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Hockey in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jan 19, 2013
On July 1st 1907 in Lwów there was a match between 1st Lwowski Klub Piłki Nożnej and Pogoń Lwów. This date is the beginning of the Polish Hockey. On October 31st 1926 in Poznań Polish Hockey Association originated. Since 1927 PHA has been the member of the International Hockey Federation. Since the first start in…
Polish Kutia Posted by Kasia on Nov 25, 2012
Christmas Eve is a special evening when all families in Poland gather around the table to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and enjoy all the meals prepared for this occasion. According to the tradition people fast whole day to try out all the 12 dishes that are served in the evening. Apart from the…
How to overcome your fear of speaking Posted by Kasia on Nov 17, 2012
No matter how well you know a language, you can’t communicate with anyone if you’re afraid to use it. While it might not seem like this has anything to do with language learning, this is a problem that affects a lot of people. Even me! For a long time, I was afraid to speak the…
Polish Independence Day Posted by Kasia on Nov 11, 2012
Today is Independence Day (dzień niepodległości) in Poland! Gaining back independence by Poland is celebrated on the November 11th and is one of the most important national celebrations in Poland. As Poland was partitioned at the end of 18th century, and divided between 3 countries: Austria, Prussia and Russia, it vanished from the map of…
ZTM tickets in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Nov 4, 2012
Some of my friends told me that ticketing system in Warsaw (public transportation) is really confusing to them…So here is a little more info that hopefully it will make it more clear: ZTM tariff includes the following types of tickets: time-limit single fare single vehicle-and-fare ticket short-term long-term A time-limit (short-term) ticket entitles to many…
5 important Polish inventions Posted by Kasia on Nov 3, 2012
Poland is a country known for many distinguished individuals like John Paul II, Lech Wałęsa, Frederic Chopin, Marie Curie, Joseph Conrad or Nicolaus Copernicus. But can you name some commonly known and used inventions that would be devised by Poles? Can’t do it? Exactly! Poland is generally associated with things like great beer, beautiful women…
Public holidays in Poland Posted by Kasia on Oct 16, 2012
I usually write about different holidays in my posts, but today I wanted to just put a list together, so everything is in one spot! During these public holidays (święta państwowe) the banks and other institutions are predominantly closed, as well as some smaller shops: January 1: New Year’s Day Easter Sunday and Monday (first…