Archive for June, 2011
Polish Aviation and its history Posted by Kasia on Jun 21, 2011
Yesterday we went over the automobile history and today is the aviation turn. The first successful airplane (samolot) was invented and flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903. But many nations and cultures dreamed of and experimented with human flight long before that. One of those was Poland. An Italian who became a Polish citizen…
Polish Automobile and its history Posted by Kasia on Jun 20, 2011
The first gasoline powered automobile (samochód) was built by Karl Benz of Germany in 1885, and the American Henry Ford introduced mass production of the motor car to the world. What about Poland’s involvement in the auto industry? In the early years of the automobile, Poland was still occupied by the three partitioning powers. Poles…
Rękawka Festival in Kraków Posted by Kasia on Jun 17, 2011
Rękawka (or actually “Rękaw” ) means sleeve. The Rękawka or “Sleeve” Festival is a tradition that has been celebrated in Kraków, Poland, for centuries. It always takes place after Easter, at the foot of Krak`s Mound, which is one of four artifical mounds in Kraków. Krak`s Mound, which is the most ancient of all, is situated in…
Polish Aviation Museum Posted by Kasia on Jun 16, 2011
The Polish Aviation Museum (Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego) may not be one museum that every tourist wants to go to, but if you like aviation history and old airplanes, it’s worth a visit. It is in a suburb of Kraków at a historic airfield about 7 km (4.3 miles) east of the Old Town. The museum…
Biskupin Posted by Kasia on Jun 15, 2011
Biskupin is the most famous archeological site in Poland and one of the best sites in Europe. The site was reconstructed and serves as a life-size model of Iron Age fortified settlement. The site was probably established more than 700 BC (over 2700 years ago), in the same time when Roman empire was founded. It…
Polish cemetery Posted by Kasia on Jun 14, 2011
When I moved to USA I noticed a huge difference between cemeteries in Poland and here… Polish cemeteries (polskie cmentarze) are unique (wyjątkowe). I did not see such a rich variety of graves’ styles anywhere else in the world. This is partly due to the fact that Poles are Roman Catholic. For Roman Catholics the…
Stary niedźwiedź mocno śpi… Posted by Kasia on Jun 13, 2011
Being a mom I spend a lot of time singing to my daughter. I remember different Polish songs and games when I was little… Here is one play which I remember I recommended to my friends asking me about Polish plays for children and for other people and they found it wonderful to use. It…