Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie – 150 lat!
Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie – 150 lat! Posted on 17. May, 2012 by Kasia in Arts, Calendar, Culture, Current News, History The National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie) starts celebrating its 150th anniversary this May. The anniversary celebrations begin May 17-20 with the reopening of refurbished interiors, a new exhibition (nowa wystawa), concerts (koncerty), movie screenings...
Read MoreWhat is on the menu?
What is on the menu? Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Kasia in cooking, Countries, Culture, food, Health, Languages, Phrases Dining out in Poland can be a great experience. All the wonderful, tasty food, so different than food in US… Looking at the menu in different Polish restaurants may be a little confusing sometimes. Sometimes, even with the english menu, you may be surprised what you actually...
Read MorePoland’s worst aviation catastrophe
Poland’s worst aviation catastrophe Posted on 09. May, 2012 by Kasia in Countries, Culture, Current News, History The worst aviation disaster (najgorsza katastrofa lotnicza) in Polish history took place 25 years ago today, when 183 people died after a flight from Warsaw to New York crashed in Kabaty forest to the south of Warsaw. LOT Polish Airlines 5055 flight from Warsaw’s Okecie airport...
Read MoreBoże daj, Boże daj, aby wiecznie trwał nam maj!
Boże daj, Boże daj, aby wiecznie trwał nam maj! Posted on 11. May, 2012 by Kasia in Calendar, Culture, Current News, Geography, Nature May is named after the Greek goddess (bogini), Maia. The month is time of great celebrations in Poland, it’s the time when flowers bloom (kwiaty kwitną) and crops begin to sprout (rośliny zaczynają kiełkować). It was always my favorite time at my...
Read MoreJoke? Police? Safety?
Joke? Police? Safety? Posted on 14. May, 2012 by Kasia in Culture, Current News, Regulations, Safety I was reading Polish news and came across this really strange thing… Residents of Zachodnio-Pomorskie were left rubbing their eyes in amazement this week when they were confronted with the peculiar sight of a car perched on top of a large tree. The bizarre event occurred in the north western...
Read More“Stone upon stone”
“Stone upon stone” Posted on 12. May, 2012 by Kasia in Countries, Culture, Languages, Literature, Polish Language Stone upon Stone (Kamień na kamieniu) by Polish writer Wiesław Myśliwski has received this year’s Best Translated Book Award in the United States. The novel was published by Archipelago Books, a small non-profit publishing house from Brooklyn specializing in the literature...
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