Archive for July, 2011
Early transatlantic flights Posted by Kasia on Jul 19, 2011
An interesting chapter in Polish aviation history (see https://blogs.transparent.com/polish/polish-aviation-and-its-history/) involves transatlantic flight (transatlantycki lot). By 1928 pilots (piloci) had successfully flown planes nonstop from North America to continental Europe. But the feat (wyczyn, osiągnięcie) had not been accomplished from Europe to North America, in the east to west direction, either solo (indywidualnie) or accompanied. It was a…
Flowers as a gift Posted by Kasia on Jul 18, 2011
Flowers (kwiaty) are very popular and used for many occasions in Poland. Flowers are usually bought in uneven numbers. Typical bouquets do not have more than 3-5 flowers, sometimes just one – but they are just wonderfully decorated with eucalyptus (eukaliptus), evergreen (roślina zawsze zielona) or another kind of decorative “grass”. Numerous greenhouses (szklarnie) were built…
Kotlety mielone Posted by Kasia on Jul 15, 2011
I remember kotlety mielone as a very popular dish served at my parents house. To make them you will need: 0,4-0,5 kg (about 1 lb.) meat: pork, turkey, beef (in equal quantities) 1 stale bread roll (about 50-80g or 2-3 oz.) 1 glass milk 50 g (2 oz.) onion 1 egg salt, pepper, dill 1…
Bronze in World Volleyball League finals Posted by Kasia on Jul 14, 2011
For the first time in sporting history, Poland managed to secure a podium finish in the World Volleyball League finals on Sunday, beating Argentina 3-0 to take the bronze in the championships (mistrzostwa). Poland almost took third position in previous league finals, although lost out to Cuba 2-3 in Belgrade in 2005, as well as…
Obra River Monster Posted by Kasia on Jul 12, 2011
Loch Ness is not the only lake with a reputation for a monster. The northern section of the Obra River and lakes fed by the river are reputed to be home to the near-legendary Obra River Monster ( Potwór Rzeczny). Over the years, many reliable witnesses (świadkowie) have reported seeing a giant snake-like creature (stworzenie) either in…
Children’s day Posted by Kasia on Jul 8, 2011
It’s July now, but I wanted to tell you about the holiday that takes place on June 1st in Poland. When I was a child I loved this day, since this was my day (mój dzień)! I actually love it until this day…since I’m my parent’s child and they always remember to call me on…
EU rotating presidency Posted by Kasia on Jul 7, 2011
On 1 July, in its eighth year of EU membership, Poland took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will be the first EU presidency for Poland. There is a common belief in the ‘Brussels Bubble’ that only after holding the presidency does a country become a “mature” and “genuine”…