Study / Homeschooling in Poland - possible to apply? [14]

Homeschooling isn`t popular in Poland, state schools are still OK, not like in US where they install metal detectors at the entrance.

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Inside, there are stalls with various stuff, among others:

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

The Clothes Hall in the middle of the Square has a pretty architectonic style.

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Close guess. It is a completely new construction opposite Krakow Gallery. You can have a point.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


Yes, but sorry, too late. :):):) I already posted the picture in Travelling thread.
polishforums.com/travel-tourism-5/traveling-around-poland-photo-stories-very-personal-52658/9/#msg1391940


Yes, point.

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


I have found a few narrow ones, not in the Square, but in streets leading to it:

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Unluckily, we ran into the final stage of Tour de Pologne cycling race - bikes took control of the the Old Town. They were everywhere, with all those accompanying disgusting decorations. :(:(:(

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

I immediately noticed sth peculiar. Many old houses in the Main Square are quite wide, unlike those in Poznań, Warsaw or Wrocław which are mostly narrow. I wonder why? I prefer narrow buildings, those wide ones look too oppressively bulky. That is why I always prefered other cities` Main Squeares, which are smaller but look light.

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

And eventually, the Main Square! Shyt, it is climactic to see this gigantic place.

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  It hosts St Mary`s Cathedral.......( Wow, it is so high!)
  
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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Going along Florian Street to the Market Square

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  We saw locals....
  
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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Near the Florian Gate there is a display of paintings. I have always liked to have a look at it whenever we came to Krakow, but this year`s exhibition is a bit boring, there aren`t any nude acts, my favourite. Strange. What happened to them????? I protest!

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Krakowians pulled down their medieval defence walls in mid 19 century but they kept one short section till today to protect the city from strong northern winds.

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Yesterday we went to Krakow on one day trip. The weather was perfect, most photos are of excellent quality.

A few observations

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  Because of its churches, Krakow was called Rome of the North
  
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  If you touch the fallen knight`s finger.....
  
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  ...you will come back to Krakow
  
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  Barbican is a famous object from 16 century
  

Study / Which language to learn in my university course? Polish Or German? [35]

If your university offers two courses, I would try to join both of them, if I were you. In this way you will test your academic aptitude - if you are brilliant enough to make a good carrer after graduation or you aren`t. Simple.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Yes, one point for you. And if you identify the objects in the first two pictures, you will get additional two points.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

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Life / Przystanek Jezus to the rescue [47]


A guy jumped onto the staged, slapped Miecugow (who was trying to crack a joke about one of Polish RCC cardinals) two times on the face, displaying a placard TVN lies. Then the audience chanted: We are sorry.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Today we made a one-day trip to certain site in Poland. Which one?:

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Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Not so sure. Series about idiots have also been made in Poland and became quite popular. I would classify it as concord of cultures, not clash.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

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  Old houses
  
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  Very old houses
  
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  Ancient houses
  

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Riddles from this year`s mountain trip:

Which mountains are they?

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

Forecasts were pessimistic so we decided to go back after a week.

Of course, I didn`t overlook certain interesting details on the way:

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Last riddle from Warsaw:
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Who is it?

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Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

I wouldn`t put Jaruzelski with those three. They remained hardened mass murderers till their death while Jaruzelski apologised many times for the pain he inflicted on people during martial law.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Oh, yes, I forgot about it.

More precisely, a few guys from catholic Radio Maria carried one banner with God, thank you for taking him from us and they displayed it before the church in which the funeral mass service was held.



That was nasty, indeed, completely against Polish culture and tradition. No wonder soon it was counter parodied: God, why didn`t you take him from us? with the image of Radio Maria director on the banner.

It happened in 2008 and probably radicals realised that such acts work against them, so there has been peace and quiet since then.