I've never been to Poland so if I ever have the chance I would love to see my extended family and take a guided tour to see as much of Poland as possible. My Mom has been to Poland a few times and she went to the area that she grew up in, it's part of the Ukraine now.
They come to Chicago to sing once in a while. Their hair is fake. Once the Polish Army came to sing...Boy was is hot there for some reason...Lots of handsome looking dudes!! Whew!!
I have mazowsze and slask on CD and listen to them often. I also like this group called Biesiada..I have 3 of their CD's and also the VHS movies to go with the CD's and LOL I saw them in concert a few years ago in Chicago.
I just noticed that you are in Australia. I have family in New South Wales, my Uncle's family.
I just noticed that you are in Australia. I have family in New South Wales, my Uncle's family.
I am from Victoria, you know named after Queen Victoria, we were once a colony of England. N.S.W is prettty good and everyone thinks that Sydney is the capital of Australia.
Hey lef, i was from Melbourne too, Glenroy to be exact, had a great Polish shop there, where the wife and i would go shopping, also a good one in Dandy and the Vic Market. Poland is full of things to see for the tourist, not just the beautiful women, great vodka. I have had many friends visit now i am here, and i think they all would come back.
I've got cousins and an Aunt in Cairns (sadly my Uncle died of cancer a few years ago :( ). Unfortunately I've never been out to see them - YET!!!! It's a beautiful place by all accounts - very tropical!
My Uncle went out there on a government scheme in the 1960s - the government offered people from the UK a one way ticket to Oz for 10 pounds, I guess to try and up the population figures.
A visit to Oz is definately on my "to do" list over the next few years, A long visit to Cairns and then a few weeks surfing up the Gold Coast. I'm really looking forward to it!
I know Glenroy, and the Vic Market Shops, the smallgoods are second to none, To be quite frank I haven't tasted anything better in Poland.
I don't think people would travel all the way to Poland for a vodka, you can buy most polish vodka's in oz. I agree vodka is much cheaper in Poland, (you have to be careful that it doesn't pickle your brains let alone your liver.
The question I'm asking, what things stand out and tourist find attractive, two that come to mind is the salt mine where you have a church cut from salt in..oh its near Krakow and the concentration camps, both command a lot of interest, but there places you only see once in a lifetime.
A lot of people from oz go to places like Bali, year in year out because its cheap, good beaches and lovely people, has Poland got something magnetic about it? Something to go back to, year in year out?
i don't think there is something like that in Poland, yes there is beautiful places to see for the tourist like you mentioned, but i dont think i would go to say Zakapone, or the Polish seaside every year.
There is a little butcher shop in Sunshine, that my wife said has the best Polish meats and hams, she said it was like it was homemade 50 years ago, real taste.
There is a little butcher shop in Sunshine, that my wife said has the best Polish meats and hams, she said it was like it was homemade 50 years ago, real taste.
You must have a old wife..lol The strange thing about hams (unless there home made) whether there cheap or expensive they taste the same, I must say pork and chicken taste better in Poland.
My Uncle went out there on a government scheme in the 1960s - the government offered people from the UK a one way ticket to Oz for 10 pounds, I guess to try and up the population figures.
It was to fill the gaps in the workforce, keep in mind there was a white Australia policy in force at the time (that sounds racist..hmmm)
but i dont think i would go to say Zakapone, or the Polish seaside every year.
Zakapone would be a goer, huge potential, providing it was cheap. These places are good for a week or two only.
Ahh, cheers for clearing that up Lef - I was never really sure why our government did that! They also did the same scheme in Canada - I suppose for pretty much the same reasons
Yes Iwona...the system in some ways is still almost feudal outside large cities........just give the petit bourgoise and prolateriat enough space /freedoms to keep them happy....lol
well.....term used to describe...working class.......un-educated or even a state of mind...ie you must bow down to someone to be sure of your job, home etc....
when i go to poland i party like pretty much nowhere else... and i have been lucky enough to party worldwide...
... i think it must be the crowd i fell in with... party animals... musicians... dancers... club and bar owners... models... there seems to be something happening every night of the week... if you want... all night... if you want...
For me it was experiencing something new as it every time I go abroad, but Poland has something special, as a child I would see white weddings every saturday..not any more people get married by a registra, but in Poland there were lots of weddings on the Saturday I was there, also the Sunday was nice seeing all the families in their Sunday best coming out of church and actually spending time together instead of going to B&Q or Sainsburys.......Also people go out and enjoy a drink or two without getting drunk and it was CLEAN!!..there a million and one other reason why I enjoyed my visits but it would take too long to go through them all its the above reasons that make me smile when I think of Krakow..and Wroclaw...Oh is will add one more thing...the food...hmmmm roll on the 30th!!!
It is strange how different perception people have. You enjoy Poland and see lots positive things there. There was article today on Onet about polish emgration. Some people say we want to move abroad to normal country to bring up our children there ? Which country is so normal? I think it is like in this saying that ( I don't remmber exact words) that grass is always greener at our neighbours.....
