pawian
9 Jul 2011
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Sorry, I missed to post one more pic: PARK PLAZA HOTEL. Not a shabby place to live. Congratulations . :):):):)
Thanks God I am in Krakow. :):):)
:):):):):):) Neogothic?
Nope, the church was modernised in Neogothic style during the war. Look, the view before the war:
After:
:):):):):) Nope.
Next:
How are these two dormitories called by locals?
none of those.
Sorry, I missed to post one more pic: PARK PLAZA HOTEL. Not a shabby place to live. Congratulations . :):):):)
That's a little creepy.... Stalker!!!
Thanks God I am in Krakow. :):):)
To be honest I was thinking Gothic revival,hence 1890s :)
:):):):):):) Neogothic?
Nope, the church was modernised in Neogothic style during the war. Look, the view before the war:
After:
pawian:
Where am I?
At your Mummy's house?
Where am I?
At your Mummy's house?
:):):):):) Nope.
Next:
How are these two dormitories called by locals?
pawian
9 Jul 2011
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]
In another thread - Poland in Riddles: https://polishforums.com/travel/poland-photo-riddles-25380/37/ I went too personal and was rebuked for that by some posters.
Probably they were right. Riddles are just riddles and personal musings belong to another thread.
How about running a thread where we show a picture/a series of pictures of Poland taken by ourselves and comment on it/them?
Let`s start with my vacation 2011.
For a few years our summer holidays have been organised according to one scheme: a bit of the seaside, lakes, mountains and a big city ( I don`t mean Krakow). The order depends on the weather. This year we started with a big city because the weather was dull at the end of June, so it would be a real waste to travel 700 kilometers to the seaside and have no chance of frolicking in the crystal clear (but cold) waters of the Baltic Sea. :):):)
Before, we had visited Warsaw twice and Poznań, and I was planning to visit Gdańsk this year, but changed my mind because I found a dirt cheap accomodation in Wrocław ( a fellow teacher helped me) and eventually decided to go there.
Going to Wrocław from Krakow is nice and easy because there is a highway between two cities. Mostly two-, sometimes 3-lane.
Those new bridges look great! Poland is modernising quickly. Partly, thanks to European funds. Thank you, EU! :):):)
The traffic on the highway can be quite heavy.
But sometimes you can come across such beauties:
Outskirts of Wrocław.
We had travelled through Wrocław before, e.g., going to Poznań in 2009.
Two things struck me then:
1. Wrocław has the same colour trams as Krakow! Really, what plagiarism!!
2. A lot of roads in and around the centre are still cobblestoned. Amazing!
Wrocław is called the City of 1000 Bridges. Yes, the Odra River runs through Wrocław in many distributaries. Some bridges are great:
What do I think about Wrocław?
Well, I have mixed feelings. Somewhere else I said I wouldn`t like to live there because it reminds me of Krakow too much. And it is not only blue trams. :):):)
Let`s start with pros. What did I like about Wrocław?
Vegetation on buildings. I have never seen so many ivy covered houses or objects as in Wrocław. It seems their obsession. I like it!
TBC
In another thread - Poland in Riddles: https://polishforums.com/travel/poland-photo-riddles-25380/37/ I went too personal and was rebuked for that by some posters.
Ehem... I know you're the creator of this thread, but it's supposed to be 'Poland in riddles' not 'pawian in riddles'
Whatever, roll a hard candy (or get lost to Honolulu boxing monkeys).
Probably they were right. Riddles are just riddles and personal musings belong to another thread.
How about running a thread where we show a picture/a series of pictures of Poland taken by ourselves and comment on it/them?
Let`s start with my vacation 2011.
For a few years our summer holidays have been organised according to one scheme: a bit of the seaside, lakes, mountains and a big city ( I don`t mean Krakow). The order depends on the weather. This year we started with a big city because the weather was dull at the end of June, so it would be a real waste to travel 700 kilometers to the seaside and have no chance of frolicking in the crystal clear (but cold) waters of the Baltic Sea. :):):)
Before, we had visited Warsaw twice and Poznań, and I was planning to visit Gdańsk this year, but changed my mind because I found a dirt cheap accomodation in Wrocław ( a fellow teacher helped me) and eventually decided to go there.
Going to Wrocław from Krakow is nice and easy because there is a highway between two cities. Mostly two-, sometimes 3-lane.
Those new bridges look great! Poland is modernising quickly. Partly, thanks to European funds. Thank you, EU! :):):)
The traffic on the highway can be quite heavy.
But sometimes you can come across such beauties:
Outskirts of Wrocław.
We had travelled through Wrocław before, e.g., going to Poznań in 2009.
Two things struck me then:
1. Wrocław has the same colour trams as Krakow! Really, what plagiarism!!
2. A lot of roads in and around the centre are still cobblestoned. Amazing!
Wrocław is called the City of 1000 Bridges. Yes, the Odra River runs through Wrocław in many distributaries. Some bridges are great:
What do I think about Wrocław?
Well, I have mixed feelings. Somewhere else I said I wouldn`t like to live there because it reminds me of Krakow too much. And it is not only blue trams. :):):)
Let`s start with pros. What did I like about Wrocław?
Vegetation on buildings. I have never seen so many ivy covered houses or objects as in Wrocław. It seems their obsession. I like it!
TBC
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
PS. Wrocław, there are a few photos above which you probably haven`t seen.
Yes!
There are many houses around the island so which one?: :):):)
Next:
Where am I?
PS. Wrocław, there are a few photos above which you probably haven`t seen.
it's a ship in a childrens playground.
Yes!
my house,
There are many houses around the island so which one?: :):):)
Next:
Where am I?
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Here is a nice site, 3d map of Wrocław with photos of main objects from the past and today:
wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/1491,obiekt.html
Almost correct:
1360s -Gothic
1900s - Art Nouveau
1960s - social realism
2000 - postmodernism
Next:
What and where?:
a bit of help. but in Polish. you'll still be able to use the info though.
Here is a nice site, 3d map of Wrocław with photos of main objects from the past and today:
wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/1491,obiekt.html
1890s
1930s
1960s
1990s
?
1930s
1960s
1990s
?
Almost correct:
1360s -Gothic
1900s - Art Nouveau
1960s - social realism
2000 - postmodernism
Next:
What and where?:
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Po polsku / Pewność Komfort Punktualność - PKP [11]
Zabawny tekst ale zepsuty przez chamskie wycieczki.
Roku pańskiego 2011 a
Zabawny tekst ale zepsuty przez chamskie wycieczki.
pawian
9 Jul 2011
Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]
Żydożerco, mamy wolność słowa. :):):) Faszyzm skończył się w 1945, a komunizm w 1989 jeśli nie zauważyłeś. :):):)
Żydzior, Ojca R zostaw w spokoju, nie dość że czepiacie się Aragorna w Świebodzinie to jeszcze Tadzia jedziecie.
Żydożerco, mamy wolność słowa. :):):) Faszyzm skończył się w 1945, a komunizm w 1989 jeśli nie zauważyłeś. :):):)
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes.
Now it is time to guess the periods. What are they exactly?
Yes.
Now it is time to guess the periods. What are they exactly?
pawian
8 Jul 2011
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Po polsku / Polska jest dyktaturą? [129]
Jezus nikogo by nie zabił. Najwyżej pogonił kopniakami ze świątyni.
To Rydzyk ukrzyżowałby Jezusa gdyby uznał że przyniosłoby mu to korzyść.
Jezus by zabił go ;) ;)
Jezus nikogo by nie zabił. Najwyżej pogonił kopniakami ze świątyni.
To Rydzyk ukrzyżowałby Jezusa gdyby uznał że przyniosłoby mu to korzyść.
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
:):):):):):)
Next:
How many architectonic periods/styles can you see here?
it's Matejko's kicz :)
:):):):):):)
Next:
How many architectonic periods/styles can you see here?
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Oops. sorry, I forgot I already posted that one above.
Of course I meant this one. The question remains the same:
Oops. sorry, I forgot I already posted that one above.
Of course I meant this one. The question remains the same:
pawian
8 Jul 2011
pawian
8 Jul 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
The latest poll by CBOS- PiS is going down.
The latest poll by CBOS- PiS is going down.
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
:):):):) Hmm, quite possible. That kind of roof might be leaking, indeed:
Three riddles about Hansel and Gretel:
Memory of who?
Why is Hansel so smeared?:
Where else can you see this?:
Who painted it?
:):):):) Hmm, quite possible. That kind of roof might be leaking, indeed:
that's the one. it's at the end of either jas or malgosia. (both are buildings for those also reading)
Three riddles about Hansel and Gretel:
Memory of who?
Why is Hansel so smeared?:
Where else can you see this?:
Who painted it?
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes.
You mean this one?
garrison church. next door to rynek
Yes.
did u see the little people's house nearby ?
You mean this one?
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
It is a revolting sight, indeed.
Next from Wrocław:
2 Where am I?
And before I turn in, this one:
What is the message in it?:
It is a revolting sight, indeed.
Next from Wrocław:
2 Where am I?
And before I turn in, this one:
What is the message in it?:
pawian
8 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
I don`t have a dog because they unnerve me. :):):)
Yes, you do. The fact that you are going on with your stupid explanations proves it. :):):)
What the fack am I showing here? Mars???? :):):):)
I am afraid you are a bit unaware of the fact that it is you who is giving crap here. :):):):)
It is still your problem you have to cope with somehow. :):):):)
I don`t understand this first part but Honolulu monkeys are nice. Thanks. :):):):)
Hey, Bart, don`t forget that I guessed your riddle. :):):):):)
Yes, giant hairy ticks left behind by the dog owners:
Next:
Where am I?
I don`t have a dog because they unnerve me. :):):)
I don't give a damn about your ego, and your cheap psychoanalysis.
Yes, you do. The fact that you are going on with your stupid explanations proves it. :):):)
I just pointed out in a rather soft way it was supposed to be Poland in riddles
What the fack am I showing here? Mars???? :):):):)
and you give me some crap that I've got 'facking problems'.
I am afraid you are a bit unaware of the fact that it is you who is giving crap here. :):):):)
And too many emoticons for my liking.
It is still your problem you have to cope with somehow. :):):):)
Whatever, roll a hard candy (or get lost to Honolulu boxing monkeys).
I don`t understand this first part but Honolulu monkeys are nice. Thanks. :):):):)
Hey, Bart, don`t forget that I guessed your riddle. :):):):):)
ticks?
Yes, giant hairy ticks left behind by the dog owners:
Next:
Where am I?
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Something about dogs, indeed, but not turd. I got used to it in Krakow, already. :):)
Yes! But where? :):):)
Dog turds along the Odra in Biskupin?
Something about dogs, indeed, but not turd. I got used to it in Krakow, already. :):)
a power station
Yes! But where? :):):)
pawian
7 Jul 2011
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes, my first own car which I bought with my teacher salary. If I kept it till today, I would go to that picnic! :):):)
Not quite. All my kids where born in a hospital with my assistance.
But I have a few photos of my wife feeding our baby in it. :):):)
Nope. I already mentioned the book from my childhood where Opel Kapitan plays a role. Which book?
Oops, it seems you have a problem with my ego. I probably know how you feel - that your ego is smaller than mine.
I am afraid I can`t help you with it. You have to swallow it somehow. I am a Pole and I present Poland in my photos here. So what that I add a personal touch to it? It only makes it more interesting. :):):)
Besides, have you seen me in any of these photos?
So, what is your facking problem? :):):):) Fall on a tree, man( or: Jump on a tree) :):):) Leave and let live. :):):)
Next:
What drove me crazy in Wrocław twice on one day?
Because it was your first car?
Yes, my first own car which I bought with my teacher salary. If I kept it till today, I would go to that picnic! :):):)
i got it! your child was born in that car! or children!!
Not quite. All my kids where born in a hospital with my assistance.
But I have a few photos of my wife feeding our baby in it. :):):)
Your father had one....?
Nope. I already mentioned the book from my childhood where Opel Kapitan plays a role. Which book?
Ehem... I know you're the creator of this thread, but it's supposed to be 'Poland in riddles' not 'pawian in riddles'
Oops, it seems you have a problem with my ego. I probably know how you feel - that your ego is smaller than mine.
I am afraid I can`t help you with it. You have to swallow it somehow. I am a Pole and I present Poland in my photos here. So what that I add a personal touch to it? It only makes it more interesting. :):):)
Besides, have you seen me in any of these photos?
So, what is your facking problem? :):):):) Fall on a tree, man( or: Jump on a tree) :):):) Leave and let live. :):):)
Next:
What drove me crazy in Wrocław twice on one day?
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Although I don`t understand, I know it is a miss. :):):) Try again. :):):)
Although I don`t understand, I know it is a miss. :):):) Try again. :):):)
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes!
Will it help when I tell you it is a character in one of my fave childhood books ?
Which one?
Nope. I lost my virginity in a luxurious hotel in Zakopane. :):):)
Bartolome solved it: Pass the Brick!
Next one:
I got very sentimental seeing that car there. Why?
'Podaj cegłę!'
Yes!
Can't read minds.
Will it help when I tell you it is a character in one of my fave childhood books ?
Which one?
You lost your virginity in it....?
Nope. I lost my virginity in a luxurious hotel in Zakopane. :):):)
Howa Huta, building a better future (or something like it)?
Bartolome solved it: Pass the Brick!
Next one:
I got very sentimental seeing that car there. Why?
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Avoid being ripped off by some exchange outlets in Krakow and elsewhere [44]
Surreal in general means bizarre or dreamlike.
I don`t think so. Forums are full of complaints by Poles and foreigners.
Also other major cities in Europe are marked as rip-off centers. E.g., Prague.
praguepost.com/news/2840-exchange-offices-shun-law.html
A worker at one of the kiosks who requested anonymity due to fears of losing his job told The Prague Post the entire business model is fraudulent and geared toward tricking customers.
There is hardly anything surreal in it.
surreal.
Surreal in general means bizarre or dreamlike.
I don`t think so. Forums are full of complaints by Poles and foreigners.
Also other major cities in Europe are marked as rip-off centers. E.g., Prague.
praguepost.com/news/2840-exchange-offices-shun-law.html
A worker at one of the kiosks who requested anonymity due to fears of losing his job told The Prague Post the entire business model is fraudulent and geared toward tricking customers.
There is hardly anything surreal in it.
pawian
7 Jul 2011
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes.
Extra hard.
Opel Kapitan. Why was I excited when I saw this car at vintage cars picnic?
Next: How is this painting called:
restroom?
Yes.
Extra hard.
Opel Kapitan. Why was I excited when I saw this car at vintage cars picnic?
Next: How is this painting called:
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Yes. Never saw so many in one city. They have some obsession about it. But I like it.
Next: Where was I?
Yes. Never saw so many in one city. They have some obsession about it. But I like it.
Next: Where was I?
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Nope. :):):):):)
Pawians. And sheep in the petting zoo.
Next:
What did I like about Wrocław?
Try to get it out of your childrens nostrils?
kids? wife?
Nope. :):):):):)
Pawians. And sheep in the petting zoo.
Next:
What did I like about Wrocław?
pawian
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Avoid being ripped off by some exchange outlets in Krakow and elsewhere [44]
OK, I see your point. I don`t buy auto gas at Orlen filling stations because they are about 10% most expensive than others.
However, the prices of auto gas are displayed on giant boards next to the station. In case of exchange offices, they use various tricks with exchange rates and their display. In the Polish forum to which I gave a link in my first post I read many complaints that rates were changed during the transaction, behind the customer`s back! What is it if not a rip off?
As I mentioned previously in this thread, it is normal for a price differential of 20% in Poland or any country ( UK- Ireland, USA )
OK, I see your point. I don`t buy auto gas at Orlen filling stations because they are about 10% most expensive than others.
However, the prices of auto gas are displayed on giant boards next to the station. In case of exchange offices, they use various tricks with exchange rates and their display. In the Polish forum to which I gave a link in my first post I read many complaints that rates were changed during the transaction, behind the customer`s back! What is it if not a rip off?