Tag Archives: Poland
Stanley in new clothes
Here is Stanley wearing a lovely pair of farmer’s trousers sent by his Grandma all the way from Poland. He looks great in them!
Stan reading Polish
Here is Stanley reading a lovely book his Polish Grandma sent him. He loves a good book just like his Mom.
Just how strong are Polish people?
Or may be a better question is: How drunk do they get? A Polish guy living in Germany has just been to his doctor to ask about a cyst on his head. It turns out he was shot in the … Continue reading
Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
This is another one I read while in Charing Cross hospital. I had previously read and loved Lewycka’s A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian – US link/ UK link and had been looking forwards to Two Caravans – US … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part VI
I would really like to visit the city of Kielce. It is a city in south eastern Poland with 204,891 inhabitants, and is located in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), at the banks of Silnica river, … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part V
And of course a visit to Zarnowiec would not be complete without seeing the Museum Maria Konopnicka. She was born to the Wasiłowski family, and used the pseudonym Jan Sawa and others. She was born on 23 May 1842 in … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part IV
It would be fantastic to visit some sites connected with that mistress of reinvention – Tamara de Lempicka (Łempicka). She was born May 16, 1898 as Maria Górska in Warsaw and became a Polish Art Deco painter and “the first … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part III
I would like to visit the Gniezno line though it might be a little far for this visit. The line has its origins in a 900mm gauge railway 18km long serving the sugar factory at Gniezno. This line was taken … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part I
We are off to visit Marta’s family in a couple of months. We will be driving so I want to visit a few places en route. First on my list is the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz: There is another … Continue reading
Our Poland Trip, Part II
Marta really wants us to travel to Zakopane a place of Góral culture and informally known as “the winter capital of Poland.” Zakopane lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the … Continue reading
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