Golub Dobrzyn castle – a 4 winged conventional Teutonic castle built at the turn of the 13th and 14thC, in a Gothic Renaissance style. Many a war with different ownerships over 300+ years, but between 1611—1625, the castle was in a time of magnificence under the Polish Swedish princess Anna Wazowna. Pity that there’s no English translation of exhibits. You rely on there being no Polish tourist group going through, for the young woman to give you a translation. Whattttt??? Really bizarre.

Anyway, I know enough Polish to understand that the Teutonic order was a Catholic Order founded 1190, to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land  and to establish hospitals. The Teutonic Knights served as a military order to protect Christians in the Holy Land and the Baltics through the Middle Ages.  Check out the 18thC Bar (dark black-arched building), the only kind of building in town – literally 4 x 4 metres.

I discovered that George Sand was a lover of Chopin! Had no idea. Those intellectuals!!! Chopin visited Szafarnia, staying with his friend Juliusz in the summers of 1824 and 1825, as an adolescent.  He was introduced to the history of folklore, listened to peasant girl songs and wrote down melodies. He started composing masurska’s soon after. BTW, Chopin loved Torun’s gingerbread! Gorgeous property to wander around, beautiful lake.