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Elementarz — a Polish children’s first reader Posted by Kasia on Aug 29, 2012
When I was visiting Poland last June, my daughter received this amazing book as a gift. I thought it will be worth writing a little bit about it. I have been flipping through this vintage Elementarz — a Polish children’s first reader and it brought back all my memories…Pictures and everything in it is still…
August – Sierpień In Poland Posted by Kasia on Aug 28, 2012
Sierpień takes it’s name from “sierp” – sickle, which was always used for mowing grains. In Poland August’s weather is usually beautiful and warm with a lot of flowers and fruits on the trees. Here are some common Polish sayings about Sierpień: Z sierpem w ręku witać sierpień, wiele uciech, wiele cierpień. Greet August with a sickle in…
Let’s go paddle boarding! Posted by Kasia on Aug 27, 2012
The fast-growing sport of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is a fun, easy way to go play on the water. With a minimum of equipment, you can paddle anything from ocean surf to lakes and rivers—no waves required. Paddleboarding (“połączenie deski surfingowej z wiosłem” – there is really no translation for this word in Polish, so…
Flaki aka Flaczki Posted by Kasia on Aug 26, 2012
Flaki is a very popular traditional Polish soup. Flaki soup is quite dense and made from a shredded beef stomach. That is why word flaki simply means in Polish something like ‘guts’. No matter how oddly it sounds, believe me that Polish flaki soup is really tasty. Even some Poles, however, do not take these…
September 1st in Poland Posted by Kasia on Aug 25, 2012
September 1st in Poland is not only the first day of school for kids…It is also a very said day in the Poland’s history. On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the act that started World War II (Druga Wojna Światowa) The day before, Nazi operatives had posed as Polish military officers to stage…
Watch out for the beggars! Posted by Kasia on Aug 24, 2012
Wrocław is suffering a plague of aggressive beggars (agresywni żebracy), making life misery for the owners and customers of the city’s beer gardens. Attempts to move them on result in violent confrontations (gwałtowne starcia), while official fines make no difference. “We’ve intervened over eighty times this month in cases of persistent begging” commented Slawomir Chelchowski…
Visiting Szczecin Posted by Kasia on Aug 23, 2012
Located just 130km from Berlin and with a population of 425,000, Western Pomerania’s capital remains a buzzing and bustling urban center in the region. Its geographical location is a major strength for Szczecin now, but in the past, it caused the city a great deal of trouble. Its proximity to the German border made it…