Janusz Morgenstein passed away. Posted by Kasia on Sep 12, 2011
An outstanding Polish movie director Janusz Morgenstern died on September 6th. He was 89 years old.He was a head of Movies’ Studio Perspective and the graduate of the Film School in Łódź. One of Andrzej Wajda’s closest associates, they worked together during directing the movie “Kanał”(“Canal” 1956). Morgenstern was also the second director of Wajda’s movie”Popiół…
Barcelona opens football school in Poland Posted by Kasia on Sep 9, 2011
Barcelona has opened a football school (szkoła piłki nożnej) in Poland to help develop talented young players (utalentowanych młodych graczy) from the country. Program director Xevi Marce and former defender Julio Alberto Moreno announced the opening of the Warsaw school at a news conference on Thursday, in the presence of around a dozen recruited boys, who…
Honoratka restaurant Posted by Kasia on Sep 7, 2011
One of the most frequent items on each traveller’s list is trying the local cuisine. There is a lot of restaurants on the Old Town in Warsaw, but it is hard to pick one which is reasonably prised and verified with food quality and good relation between price and value. Chopin is a big name…
Domestic violence in Poland Posted by Kasia on Sep 6, 2011
I today’s blog I would like to mention very sad topic – domestic violence – przemoc domowa. I have never experienced that in my life, but I have friends who did. It is very upsetting. At the beginning it was hard for me to believe that a lot of women have no courage to stop…
As of tomorrow bars opened on Polish trains. Posted by Kasia on Aug 31, 2011
Those of you who travelled in Poland by train know, that along with the food you order, you are not allowed to order alcohol. But this is about to change. A communist-era law that prohibits the sale of alcohol on trains will no longer be in effect as of 1 September. From Thursday, travellers will be able…
Tatra Muzeum in Zakopane Posted by Kasia on Aug 30, 2011
What’s so refreshing about a visit to The Tatra Museum (Muzeum Tatrzańskie) in Zakopane, in the southern Tatra Mountains in Poland, is that the artefacts on display don’t belong to some long-past culture or dying traditions. Rather, the exhibits in this splendid building explain a rich local culture that is very much alive on the streets…
Rodzaje biżuterii Posted by Kasia on Aug 29, 2011
Which girl does not like jewelry (biżuteria)? I think we all do…different types (różne rodzaje), different styles (różne style), but there is always something for each one of us! And I’m sure there are a lot of men who like jewelry as well…maybe tie clips (spinki do krawatów)? I especially love bracelets (bransoletki). They can…