Kruszwica

Lake Gopło from Mice's Tower

Today I have spent an absolutely lovely day in Kruszwica, a tiny town of only 9,000 people.  It's famous for the 'Mice's Tower'; the only remaining part of the castle that used to stand there, and the legend of the mice who ate the cruel Prince Popiel after he murdered his relatives in his (failed) bid to stay the ruler of Poland.  The legend says that when he sank his poisoned relatives in the lake, the bodies bred thousands of mice which sought out their murderer who was hiding with his wife in the tower.

Kruszwica is situated on the huge Lake Gopło, which is surrounded by sporadic sandy beaches and home to the Polish rowing championships, but today there were more speed boats, kayaks and pedalows.  The weather has been lovely; really sunny after yesterdays storm, although my chest and shoulders seem to think it was maybe a little too hot.  We climbed the tower to admire the view, paddled in the lake and dozed on the beach, then enjoyed a picnic and a burnt off the calories with a long walk round the lake.  The beaches were busy and I expect the lake will be full of people come summer, this is a lovely little town to spend the day if you're not too far from the area.