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 The Dominican Fair by Ekaterinburg
On any given day you will be treated to a feast of classical music on the street by top quality performers. On Mariacka street for instance there are always violinists and cellists playing their heart out. But the annual event most loved and looked forward to in Gdansk is the Dominican Fair held every August. As well as constant entertainment this fair aalso provides opportunities for picking up bargains at the Flea Market held on the Long Embankment at the same time. The photo shows the massive hoardings advertising the fair.
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 The Green Gate leading on to
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 Porch on Dlugi Targ by Ekaterinburg |
Poland is famous for a vodka-drinking tradition.
Nevertheless, there are some popular Polish beers. One famous brewery is Zywiec which was founded in 1852 and nowadays owned by Heineken.
Another well known beer brand is Okocim; an old-established brewery (founded 1845), which is now owned by Carlsberg.
Both Zywiec and Okocim lager contain more than 5 % alcohol.
Besides these two beers, I also tried Lech beer. It is brewed in Poznan and nowadays owned by SABMiller. Leave a Comment
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Well, it seems to be the custom of students to sit in the streets and chatter. It's the local custom to hang lace curtains at an open window in summer. It's the local custom to hang enormous banners on buildings as a way to advertise. (think I prefer it to our ugly billboards) And it's the local custom to talk to strangers while walking your dog.... well, you get the idea.
Oh! And I particularly enjoyed the local custom of making good use of the street furniture when I was beginning to wear down!!! :) Leave a Comment
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Strawberries and beer - definitely different from strawberries and cream and for my taste at least, much more enjoyable. I've read many tips on VT about Polish beer but have yet to see a mention of the rather unusual custom of mixing raspbery or strawberry juice with it. I was introduced to this custom in Gdansk and for someone who normally drinks nothing but water, I embraced it with great enthusiasm. Soon I was having more strawberry juice than piwo but for me it was a perfect summer drink, refreshing and tasty and rather addictive. I have tried to replicate this 'treat' in Ireland with lager and strawberry concentrate. It was a total disaster. Seems Zyviec and strawberry only tastes good in Poland. Other Contact: At Pubs all round Gdansk
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 INFO SIGN IN POLISH, ENGLISH
AND RUSSIAN by matcrazy1
Why not German?
German language was officially forbidden on the part of territory of so called Polish People's Republic (1944 - 1989) which belonged to Germany in the past. I lived in Krakow that time (Poland before 1939). I could learn German at school, I could buy books (dictionaries) in German in bookstores in Krakow. But once I traveled 80 km westwards to city of Katowice and asked about Polish-German dictionary in a bookstore. The young saleswomen was very surprised about my request and asked me where I was from. She shortly replied that it's impossible to buy any German books in Katowice. This time I was very surprised. Later on, when I had moved to Tychy (Germany in the past), I got to know that my new local friends, couldn't learn/study German.
Why Russian?
Surely Russian was and still is quite popular language in Poland. Well, for political reasons, Russian language was obligatory language to learn in each Polish school and university till 1989 (except 1 school year 1981/1982 during times of the first Solidarity movement). Many touristy places, even never or rarely visited by Russians, were described in Russian. By the way, French (not English/American) was more often officially used that time. Leave a Comment
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 The Dominican Fair 2006
ad by gosiaPL
The fair occupies a good portion of the Old Town's centre, with hundreds of vendors, artisans and antique collectoirs exhibiting their merchandise on stands in several streets. Cultural events include brass-bands festival, street theatres performances, festival of children artists, rock concerts, etc. Oh, and fireworks shows as well :-)
The fair is visited by approximately 150 thousand people daily, can you imagine the crowds? That's where you really need to watch out for pickpockets. Leave a Comment
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 10 Zloty note by HORSCHECK
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