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The Chair of the Year 2011 Posted by Kasia on Feb 17, 2012
I was not aware of the “Chair of the year” award…I looked into this a little more…. The Warsaw Voice has been granting its annual Chair of the Year award to distinguish people, institutions or even objects that have exerted the most important influence on the life of Poles over the course of a year…
“In Darkness” Posted by Kasia on Feb 16, 2012
In the last few decades, German and French filmmakers — reflecting, and in some cases, bravely advancing national attitudes — have examined the Holocaust with blunt candor and shades-of-gray maturity. Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s beautifully made and profoundly responsible “In Darkness” represents a rare cinematic attempt to address the Poles’ unhappy participation in World War…
Foreigners investing in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Feb 15, 2012
Warsaw has long been the main housing market in Poland. The city is also where foreigners are buying the largest number of dwellings (mieszkania). According to the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs (Polskie Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych), from 2006 to 2010, foreigners bought housing with a total area of 950,000 sq m in Poland. This means that…
National Museum in Cracow – new exhibitions Posted by Kasia on Feb 14, 2012
Today some news for all of you interested in art! In the Gallery of 19th Century Art in the Sukiennice Cracow, the Museum will be offering “Unfinished Conversations. On Jan Matejko’s Rejtan” (13.02 – 27.05.2012), an exhibition centred around the artist’s most controversial work, “Rejtan. The Fall of Poland” (1866). The painting became an inspiration…
Życzenia walentynkowe Posted by Kasia on Feb 13, 2012
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! If you want to give someone a card with some Polish Valentine’s wishes, here are few examples! There are so many Valentine’s wishes, poems, rhymes. I just chose few and translated them for you:) In Poland people call this holiday either Święto Zakochanych or Walentynki. Dziś Święto Zakochanych, więc kochajmy dzisiaj się…
ACTA protests in Poland Posted by Kasia on Feb 12, 2012
Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music and encourage Internet surveillance. More than 25,000 demonstrators braved freezing temperatures in German cities to march against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) while 4000 Bulgarians in…
Mama Mia! Posted by Kasia on Feb 11, 2012
If you are a mom, or dad, with little kids, you know this feeling when you show up with your kids in public places. Not everywhere, but there are some places where everyone gives you this look, that just says :”oh no, not kids again…!” It is really frustrating…kids are just kids and some of…