john123
28 Jun 2012
john123
28 Jun 2012
Travel / What is the ugliest city or town in Poland? [89]
Dear Calavero Chorzow-Batory is worse than any district I've seen (and that's a few in the world), and I am not wrong when I say: 'In my view...'.
Regards
John.
I'd also throw Katowice into the mix. Mind, Chorzow and Katowice are practically one blob together.
The whole Industrial Monuments movement thing in Silesia is a joke, in my opinion. Read this.
oecd.org/dataoecd/35/1/42040178.pdf
Of course, the north and south have areas of natural beauty and potential for tourism. Playing on the Beskidy mountains is obvious.
The author/s also seem to believe that the Katowice could be a tourist magnet because of a single museum and well-developed infrastructure..
A leopard can't change its spots.
Hmm, perhaps I should visit Zabrze because of its coal-mining museum.
Dear Calavero Chorzow-Batory is worse than any district I've seen (and that's a few in the world), and I am not wrong when I say: 'In my view...'.
Regards
John.
I'd also throw Katowice into the mix. Mind, Chorzow and Katowice are practically one blob together.
The whole Industrial Monuments movement thing in Silesia is a joke, in my opinion. Read this.
oecd.org/dataoecd/35/1/42040178.pdf
Of course, the north and south have areas of natural beauty and potential for tourism. Playing on the Beskidy mountains is obvious.
The author/s also seem to believe that the Katowice could be a tourist magnet because of a single museum and well-developed infrastructure..
A leopard can't change its spots.
Hmm, perhaps I should visit Zabrze because of its coal-mining museum.
john123
30 Jun 2012
Travel / What is the ugliest city or town in Poland? [89]
It's easy to judge a place on its magical Rynek and stare miasto. Having lived outside of the old town in Krakow and travelled around the city, I certainly would not say Krakow is beautiful. Some of those streets close to the Rynek - Krowoderska and Dluga spring to mind - are ghastly, even compared to streets in Lodz and Warsaw.
It's easy to judge a place on its magical Rynek and stare miasto. Having lived outside of the old town in Krakow and travelled around the city, I certainly would not say Krakow is beautiful. Some of those streets close to the Rynek - Krowoderska and Dluga spring to mind - are ghastly, even compared to streets in Lodz and Warsaw.
john123
2 Jul 2012
john123
27 Oct 2012
Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [210]
Lodz ... snowing for the last 18 hours. .Not here to stay though..
Lodz ... snowing for the last 18 hours. .Not here to stay though..
john123
28 Oct 2012
Off-Topic / English teachers - 'functioning alcoholics with a superiority complex' [54]
Back to the question at hand.
I am beginning to believe the answer is non-existent.
Once a week I have to go to a local technikum where the students have had four years of exposure to English in some form. I am not sure what their previous English teacher had been doing in the classroom (probably playing poker on the internet). It is not an exaggeration to say that they were clueless when asked:
'What is your name?'
'Where are you from?'
Please translate: Nie jestem zadowolony = 'I don't ...hmm' - a typical response.
Back to the question at hand.
I am beginning to believe the answer is non-existent.
Once a week I have to go to a local technikum where the students have had four years of exposure to English in some form. I am not sure what their previous English teacher had been doing in the classroom (probably playing poker on the internet). It is not an exaggeration to say that they were clueless when asked:
'What is your name?'
'Where are you from?'
Please translate: Nie jestem zadowolony = 'I don't ...hmm' - a typical response.