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.
I am kicking off 2026 with the first set of photos of Warszawa (Warsaw), the capital of Poland. Plus a throw-back to the warm summer at the Pelješac peninsula in Croatia.
Happy New Year!
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 11 January 2026
Kraków, 11 January 2026
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Pelješac| Croatia
11 January 2026 • The Pelješac peninsula, at the southern Dalmatian coast of Croatia, in summer is like a little paradise on earth. Warm swim-friendly waters, lushy green bays, small beaches and—depending on where you choose to land—not too many tourists.
Warszawa (Warsaw) | Poland
4 January 2026 • Warszawa (Warsaw) is not only the capital, it is the most cosmopolitan city of Poland. Here you will find Europe's tallest skyscraper—if one leaves out Moscow, the country's financial centre, some of the best restaurants for vegetarians and loads of venues to have fun. It is also the place for Europe's architectural equivalent to the Empire State Building in New York: the Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki).
Tatra Mountains | Poland
31 December 2025 • The trail to Rusinowa Polana gives one great view of the high Tatra Mountains on the Polish-Slovakian border. The last hike of 2025 took me through a gorgeous winter wonderland.
Zamość | Poland
28 December 2025• The UNESCO World Heritage city of Zamość in eastern Poland was extra magical during Christmas 2025, when a tiny layer of snow and frost gave it just that extra touch. Moreover, the light on Christmas Day morning was astonishing. See my updated gallery with the new photos.
Arnhem | the Netherlands
22 December 2025: new photos • Park Sonsbeek is the gorgeous city park of Arnhem. A green lung with an attractive variety of mini landscapes of 200 hectares big. The park closest to the inner-city was named after a wealthy 17th Century Arnhem lady: Anna van Sonsbeeck. The beech forest rich park is remarkably hilly, and that makes it atypical for the normally flat Netherlands. Park Sonsbeek is a joy to walk through, every time again.
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