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Summer Travels – Łódź Posted by Anna on Jul 22, 2009
Since last time I mentioned summer travels, I thought I’d tell you about what I think is the weirdest city in Poland. Łódź. The place is only some 130 kilometers from Warsaw, but it takes about four to five hours to drive that distance. You can figure out the average speed yourself. Łódź is the…
June 4th, 1989 in Poland Posted by Anna on Jun 3, 2009
Tomorrow is the glorious 4th of June, and that’s all we’ve been hearing about recently. Personally, I’m tired of it already, and it’s not even the 4th yet. Why tomorrow is so important, I hear you ask? It’s the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism. I understand it’s an important anniversary, but really, what…
Welcome to Hel! Posted by Anna on May 31, 2009
Hel (with one “L”) is a very pleasant place, I know because I went there yesterday. I would post some photos, however the file upload problem hasn’t been resolved yet (but the guys from Transparent are doing what they can to get it sorted out). So, instead of looking at pretty pictures of Hel, you’ll…
Polish Spelling Needs a Revolution (or at least – a sensible reform) Posted by Anna on May 28, 2009
I’m beginning to develop very strong feelings for Krystyna Bochenek. I’m not quite sure what kind of feelings, but I am sure they are strong. Why, you want to know? Ok, I’ll tell you. I was watching the news yesterday, or rather, ignoring the news, as I normally do, until I heard a reporter saying…
Polish Language Course or Self-Study? Posted by Anna on Apr 15, 2009
It’s official! I have the best readers in the world here. And this is no exaggeration. Your comments make my life so much easier. Not to mention – making my blog posts easier, too. I wanted to thank all of you for taking the time to comment. Sometimes your comments are very extensive and contain…
Watching the News – Polish Engineer Held in Pakistan Posted by Anna on Feb 5, 2009
I am in Poland right now (survived an 18 hour ferry ride to get here, and I hate, hate, hate ferries, and that’s why there was a slight delay in posting this week – I had to recover) and watching wiadomości. And the news is bleak. Or at least the newscasters make it sound so…
The Question of Prussia Posted by Anna on Jan 6, 2009
A few weeks ago one of the readers made a comment about Prussia. A family member of hers claimed to have Prussian ancestry, not Polish. Personally, I find this statement a bit odd, but that’s just me, OK? Prussia, Prusy in Polish (a.k.a. Germany, or one of its many incarnations) was a neighbor of Poland…