Archive for 'Culture'
The best of Poland! Posted by Kasia on Aug 5, 2011
An old Polish saying (powiedzenie, porzekadło) “Gdańska gorzałka, toruński piernik, krakowska panna, warszawski trzewik – najlepsze rzeczy w Polsce” (I will try to translate it as good as I can: “Gdańsk drink, Toruń gingerbread, Cracow women, Warsaw shoes – the best of Poland” – it is not the exact translate, but hopefully it will give you…
Poland almost like Europe in a nutshell Posted by Kasia on Aug 3, 2011
One of my friends recently asked me how would I describe Poland in one sentence. I have to say “Poland is Europe in a nutshell”. Nature was very generous to our land, providing it with a beautiful and extraordinary diversified landscape enriched by a colorful culture and stormy history. It has the waves of an…
Playground games for kids Posted by Kasia on Jul 28, 2011
I’m not sure if kids still play games like this outside, but these are the games I remember when I was small. The games are very simple, easy to prepare and learn and lots of fun. To play the first two games: “Niebo i Piekło” and “klasy” one need just a bit of the pavement (asfalt)…
Grace before meal? Posted by Kasia on Jul 26, 2011
Some people say grace before meal (modlitwa przed jedzeniem). If it a tradition in your home I wanted to share with you few different prayers you can say. Drogi Panie Jezu, siądź przy stole z nami, jak kiedyś siadałeś ze swymi uczniami. Pobłogosław nas i te wszystkie dary, za które dzięki składamy bez miary. Niechaj…
Krynica Zdrój Posted by Kasia on Jul 20, 2011
Today I wanted to suggest another great place to visit in Poland. Krynica Zdrój is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. It lies in the valleys of four streams: the Kryniczanka, Palenica, Slotwinka and Czarny. The altitude above sea level ranges from 560 m to 720 m. Krynica is surrounded on three sides by…
Early transatlantic flights Posted by Kasia on Jul 19, 2011
An interesting chapter in Polish aviation history (see https://blogs.transparent.com/polish/polish-aviation-and-its-history/) involves transatlantic flight (transatlantycki lot). By 1928 pilots (piloci) had successfully flown planes nonstop from North America to continental Europe. But the feat (wyczyn, osiągnięcie) had not been accomplished from Europe to North America, in the east to west direction, either solo (indywidualnie) or accompanied. It was a…
Flowers as a gift Posted by Kasia on Jul 18, 2011
Flowers (kwiaty) are very popular and used for many occasions in Poland. Flowers are usually bought in uneven numbers. Typical bouquets do not have more than 3-5 flowers, sometimes just one – but they are just wonderfully decorated with eucalyptus (eukaliptus), evergreen (roślina zawsze zielona) or another kind of decorative “grass”. Numerous greenhouses (szklarnie) were built…