Inowrocław.
Whenever I tell somebody where I come from the reaction to it is usually as follows: 'O.K. so you come from Wrocław.' And then I have to explain that there is this little "prefix" INO and that this tiny little thing makes a huge difference (doesn't it?). And, usually after this correction, comes my explanation: 'It is close to Toruń and Bydgoszcz.'

And what is Inowrocław all about?
It is a place where I was born and where my family and friends are. And this is the place where I can take a break from my grown-up life. It is a town that I left without the feeling of sadness. (I knew I would not be happy there any more.)

Today, when I meet with a bunch of my best friends, we spend hours laughing at the stupid things we did together in the town. Stealing apples and pears from somebody's garden (we were so poor then that we could not afford to buy anything but the cheapest still water from 'Biedronka') or playing truant (10 o'clock in the morning you could meet us drinking 'tea' in a bar called '2+1')...

And in the picture above you can see romanesque church of the St Virgin Mary, dating back to the end of the 12th century or beginning of the 13th century, built from granite stones and bricks.

There is one feature that distinguishes this church from other churches and you can see it in the picture on your right. Among ordinary stones of which this church is built, you can see stones with images of satan's face carved on them.
They are supposed to represent the evil spirits waiting just outside the door of the church - a shelter for weak and malleable people which are not able to resist any earthly temptation.