Archive for 'Culture'
Jewish Culture Festival – Festiwal Kultury Żydowskiej Posted by Kasia on May 29, 2012
The Jewish Culture Festival is a major event which takes place in Kraków every summer. The Kazimierz, the Jewish district of Kraków is perhaps one of the best known centres of Jewish culture in Poland. Jews have lived in Kraków for many years, as far back as the 10th century, though not always as citizens…
Promotion of fascism punishment Posted by Kasia on May 26, 2012
Authorities have launched an inquiry into the case of two Asian tourists who are alleged to have made offensive gestures (obraźliwe gesty) promoting fascism (faszyzm) at Auschwitz recently. The incident (incydent) took place at the beginning of May and involves two men at the ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ entrance gate who are believed to have made the…
Pluses and minuses of Euro 2012 for Polish tourism Posted by Kasia on May 25, 2012
Although between 700,000 and 1.5 million foreign visitors (goście zagraniczni) are expected in Poland during Euro 2012, Poland’s tourist industry (przemysł turystyczny) says the championships are a mixed blessing (mieszane błogosławieństwo). The organization of the European football championships will bring both short and long term effects for the Polish tourism industry. Campaigns promoting Poland abroad (kampanie promujące Polskę za granicą)…
Władysław Szpilman Posted by Kasia on May 21, 2012
A lot of you probably have seen the movie or read the book “The Pianist”. Named one of the Best Books of 1999by the Los Angeles Times, The Pianist is a great movie directed by Roman Polański and starring Adrien Brody . The Pianist won the Cannes Film Festival’s most prestigious prize—the Palme d’Or. On…
Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie – 150 lat! Posted by Kasia on May 17, 2012
The National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie) starts celebrating its 150th anniversary this May. The anniversary celebrations begin May 17-20 with the reopening of refurbished interiors, a new exhibition (nowa wystawa), concerts (koncerty), movie screenings (pokazy filmowe) and a family picnic (piknik rodzinny). Anniversary-linked events will continue for 12 months. One of the…
What is on the menu? Posted by Kasia on May 16, 2012
Dining out in Poland can be a great experience. All the wonderful, tasty food, so different than food in US… Looking at the menu in different Polish restaurants may be a little confusing sometimes. Sometimes, even with the english menu, you may be surprised what you actually ordered. For example, if you order toast for…
Joke? Police? Safety? Posted by Kasia on May 14, 2012
I was reading Polish news and came across this really strange thing… Residents of Zachodnio-Pomorskie were left rubbing their eyes in amazement this week when they were confronted with the peculiar sight of a car perched on top of a large tree. The bizarre event occurred in the north western village of Lubczyna and according…