Poznań: From Ashes to Glory! | Vlog |

We go from lake malta to the citadel to explore Poznań's past!

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[jakubjagielski]

A Malta Lake trivia: once every 4 years the like is dried completly in order to clean up the bottom. And you can walk around the lake bed.

[TomikoPL]

Lake Malta is also the place where Malta Festival (theatre/ art festival) takes place. The spectacles can be seen all over Poznań but some at the lake and even on its water surface. The name of the lake comes from the fact that the area in the Middle Ages was owned by the crusaders- Sovereign Military Order of Malta or St. John's Order. Nice you visited the commonwealth military cemetery. Next time you are in the area, you should visit some other places in Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) which is considered the craddle of Poland: Giecz, Gniezno, Grzybowo, Ostrów Lednicki, Kórnik, Rogalin, Biskupin and many others.

[michahadam]

Behind Malta Lake - you can find forest with lakes. One of my favourite places in Poznan.

[xot]

Cytadela - Fort Winiary build beginn at 1840. All tanks on Citadell have turret rotated in east direction since 1990.

[davidjohnpaul]

I always learn something new, thanks Rob 😎

[twisters]

I love this journey-landscape-history series :D

[damianborowczyk]

I feel you were little too late and it was too cold to fully appreciate Poznań. It has 4 lakes within its borders (you can sail on one of them). In my opinion, together with the river, thay make Poznań great place, during spring and summer. You have several options to literally escape from the city...not leaving the city actually

I don't understand why the Poznań authorities don't advertise the city through its green areas, lakes and the multitude of parks and green squares, available almost wherever you are.

[doriz]

You speak Polish better and better. Mówisz coraz lepiej po polsku. Brawo❤

[agnieszkabee]

You should go to the Lech Poznań match :) Good job, I like your videos!

[Kev_Newman]

If I ever visit Poland I want you as my tour guide / translator, Rob.

[matrixmannn]

In what as in what but in planning the Soviets were always strong but there was one problem. There was one thing the Soviets did not understand, and that was that you can build a great building but you still have to maintain it, and there has to be money for that, and that was something the communist system no longer guaranteed or took into account because the communist system does not involve making money, which is an inherent feature of capitalism. That is why there were a lot of such facilities and others in communist Poland, but they looked the way they did because nobody cared about them, because there was no money for them, and that was the problem. It was only after the changes in the political system that it became possible to make money on these facilities and eventually they were brought into use as you see it today.

[wally]

Trzeba przyznać, że wokół jeziora Malta biedy nie ma. Ładnie tam.

[BertAdams]

That croissant! I’ve eaten this marvellous pastry! One lucky delicious food eater selfish bastard you are, Rob! 😜🤣😋

[remosz]

Big coins? Haha they are called medals

[ITTom]

Malta za czasów sowieckich była niczym innym jak tylko dziurą w ziemi i jeziorem na ktorym odbywały się czasami zawody. Dopiero po upadku komunizmu to miejsce zyskalo infrastrukturę dla mieszkańców miasta i swój charakter Czyli jak wszystko w komuniźmie: idea może słuszna a wykonanie mizerne.

[MortekX]

My wife makes them pretty good too though she has no certificate...

[wadysawkostrzewski]

well - till 15 years after freedom 'PRL' was paying 'CCCP' in natural goods for war reparations. My uncle was crossing keeper at Wrocław PKP and had privately taking notes of every shipment of goods to Russia for those years. So PRL was for them as secondary market to sustain their crippled economy. Hence they were showing how 'good' they were towards us. I recall how management from Amazon was shocked how much we inherited after socialism in public law especially in labor law. At 'PRL' manual worker had better life than any degree higher educated white collar worker in terms of such places like 'Malta', 'holidays under a pear tree', sick leaves etc.

[piotrnotecki]

When it comes to buildings started during the communist era and not completed until the fall of communism, I have good examples in two cities, the latter was even redesigned to a large extent. Both were started in the 1970s and completed after the political changes. At that time they were frightening with their presence, but now they are the pride of their cities. The first one is Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, which is beautifully situated on the Brda River. The second example is the Center for the Meeting of Cultures in Lublin in Polish: Centrum Spotkań Kultur w Lublinie. Back then, it was supposed to be a complex that included a theatre, an opera, a philharmonic hall as well as conference and exhibition halls. In Lublin, this building was maliciously called Theater under Construction. Before construction was completed, the building was partially demolished and redesigned, but its original functions were retained. Both buildings are examples of good contemporary architecture. When you visit these cities, you must see both of them. One more note, let's hope you don't make a mistake - this is about Lublin in the east of Poland, and not the small town in the west of Poland, Lubin.

[konradinho]

I like how you're really interested in our country. Not like all this people who are reacting to Poland just for some views

[marcinsola]

Oh man...I live in Poznań and I really enjoyed your videos about it. It's always nice to see your city through an outsider's point of view. That being said - I was watching this video on my TV an I got my laptop out just to write this comment. I cringed every time you've had the b rolls with the AI generated music in the background :D It ruins the atmosphere.

I'm not trying to be rude or hate. I'm just hoping that you wanted to experiment and that I'll provide one of the many possible perspectives on it ;)