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Archive for April, 2009

Or as SFGate chose to put it, “Sauerkraut for everybody!”
Yes, the two cities, which couldn’t be more distant geographically and culturally, are now twinned.
And if you’re in Kraków around the 3rd July, you can witness the official signing ceremony there.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom released a statement, in which he said:
“I am pleased that the [...]

27 Apr, 2009

Workmen find hidden Auschwitz letter

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

This is an absolutely fascinating – and sad – story I found on AP. Some construction workers  in Oświęcim, the city the Nazis renamed Auschwitz, found a handwritten note hidden in a bottle in a concrete wall. According to the newswire,
The note, written in pencil then rolled up and inserted in a bottle, contains [...]

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22 Apr, 2009

Travel tip – Wieliczka

Posted by: Michał In: travel| travel tip

Summer is almost here, many people are planning trips to Poland, time for some travel tips. Every now and then I’ll be publishing short travel tips focussing on some great places to visit in Poland.
I’ll try to keep them brief. To kick the series off, here’s the first one – why not try something really [...]

21 Apr, 2009

Fact or myth? Poles are leaving the UK

Posted by: Michał In: fact or myth?

I’ve been asked several times recently whether it’s true that Poles in the UK are going back home for good. The simplest answer is: I don’t know.
To start with, it’s never been clear how many Poles have actually settled in the UK since Poland joined the EU. I remember reporting on the influx of Polish [...]

11 Apr, 2009

Polish music: Justyna Steczkowska

Posted by: Michał In: cultural beast

I haven’t posted any music for a while, but earlier today came across an artist I used to like some time ago, Justyna Steczkowska.
I haven’t heard her latest music, but if the newest video is an indication of her current musical preferences, I don’t think I’m interested.
Her older stuff is much more interesting. Justyna took [...]

I don’t know how it happened, but Easter is already here. It’s time then for another mix of Polish Easter phrases and traditions.
Easter in Polish is
Wielkanoc [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

which is obviously the most important holiday in the Christian calendar, and in a deeply Catholic country like Poland, it comes with a [...]

You may have noticed a new box in the middle column of this blog – it’s Google Friend Connect.
Many of my visitors are probably Gmail users or have other Google accounts – why not use them to join a group of people who are also into all this Polish? Oh, in fact, you can also [...]

01 Apr, 2009

It might be April Fools’ Day…

Posted by: Michał In: it's a sign!| links| so very Polish

… but this one, despite its hilariously abstract headline, is apparently true:
German women flock to Polish hair salon heaven
Had to go for the bold headline. So, according to expatica.com,
A village on the Polish-German border is becoming a hotspot for German bargain hunters seeking cheap haircuts. It may only be a small Polish village of 200 [...]



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