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Protesters attack police on Polish Independence Day Posted by Kasia on Nov 13, 2011
Independence Day in Poland was not the quiet one this year… Dozens of protesters attacked police in Warsaw during Poland’s Independence Day celebrations on Friday. 210 people were arrested, many of them were anarchists from Germany. The demonstration by far-right groups was countered by a peaceful march of some 300 left-wing protesters, who held anti-capitalist…
Polish Independence Day – November 11th Posted by Kasia on Nov 9, 2011
The Polish Independence Day is very different from the American 4th of July, with its happiness, feasts and fireworks. The atmosphere on November 11th in Poland is more serious and solemn than plainly happy, although there seems to be a trend to loosen it up a bit and get rid of all the pompousness. The…
Polish Economy Booming! Posted by Kasia on Nov 4, 2011
In the 20 years since the end of communism, Poland has not been in recession – not once. And projections say it could ride out the current crisis as well. How do Poles do it? There are several answers. One is, it’s a miracle. And you don’t interpret miracles, they just happen. More seriously, there’s too…
Foldable roof in National Stadium in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Nov 3, 2011
As Poland is getting ready for the Euro 2012 football tournament, the National Stadium in Warsaw is rumoured to be one of the most expensive structures of its kind in the world. The new stadium’s roof is pretty impressive. Officially unveiled to the public a few weeks ago, the roof sits ‘folded’ in a nest above…
Emergency landing at Warsaw’s airport! Posted by Kasia on Nov 1, 2011
I fly quite often and within last few years I definitely heard about more airplane accidents than ever! An aeroplane carrying 230 people, including passengers and crew, was involved in a terrifying landing earlier today following a catastrophic equipment failure. A fire appeared to break out in the starboard engine of the Boeing 767, captained…
Auschwitz investigation reopened Posted by Kasia on Oct 29, 2011
Polish authorities have reopened an investigation into World War II crimes committed at Auschwitz (Oświęcim) and its satellite camps that was closed in the 1980s because of the country’s isolation behind the Iron Curtain. One aim of the new probe (badanie, śledztwo) is to track down any living Nazi perpetrators, according to an announcement Thursday by the Institute…
John Paul II’s watch sold… Posted by Kasia on Oct 19, 2011
Today some recent news from Poland! The buyer paid PLN 400 thousand for the watch belonging to John Paul II (Papież Jan Paweł II). Charity auction (aukcja charytatywna) of watches belonging to famous people, organised by watchmaker company Strojny, took place on Sunday in the Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Kraków. The Pope’s watch (zegarek Papieża), handmade…