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escapee3   
5 Mar 2011
Travel / My trip to Poland late last year: Kraków and Przemyśl [5]

dzień dobry

I wanted to say thanks to all on these forums who helped in various ways with my trip to Poland late last year. You gave me translations, tips and advice that helped a great deal.

We spent a few days in Kraków, and then to went on to Przemyśl before returning to Kraków. We had a great time, and found the polish people really friendly. Only the railway system seemed cold and daunting.

We plan to go back, and I'm still adding to my Polish, which was surprisingly well understood (and tolerated) by the locals. It was really only needed in Przemyśl as pretty much everyone seemed to speak English in Kraków, and generally their English was better than my Polish.

dziękuję

steve
escapee3   
20 Nov 2010
Travel / Przemysl in October. Is there much going on this month? [3]

Nah, they became predictable after an hour or so. :-)

Seriously, I don't know if you've ever been there, but it looks (from the limited time we had there) to be a beautiful city. I imagine it to be very pleasant in the summer time.

There was certainly a lot less English spoken than elsewhere we went in Poland, so my advice to any foriegners thinking of visiting there is to have at least a few basic Polish words at your disposal (but surely we do that as a courtessy anyway, don't we, foriegners?). The people we spoke to were very friendly...

steve
escapee3   
19 Sep 2010
Travel / Przemysl in October. Is there much going on this month? [3]

Is there much going on in Przemysl in late October? Is it a 'tourist' town that has a season, or is it a bustling place all year long?

We're not bothered about nightclubs, but I'd like to think there will be bars and restaraunts open... anyone been there that time of year?

steve
escapee3   
15 Aug 2010
Life / Polish people and Politeness [84]

What a fascinating thread. I've held doors open in Paris and had the same lack of response, so I guess it might be more widespread than Poland alone. I'm interested to see for myself when I come to Poland for the first time later in the year.

It never occured to me that it's up to me to say good morning first or risk bringing the wrath upon myself - what an interesting thought.

What about the great British bane of queue jumping - is that usual in Poland?

Steve
escapee3   
6 Aug 2010
Travel / Car hire Przemysl [11]

If you ask me - the safest, best bet is to try and get a reservation for 1st class TLK

That's what I'll try to do.

It must be one of the few occasions when cheaper doesn't mean worse!

Thanks again for the assistance everyone...

steve
escapee3   
4 Aug 2010
Travel / Car hire Przemysl [11]

That's reassuring, thanks. I plan to travel during the day, so I'm sure that will help too.

I saw somewhere the TLK means "cheap" trains, yet everyone here seems to think they're better than the IR service.
escapee3   
4 Aug 2010
Travel / Car hire Przemysl [11]

Hope it helps.

Thanks, Stu, I'll look over the website...

As for cemetery, if you are referring to the very large one on the hill

Thanks for the info, David. We're travelling down from Kraków for an overnight stay in Przemyśl (if I can convince myself from the confilicting messages I receive that it's actually safe to take my family on Polish trains!) so it will be a flying visit.

The cemetery I hope to find is whichever is the closest to Tarnawce, which I guess will be where my wife's ancestors will be buried. It looks a beautiful part of the world, and I can't wait to go...

steve
escapee3   
2 Aug 2010
Travel / Car hire Przemysl [11]

Thanks for the reply, David.

I want to get to a place called Tarnawce, which looks to be a tiny place about 5km or so away, so my guess is it won't be served well by bus. Plus, we want to tour around this town a little (it's the birthplace of my wife's father, so we'd like to find churches and cemeteries and whatnot). So either car hire or perhaps we could hire a taxi to drive us for three or four hours...

Now I think of that, are there taxis in Przemyśl?

steve
escapee3   
2 Aug 2010
Travel / Car hire Przemysl [11]

Scouring the Internet, none of the 'big' car hire companies advertise an operation in Przemyśl. It surprises me as the town itself looks to be fairly large. Has anyone on the forums hired a car in Przemyśl, or do you know if there are car hire outlets down there?

On an unrelated note, I'm excited having now booked flights and hotel for a first time visit to Poland soon! Just thought I'd say :-)

cheers

steve
escapee3   
11 Jul 2010
Travel / Bus travel Krakow to Przemysl [5]

Is there a single bus company in Poland (and if so do they have a website with timetables etc that an non Polish reader can navigate with a bit of guess work and Google Translate)?

I'm looking at a journey between Krakow and Przemysl in October this year and wondered how long the journey takes, assuming there is indeed a bus service.

I found a train website, and it surprises me that the journey seems around 4 hours by train.

Thanks for any info...

Steve
escapee3   
15 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

Dumpling (unfilled) such as pyzy, kluski śląskie, kładzione, etc. are on the other hand often served with meat courses (instead of potatoes or pasta).

It's the unfilled ones I had, which made me think they had to go with something.

What do the filled ones come with as fillings?
escapee3   
13 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

It's 2-3 L where l is litres

Oh, that's so obvious now you point it out - thanks.

Thanks, everyone, I'm off to enjoy my food... :-)
escapee3   
13 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

when you fry them, yes.

That would explain it... we had them in America a long, long time ago when we visited a Polish Aunt over there, and I think they were fried (with some sort of mince inside)...
escapee3   
13 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

Well, we braved them, and I'm still here :-) As they cooled they went less soggy.

Are they eaten as a kind of side order to a meat dish or something?
escapee3   
13 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

Do I need to get some of those 'boil in the bag' type bags? I simmered them directly in the water, but they came out quite soggy looking - is that right, is that the texture they should have? I always thought they were kind of crispy.

steve
escapee3   
13 Jun 2010
Food / How to cook Frozen pierogi? Boil or Fry? [90]

Thread attached on merging:
food preparation - Frozen Cheese Pierogi

Hi all... we wanted to try some Polish food, so I bought some from the local Polish shop. But, running the cooking instructions through Google Translate brings up nonsense. So, anyone care to tell me how to prepare these frozen cheese pierogis (spelling?)? What on earth is a 2-3-1?

Google says:

"move the contents of bag in a frozen state to a 2-3-1 boiling, salted water. after falling to the bottom, stir gently spoon the reverse side. after departure pierona simmer for approx. Serve with smletanka"

Thanks...

steve
escapee3   
9 Mar 2010
Language / Pimsleur's Polish Lessons [38]

Remember there are 3 courses in the Pimsleur group and the 30cds covers Polish I, basic level Polish.

Is there a level 2 and 3 Pimsleur Polish? I've only ever seen the level 1 advertised, with 30 lessons...
escapee3   
16 Jan 2010
Genealogy / What certificate is this?; birth certificate from the greek catholic church [63]

Of course. That seems obvious now you point that out. It seems almost the hardest thing even in my own Polish language studies to get my head around the idea that with the declensions words that appear different are really one and the same. And it's been told to me several times but it needs banging home! I suppose I'm not the first to struggle with that idea.

I will delve further into the Greek Catholic church thing as you suggest.

Again, thanks.

steve
escapee3   
15 Jan 2010
Genealogy / What certificate is this?; birth certificate from the greek catholic church [63]

There are two Śliwnicas in Poland, close to each other:

Wow, and one of those is a mere 2km from Tarnawce.

I've just found out I'm to be sent Iwan's half-sister's certificate (from the USA). Do you think I'll be pushing my luck if I ask you guys to look at that too when it comes?

steve
escapee3   
14 Jan 2010
Genealogy / What certificate is this?; birth certificate from the greek catholic church [63]

Once again I'm overwhelmed by how helpful you all are.

Of course, if I find after 17 weeks of Polish lessons I now must start afresh with Russian (or Ukrainian), then I'm the one wibbling incoherently in the corner :-)

Seriously, I guess I'm committed to learning Polish now, and if it turns out I'm going to the Ukraine I'm just going to have to talk Polish at them :-)
escapee3   
14 Jan 2010
Genealogy / What certificate is this?; birth certificate from the greek catholic church [63]

Thanks... we were planning late October, but now I'm wondering if we really should go earlier. Will I need my own snow plough?

Is it definitely Tyszowce? He has a half sister, and we're pretty sure she was born in Tarnawce, near Przemyśl, so we assumed Iwan would be from there also. Of course, he's older than this sister, so it's quite possible the family moved from Tyszowce after Iwan was born. It's important to me as I would like to visit Iwan's birth place.

Thanks again for your help...

steve