The best of Poland! Posted by Kasia on Aug 5, 2011
An old Polish saying (powiedzenie, porzekadło) “Gdańska gorzałka, toruński piernik, krakowska panna, warszawski trzewik – najlepsze rzeczy w Polsce” (I will try to translate it as good as I can: “Gdańsk drink, Toruń gingerbread, Cracow women, Warsaw shoes – the best of Poland” – it is not the exact translate, but hopefully it will give you…
Poland releases report into 2010 plane crash Posted by Kasia on Aug 4, 2011
Poland’s government released a long-awaited report into the plane crash in Russia last year that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of senior officials. Russian air traffic controllers gave incorrect and confusing landing instructions to pilots of a plane that crashed, killing Poland’s president and 95 other people, a Polish report said Friday –…
Poland almost like Europe in a nutshell Posted by Kasia on Aug 3, 2011
One of my friends recently asked me how would I describe Poland in one sentence. I have to say “Poland is Europe in a nutshell”. Nature was very generous to our land, providing it with a beautiful and extraordinary diversified landscape enriched by a colorful culture and stormy history. It has the waves of an…
Dining for vegetarians in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jul 31, 2011
You would be forgiven for thinking that Poland was no place for a vegetarian (wegetarianin, jarosz) – after all, Poland is famous for its meaty stews and sausages. However Poland is surprisingly vegetarian friendly. If you look at the menu of any restaurant serving traditional Polish cuisine, you will almost certainly find mushrooms in one form…
Playground games for kids Posted by Kasia on Jul 28, 2011
I’m not sure if kids still play games like this outside, but these are the games I remember when I was small. The games are very simple, easy to prepare and learn and lots of fun. To play the first two games: “Niebo i Piekło” and “klasy” one need just a bit of the pavement (asfalt)…
Kolory tęczy Posted by Kasia on Jul 27, 2011
A rainbow (tęcza) can be defined as a band of colors (zespół kolorów) (from red on the inside to violet on the outside) assembled as an arc that is formed by reflection and refraction (or bending) of the sun’s rays inside raindrops. They appear when it is raining in one part of the sky and sunny in…
Grace before meal? Posted by Kasia on Jul 26, 2011
Some people say grace before meal (modlitwa przed jedzeniem). If it a tradition in your home I wanted to share with you few different prayers you can say. Drogi Panie Jezu, siądź przy stole z nami, jak kiedyś siadałeś ze swymi uczniami. Pobłogosław nas i te wszystkie dary, za które dzięki składamy bez miary. Niechaj…