Archive for 'Culture'
Honoratka restaurant Posted by Kasia on Sep 7, 2011
One of the most frequent items on each traveller’s list is trying the local cuisine. There is a lot of restaurants on the Old Town in Warsaw, but it is hard to pick one which is reasonably prised and verified with food quality and good relation between price and value. Chopin is a big name…
Domestic violence in Poland Posted by Kasia on Sep 6, 2011
I today’s blog I would like to mention very sad topic – domestic violence – przemoc domowa. I have never experienced that in my life, but I have friends who did. It is very upsetting. At the beginning it was hard for me to believe that a lot of women have no courage to stop…
Tatra Muzeum in Zakopane Posted by Kasia on Aug 30, 2011
What’s so refreshing about a visit to The Tatra Museum (Muzeum Tatrzańskie) in Zakopane, in the southern Tatra Mountains in Poland, is that the artefacts on display don’t belong to some long-past culture or dying traditions. Rather, the exhibits in this splendid building explain a rich local culture that is very much alive on the streets…
Lech, Czech and Rus Posted by Kasia on Aug 18, 2011
This legend is about the beginning of Poland, bout our emblem, and about the first capital city. There are a lot of jokes you may here about these 3 brothers, however don’t take them to serious. This is the real legend I heard as a child and still remember it. Over one thousand years ago, there…
Częstochowa pilgrimage Posted by Kasia on Aug 15, 2011
Today is the final day of the Częstochowa pilgrimage. The tradition of pilgrimages to Częstochowa, a famous Marian sanctuary (also commonly known by the name of Clara Montana, the Bright Mountain) is a long and diverse one in Poland. The pilgrimages can take many forms, ranging from weekend group retreats where participants travel by coach and…
How important is tradition? Posted by Kasia on Aug 12, 2011
Living in the present day is by no means an easy task. In our fast-paced world inevitable changes seem to be the only permanent thing. Trying to find our place in a dynamic and tangled reality we look for stability, some point of reference. Our heritage gives us a sense of individuality which distinguishes us…
Mushroom picking in Poland Posted by Kasia on Aug 11, 2011
Mushrooms (grzyby) are a popular feature of Poland national cuisine. Forget about the bland mushrooms you get at Western supermarkets – mushrooms that grow naturally in Poland are full of flavor (smak, aromat). Polish people seek out their mushrooms in the forest; this is a tradition (tradycja) that usually involves the whole family. And of…