
Sint Anna ter Muiden | the Netherlands
21 October 2025 • Border towns, or in this case, border village. They can be fascinating, and Sint Anna ter Muiden on the outskirts of Zeeland is no exception. In the Middle Ages, this sleepy village of 50 had city rights and a sort of city function. Now, it makes a nice stroll—with a substantial of homes up for sale during my visit. The geographical location of Sint Anna ter Muiden is pretty cool: it marks the Netherlands most western point within Europe.
The Hague & Scheveningen | the Netherlands
19 October 2025: new photos added to Binnenhof and Museum Quarters • For the first big part of my life, I lived a relatively short bus trip away from The Hague. So for me, The Hague was the city where we went to buy clothes and later cool records, where people from the villages nearby went for hospital treatment, and where we went out for beers, music and fun with friends.
Reykjanes | Iceland
12 October 2025 • The Reykjanes Peninsula (aka Suðurnes) is the most southwestern part of the Icelandic mainland. For most visitors to the country, it is their starting point, as Keflavik International Airport is situated on this land outpost in the Atlantic Ocean. The peninsula is named after the smaller Reykjanes region and its volcanic system. It suits the peninsula and its volcanic system well, as Reykjanes literally means "smoking point" in Icelandic.
Western Suðurland | Iceland
10, 11, 12 October 2025: the village of Eyrarbakki, and the coastal plains, and the
Hellisheiði Power Plant added•The western part of the Southern Lands of Iceland has some of the most fairytale waterfalls imaginable—sometimes hidden behind cliff walls, or with a cave behind. It really feels like stepping into a wonderland.
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