Polish news
Female prisoners of the German concentration camp in Ravensbruck did not want the world to forget about them. They managed to secretly pass information about the actual life in the camp, and this correspondence has just been donated to the Lublin Museum. One of Krystyna Czyż’s letters They felt
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At the end of October last year, Tom Hanks surprised his Polish fans by posting a picture of himself posing next to a Fiat 126p. He was then in Budapest, saw quite a lot of those tiny cars and decided to take some pictures. An example of Fiat 126p Fiat
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A team of surgeons from the University Hospital in Wroclaw, under the direction of Dr. Adam Domanasiewicz, have successfully performed the world’s first hand transplant on an adult patient, who was born without that part of the body. It’s going to be a very merry Christmas for Piotr
Leisure & Travel
Poles love it when they don’t need to go to work and they love to celebrate, so they have established as many as 13 public holidays and religious feasts, which are non-working days. Most public institutions, banks and shopping centres are closed on these days, and you will
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He calls it devolution. Professor Maciej Giertych, dendrologist and politician, has been waging war on the theory of evolution for years, but only now the scientific community has so openly criticised him. A page from Giertych’s book Professor Giertych has recently published a book titled “Evolution. Devolution. Science” and
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One subject, but quite different photographic views of the world – an amateur photographer from the south of Poland and his daughter with Down syndrome together in a project, which teaches the father a fresh look at the world, and gives nearly 18-year-old Kaja a boost of confidence. Kaja
Leisure & Travel
Poles like to celebrate a lot, so they have 13 public holidays and religious feasts, which are non-working days. Most public institutions, banks and shopping centres are closed on these days, and you will find most shopping centres full with people the day before. On public holidays, however, you
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First, a nose emerges from the ground. Then an ear. Next, the rest of a head. Workers lay the head on its side with caution and stare at the marble block. “Hitler as I live and breathe,” says one of them in the end. Adolf Hitler visiting Gdańsk in 1939
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CRIST shipyard in Gdynia will construct a ferry powered by hybrid batteries that can be recharged in just 7 minutes for Finferries. This will be the second ferry of its kind in Europe. the new P310 ferry (image – courtesy of CRIST S.A.) The first electric ferry has been in
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“Yes to black burgers. No to economic refugees” – this is the election campaign slogan of a Parliament candidate from Kraków Katarzyna Bielańska. In her election leaflet she juxtaposes an image of dark-skinned refugees with a black burger. She admits this was intentional, even though she is not a racist.
Lifeworks
The best way to stay in touch using a mobile phone in Poland, is by getting a Polish prepaid SIM card or a Polish mobile phone contract. How do I get a Polish prepaid mobile card? Hello? Please put me through to Lubartów 33 The Polish prepaid mobile card is
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What is the registration process when buying a car from a previous owner? After you buy a car in Poland, it has to be registered at your city/town hall, at the vehicle registration department, within 30 days. But first there are a few prerequisites that you have to meet.