Due to its proximity to the neighboring country, many vacationers travel to Poland by car. Depending on the place of residence in Germany, the distance can be greater, making the car journey quite time-consuming. Especially for a shorter stay or a weekend trip, choosing the airplane as a means of tr
Read the articleThe Bizarre Calculation Method Many people firmly believe that the average salary is unable to realistically depict the financial situation of workers, whether they are German or Polish. The calculation includes both the highest earners and those with the lowest wages. To determine the value, all sa
Read the articleWhen it comes to national pride, Germans don’t take it lightly. Even in discussions among fellow Germans about nationalism, patriotism, and identity, we rarely agree on how to distinguish these terms from one another. Mutual understanding is seldom found. This fact wouldn’t surprise me i
Read the articleThe job market in Poland today The Polish job market in January 2023, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS), comprises a total of 15,043.4 thousand individuals. Among them, 52.8% were men, and 47.2% were women. The average age was 42.4 years, with a median age of 42.0 years, wh
Read the articleFree Tours have become a standard repertoire in the tourism industry in European cities. You can recognise these tours by the colourful umbrellas of the city guides. The flag on top indicates the language of the tour. Contrary to all discussions, these tours are not free of charge, but based on the
Read the articleThe Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw is abbreviated PKiN (Palac Kultury i Nauki), which is pronounced Pekin(g). The sandstone colossus was built on the initiative of Jozef Putin … sorry … Stalin. However, poor him, he didn’t live to see it all go to financial ruin just for a
Read the articleIn the Gazeta Wyborcza | Warsaw | of 15 March 2022 I found an article reporting on the problems with applying for and receiving state aid.* There it is about the financial support for every Polish citizen who has taken in refugees coming from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of that country. Th
Read the articleBook a public guided tour of the Warsaw Royal Route. Use the booking calendar. For questions or comments, go to the general contact form. Price: 11 € per person | Tours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am Meeting point Address: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 1, 00-333 Warszawa Meeting point is at th
Read the articleWarsaw has now taken in almost 200 thousand refugees in a fortnight. Camps have been set up all over the city to provide this huge mass of people with the most basic necessities. In the Mokotow district, a seven-storey office building, which is empty, has been converted into a reception centre. I vo
Read the articleAnd here we go again! What the Russian army is doing in Ukraine under Putin’s leadership is nothing new. We have been going through this with occasional breaks for 250 years now! And after each time, Poland’s political position towards Russia is criticised in all its various forms. On mo
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