Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Changes

The Border
 
During these years we've been living in Poz艅an we have seen the rynek go through a lot of changes. The restaurant where Joan use to meet with the International Ladies of Poz艅an closed and became a pizza place, then a bar, then a disco and now it sits closed and empty. The bookstore next to it closed several years ago and nothing has replaced it.  5 plans were made to change the cobblestone floor of thee rynek but nothing has taken place yet.  All the outside cafes had different appearances but now all look the same. The old palace that has sat empty since before we arrived ten years ago is now in the control of Harrods of London, making renovations to turn it into yet another shopping area. The green areas in and around Poz艅an are slowly eroding and new apartment complexes are being built. Even near where we live on the outskirts of Poz艅an, 3 of the 6 fields are for sale. It's just a matter of time before they are bought and building begins. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against change. My life has been full of them but one thing that is essential to me is nature. That is why we live outside of the city near the forest and three lakes. The forest is my church.

W ci膮gu tych lat, kiedy mieszkamy w Poznaniu widzimy, jak Rynek przechodzi wiele zmian. Restauracja, w kt贸rej Joanna spotyka si臋 z kobietami z International Ladies of Pozna艅 zosta艂a zamkni臋ta, a na jej miejscu by艂a pizzeria, potem bar, dyskoteka, a teraz lokal jest zamkni臋ty i pusty. Ksi臋garnia obok niej zosta艂a zamkni臋ta kilka lat temu i nic jej nie zast膮pi艂o. Opracowano 5 plan贸w, aby zmieni膰 bruk na Rynku, ale nic jeszcze si臋 nie zacz臋艂o. Wszystkie kawiarnie na zewn臋trz mia艂y r贸偶ny wygl膮d, ale teraz wygl膮daj膮 tak samo. Stary pa艂ac, kt贸ry sta艂 pusty od czasu, kiedy przybyli艣my dziesi臋膰 lat temu, teraz znajduje si臋  pod kontrol膮 firmy Harrods z Londynu, kt贸ra dokonuje renowacji, przekszta艂caj膮c go w kolejn膮 dzielnic臋 handlow膮. Tereny zielone wok贸艂 Poznania powoli ulegaj膮 zniszczeniu;  budowane s膮 tam nowe kompleksy mieszkaniowe. Nawet w pobli偶u naszego miejsca zamieszkania na obrze偶ach Poznania, 3 z 6 p贸l s膮 na sprzeda偶. To tylko kwestia czasu, zanim zostan膮 kupione, a zabudowa zostanie rozpocz臋ta. Nie zrozum mnie 藕le, nie jestem przeciwko zmianie. Moje 偶ycie by艂o nich pe艂ne, ale jedna rzecz, kt贸ra jest dla mnie istotna to natura. Dlatego mieszkamy poza miastem, w pobli偶u lasu i trzech jezior. Las to m贸j ko艣ci贸艂.