Wojewodztwo Lodzkie Local Customs

 
by alancollins
 
  •   Local Customs
    by alancollins
  • IS PORSCHE A LUXURY CAR?
      IS PORSCHE A LUXURY CAR?
    by matcrazy1
  • SMALL  WINDOWS
      SMALL WINDOWS
    by matcrazy1
  • THE  ENTRANCE
      THE ENTRANCE
    by matcrazy1
  • TRADITIONAL  POLISH  COTTAGE
      TRADITIONAL POLISH COTTAGE
    by matcrazy1
 

Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Polish cousine and meat

by matcrazy1

Polish cuisine has elements taken from the cooking traditions of the many national groups that lived in the country side by side for centuries, notably the Jews, Ukrainians, Belarussians and Lithuanians. There are also some Russian, German, Czech and Austrian influences as well as dishes from more distant regions: Italy, France and the Middle East.Strange? Not at all if you notice that Poland was the largest European country either in area and in economy in the past. It covered area from almost Moscow in the East till almost Berlin in the West, from Baltic Sea in the North to the Black Sea in the South.Meat is prepared in a variety of ways: roasted, stewed, fried, grilled. It's served both hot, with savoury gravies, and cold, accompanied by mustard, grated horseradish, pickled mushrooms or cucumbers.To read more about Polish cuisine in English, French, German, Polish and Spanish follow...

Tip Photo
Meeting place

by matcrazy1

It seems that some people meet inside the Devil's Grill restaurant. Hmm... usually they drink beer, eat grilled meat, drink beer again and talk, smile, joke and drink beer again etc. - better do not expect peace and quiet.

Tip Photo
More and more cars

by matcrazy1

LUXURY CARS in Poland?Except specifically Polish old cars (like Fiat 126 - the smaller car you can even imagine :-) you maybe surprised to see not many but quite a lot new, expensive and even quite luxury cars driving around Poland.BOOM FOR CARS?Since communism collapse in 1989 there are more and more rich people and private companies in Poland (and more poor people as well). It seems that some Poles can run their businesses very effectively. More: if you buy/lease a car for your company you can easily lower your income ----> you pay less taxes. At the beginning of 90' some people were so crazy about new cars (new quality cars that time = "western" cars) that they bought them even when they didn't have and didn't expect any cash. Hmm... they just got difficult to pay for them credits. A few years ago Poles bought as I remmeber well over 700,000 new cars! More than in much more rich...

Tip Photo
Polish way of parking a car

by matcrazy1

Look at my picture, please.There are marked parking lots for each car in front of the restaurant Devil's Grill (Karczma Czarci Ruszt - east) but... hmm... Polish drivers quite often don't care about it, they just park their cars like they want.Especially young boys and older ladies :-)).

Tip Photo
Wooden houses

by matcrazy1

Poland has great tradition in construction of wooden houses - they are quite different from region to region. Nowadays there are not so easy to find original, old wooden houses especially with a roof covered by wooden shingles, but easier than in many Western European countries I visited. In some especially remote areas you can find many of them - either neglected and renovated.

Tip Photo
Wooden entrance

by matcrazy1

Look at the entrance to Karczma Czarci Ruszt (west) - surely it is made from wooden logs like the whole cottage.Do you like it? Hmm... they had to cut many tres to build this cottage :-(. What do you think?

Tip Photo
If you are not so lucky...

by matcrazy1

If you are not so lucky you can meet the very, very beautiful Polish ladies (girls, women - choose the appropriate word, please) AND her friends (usually men/guys). Warning: legal meeting age in Poland is 15 :-))). Hmm... be careful! Sometimes they look 18-20yo and they are 14yo - I watched it on TV :-).

Tip Photo
If you are lucky...

by matcrazy1

If you are lucky you can meet the very, very beautiful Polish ladies (girls, women - choose the appropriate word, please) inside the Devil's Grill restaurant.Just look around. No worries: you have much time waiting for delicious food during busy late afternoon hours.

Tip Photo
Ceiling

by matcrazy1

The roof inside consists of a few parallel main supporting wooden logs and many perpendicular logs one by one above. Hmm it's a ceiling and floor of the next level. This kind of construction of roofs of houses survived till now.

Tip Photo
Made of thick wooden logs

by matcrazy1

Traditional, old Polish houses were made of thick wooden logs. No wonder, most area (even 90 %) of poland was covered by forests.Look at my picture how do they fixed? Usually there was a kind of grass between the two neighboring logs. Nowadays there is a special kind of string used.

Tip Photo

Top 3 Hotels in Wojewodztwo Lodzkie

Andel's Hotel Lodz  Lodz

 112 Opinions

 Hotels in Lodz

Qubus Hotel Lodz  Lodz

 44 Opinions

 Hotels in Lodz

Hotel Focus Lodz  Lodz

 31 Opinions

 Hotels in Lodz

The Place

Reviews and photos of Wojewodztwo Lodzkie attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Wojewodztwo Lodzkie sightseeing.

Experience Wojewodztwo Lodzkie
Local Customs: Cities in Wojewodztwo Lodzkie
  1. Lodz Local Customs

More Cities in Wojewodztwo Lodzkie

 

Questions and Answers

Nabors11 profile photo

Q:  Hi everyone, I am planning to visit Lodz in september with my buddies. Can anyone tell me about life night there what is the... 

LouCypher22 profile photo

A: first of all... Why LOdz???? its 2nd biggest city in Poland,but i dont think its a must visit spot... There is a main street i think the longest in... 

Read 3 Replies

postQuestion_button