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Polish government structure Posted by Kasia on May 16, 2011
A lot of people ask me about Polish government and it’s structure. So today I decided to share some informations about it. Poland has a Bicameral Parliament that is made of two chambers that are called the Sejm and Senat. The Sejm has 460 members and the Senat has 100. The President is the Head…
Fountain Park in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on May 13, 2011
Recently Warsaw held the opening of Europe’s biggest Multimedia Fountain Park. The magic are performances involving “light, water and sound“. Every Saturday water jets will be shooting illuminated water to a height of 25 meters and on screens of fog. I think this is beautiful and everyone will really enjoy it! The idea of the “fountain park”…
Sleeping knights Posted by Kasia on May 12, 2011
Poland has always been a land of strong and courageous knights. Many old tales claim that the bravest of the knights never died, but have been asleep for centuries in a cavern beneath Mount Pisana. Once, in a mountain village, a stranger entered the blacksmith’s shop. He told the blacksmith (kowal) that he could earn…
Greetings Posted by Kasia on May 11, 2011
Greetings are essential part in our everyday life no matter where we live, what we do, who we are or what culture we belong to. We cannot imagine a single day without greeting somebody. There are lots of different kinds of greetings which are used in various situations depending on how well we know a…
Polish Kiełbasa Posted by Kasia on May 3, 2011
Kiełbasa is a Polish word that describes a traditional type of sausage. A staple of Polish Cuisine, Kiełbasa comes in several of varieties of primarily smoked or fresh cooked lean pork, also available in beef, chicken, turkey, and veal. Every region of Poland has its own unique ingredients and recipes. The most popular are: Kabanosy…
Pan and Pani Posted by Kasia on Apr 29, 2011
In Polish language there is great complexity when dealing with forms of address. The forms of addressing people in one country are often different in another county. I wanted to explain some of these differences and the meanings behind them. First, let’s look at the seemingly simple forms of address such as “Pan/Pani” (Sir/Madam) and…
Sałatka jarzynowa Posted by Kasia on Apr 28, 2011
Sałatka jarzynowa is a great Polish salad, but not like the green leaf salad that most people in USA are used to. Polish salad has the ingredients cut very small and has a quite different appearance from leaf salad. It almost looks like a pasta salad with no pasta. Sałatka is one of my favourite…