Poland is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea. The longest Polish river is Wisła (The Vistula River). The country’s highest peak is Rysy (2 499 m). Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world.
We invite you to watch a silent award-winning movie about the history of Poland:
Here you've got some information for you about our country.
First, the short text written by Paweł about Polish movies .
First, the short text written by Paweł about Polish movies .
Poland is the country very rich in many artists from different fields. We have the huge wealth of many movie directors who are known in the whole World – Agnieszka Holland (“In Darkness”), Roman Polański (“Ghost-Writer”), Jerzy Skolimowski (“Essential Killing”) or Andrzej Wajda (“Katyń”) are some of these. They were nominated to many movie awards - Oscars Academy or César. Andrzej Wajda has won an Oscar for his output. We have many great actors too. One of them is Daniel Olbrychski, in 2010 he got the role in the thriller – “Salt” in which he performed beside American superstar Angelina Jolie. *Curiosity: Alicja Bachleda Curuś - Polish actress met American actor Collin Farrell during her stay in the USA, but their marriage wasn’t long. There is a difference between Polish and American productions. Our movies are valuable and with a message, so they are respected and appreciated on an international scale.
Next is Liwia's presentation about Models and designers.
Fashion starts playing an increasingly important role among our countrymen. We have many great designers, including Ewa Minge, who begins to achieve success in Europe. In addition to the well-known designers we also have wonderful models who take part in shows by top designers in the world. More information will be included in the presentation. I strongly encourage you to watch! :)
Here is Ola's note about athletes.
In Poland there are a lot of famous athletes in different disciplines for example running, cross-country skiing , ski jumping etc. In the picture we can see two winners Kazimierz Orzeł and Józef Bednarczyk who won a lot of contests. Kazimierz Orzeł is a famous runner who was a participant in the Olympic Games in Mantreal in 1976. Józef Bednarczyk is a repeated winner in discus throw in sports competition in Poland. Here is a photo of my father with both former sportsmen:
These are the most popular sportsman in our country. Check out these links and enjoy videos:
Adam Małysz: http://www.malysz.org/en
Robert Kubica : http://www.kubica.pl/
Justyna Kowalczyk:
http://www.justyna-kowalczyk.pl/?locale=en_GB
EURO 2012
It is also important that we, along with Ukraine, are the organizers of Euro 2012. This is already the fourteenth football championship. We are proud that we can organize them in 2012. You can see below the national stadium in Warsaw, the capital of our country.
And a link to the official website of the championship in 2012:
Zuza and Natalia have prepared for you something about Polish food.
Polish cuisine.
Polish cuisine is typical European food.
It doesn't have anything special. However as like each country, we have traditional and national dishes which were invented in Poland.
Special meal is for example: bigos, pierogi, schabowy, mielony, naleśniki, rosół and gołąbki.
We think that Polish cuisine is one of the best in the world.
Polish traditions.
Polish traditions are unique and magical. In Poland
we celebrate for example: welcome spring, Night of St. John (midsummer Night), St. Andrew’s Night, blessing of Easter food, Christmas Eve Supper and Shepherds Mass on December 24. In Poland, the traditions are passed from generation to generation. We try to cultivate our traditions.
The biggest Polish companies.
The most famous Polish companies are
LOT Polish Airlines
WAWEL
and OLZA producers of sweets,
and TYMBARK
producers of fruit juices,
and many others.
The photos come from official websites of these products.
Watch this video and feel invited !
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Your cuisine sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat is schabowy made of? Is it good?
I've also heard of this pastry called punchki, is it good?
One important question
Are the women in Poland as beautiful as the ones in Sweden? :)
Hope to hear from you soon!
Yes, our cuisine is really delicious! We'll give more information about it on TwinSpace and you'll know everything about schabowy and other things! :)
ReplyDeleteI consider that Polish women are very beautiful and they are attractive! :)
Polish women are the most beautiful in the whole World, of course. :P I was in Stockholm one year ago and I have to say that Swedish girls are really pretty too. :)
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