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Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.

Cemetery of Memories

The first time I approached the cemetery in Lipnica Wielka was November of 1996, and I headed up for my first experience with All Saints' Day in Poland. I took pictures and made mental notes for my journal: I left my apartment around 4:30 and headed up to the cemetery...
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Trstená Supermarket

Just across the border from where I lived in Poland (Lipnica Wielka) and where my wife grew up (Jablonka) is a Slovak town called Trstená. We go there every time we visit family in Poland. I love Trstená because unlike much of Central Europe, it seems frozen in time....
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Warszawa Centralna

Looking at some old pictures, I found a shot of Warszawa Centralna train station from about 2002. It was an exterior night shot, and there was little indication of what the station looked like inside. What it looks like now is vaguely similar, but there have been so...
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Snow Day!

Snow Day!

Mar 2, 2009

When it looked like this, it was obvious. Morning showed a cathedral of snow. All are excited, I'm sure. But we do have to make it up, so I'm not sure what the fuss is about...

All Saints’ Day

All Saints’ Day

Nov 1, 2008

One of the loveliest times to be in Poland is on November 1, All Saints' Day. It is a time of meeting with family, reuniting with old friends, and remember those who have passed away. The day begins...

Slow Day

Slow Day

Oct 20, 2008

He was a kind young man who, with the help of his parents, had his own general store at the age of twenty-five. He spoke slowly and laughed easily. I often leaned against the counter in his store,...

Shopping

Oct 17, 2008

Obviously, no updates today. I leave you with a picture from my seven years in Poland: Lipnica Wielka, Poland, October 31, 2001

Budapest at Night

Sep 28, 2008

Gellert Hill Photos from an August 2003 cycling trip through Slovakia and Hungary.