Oscypek Posted by Kasia on Jan 20, 2012
Have you ever tried oscypek – the most famous Polish cheese? It is a smoked cheese made from the salted sheep milk (don’t buy imitations made from cow’s milk) and formed in traditional wooden forms. Oscypek is an absolute “must taste” when you visiting Polish mountains. Very tasty when served with red wine or smoked…
Wolf’s Lair in Kętrzyn Posted by Kasia on Jan 19, 2012
I’m sure that most of you who are really interested in WWII history know about this place. Poland is currently looking for an investor to turn the “Wolf’s Lair” of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler into a tourist attraction. The ruins of Hitler’s fortress complex deep in the woodlands of northeastern Poland is famed as the site of…
Corin perfect bra Posted by Kasia on Jan 17, 2012
A new perfect bra that allows a woman’s breasts to move naturally at the same time as supporting them has been designed by Polish scientists. The team were commissioned to design a bra that did not squeeze or compress the breast and yet allowed it to retain a natural shape to avoid many of the…
First No Pants Subway Ride in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Jan 16, 2012
Yesterday I wrote about people collecting for WOŚP’s charity event without any trousers in Warsaw’s subway. Well, they were not the only ones without the pants. For the first time ever Warsaw participated in Annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8th 2012. Participants rode between Wilanowska and Ratusz-Arsenal subway stations. This global event was started…
Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy Posted by Kasia on Jan 15, 2012
Commuters in Warsaw were treated to a rare sight this week when they were greeted by people collecting for WOŚP’s charity event without any trousers. According to Fakt, travellers getting on and off the city’s metro were approached by hoards of trouser-less youths bearing collection boxes as part of WOŚP’s annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’…
Jerzy Kosiński – someone you should know Posted by Kasia on Jan 13, 2012
Born in Łódź, 1933, Jerzy Kosiński stands out as one of the 20th centuries great literary talents, with a life story every bit as sinister and dramatic as his books. Originally named Jerzy Nikodem Lewintopf, his life was turned upside down with the outbreak of WWII. His father chose to hide his families Jewish blood…
Fraudulent marriages in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jan 12, 2012
I never really heard about “bogus marriages” in Poland, but I guess it is really happening… As many as 31 people were implicated in a bogus wedding racket that married Nigerian men to Polish women for EUR 5,000. Investigators said they suspected 20 fraudulent marriages had taken place between 2005 and 2007 in Warsaw, Pruszków and…