It's the one we've all been waiting for :) Alicja's first solo video from her hometown, Katowice...
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Now this really IS something a little bit different! I've put my feet up and sent Alicja off with a GoPro and a couple of spare batteries. This is what came back...
Alicja in Katowice was filmed late October/early November on location in Katowice, Poland. I was going to say 'be kind, it's her first video' but scratch that she way better than me!
But don't worry, we'll both be back together in the next one from Scotland. In the meantime, enjoy this hugely informative and entertaining video from a local in her hometown :) Will you even want me back after this???
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I could watch much, much more of Poland through Alicja's eyes. That was a fascinating tour, made more so by your knowledge of the changes and earlier architecture, Alicja. Steve will need to make more airtime available to you! You make a charming guide.
Great video Alicja, really hope this is the first of many!! 👏
Thanks so much Guys! I’m really glad You enjoyed the video (to be fair it wasn’t easy to speak to the camera😅). Makes me really happy that so many people find my hometown interesting!
We really enjoy Steve's vlogs but we think you now have a competitor, great first vlog keep up the good work you 2, Dave & Blanche, Dundee
@@alicja4139 Anywhere and anything can be interesting if it's presented by the right person. Thank you.
Looking forward to seeing where you travel to there ok regards David David in llandelo carmthenshire West Wales great Britain
You should make more of your own videos and appear in more of Steve's videos. You have an easy going and relaxed approach to things. Well done Alicija.
RUclips only decided today that I should watch this, so I did. Thank you so much Alicja. A TV quality documentary, with a great balance of history, art, architecture and lifestyle. What a stunning debut.
Alicja, 👏👏👏👏👏😊😊
You are adorable.It is not hard to see why Steve loves you !! 😊😊
You nailed it...You captured the Autumn colours perfectly, you emoted the strengths and pains of your homeland and it's people with warmth and empathy.
I loved every moment of your visit.
Your accent is delightful, for there are the little Scottish elements that have been assimilated.
Most of all there is your positivism and warmth of spirit.
And then there was your reconnection with Steve.
I love Romantic movies, you just re-kindled so many memories for me.
More please, you are both dearly loved by us all.
😊😊❤
Paul thanks sooo much for such a wonderful comment! Makes me really happy that You found the video interesting and enjoyed the ‘golden Polish autumn’ as we call it😊
I have so enjoyed this. I am Scottish but my late father in law was Polish. He settled in Scotland after the War. Thank you. It’s also lovely to hear you speak in Polish. 🏴🇦🇺
I absolutely loved this! A thoroughly enjoyable and totally authentic snapshot of Poland through the eyes of someone who grew up there. PLEASE PLEASE do more of this...Katowice and further afield in Poland. Alicja has a natural and highly engaging way of taking viewers on a journey with her. Steve, you have some serious competition :)
Thanks so much Gordon, I’m glad You liked the video!🙂
Thank you, Alicja. That was a beautiful tour of your hometown. I feel like I know you better now and I appreciate you doing this for us. Good job, well done.
Thanks for showing us around your home city. I can't get over how beautiful it is. The buildings are impressive. Both new and old have a timeless appearance.
What a great public transport service.
Charming presentation.
Katowice is on my bucket list for the next time I visit Poland. I first visited Poland in 2015 and have been back on two other occasions. The people are wonderful and the food is magnificent. Thanks for a very interesting video of your home town.
So glad I found these videos today, because Alicja does an absolutely cracking job of showing us around Katowice. Bravo!
This is really awesome to see Alicja vlogging, keep them coming!!!!
Haha thanks very much Luke!
That was beautiful Alicja. I enjoyed seeing your home through your eyes. Thank you for sharing your history.
just found you guys and i really enjoyed this! sad and beautiful at the same time, and zero pretensions. nicely done! 👍✌🖖
Thank you Alicja. Top marks to you! What a lovely video of your home town. More of Poland please!
That was simply wonderful. I love walking through European cities and seeing the contrast between newer buildings/spaces and older ones. You and Steve will have to go back to Katowice sometime in late Spring - I think when the trees and grass are freshly green it would be stunning.
Thank You so much for such a sweet comment! Katowice is really interesting place full of history, I didn’t show enough of it for sure!
Congratulations on your 1st video Alicia, I think Steve has competition! Excellent. Love your home city. So clean compared to England. Well done. Look forward to more from you👍👍
We adore Alicja 🥰
Great job Alicja! I learned so much. I like the hint of Scottish accent in your voice! You and Steve are a great team. Cheers!
Thanks so much David!
I noticed the Scottish accent with a couple of words “kind" was one of them. I’ll echo others here and say great video Alicja, keep up the great work. I hope to see more videos from you in the future. 👍😀 best wishes from Ireland x
Poland is so underrated, a very beautiful country and lovely to visit. Thanks for the video.
Lovely first video Alicjia.You have a lovely relaxed nature and gave a lovely look at your beautiful home town.Look forward to seeing many more videos in the future boothh on your own and joint ones with Steve.See you both soon.
Looks a lovely place. A nice mix of old and new. The streets and roads look immaculately maintained unlike here in Scotland. Thank you for taking us along on your journey.❤️
Thank You for watching Patricia! I’m glad You found the place interesting🌻
I suppose it helps that the city is only 106 years old unlike most UK cities.
Well done, I loved it all, especially Nachos. Everywhere just seems so large spacious loads of fabulous walks. Those tall buildings in town made the trams sound so echoey lol is that even a word!
It was such an insight to hear about traditions 1st November and to see the cemetery and all the candles. I think we should adopt a day like that here. Thanks for sharing xx
Thanks for your comment Moira!
Nachos felt more comfortable in front of the camera than me😉
It’s a shame I never had a chance to show how beautiful cemeteries look at night 1st November-thousands of candles lightning up!
I absolutely loved this video. If you feel that you want to do more, I would very happily watch them too. Thank for introducing me to Poland. 🥰 🇵🇱
The streets that Alicja walked along are absolutely beautiful. Full of autumn colours. Alicja did a good job showing us around her home city.
Always the gracious outlook and artistic eye wherever she goes. Great insights into a fascinating place from a bright, lovely, and wonderful guide. Loved Nachos! What a charmer. And that great bonus bit- the delightful chuckle from the familiar character at the end. Beautifully crafted video! Well done, Alicja!
Thanks so much Karen! I’m happy You enjoyed the video (and Nachos!🐶♥️)
Alicia your doing a great job. Thank you for taken me on a trip to Poland.
Catching up again & wanted to see Alicja in her home town, fascinating, well done. ❤
Mate you've got competition there. Really enjoyed watching that and amazed at how clean and open everything seemed.
Thank You very much!
Thanks for the tour Alicja
We're slowly but steadily making our way through ALL of the videos. Alicja, we watched your visit home to Poland yesterday. Two thumbs up to you! Great job!
Thank you Alicja!
I'd never have known what it looks like!
Love the way you add in what you think and feel and where you lived and how it is and what happened and about your Grandfather's Grandfather..
Really well done!
And loved your dog and glad you had your precious Mother's warm coat!
Alicja has obviously been attending the Steve Marsh school of RUclips travel video making and successfully graduated. Good too see Steve making a cameo appearance as himself at the end of the video.
Well done Alicja. So much interesting information. Watch out Steve, she could take over your channel lol! At least, in any case, it's obvious that you could do some kind of dynamic duo thing! Anyway, an enjoyable watch.
Thank You very much!
Great job! You have a wonderful hometown. The fall colors are beautiful. Thanks for the tour.
You did a good job. Good to see what it's like in Poland. Nice fall colors like we got here in Newfoundland in fall/ autumn. I just started watching you guys a month ago and now I know Poland is your home country. Looking forward to seeing more videos in the future
Well done Alicja, not only did you give us an excellent insight into your home town but also of yourself. Not only is your spoken English first class but the way you express and explain things portrays how thoughtful, intelligent and caring a person you are. The short clip at the end when you and Steve meet says how much you two are meant for each other. Coming from a mining area myself your description of what we call "the miner's raws" the housing for miners and your memories of what used to be are so relatable. Best regards.
Brilliant. Loved it.
Alicja you are a fantastic broadcaster. You are so aware of everything around you! I loved your chatter, so knowledgeable in history. Please do more videos on your own and others with Steve. They are all so good . Natchos certainly loves you!
So glad this popped up in my feed! I hope you make more videos with Steve as well. And I love your haircut here; so cute! :)
Hi Alicja. Just watched your video. What a joy to see your home town with you. Great job. I look forward to more content from you. Good to see Steve waiting for you at the airport with a big hug................🥰
I've been meandering through your back catalogue and really enjoyed this, as my wife is from Poland.
Congratulations. A lovely video full of heart and personal interest. The juxtaposition of the old, the Soviet and the new was very interesting to see when I visited Warsaw and Katowice seems to have that same vibe.
The only issues I would have is...
The 80's style jumpers will make Steve feel old..
Your glasses are amazing and I'm slightly jealous..
Always insist on Lounge access, especially when flying Ryanair! 🤔😉
Hope you enjoyed your visit home and we'll all be needing updates on Nachos
👍🤓
Haha! Hi Michelle, thanks so much for your comment and watching the video! I’m glad You found it interesting😊I’ll try to remember all above, ha!😉
This is better than Steve's! 😁😜🤣 Well done, Alicja. Great video. Gotta love Poland! ❤️🇵🇱 Our German Shepherd Dog, Kenya was barking at your dog! 🤣🐺
Are all Polish women so lovely? She is so comfortable with herself, and grounded.
That was such an accomplished video. A great mix of the personal and tour guide, of history and her story. From "where's that anyway? " to "when can we go there? " in one video.
You should arrange a tour group for you two to take a bundle of us to see the city.
I lived in Katowice when I was a little boy, back in the late 70’s. This video bought back so many memories, thank you! I’d have loved to see Park Kościuszki too. Maybe next video?
Hi Andrew! Katowice is 70’s must have been so much different. I bought interesting book “Katowice, których nie ma” and I’m sure You’d love the photos in it. There is lots of stuff to show, the Park as one of them for sure! Thanks for watching and for your comment:)
What a fantastic video Alicja ! Nice shots, colors, framing... Top!!!
Hi Steve & Alicja. I love your travel videos. You make travel interesting & exciting.
Alicja you did a great job with your first video at your home city Kadawicha in Poland. It looks like a very interesting city.
Best wishes & I hope you both travel around Ireland during the summer. It’s lovely & interesting here in Ireland & Northern Ireland.🇮🇪🙏👌
Very well done Alicja, great photography and narrative. As a Roman Catholic myself, I am always fascinated to see Catholic churches in other countries, their style and architecture and it was an interesting history of Silesia. Thank you for taking us all along on your trip!
Well done Alicia, Thankyou for introducing us to your hometown in a friendly and knowledgeable way. This was a terrific vlog.
Thank You Stewart! I tried but there is so much more I would like to show and say about the place.😉
Alicja...that was great, i really enjoyed it. My wife, my step daughter and myself have been to Krakow for 7 days and we loved it, everyone was friendly, walked the whole area and so much more. We also LOVED the food. Thank you.
This is fantastic, Alicja! Thank you for sharing your trip home with us. You should make more videos and co-host with Steve. No one could tell this was your first one. Bardzo dobrze!
Bardzo dziękuję Robin! Trust me, it took lots of takes to make this video😅Thanks for watching!
I could watch her all day! Great video and scenery and history. We want more of her!!!
Very well done Alicja, I have a lot of Polish friends here in Cheshire and they tell me stories about their home cities, but it’s lovely to actually see and learn about the history of these places. Thank you xx
Alicja should start her own channel she is already a pro at this stuff!
I'd like to see more Alicja input in this channel. Alicja and Steve are so great together.
Myself and Angela really enjoyed this video! You did an amazing job Alicja. I really hope for more in the future. Stay safe and Thank you for the brilliant insights of Katawice. All the very best to you both.
Oh, that was lovely, Alicja. My favorite part was when you walked in the park with Nachos, and when you went to the zoo. You did WONDERFUL. I am very impressed, but you had a great teacher. Thank you, I hope you do this again. Merry Ann from Minnesota
Thanks very much Merry Ann! Looks like Nachos is everybody’s favourite ;)
The dog looks so pleased to see you Alicja .forgive my spelling
This is a lovely video. It's cool to get a sense of Alicja's fondness for the area. I know a few cities in PL but not Katowice. Thanks for the travelogue. Great work 😊
We are finally heading to Katowice and I had to watch this video again to know what to visit there :). Thank you for your content Alicja and Steve. You have given us many ideas of what to visit during our travels in Europe.
Just circled back through some of 'back-catalogue' here.. Thought Alicja did an amazing job of showcasing her hometown (tourist board owe her some beers lol)
Also her comment about changing her Halloween sweater before entering the cemetery was funny but showed class and manners. Look forward to seeing many more of her individual vids & of course riding shotgun with the OG dog himself😊
What’s not to love? You did a wonderful job Alicia & Katowice is lovely. I’m going to rewatch in case I missed anything the first time. I hope this is the beginning of more to come from you. Take care & hi Steve 🙋♀️
Loved your video, Alicja. You have a lovely presenting style and your comments about the changes in the town since your teenage years were thought provoking. The beautiful autumnal weather reminded me, funnily enough, of when we spent a year in Nashville - the dry crispness of the fallen leaves is different from the dampness of the UK. Looking forward to more Polish videos!
Really enjoyed this video Alicja is a really good tour guide! It is so nice to be shown round a place that you do not know by a native who knows it well, to see it through their eyes, what a lovely city! thanks.
That was brilliant Alicja! You have such a relaxed and natural way on camera. It was lovely to see such interesting corners of your home town. I hope you'll make more videos soon!
Thanks James! It wasn’t easy speak to the camera and Stephen put LOTS of work to put this video together.😊Thanks for watching!
This was so great, thank you Alicja!! I loved seeing and learning about Katowice. And hello Nachos!!!
Thanks so much for watching!♥️
Well done on your first video clip alicja very good effort and good luck on your next trip 👍 👏
That was so enjoyable! I don't think I'd ever be brave enough to do a video, and you did a great one! More please! Don't worry Steve we won't forget you mate ;)
Thanks so much Frank!😊
Thank you Alicja for being brave and putting yourself out there. I really enjoyed walking around with you through your hometown. Keep making more videos!
Great job Alicja, very informative video about a place I knew nothing about, your English is great and very clear, again, Well done!
What an excellent first video Alicja. Lovely photography, and scenes. Very informative about your interesting home city. I'm sure Steve is a great help & full of advice. Looking forward to more vlogs from you. :)
Thank you Alicja. That was a very interesting tour and you are adorable as you describe your teen years..
Alicja, well done on your first video. I have Polish neighbours who are going home to Sztum soon. Steve should be very very proud of your work. He had better watch out now he has a competitor!! Bardzo dobrze.
Excellent video. One of the channels best. Keep up the good work both of you 🙏
Just found this one and loved it ..... informative and beautiful at once! You make even the most mundane interesting! I feel that also about the duo films! Keep on keeping on and best wishes to you both in 2023!!
Such a fantastic video totally enjoyed watching it. Very informative and very interesting. Steve hope you’re proud of her. 🧡🙏🇵🇱🇬🇧🏴
Always!
You did a great job Alicja! You either picked up a lot from Steve or you're a natural. What an adorable doggo Nachos is.
Alicja that was just fantastic - and big thanks to Steve for giving you the opportunity to make this video. You did a great job, and it's lovely to get to know you better. I knew nothing of Poland before this and found it all so interesting. Thank you from the bottom of my ❤️
Well, I'm a wee bit slow and will take my rightful place at the back of the line in sending Kudo's to you, Alicja. What a sweet surprise with a fresh, new perspective of your home city! I have educated myself over the past couple of days by googling maps of Poland just to see where we actually were. (I do that with Steve and your videos all the time.) I thank you as I've learned much from both of you! Keep them coming! Cheers!
Very entertaining and informative Alicja, you are a natural. Poland is a very interesting country and I've always wanted to go there. Thank you for this great video 🥰 Look forward to more
Such a beautiful place!!! Thank you for taking us along. Sweet dog too.
Thank you so much for this video, really interesting. I had wondered where you were from, so thank you for sharing. You did really well.
It's especially good to be shown around a city by someone who was born and brought up there. Alicja captured the real spirit of Katowice as well as showing us the sights. I would have known nothing about the city if I hadn't watched this video, and I thought Alicja was a superb guide.
You did a brilliant job, very interesting and thanks so much for the tour of Katowice!
I loved your video of Poland. Was interesting to see a part of the world i'd never seen before!
No need to worry. If you hadn't told us that it was your first filming experience, I wouldn't have known. That video was so...real, and from the heart. Like Steve's videos, it flowed naturally and was so interesting. I was born and raised in Europe and I've never been to Poland, but want to go, eventually. Now I've seen a bit from a local who didn't sugar-coat anything: the good with the not quite-so-good and the meh lol. Looking forward to more!
Really pleased that we have something else to watch as well as Steve' great vids! We both enjoyed seeing Katowice. Wouldn't use chewing gum though, all we could see for first 5 mins! Well done Alicja. Hope you do more.
Thanks for a great video. Very informative and enjoyable. I checked out the old and new train stations online. I prefer the new one. I usually prefer historic buildings, but the old train station was rather modest in its proportions. Had it been on a grander scale, I probably would have preferred to see it renovated.
Very, very interesting and informative. I enjoyed watching!
That was great, thanks for taking us to your hometown; I've never had to chance to visit anywhere in Poland (let alone Katowice) so it was great to see it all. I'm also a big fan of seeing trams in other people's towns too, and where they go!
Thank you & Dziękuję Ci!
Nothing compares with the knowledge and perspective of a local. Thank you, Alicja, for taking up a camera, applying your skills and creating this vlog of your home city. Well done! Safe travels.
Alicja, well done - it's great to be shown around an unknown city, through the eyes of a 'local'. The city park is superb and the autumn colours awesome. Keep up the good work !
Thank You very much for watching the video! Autumn is probably the most beautiful season in Poland😊
Its hard to believe this is your first solo video, Alicja...Very well done!
My grandparents were from Poland. I never knew where or how they came to the US. I am 65 now, and watching you and hearing about Poland brought tears to my eyes. You are doing a brilliant job. Thank you for bringing my grandparents close again.
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Thank you Alicja for sharing your visit to your Home town with us. I enjoyed it very much.
Thanks Alicja for sharing your memories, your perspective and your insights of your home city. I have not been to Poland, so fascinating to see the transition of a place that has clearly experienced so much change and turmoil in the last century. Well done!!
That was so interesting. I know nearly nothing about Poland so this was fascinating to watch...thank you so much!!!
Thanks for watching Jeff! Glad I could show You something new😉
We appreciate you sharing your hometown with us.
Well Done. Love watching you and Steve around Scotland and cool to visit Poland with you. Thanks !!!
This is a lovely video, it's great to have a guide who knows and appreciates the city. More videos by Alicja, please.