Good Vibes Off the Tourist Track in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2025
- Bydgoszcz is not a city on the usual tourist circuit of Poland, which adds to its surprising charms. You feel like you've found the 'real' Poland and it's thoroughly lovely. Bydgoszcz has a long and interesting history, beautiful architecture, a focus on arts and culture, and a growing food scene. It's also the home of the Museum of Soap and History of Dirt where you can get the down and dirty on hygiene through the ages and try making your own soap. It's also where you find the original Cukierna Sowa, a popular chain across Poland full of delicious chocolates and sweet treats. Don't miss trying some local wine, taking a river cruise, and chilling out at Mill Island near the Old Town.
Huge thank you to the Polish Tourism Organization for having us!
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Which would you rather do: a river cruise or a picnic at the beach? ⛵️🏖
Both! :D
@@VoodooMadMike41 Best answer (and mine too haha) 😉
Both
@@ginafriend1690 exaaaactly haha!
River cruise. 😎
This city is fabulous!! So many beautiful buildings, the waterway and of course the FOOD! I love the romantic story of the two statues and the one celebrating the brilliant
man who helped to break the enigma code. Won't be long till travellers are making Bydgoszcz a destination!! So much to see and do. Love following your
journeys. Congrats on passing 60,000 subs too. It's no surprise when you produce such beautiful videos full of useful information which is always delivered with style and good cheer.
Thank you! We had a really fun time visiting Bydgoszcz and soaking up the laid back vibes. I loved seeing the river boat - so cool that we were able to visit someone's home and see how it is to live like that! Tempting :) The connection to the enigma code was also unexpected and amazing!
You should visit the biggest park in Poland at north side of city :)
@@piotrbaranski1127 It is a dream to visit this country and city after watching these wonderful videos. I'll find the park when I get there!!
@@nancyjohnson9247 Name of park is Myslencinek ;)
I'm Polish and living in Poland but I never really considered Bydgoszcz as a city to visit, you convinced me that I should go there, lovely vibe!
It's shame that no one guide you to visit "Myślęcinek" it's the biggest urban Park in Poland and one of the biggest in the Europe. Grettings from Bydgoszcz :)
Never enough time but good to know for next time :)
Patrycja B thats exactly what i wanted to say! ☺️
Poland has so much to offer! 🤍❤
Yes, so much! I love this country 💕
Yes it has a lot to offer
"Just visit us"
@@mrgm4493 👍
I love TH-cam algorithm, not living in Poland for almost a decade but my hometown is Bydgoszcz so there you go 😁
Very nice vlog guys!
This is honestly one of the best videos ever I’ve seen this about 1 million times
Hey Marco! THANK YOU! That really means a lot to hear ❤️ Are you from Poland?
Yes I am and I am from Bydgoszcz 😁😁
@@Marco-bv5vg Wonderful! I guess you can already tell how much we loved visiting your home city :) Sending you best wishes there and so happy you loved this video!! 💕
Your Polish is getting better every day, kudos :) This splendid reportage of yours makes me want to go to Bydgoszcz I've never visited... Greetings from Warsaw
Thank you! I'm trying my best to get it right :) I hope you'll have the chance to visit Bydgoszcz - hello to you in Warsaw!
Hi. What a lovely video you have made again. So much information about Bydgoszcz and picking the best places to visit and share with us. And the constant gorgeous smile on your faces make it so cool to watch.
aww thank you! We had lots to smile about as we had such a lovely laid back time in Bydgoszcz. I especially loved Mill Island and the river cruise we did :)
I was born in Bydgoszcz, I live and love this city here. My heart is happy to see that guests can appreciate the beauty of Bydgoszcz. Thank you for this cool video, which in fact promotes our city in such an interesting way. Best regards! 🙃
Hi, in May i will come in Bydgosczc from Italy for the concert of the polish group Percival, but i will spend an entire day in town so if you would advice me about what to see or where to eat would be fantastic ❤
I visit Bydgoszcz regularly for shopping and meeting my friends. I just love that city.
What a Beautiful place, and I would have liked joining yous here!
Ooh la la ..
I wonder what he Gets when he brings back the arrows to her! 😊
hahaha I'm sure he might get a cheeky kiss ;) I love the connection between those two sculptures - so sweet!
I lived in Bydgoszcz for 15 years and it is 14 years since I have left and it is impressive how the city has changed, mostly in a positive way!
WOW! Bydgoszcz is a beautiful city! Yet another pretty place in Poland. So modern.....Yet a place reserved everywhere for things from a more esoteric and.....sadly.......bygone era.
I'm happy to see so much sculpture outdoors......Available to everyone......And a reminder to the accomplishment and whimsy of days gone before.
I love the vibe that the city exudes! It seems to be the same all over Poland. What a truly lovely country! Well done....And THANK YOU..... people of Poland!
There's a lot of history in this city and, like the rest of Poland, it's endured a lot. Such a nice laid-back vibe here now and super friendly people. We loved the sunny river cruise and Mill Island especially :)
You guys are great! Your videos have the perfect combination of art, history, culture, music, and fun. So well put together!
My City❤❤❤
Ja z polski
Guys, you don’t even know how happy, and surprised actually, you made me. Bydgoszcz is my hometown, grew up in Szwederowo but since 2004 I’m living in London. I was always regretting that not many tourists are visiting my hometown, maybe now it’s gonna change! You should see Forest Park of Culture and Rest- Myslecinek and as well you might enjoy walk in Valley of Five Ponds. Och you made me miss my Bydgoszcz more right now....
You guys are so cool and funny to watch.Hope you enjoy your trip.
A museum you need to visit next time you're in Bydgoszcz is the white garner (it's near the man crossing a river statue) where's an exihibit showing the history of Bydgoszcz, it's really worth checking out (and you can even dress up as historical characters there). On the Mill Island there are 2 amazing muzeums: Modern Art Gallery (with great works by polish artists) and Mennica, where you can see how old polish money looked like! Another very interesting museum is Exploseum, which is located in the outskirts of Bydgoszcz, in old Natzis weapon factory and even has a themed escape room! And lastly, not a museum, but a local brewery in Osowa Góra (which is literally called Osowa Gora Brewery), where many super tasty beers are manufactured (and they also supply a couple of hotels in our voivodeship). Oh and I just remembered that in a little alley between Gdańska Street and Kazimierz Wielki Park (where the foutain you showed is located) there are sold the best ice cream in Bydgoszcz (the ice cream parlor is called Prima). Moreover nearby, where starts Pomorska street from Gdanska street there's a shop with pączki (similar to donuts) where yummy sweet and savoury pączki are sold. I personally love the spinach ones! Hope you'll visit my hometown again soon!
Your blogs are just perfect. Jammed full of information superbly presented and tons of links too. Thank you for all the effort you put in. This one is very timely because I was researching this place a month ago and there just isn't another decent blog about the place. Until yours! I had pretty much made up my mind to go anyway as I had found a really cosy Airbnb so even if the town was dull, I could have a restful week and read in cafes and drink coffee, eat cake etc. So it's good to see that it's a really nice place. We are off to Warsaw first in January. My second visit to that city and allison's first visit to Poland! We are also going to vienna and Budapest in may so I've been binge watching your blogs on those too! Very useful especially for the baths. I have made a note to pack flip flops and a bathing hat!
Our kids played on that beach when we lived there, it's a lovely city, little Berlin, nice vid you done, we've moved out of the city now, not bad at pronouncing the words, well done, Poland is a fabulous country to live in.
Hi Tom! Glad you enjoyed the video. That's cool you used to live there. It seems like a great place to raise a family.
Cool! Great video! You inspired me to go to Bydgoszcz! Hello from Russia! Круто! Отличное видео! Вы вдохновили меня на поездку в Быдгощ! Привет из Руси!
I'm so happy to hear that!! Have an amazing time! :)
I used to live in Bydgoszcz. Thank you for your video.
I loved Bydgoszcz, l hope some day comeback
Oh, my city ❤
Moje piękne rodzinne miasto Bydgoszcz❤
Yay! I discovered you guys recently and now what a nice surprise for you to visit my hometown! Great video :) Fun fact, Cukiernia Sowa is Bydgoszcz's traditional patisserie known all over the country. Also, your pronunciation of Bydgoszcz is spot on! Good work :D
Hi! Nice to meet you! That's awesome that Bydgoszcz is your hometown and I'm VERY happy to hear my pronunciation was ok! We've seen Cukiernia Sowas all over Poland and always get really excited haha. So cool how it's such a popular chain now. Glad you enjoyed this video :)
@@EileenAldis Can suprise you even more saying you can try Sowa's specials in London and Berlin 😀
@@konradp.3025 Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for a lovely tour, it looks like you both thoroughly enjoyed.
Grettings from Wales 🖐
We did enjoy, thank you, and happy you did too! Never been to Wales but can't wait to visit someday. :)
Wales is beautiful and definitely worth visiting 😊
Bydgoszcz is one of my favourite cities in Poland and we have direct flights from Scotland.
OMG my hometown 😍 I’ve been living in London for the last 11 years and miss Bydgoszcz a lot. You showed me this place from completely different perspective. I literally had tears in my eyes. Thanks guys ❤️❤️❤️
Polska bardzo się zmieniła jak również mentalność ludzi.
Looks like a great place to visit, lot of nice architecture and interesting statues. Cool that you managed to find another interesting museum, Poland definitely has it’s fair share. Food looks lovely, especially those fab looking desserts. Congrats on 60k, you guys deserve many more!
Thanks a lot, Shaun! 60,000 is very exciting! This city was really laid-back feeling and had a lovely, friendly atmosphere. Loved the sunny weather we had too. The dessert at that place was awesome (they also make DELICIOUS chocolates) :)
It's so lovely that people visit Bydgoszcz depite the fact that it's not a popular turistic spot even among Poles. Greetings from Bydgoszcz!
Wow my hometown ..its cool to see it attracts more tourists as got load to offfer , shame that yoh havent see Myslecinek park as it is beutifull park
I went to that restaurant and the old town and saw that statue it's amazing there! ♡☆
That’s cool you went to the same restaurant!
Its one of the most beautiful cities in Poland and it is getting more beautiful every day. I love Bydgoszcz so much.
Your smile is contagious ❤️❤️
Thank you! ❤️
*That local dish looks so amazing* 😍
You mean Marc’s fish? He enjoyed it!
My Home City! 😊😊 so glad that you enjoyed ! Even I didn't know so many things! 😁
Wish you all the best!
Был в Быдгоще в этом году.Очень замечательный город, в часе езды автобуса находится Торунь. В трёх часах поездом - Познань. Город не избалован туристами поэтому качество гостиниц высочайшее. Четыре дня в конце апреля прожили в нотеле Шопен за 30 евро в сутки, уровень превосходит другие города Польши. Встроенный холодильник - бар, в ванной комнате куча - более 30 маленьких бутылочек с ароматами и всякая всячина в которой разберутся только женщины. Отель супер современный, приветливый персонал, правда русский не знают, но польско английский очень даже подходит в общении.
Greetings from Bydgoszcz :)
Hello!
@@EileenAldis Hi :D
Pozdrowienia z Bydgoszczy ;)
It's so amazing for me to see how you enjoyed the city ,because I'm from Bydgoszcz and I can see all of the places everyday so I don't appreciate it
Also this video is really amazing 💕
I am doing my erasmus studies in Bydgoszcz 😊 indeed its amazing place!! 👌
Awesome! Good luck with your studies! :)
What a beautiful city. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed this little tour around :)
Great vlog!! I love when travelers also opt for the less visited and touristy places! You might make some stupendous discoveries, finding a secret gem! Godspeed to you both and lots of greetings from Bonn! ❤
Thank you! So happy to hear you enjoyed this video exploring off the tourist track :) I agree it can be very rewarding. Is there a secret gem that stands out for you?
@@EileenAldis Hey Eileen! ... it was interesting to find out about the houseboats, they look really cool, the museum of dirt was definitely a surprise, but the overall vibes of the city seem to be just pleasant: the market place, the buildings- everything looks so pretty and gorgeous. I have never been to Bydgoszcz myself, but I travelled Poland in my younger years. To me personally one of the finest experiences was getting to know the locals and making friends there! I know that Poles seem a little bit harsh at first glance, but theyre crazy friendly, once you engage with them! Their hospitality is legendary and nothing beats partying with Poles! 🤠💃🎈🎆 And bigos so yummy! Take care! By the way: my wife (who is a polish native speaker) is saying that your Polish pronunciation is PERFECT!! You might be a language genius!
@@rimbaud1989 Tell your wife that she made my day haha! That is VERY much appreciated! ❤️Thanks for sharing your travel stories. I love Poland too and can't wait to go back someday. Such amazing food as well! Sending best wishes to you and your wife! :)
I love you guys! you're so much fun and informative! And Eileen your laughs are contagious! keep it up girl
:)
Bydgoszcz jest pieknym miastem, okolice tez sa sliczne. Lubie wracac do mojego miasta. Bydgoszcz to Bydgoszcz. Dawniej jeszcze piekniejsza i bogatsza.
There's nothing like watching someone complement your city. Glad you liked your stay ;)
Thank you - we really enjoyed visiting :)
Witam w moim mieście w Bydgoszczy 👍👍👍
Witam i Ciebie.
Ja też z Bydgoszczy
@@artystycznebudownictwo1229 👍👍👍
You're such a lovely couple! And it's nice to see foreign tourists enjoying stay in my hometown! Wish you all the best! 😁
Thank you! We loved visiting :)
My city ❤️🇵🇱...great video !
Glad you enjoyed it!
So much to see, awesome work.
Thank you! We loved the people here - so welcoming and full of love for their city :)
My Grandmother lives in Bydgoszcz 😄😄i allways go there when i take a flight to Poland btw me and my whole family is polish 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Love from Bydgoszcz :) Thank you guys for appreciating my hometown - sadly it does not get the credit it deserves, especially from Polish tourists who hardly ever visit it. I walk the streets every day, yet seeing them from your perspective is something new. I hope you come again - you must visit Myślęcinek, the biggest forest park in Poland. By the way - did you know that the name "Bydgoszcz" actually translates as "Be my guest"?
Hi, in May i will come in Bydgosczc from Italy for the concert of the polish group Percival, but i will spend an entire day in town so if you would advice me about what to see or where to eat would be fantastic ❤
@@zioperaproduction So how was the trip?
Owww, I'm from Bydgoszcz, and it's first time, when i see that Bydgoszcz is really beautiful city. Maybe I living here too long, to see it every day 😂😂
Jejciu takkk, masz rację
Też tak mam xdd
Oh yes gurl.
Masz wielką rację xDD
Cool video. I remember the old wash board my Mom used to do laundry. Haven't seen one of those in a long long time.
It was such hard work! Soooo much respect for how difficult and time and labour intensive that was!
Another city to add to my growing list of places to visit! Bydgoszcz looks like such a charming and beautiful place with so much to offer residents and travellers. The architecture is just stunning! I like that it's not on the usual tourist circuit which can be overcrowded and inflated. Marc, you seem to be an expert on how to pronounce these Polish words! For the record, I'd take a river cruise any day, especially with the gorgeous food and wine!
Nope , Marc isn't, it's understandable but not high profile
xDDDDDD
I just couldn't stop smiling when i was watching Your video. It's always nice to watch city You live in from the perspective of tourists. Keep one thing in mind - there's a lot more to see in Bydgoszcz! :) Greetings!
That's nice to hear! We loved visiting your lovely city :)
TAM SIE URODZILEM I TAM PADNE NA RYJ. Bydgoszczanin z UK
Bydgoszcz my City ,greeting from Dubai
I love it
Thank you for this great video. I was born in Bydgoszcz, this is my City. It is getting more and more beautiful every year. Next time take a visit "Myślęcinek". I am happy to here u had a great time in Poland. Wish u all the best. Greetings from UK ❤
My city 💟
You should visit Chełmno, a little cute town close to Bydgoszcz
I am from Bydgoszcz ❤️
Hello!
YOu welcome in Bydgoszcz :)
Thank you :)
I didn't realize that Bydgoszcz is so beautiful. Yes, I'm from Poland ;).
Greetings from Kraków!
P. S. Pronounciation of polish words - excellent ;)
It's a real shame, but Bydgoszcz (at least from what I've experenced) is pretty underestimated, especially becouse of close location of much more touristic city of Toruń (e.g. when I was in Tricity, my friends knew where Toruń is but not where's Bydgoszcz 🤷♀️ which is like 1 hour by car from Toruń). And in last years Bydgoszcz developped so much, tenement houses get renewed, new museums appeared and city is just getting more and more beautiful!
It's my beloved city. I'm glad someone wants to see it 😊
We loved visiting :)
My hometown😍 I am glad you enjoyed your visit👌
We did! :)
Love your videos! Greetings from Gdańsk, north of 🇵🇱 😀
Thank you! We still need to visit up there! :)
Bydgoszcz is such a beautiful city! It’s such a pleasure to follow you guys on this adventure. These restaurants look so cool and the food looks amazing! I want that house boat. Great video, can’t wait to see what’s coming next! P.S. I’d do the river cruise :)
haha the river cruise was really fun and the private house boat was cool to see. Usually they're so narrow and this one felt really wide and spacious. So calm down on the water :)
My beautiful city🇵🇱❤️
We loved visiting :)
Glad you like Bydgoszcz. I've born there but living in Łódź now ;)
Niceeee, greetings from Bydgoszcz :D
It's very nice that someone from abroad can discover the beauty in our country, Poles themselves rarely do it, it's a pity I will watch your channel from a private account. Super energy in the material!
Eileen jak Ty uroczo się śmiejesz !
You are very cute and cool couple. Wishing you good weather and lots of fun everywhere you go. :)
aww thank you! :)
Those hand made soaps looked deliciously eatable. Almost as much as all those yummy foods you guy experienced.
Loving the perfect music interludes. Funny, we call the land our small farm is on "Mill Island"
This episode is jam packed and really fun 🥰👍😁
Thanks for this share, James and Kim
That's so cool you call it Mill Island! That was one of our favourite parts of this city. Really nice place to chill (sounds the same as your farm!). The soap was fun to make - I put lavender in mine and Marc chose coffee beans :)
Nice and safe
My city ❤️ I love Bydgoszcz, you should to go also to the Ophera and Cathedral
Thanks for the suggestions!
After watching this i want to go to Bydgoszcz one day
Yup I like my hometown as well. :)
that statue is wild! How does it stay balanced on that wire??
Oh jeez guys it's a nice video tour but you discovered more or less just the tourist places. I move to Bydgoszcz, it's just different to visit a city or to live there. But in general well done, hope you enjoyed 😉. Cheers from Bydgoszcz ;).
O Bydgoszczy 💚 💚
You are the best 🙃💖❤️😙
aww thanks ❤️
Wow Eileen you look very nice and beautiful amazing bydgoszcz video well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍
My city ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Have you been to all the places we visited? :)
@@EileenAldis ofcourse :) now I live in England but when I'm in Bydgoszcz I try visit all this place and more:)
But I never been in Kuchnia restaurant
I was in soap museum 4 times! So fun every time! ;D
Awesome! We had fun too :)
By the way, Toruń and Ciechocinek are nearby towns worth visiting as well.
Thanks for the suggestions, Eddie! A video from Torún will be up next - coming soon :)
People in Toruń are very rude to people from Bydgoszcz. They are very jealous that Bydgoszcz is bigger and more modern.
@@EileenAldis We are waiting for it :) Toruń will impress You, certainly. This is a beautiful city, you just have to see ... And people are the same as in Bydgoszcz and many other Polish cities. Best regards
The fish's name was Xander?
Moje miasto :D.
Kuchnia there is kitchen xD
What's keeping the tight-rope walker from flipping down on that cable?
Low center of gravity
Low center of gravity
Great boat tour! Cheese, marmalade and local wine - how can you go wrong?
You cannot, my friend haha! ❤️
I don't have map of Poland right now with me but Chelmno should be somewhere around your current location.try there.Is great for those who like city walls.
Thanks for the tip!
no worries,hun.Marc you are lucky man;)
Kuchnia looked to be a real high end restaurant-was it expensive?
Wow, Marian Rejewski statue in Bydgoszcz. My best friend is related to Marian Rejewski family. No wonder my friend is very good at maths :)
Really?! Wow, that's amazing! Have they seen the statue?
@@EileenAldis I don't think so.
In Poland we call this city Pearl of the North
That's a lovely name. Where in Poland are you from? We've made a lot of videos there! They're here: bit.ly/PolandPlaylist :)
Try a milk bar (Bar Mleczny) for homemade-style food.
Oh we’ve tried maaaaany! Obsessed with them :) Check out our other Poland videos - and more milk bars to come!
That sounds great. There's a place in Bydgoszcz called 'Bar Pasibrzuch' [Fat Belly 😁], where for 11 zł you get gigantic portions of hone style food. Your videos are fantastic and enjoyable to watch.
Witaj Dzięki za Świetny film o moim mieście (tylko centrum) .Pozdrawiam i życzę powrotu by zobaczyć więcej niż tylko centrum.
To i tak jedni z niewielu, którzy wyszli poza Stary Rynek i wyspę i docenili piękno secesyjnych kamienic
Nice to see so nice view of our city. Next time you probably gonna be able to visit to our Museum of Mobile Phones ;) so come some time again to visit Us and Myslecinek someone mentioned below ;)