African animals – Afrykańskie zwierzęta Posted by Kasia on Jul 25, 2011
Africa is a unique land of varied traditions (tradycje), culture (kultura), people (ludzie), languages (języki) and geography (geografia). It is the second largest (drugi największy) continent of the world. It is also the second most populous (najbardziej zaludniony) continent after Asia. The Mediterranean sea surrounds Africa to the North, the Red Sea (Morze Czerwone) and…
Polish couple killed in Peru Posted by Kasia on Jul 22, 2011
I don’t like to share such sad news, but this one got me really upset… If you follow news from Poland, you probably heard about the couple from Poland who was killed in Peru on May 27th 2011. Today I read about some new evidence in the case. The Polish couple killed while canoeing through…
Krynica Zdrój Posted by Kasia on Jul 20, 2011
Today I wanted to suggest another great place to visit in Poland. Krynica Zdrój is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. It lies in the valleys of four streams: the Kryniczanka, Palenica, Slotwinka and Czarny. The altitude above sea level ranges from 560 m to 720 m. Krynica is surrounded on three sides by…
Early transatlantic flights Posted by Kasia on Jul 19, 2011
An interesting chapter in Polish aviation history (see https://blogs.transparent.com/polish/polish-aviation-and-its-history/) involves transatlantic flight (transatlantycki lot). By 1928 pilots (piloci) had successfully flown planes nonstop from North America to continental Europe. But the feat (wyczyn, osiągnięcie) had not been accomplished from Europe to North America, in the east to west direction, either solo (indywidualnie) or accompanied. It was a…
Flowers as a gift Posted by Kasia on Jul 18, 2011
Flowers (kwiaty) are very popular and used for many occasions in Poland. Flowers are usually bought in uneven numbers. Typical bouquets do not have more than 3-5 flowers, sometimes just one – but they are just wonderfully decorated with eucalyptus (eukaliptus), evergreen (roślina zawsze zielona) or another kind of decorative “grass”. Numerous greenhouses (szklarnie) were built…
Kotlety mielone Posted by Kasia on Jul 15, 2011
I remember kotlety mielone as a very popular dish served at my parents house. To make them you will need: 0,4-0,5 kg (about 1 lb.) meat: pork, turkey, beef (in equal quantities) 1 stale bread roll (about 50-80g or 2-3 oz.) 1 glass milk 50 g (2 oz.) onion 1 egg salt, pepper, dill 1…
Bronze in World Volleyball League finals Posted by Kasia on Jul 14, 2011
For the first time in sporting history, Poland managed to secure a podium finish in the World Volleyball League finals on Sunday, beating Argentina 3-0 to take the bronze in the championships (mistrzostwa). Poland almost took third position in previous league finals, although lost out to Cuba 2-3 in Belgrade in 2005, as well as…