"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song" _________Pope John Paul II Seasons, nature, light and behaviour: our triggers to pay attention …
Category: Kraków
Pączki Power, More than a Doughnut
It is the dark season before Easter. Lent approaches. Time to fast, repent, and deny yourself pleasures. A season of penitence awaiting redemption in the form of a resurrection. So, …
What is this Circus Today? It’s About the Christmas Szopki
On the first Thursday of December, the crowds are so tightly knit around Adamek, that we have to jump up to see over the shoulders of the person in front …
Oh Pierogi, Pierogi! How do I Love Thee!
If you haven't the foggiest about pierogi, the 5-day Pierogi Festival is your event. It involves 'eating' yummy stuff in Kraków. There is a theme of the yin and yang …
In the Market Square: Kraków’s Famous Church
In Kraków, on the bustling main market square stands an indomitable gothic brick edifice with incongruous towers. St. Mary's church or - in the colloquial - the Mariacki church has …
Why Poland for the Summer Solstice?
On the brink of summer, everyone overdoses on the manic strawberries and prolific cherries filling the market stalls in every village and city in Poland. It is a cultural …