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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, but Poland currently suffers low GDP growth and high unemployment. Solidarity suffered a major defeat in the 2001 parliamentary elections when it failed to elect a single deputy to the lower house of Parliament, and the new leaders of the Solidarity Trade Union subsequently pledged to reduce the Trade Union's political role. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. To be updated

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June 29th 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
I. just. spent. 24. hours. on. trains. On Saturday morning I left Amelie and her family in Toulouse, and set out for Paris again. I met my friend Walid there, who offered me his couch. After arrivi ... [full story]

Zak, Krak & Back (HA!)
6 days ago: AleksNemo published a blog
Zak, Krak & Back (HA!)
June 27th 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
If this isn’t my best work, then you can blame Jacek and Co. for keeping me up all night. But I shall, as I always do, endeavour to engage my responders with style and aplomb. The morning of ... 34 photos [full story]

Zukko Punee Town
6 days ago: AleksNemo published a blog
Zukko Punee Town
June 22nd 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Zakopane
So there we were, avid readers, off to Zakopane, the southern Mountain town where both Kasia and Kazik’s parents live. This bus trip nearly had Aleks in nappies. She has been harping on about Za ... 72 photos [full story]

Krakow To Zakap… Zacko… The Pretty Mountain Town
June 22nd 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
It seems like every time I wake up, I have to write a blog. But the reality of the situation is that the days are flying by so fast I keep forgetting where we’re up to in the week. I promised I ... 33 photos [full story]

12 days ago: AleksNemo published a blog
Quick Update
June 21st 2009  Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw
Hey everyone! Sorry for the super slowness of the blog... We have the following updates to come soon: - Photos for the last blog - Blog from Zakopane: the mountains of Poland - Blog from Krakow: ... [full story]

12 days ago: Sarah B and Sarah S published a blog
General rant and adventures
June 21st 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Well the sun lasted all of one day and its raining again. Raining for two weeks, what did we do to deserve this? Krakow is nice but the hostel was rubbish and we nearly got run over by a tram. The hos ... [full story]

13 days ago: Polarbearakajamesbond published a blog
Krakow, 21?
June 20th 2009  Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Greetings from Krakow!! I arrived in krakow last evening at about 7 pm. it was a 10.5 hour train ride. it was nothing short of boring. it was slow as all hell, there were no fast trains on the ro ... [full story]

June 17th 2009  Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw » Anin
we're in warsaw! and we have just spent about 2 hours booking and unbooking things when we realised that infact countries are quite far apart. Really, i think our lives would be much simpler if places ... [full story]

17 days ago: AleksNemo published a blog
The Food Chapter
June 10th 2009  Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw » Anin
Photos to come yet again. Sorry for the delay! Before I forget! We have a Polish mobile number: (+48) 518 672 494 and we’re 8 hours behind Australia. So, it’s week number 2 in Warsaw ... [full story]

A touch of Poland in Cairo
18 days ago: gasiorr published a blog
A touch of Poland in Cairo
June 1st 2009  Europe » Poland
Since a lot of my friends in Cairo wanted a taste of Poland, I decided to take on the task of cooking Polish food!?!? I thought it would be best if I had a Polish Party which would include food, drink ... 8 photos [full story]


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