"A little but of Kraków in Warsaw" - Warsaw's Camaldolese monastery and church hailed from the Kraków centre of the same name. Both "Bielany-s" - "Whites" are in the middle of lush nature.
00:00 Introduction to the podcast
00:20 Bielany, like Poland, has dramatic history written into its diverse landscape
00:40 The spiritual roots of Bielany - the "white district"
00:45 The Camaldolese monks
01:02 White as the absence of colour and silence the absence of words
01:20 Listen to the "sound of silence"
01:50 Two temples in Bielany Forest
03:18 Anti-social behaviour and Bielany local council's response
03:50 A "silent story" from Stare Bielany
This Letter is part of a series looking at lesser-known places in Poland that are nonetheless worth checking out. This time Patrick Trompiz takes a look at Warsaw's Stare Bielany, enjoying its forest.
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Photos by the author (Patrick Trompiz) and Urzad Miasta Warszawy (Clearing), Zygmunt Put CC-Wikipedia (Kraków Camaldolese Centre), Lomit-CC-Wikipedia (Camadolese Church in Bielany, Warsaw) and Adrian Grycuk CC-Wikipedia (Path in forest). Sound of Bielański Forest - film of owl by Channel Frugoslaw1, "Las Bielański 29 III 2017".
