Archive for 'Culture'
Bronze in World Volleyball League finals Posted by Kasia on Jul 14, 2011
For the first time in sporting history, Poland managed to secure a podium finish in the World Volleyball League finals on Sunday, beating Argentina 3-0 to take the bronze in the championships (mistrzostwa). Poland almost took third position in previous league finals, although lost out to Cuba 2-3 in Belgrade in 2005, as well as…
Children’s day Posted by Kasia on Jul 8, 2011
It’s July now, but I wanted to tell you about the holiday that takes place on June 1st in Poland. When I was a child I loved this day, since this was my day (mój dzień)! I actually love it until this day…since I’m my parent’s child and they always remember to call me on…
Polski chleb Posted by Kasia on Jul 5, 2011
When I moved to USA few years ago there was one thing I missed a lot: fresh baked bread available pretty much at each little convenient store in Poland. And even though you can get a nice, fresh bread here;it is still not as good as the Polish one… One cannot overestimate the meaning of…
Administrative divisions of Poland Posted by Kasia on Jun 27, 2011
The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into województwa (provinces, voivodeships); these are further divided into powiaty (counties), and these in turn are divided into gminy (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Poland…
Wrocław to be the European Capital of Culture in 2016 Posted by Kasia on Jun 24, 2011
Today something from the current news about Poland. Wrocław was awarded the European Capital of Culture in 2016. The capital of Lower Silesia defeated Katowice, Lublin, Warsaw and Gdańsk in the final round of the competition. The Commission awarding the title praised all the Polish candidates, but stressed that decision was taken unanimously. Wrocław will…
Katyń Massacre Posted by Kasia on Jun 22, 2011
A lot of people heard about Katyń Massacre, but not everyone knows really what was it about. Today I will give you an overview and details about this very sad and cruel moment in Polish history. In 1918, Poland regained her independence after enduring three partitions and domination for 123 years by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Barely 21…
Polish Aviation and its history Posted by Kasia on Jun 21, 2011
Yesterday we went over the automobile history and today is the aviation turn. The first successful airplane (samolot) was invented and flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903. But many nations and cultures dreamed of and experimented with human flight long before that. One of those was Poland. An Italian who became a Polish citizen…