Just wanted to let you know about this brilliant comparison gallery the Daily Telegraph put together.
“The film posters that lost the plot” gallery focuses on how communist Poland attempted to create “something that would defeat [stereotypical] Western film posters”.
It’s a great gallery, but also a nice read. The Telegraph reveals how a state-owned film distributor [...]
I noticed today that Poland’s once biggest bank had opened a branch in central London.
PKO Bank Polski has a nice shiny branch in Shaftesbury Avenue. Weird location if you ask me, but maybe there are more branches in other parts of London.
As it’s Sunday, I couldn’t go inside and check what’s on offer, but [...]
My blog has been nominated in the Language Professionals category in this year’s Top 100 Language Blogs contest run by LexioPhiles.
This is very flattering and I’m currently blushing.
But I will blush even more (and maybe do a little dance too) if you vote for me.
Please go to the voting page, scroll down to find “the [...]
Got that from my friend who travelled to Buffalo. Ain’t that sweet?
Cliche? What cliche?!
I have just noticed that our Facebook fan page already has 78 fans, yippee! That’s absolutely fantastic! Thank you.
But the question is: when will we break the 100 barrier?
Perhaps I should think of some incentive, but what should it be? Ideas?
In the meantime, you can join the Facebook page by clicking on the link below:
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Have a look at this. This is a Polish group called Karbido, they use only one instrument – a wooden table:
They apparently performed during the Edinburgh Festival a couple of years ago, but to be honest I have never heard of them before.
They look intriguing. Have you seen them perform live? I’d love to know [...]
Years ago, when the inflation in Poland was in triple figures, we were all multi-millionaires.
I remember getting as a student a salary in the region of 14,000,000 old Polish Zloty, which would nowadays be worth probably around £300 or less.
I completely forgot what these notes used to look like until I stumbled across a fascinating [...]
From today you can also browse the POLSKI blog on your mobile. No matter whether you’re using the iPhone or another mobile device, you should be able to read the blog in its mobile version.
You can still switch to the full version if you want to, but the optimised mobile version is easier and quicker [...]