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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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Enjoying the Polish baked dumplings - perogi
Enjoying the Polish baked dumplings - perogi
I thought they were like small cornish pasties and are delicious. There was a challenge on the menu to eat 50 of these things in 38(very specific) minutes. If you complete the ask you get the meal hal... [more]
Chris: A quiet day today. We Wandered about Torun, without any particular plans in mind. Popped into the British School to see if they had any work, but they had not started term time yet - so no luck there. Two potential hosts replied, unfortunately both wanting us in a week's time. We ended up going to a rock/indie bar called The Lizard King to discuss our options over a few beers. We decided to email our preferred hosts, Adam and Kathryn, to ask if they knew anyone else we could work with in the meantime. [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 15 Views | [diary=447724]

Baked perogi
Boiled perogi
Wherever I am I always like to know how far I am from Swindon

By Tias
September 21st 2009
Krakow with speed Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Well my journey began when I left Sebdog's apartment at 11:00pm and I knew it was going to be weird for the first few nights not having him to share a bed with. The train journey I was embarking upon was around 20 hours long and I knew my arse was going to feel it. My first connection was in the wee hours of the following day and then again at around 7 am (when I got onto my final train at hamburg). And there I remained for the following 12 plus hours until finally I arrived at Krakow at around [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 2nd 2009 | 19 Views | [diary=448303]


By Delaine
September 20th 2009
09/20/2009 - Gdynia, Poland Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdynia
Took a tour recommended by Ola - thank you Ola. The tour was excellent and our guide was wonderful. Konrad, apx. 75, was a child during Nazi occupation and a young man when the Russians occupied Poland so he has seen it all. He had some interesting stories to tell. First stop was Oliwa Cathedral where we got to hear beautiful organ music and look at the incredible wood carvings that surrounded the pipes. Then we drove by Lech Walesa’s house, which is pretty well hidden behind a fence and trees, but I was able to get a few pictures. Next [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 23rd 2009 | 11 Views | [diary=447118]

Oliwa Cathedral
Oliwa Cathedral
Oliwa Cathedral

Chris: We visited the Copernicus Museum today, as the town makes a big thing about being the home town of Nickolas Copernicus. Being a bit of an astronomy nut I found the museum pretty interesting, although I did feel sorry for Shems! Most of the artifacts they had on display were dusty old books, some in glass cabinets, and also rather randomly lots of cannon balls. Shems tried to force herself round the place, but I think she was hit with the same affliction I get when entering M&S (especially the clothes department). The boredom becomes so intense that you physically [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 14 Views | [diary=447721]

Copernicus's House
Other historic buildings
Reflection

Platform 2a
Platform 2a
There are quite relaxed rules about being on the tracks over here
Chris: We heeded the advice of the guy on the front-desk in the hostel and took the train to Turon. We had been told that it would be an interesting and historic place to see (birth place of Nickolas Copernicus - inventor of the solar system), so without much more research we set off to the city. One handy tip we read was to ask someone to write down out the train ticket request so that we could show the ticketing staff in the station. We asked the girl on the hostel reception desk and she helped out, and thank goodness [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 17 Views | [diary=447281]

Crossing the Vistula
River cycling tour
Curry heaven

By Chris and Shems
September 18th 2009
18th September Europe » Poland » Greater Poland » Poznan
Chris: Had a bit of a lie in at the Cinnamon Hostel then I went to the Market Square to see the famous (ish) townhall clock strike 12 and the model goats that perform in the old townhall clock tower. It was just about worth the 10 minute walk to see. They basically come out to a fanfare, bow and then jiggle about a bit in mock aggression, butting-heads occaisionally. It reminded me slightly of the fight scenes in Team America, but would have been quite entertaining to your average medieval peasant. Meanwhile Shems had been writing to potential help exchange [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 15th 2009 | 23 Views | [diary=445261]

Townhall... awaiting the goats
US special forces in undercover operation
Future mall

By Chris and Shems
September 17th 2009
17th September Europe » Poland » Greater Poland » Poznan
Chris: Big move. Got up early and went to Alexander Platz to get a replacement for the late lamented camera that was lost on the first day of the trip. Bought the camera, at a bargain 179 Euros cash. This is because in Germanys, even the largest chains refuse to accept credit cards... bizzare! Imagine turning up to buy an Apple product - with 2 grand cash! So after purchasing the wonder camera we headed back to buy surprisingly inexpensive train tickets to Poznan in Poland. The trip from germany to Poland was interesting. We sat in a 6 seater cabin [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=445431]

Automaniak driving lessons
Polish cavalry
Townhall by night

Lucky and the mushrooms
Lucky and the mushrooms
So what's the yellow one? - A Chanterelle mushroom - or Lucky the Duckling!
Burley - Hull - Zeebrugge - Belgium We were on the slow way to Poland taking the overnight ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge. It was good to chill out on the boat. Next day we got the bus link to Bruges and had breakfast at the station. Our train was signed on the platform, so we hurried on the train, and then I noticed the train went seemingly two minutes early. My suspicions gave way to dismay when a ship appeared on the horizon and we were back on the coast at Ostend! Oops - wrong train! We set off [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 17th 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=437426]

Zeebrugge Port
Brithday Breakfast
Memorial to the Nazi massacre

Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Spent the day in the park... finally something I understand, trees.
Driving through Germany was an adventure; though we just drove on the same road clear across to Poland as fast as we could as we were running late due to our morning misadventure. As residents of countries where the national speed limits rarely exceed 70 miles per hour, Della and I could not resist experiencing the thrill of no limits for ourselves. Now, mind you, we were driving a vehicle that is at least 12 years old, which cost no more that 350 pounds, so the speed was less the thrill than simply seeing how fast her old car could go. [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 17th 2009 | 65 Views | [diary=437441]

Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland

By weena
September 15th 2009
Ulica Klupa Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Zakopane
From Prague I got an overnight bus to Warsaw, which took an hour and a half longer than expected, due to a large number of stops and some mysterious bus problems which required us to change buses at 3 o'clock in the morning. I'm pretty sure the second bus had bigger problems that the first. All very interesting when you can't speak a word of Polish! I have since picked up a few words, but it hasn't helped it much. Polish people seem very unhelpful, to the point of being quite rude if you don't speak any Polish. Except for people [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 15th 2009 | 75 Views | [diary=434046]

Warsaw
Pegasy
Monument to Warsaw Uprising