Amazing crochet art! Posted by Kasia on Aug 7, 2012
True, there are many out there, especially women, who are very into knitting or crocheting but it seems to me that this time passion got a little bit bigger for Olek, real name Agata Oleksiak, a young woman born in Poland, currently living in NYC. It all started as a method of relaxation that soon…
Polish couple abandoned two-year-old daughter at airport!!! Posted by Kasia on Aug 5, 2012
I found this news so disturbing! A Polish couple who jetted off on holiday after leaving their two-year-old daughter at the airport because she had an invalid passport will face a criminal investigation when they return from vacation. Airport staff reported the girl was left in tears after being abandoned at Katowice airport while the…
Polish Nalewka Posted by Kasia on Aug 4, 2012
Polish liqueurs called ‘nalewka‘ (singular) or ‘nalewki‘ (plural) in original, are alcoholic extracts from fruit, spices, flowers or herbs. Usually Polish nalewka contains 40-45 per cent of alcohol just like vodka does. However, according to many Polish people nalewka tastes much better and is equally popular both amongst men, as well as women. Fruit liqueurs…
Eurolot Posted by Kasia on Aug 3, 2012
Eurolot has announced that it would fill some of the routes left free by the demise of budget carrier OLT Express, and offer cheap tickets between major Polish cities. The airline, part of the Lot group, said that from August 20 it will operate a service between Poznań and Kraków, with tickets going for as little…
Romney in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jul 31, 2012
With a speech lauding Poland as a “defender of freedom,” Mitt Romney finished a trip abroad Tuesday that was long on symbolism but short on new policy, a combination that may have given his presidential campaign much of what it wanted despite some well-publicized stumbles. The trip produced pictures of the presumptive Republican nominee meeting…
Asking for Directions Posted by Kasia on Jul 30, 2012
The main Polish cities of Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań and Gdańsk are all best explored on foot, so a good street map is a must (these can be obtained for free from the tourist information offices in each city, or even sent to you in advance by the Polish tourist board). The winding old…
Affirmative and Interrogative forms – Part II Posted by Kasia on Jul 29, 2012
Today I will continue Affirmative and Interrogative forms – Part I post. Some questions require interrogative pronouns such as who, when, why, etc. Since word order in Polish is not strictly determined, a speaker is practically free to choose how to ask a question depending on his/her attitude and the information (s)he is most interested in. Beginner…