A trip to spend a bit of time with mama - #8 Lublin

Lublin, population 331k, tram system length: 0 km, but Lublin has the second best public transport mode for mid-size cities: trolleybuses: electric buses powered by overhead wires. Lublin is one of only three cities in Poland that have trolleybuses. The other two are Gdynia and Tychy. Warsaw used to have them. The system length is 76 km.

Lublin, along Łódź, is another Polish city that is underappreciated by Poles. Many people think there is nothing worth seeing there. They are very wrong. Just take the train, instead of driving, and enjoy the city where on 1 July 1569, the signing of the Union of Lublin gave life to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Pesa Dart of PKP Intercity. 

A Wars (pronounced "vars") restaurant carriage. 

Freshly made scrambled egg with pepper, salt, butter and bread.

Lublin Main (Lublin Główny) train station, built in 1877.

The main bus station near the train station.

This should be a pedestrian square, not a car parking lot. This is in front of the castle.

The Lublin Castle. Currently a museum. Before that, a Polish communist prison, a Soviet prison, a German Nazi prison, a Second Polish Republic prison, a Russian Empire prison...

The history of the castle, in English.

This is how it looked like in 1940s-50s when it was a prison.

One of many interesting historical documents displayed in the museum: the Governor General Hans Frank's proclamation about the creation of the General Governorate on occupied Polish territories on 26 October 1939. The level of Nazi propaganda lies in this document is out of the charts - it blames Poland for being attacked by Germany and promises peace, order, justice and prosperity for those who will work. Note: the offer does not apply to political agitators, economic hyenas, and Jewish exploiters.

This 13th century tower provides good views of Lublin.

A view to the back. You can see the chapel, and behind it a modern shopping centre with grass roof.

Lublin, like most Polish cities has a lot of "bloki" - apartment buildings, often built from large prefabricated concrete elements.

A view to the front of the castle. 

A view of the Old Town.

Old Town (Stare Miasto). Grodzka Street.

I love street music. This short sample encompasses the feel of that very warm September 2023 in Lublin (sorry for the lack of image stabilisation): 

Georgian restaurant.

Church of St. Stanislaus visible in the distance.

A model of the church for the blind people.

Interior of the church.

You can donate to the church and the adjoining monastery by using your bank card or BLIK.

The European Union helped renovate the monastery.

To be renovated.

The Crown Tribunal of the Polish Kingdom.

This part of the Old Town feels very Italian to me. 

The 14th century Cracow Gate.

A temporary cover during renovation. I love these.