Archive for April, 2013
Rynek Underground Museum in Kraków Posted by Kasia on Apr 9, 2013
I’m sure a lot of you have been to Kraków, but did you have a chance to explore the undergrounds, Podziemia Rynku? The market square has always been one of Kraków’s main highlights, with sights such as Mariacki church, the Ratusz (town hall), numerous restaurants with outdoor seating under umbrellas and of course, the Sukiennice (cloth…
Long winter everywhere? Posted by Kasia on Apr 3, 2013
It’s been a long winter everywhere…I think everyone is ready for the Spring! However weather doesn’t always cooperate with us… Over 100,000 people in Poland have been left without power (bez prądu) as the country battles with a paralysing blanket of snow that also brought chaos to its transport system. In an Easter address to Poland…
How April Fools’ Day is celebrated in Poland Posted by Kasia on Apr 1, 2013
April Fools’ Day is called Prima Aprillis in Poland. It is celebrated on April 1st. Once in Poland the government changed their decision to arrange the anti-Turkish alliance with Leopid I that was signed on April 1st, 1693 was pre-poned to 31st of March because they though on the Fools’ Day things would take a…