Poland in photo riddles

Let me be first again.

It is the main square in Nowa Huta, a socialist district of Krakow, once called Central Square, today Ronald Reagan Central Square.

The main street was once named Lenin Avenue, today it is Solidarity Avenue.

Sean, next riddle, please.

Too easy? lol

I will need time to come up with more.

Ok, where is this?
And what is it?

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May I answer or you`d rather I did not? :):):)

In the meantime, here are mine:

What is it?
And this? What is the boy doing?

pawian, answer Sean and reveal your previous one, please ;)

I know you know :)
Wait a little and then answer :)

No, I`d better wait for Sean`s approval. I also don`t like when smart guys answer my riddles too quickly, giving no chance for others... :):):):)

Look below: :):):)


Here is a solution to the white celebration:

BTW, I edited my previous post and added 3 riddles.

Ha ha ha, naw, fire a head.
When I first came to Poland I was told some very intriguing BS about that knife.
I will tell you all about it in a while.

Kids going to ŚWIĘTY MIKO£AJ?
Actually now I look at the bishops hat in the first one....
I should have payed more attention, good one.

Yes, kids went to the theater to watch a play and afterwards there was free gift distribution. A rich company organised it for their employees` children. I spoiled the first photo but on second thoughts I kept it for riddle posing purposes.

That is one of the reasons I like PF photos, it is not a photo forum, so it can be a bit more rough and ready, which i find interesting :)

So what's the knife about?

I will tell you the yarn that was spun to me about it after :)

May I start?


Hmm I don`t know.
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know

come on :)

But only if you get the correct answer, see?

OK. Two brothers were building St. Mary`s Cathedral in Krakow. One brother`s tower was taller so the other got furious and killed his rival sibling with a knife which is now hanging in the Clothes Hall.

If you wanted to tell us the knife is a replica which must be replaced a few times a year because tourists steal it, then there is no longer need to do it. :):):):):)

How interesting.............

Of course, it is one of Krakow`s legends. I never said it was true. :):):)


What does it mean?

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The lop-sided glory of St. Mary's is one of the most photographed sites in all Cracow. According to legend, two brothers built the towers, and one brother deliberately built higher in a bid for greater glory. When the tricked sibling returned to town and discovered the betrayal, he did away with his brother in a fit of rage (the grisly knife still hangs in the Cloth Hall). After that lovely story, we should add that St. Mary's gained most of her present form following the Tatar raid of the mid-thirteenth century. The church was to be a proud symbol of the merchants' prestige. The jewel in the crown came many years later with Veit Stoss's altar-piece - still in situ - which contains some two hundred sculpted figures. Legends abound with this building. Besides the embittered brothers, the northern tower is the home of the Hejnal trumpet call.

Fair enough should I edit my last post?


I don't really know, it is a knife that was used for cutting cloth, no?

Nope. Look how I edited my last post. :):):)


No, the knife is strictly connected with the legend of two towers.

More riddles:

What nationality are the soldiers?
What and why?
Where are the dates and what do they mean?
Whose countenance can you see?

Grunwald monument... by Academy of Art.... Matejko plaza....

Too late, I love it.
Us Irish call it "Gift of the gab"
Where are you from Pawian? or is that a riddle too :)?


You ask about the soldiers, are the uniforms from their country?


Is that out side the art college in Krakow near stary kleparz?
For luck?


In Warsaw? and they are important dates for Poland?


What's a countenance?

Yes, exactly. But why???? :):):)


Krakow. Always.


About the soldiers.


Yes and yes.


No, in Krakow. Yes, important but what exactly?


Face.

JP II

Yes.

pawian... could you give us some hints to the rest of you pix?

Hmm...It is hard to give hints without revealing the secret...

But, e.g., if you are Polish, you should know the dates on the piece of wood. :):)

If you are from Krakow, you should know where it stands. :):):)

the helmets look nazi. the uniforms are indistinguishable.


mostly uprisings

Which bar and where? was this taken in today?

Vis a Vis bar... Rynek Gl. ... Piotr Skrzynecki monument...

I knew you'd answer and correctly :)

The oldest bar on the market square in Krakow?
I believe so.
When i learn how to use my camera a bit better and it snows i will put more on.
Did you like the bit with the mirror?
I am trying to make more interesting videos than that drinving through Poland one.
It is all just for fun, i won't quit my day job :) but any constructive criticism would be appreciated :)

why the address "Rynek Główny 8" is famous? Anybody?

And... ?


Sorry, but technically and by name only one of them is an (Up)Rising.


Grzegorz Turnau gained fame there....