Photos from Poland

Sequel5
Here both cousins a few years before they died: Rozalia on the left and mother on the right.
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Sequel6
Jablonki on the road from Sanok to Cisna. Here the big monument of General Karol SWIERCZEWSKI. In april 1947, he was coming to clean up the region (understand « to expel, to kill people and to destroy everything, so that people never would come back »).
On his way, he be caught in an ambush of the U.P.A. and was killed.
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Sequel7
Here a focus on the monument. Any one had soiled the face of the General. I think that it means « not everybody in the area is his friend »
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Sequel8
Here opposite the monument « Willa Jablonka ». Not everyone is poor in Poland.
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Sequel9
That’s the spot where once the cerkwa of Dolzyca stood. That village is located between Cisna and Buk. There is not any church.
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Here the picture. I'm sorry it was a little too large.

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Sequel10
Here a focus of the memorial. Text is written in the Ruthenian and the Polish languages.
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Sequel11
Here a Greek-Catholic cemetery at Dolzyca; it is located opposite the preceding memorial.
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Sequel12
Cisna; new city-house. In my opinion it’s not bad. The population, together with a dozen villages arround, is only 1600 people!
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Cisna; a new house of city-administration and tourist-office.
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Cisna; the church.
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Sequel15
Cisna; the biggest road-cross…coming from Sanok, turn to the left for Ukraine, to the right for Komancza and Dukla or Slovaqui.
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Sequel16
Cisna; a new hotel called « Wolosan »… very comfortable!
wolosan.pl email : wolosan@wolosan.pl
One speak a little English! Good food! Interesting prices!
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Sequel 17
Lopienka… it’s a village who not longer exist. There are no houses; only a cerkiew which was rebuilt recently because it’s a place of pelgrimage; There is a revered icon of the Madonna with Child. The cerkiew was closed and we could see it.
This cerkiew is located Nordwest of Buk at almost 5 km. Only a forest-way in bad condition lead to that spot.
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i have been to Lopienka some time ago. Thanks for the pics. They are great.
My father comes from Berezka, which is close to Lesko and my mother comes from Rakowa. My fathers house is still there, as for my mother's house it no longer exists.

Sequel 18
Lopienka … my wife « Jeanine » near the cerkiew.
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Sequel 19
Lopienka … it’s me behind the cerkiew, in an hollow three.
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Sequel 20
Lopenka… a sign, in both languages, at the entrance of the cerkiew.
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Sequel 21
Lopienka…a sign, in both languages, at the chapel.
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Sequel 22
Lopienka…an other chapel, where the way to Lopienka begins.
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Sequel 23
Lopienka… along the forest-way… people makes charcoal.
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Sequel 24
Lopienka… ruin of the cerkiew after destruction by Ackja Wisla.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Sequel 25
Lopienka… the inside of the cerkiew.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Here the photograph

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Sequel 26
Lopienka… the icon of the Madonna with Child.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Dear Miranda.

Thank you once more!
We were also in Myckow and Polanczyk nearly Berezka.
I send still others pictures, but for today it's enough, I get tired.
I also possess a big file with all the churchs which had been destroyed or still exists.
It's in English and Ruthenian.
The server I use do not allow to send it by email. If you will? ... maurits.devits@telenet.be

thanks for the pictures, you did a great job. I ma not surprised that you are tired.
I will e-mail you, since I would love to get the pictures.
Thanks again and I will talk to you via e-mail:)

olsztyn is one of the most beautiful city in the poland :)
I recommend this lovely place:)
tell me, what do you thik abaut polish winter:)
i've heard,that some people claims, that polish winter is almost like on the siberia:)
why :)
i live in the poland on the mountains and there sometimes temperatures falls under -15C:)

the pictures i posted disappeared i think so if no one can view them i will repost them :D

We have the same topic here already with tons of pics http://www.polishforums.com/hometown_vacation_pictures_poland-5_1066_0 .html