What to take with you from home to Poland? Posted by Kasia on Feb 10, 2011
I can assure you that there is no need (nie ma potrzeby) to take any extra supplies with you as cosmetics and other goods are all available in Poland with no need for you to bring things to Poland in heavy luggage. The only exception (wyjątek) is medicine (lekarstwa). Here there is no space for…
KL Auschwitz Death Camp in Oświęcim Posted by Kasia on Feb 7, 2011
Today I have a great trip suggestion for those of you who like the history and visiting historical places. For some of you it could be very interesting, for others it could be traumatic and it is definitely not appropriate for children under 12. Site of the notorious German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of…
Częstochowa Posted by Kasia on Feb 4, 2011
The Monastery of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, Poland, is the third-largest Catholic pilgrimage site in the world. Home to the beloved miraculous icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the monastery is also the national shrine of Poland and the center of Polish Catholicism. The large baroque monastery of Jasna Góra dominates a hilltop in Częstochowa…
Amber, the Gold of the Baltic Posted by Kasia on Feb 2, 2011
For most of us, it’s a certain movie scene that comes to mind at the mention of the word amber. Yes, a diligent worker is chiseling away, deep in some cave in a far-flung jungle. And then there it is. A honeyish, transparent treasure, and at its heart a single mosquito. The professor is over…
Malbork Castle (Zamek w Malborku) Posted by Kasia on Jan 31, 2011
The drifting, patient river Wisla quietly passes beneath the massive brick walls and towers that form Malbork’s western fortifications. From the opposite bank, the castle fills your entire view and without so much as a telephone pole in the picture, you’re transported to the fourteenth century. Or, if you’ve been reading too much C.S. Lewis…
Polskie piwo Posted by Kasia on Jan 28, 2011
Poland may not be one of the first countries to come to mind when thinking of beer, but it does have much in this sphere to warrant attention. It combines elements of the Czech, German and British traditions and even has a unique style of its own, the intriguing and obscure grodziskie beer (piwo grodziskie)…
The hottest and coldest areas in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jan 27, 2011
The average annual temperature in Poland ranges from 5-7*C in the hilly Pomeranian and Masurian lake districts and in the uplands to 8-10*C in the belt of the sub-Carpathian basins, the Silesian Lowland and the Wielkopolska Lowland. Only in the upper parts of the Carpathians and Sudetes is it about 0*C (Kasprowy Wierch, -0.8*C; Mt…