Fontanna Prozerpiny

Fontanna Prozerpiny - Proserpine Fountain. Sandstone sculpture by Augustine Schöps. The sculpture illustrates the kidnapping of Proserpine by Pluto, ruler of the underworld. In front of the loggia of the Ratusz . Stary Rynek. "In front of the Rathaus are a Pillory of 1535 and a Fountain of 1766".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0107

Poznań

September 20th 2018
Monika, our Collette tour courier, hastened the group along as we prepared to leave Wrocław for Torruń. We would be stopping for lunch at Poznań, but we must make haste getting there and arrive before noon. She would not say why. En route we made a hurried rest stop at a travel plaza near Lipnow. A curiosity here were the statues of European Bison placed in an adjacent field. I'm not sure why t ... read more

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