Poland in photo riddles - part 2

I don't and I was wondering about them.............

Those are those two buildings in the photos :) So what are they?

Garrison headquarters or barracks?

Yes, both are barracks complexes! What do you think are their colloquial names?

Sorry, I have no idea!

The answer is pretty much in the riddle itself :)

Is it he Penrhos Polish Home near Pwllheli in Gwynedd ?

@johnny_reb, um, no... As it was already written - it's in Stargard - Stargard is in Poland and both buildings are barracks (both still in use as barracks by the Polish army at present, but they were also used by other armies in the past).

Sorry, I had just read an article about the Penrhos Polish Home for the last of the WW2 Vets and how it's closing this month.

Knowing your riddle was about soldiers I had a flash that is what you were talking about.
I will pay better attention next time to what has already been posted.
Next riddle please.

Red barracks and white barracks?

@Chemikiem, yes, exactly! :)

Białe koszary (white barracks):

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82e_koszary_w_Stargardzie

Czerwone koszary (red barracks):

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czerwone_koszary_w_Stargardzie

They were nicknamed like this simply because of the colours of the buildings' walls :)

Next riddle - what is this guy doing?:

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Washing windows.

@johnny_reb, nope.

Hanging a banner ?

@johnny_reb, no, but what he's doing in the photo is his job.

How about catching bats ?

My guess is that he's using a telescopic pole with a camera attached to inspect guttering or some other part of the building that isn't easily accessible and would otherwise require scaffolding to have a look.

@Chemikiem, nope. He isn't catching bats either. His profession is very rare these days. I remember that when I saw him doing his job I thought that if he wore different clothes he would be a greater tourist attraction - an old-fashion gent dressed in funny clothes :))

Is he getting a bird's nest off the chimney?

Chimney sweep (kominiarz)?

I remember thinking it was cool the first time I saw them back in the early 90s on bicycles with the hats and wires....

Is he lighting a gas light?

Rat catcher?

Bird massager!

A knocker up?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up

My feeling is chimneys.

Naw, Maf got it.
Good job, Maf.

I remember knockers up back in Yorkshire. Everyone has alarm clocks now.

Not a Polish thing though. The stick you need for the 18th floor is a long one.

@Miloslaw, yes, you've solved the riddle! Good job! :D He's a lamplighter - at the end of my previous post I've made a reference to "The Lamplighter's Serenade", sang by Sinatra among others, but I guess noone knows it.

@maf ;D

Can you guess in which city I took that photo?

Is it in Wroclaw?

@jon357, yes, it's in Wrocław! :)) And which part of the city?

I think you are right.Ostrow Tumski.

Yup, exactly :) Ostrów Tumski is the oldest part of Wrocław and the only part of the city where historic gas lanterns where left intact (over 100 of them).

I don't remember when exactly I took that photo but it must've been long time ago, because these days the lamplighters are dressed like this:

youtube.com/watch?v=zGmjVJMoiRU

There's even a documentary about one of them on Youtube :):

youtube.com/watch?v=s-iI__Xr-K0

And the whole photo:

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