Bullying!

[Alex.xx]

Only 30%!!!! lol Now that I CAN empathise with.

I'm told Poland has some amazing hill walks, I'd like to go there one day with my camera x

Well, indeed. And you get spoiled of choice of heights and types. Depends what you aiming at:

2,499 m (8200 ft) -> Tatra Mountains, similar to Alps, total raw beauty, dangerous.
Down below you'll find Zakopane, where in ski season Russian language becomes the most common. Everything is dear to the farsical level.


1,603 metres (5,259 ft) -> Sudetes, used to be my fav since didn't appear really challenging, lots of fun in Table Mountains.



1346 m -> Bieszczady; totally wild part of the country, you can take closer look at lynx, wolf and bear, European bison, and the like; no guarantee you going to make it back home because of these, and Ukraine just next door; you might help a refugee from Georgia even, or China; place full of demons; but also you can take a part in the horse drive to the valley of the halls or the other way round, in spring and in autumn.
Most beautiful in September/October.



Well, good luck. I am ok here

[SmallHorn]

Well, indeed. And you get spoiled of choice of heights and types. Depends what you aiming at:

2,499 m (8200 ft) -> Tatra Mountains, similar to Alps, total raw beauty, dangerous.
Down below you'll find Zakopane, where in ski season Russian language becomes the most common. Everything is dear to the farsical level.


1,603 metres (5,259 ft) -> Sudetes, used to be my fav since didn't appear really challenging, lots of fun in Table Mountains.



1346 m -> Bieszczady; totally wild part of the country, you can take closer look at lynx, wolf and bear, European bison, and the like; no guarantee you going to make it back home because of these, and Ukraine just next door; you might help a refugee from Georgia even, or China; place full of demons; but also you can take a part in the horse drive to the valley of the halls or the other way round, in spring and in autumn.
Most beautiful in September/October.



Well, good luck. I am ok here

Love their football there too, attending a match would be pleasant.....

[Alex.xx]

Love their football there too, attending a match would be pleasant.....

Oh well, you need to learn this and that indeed, I think some pal on telly has explained it in details well done for spotting Polish national sport, I am proud of you.

[Jiberjabber]

Well, indeed. And you get spoiled of choice of heights and types. Depends what you aiming at:

2,499 m (8200 ft) -> Tatra Mountains, similar to Alps, total raw beauty, dangerous.
Down below you'll find Zakopane, where in ski season Russian language becomes the most common. Everything is dear to the farsical level.


1,603 metres (5,259 ft) -> Sudetes, used to be my fav since didn't appear really challenging, lots of fun in Table Mountains.



1346 m -> Bieszczady; totally wild part of the country, you can take closer look at lynx, wolf and bear, European bison, and the like; no guarantee you going to make it back home because of these, and Ukraine just next door; you might help a refugee from Georgia even, or China; place full of demons; but also you can take a part in the horse drive to the valley of the halls or the other way round, in spring and in autumn.
Most beautiful in September/October.



Well, good luck. I am ok here

This looks awesome.

Częstochowa, Poland’s abandoned train depot

[Alex.xx]

This looks awesome.

Częstochowa, Poland’s abandoned train depot

Jibby, have you ever thought why Częstochowa doesn't need any trains?

There is a place in Częstochowa, pilgrims are visiting it for, I think over 300 years now, not sure from the top of my head, when was it that Swedish gang tried their best to conquer Poland last time. So the story says, that they were stopped there, and it if it hasn't been to the particular kind of white magic spelt by the big picture hanging in the main church (monastery), I'd be Swedish now and rightly.
So since then, there are people, counted in hundreds, who feel indebted, and they are walking down there to say 'Hi' and 'Thanks' to the picture, often supporting it by lump sums of currency, depends who has what where from. A substantial number of pilgrims is walking on their knees, all the way down, no matter if they're from Gdańsk or Suwałki. Also, these huge groups of devoted fans are temporarily blocking roads through the whole country, and keeping waving high a foreigner country flag on Polish soil. Got the idea?

If I was you, I'd pick rather this place:



See they have trains too, I found that one especially for you. As per the current situation in the country, I'd teamed up with Kate, who's going to smuggle you over the border, pretending she's an innocent tourist taking the breathtaking pictures of Bieszczady in idyllic circumstances of raw pure nature. Wild too.

PS. no, no Internet avial nor GSM signal, you need GPS, but check if the same system is used there as it is in Europe. It might not, Russians had their own and don't think Ukrainians were bothered changing it while busy keeping Russians away from their cubicles.

[Jiberjabber]

Jibby, have you ever thought why Częstochowa doesn't need any trains?

There is a place in Częstochowa, pilgrims are visiting it for, I think over 300 years now, not sure from the top of my head, when was it that Swedish gang tried their best to conquer Poland last time. So the story says, that they were stopped there, and it if it hasn't been to the particular kind of white magic spelt by the big picture hanging in the main church (monastery), I'd be Swedish now and rightly.
So since then, there are people, counted in hundreds, who feel indebted, and they are walking down there to say 'Hi' and 'Thanks' to the picture, often supporting it by lump sums of currency, depends who has what where from. A substantial number of pilgrims is walking on their knees, all the way down, no matter if they're from Gdańsk or Suwałki. Also, these huge groups of devoted fans are temporarily blocking roads through the whole country, and keeping waving high a foreigner country flag on Polish soil. Got the idea?

If I was you, I'd pick rather this place:



See they have trains too, I found that one especially for you. As per the current situation in the country, I'd teamed up with Kate, who's going to smuggle you over the border, pretending she's an innocent tourist taking the breathtaking pictures of Bieszczady in idyllic circumstances of raw pure nature. Wild too.

PS. no, no Internet avial nor GSM signal, you need GPS, but check if the same system is used there as it is in Europe. It might not, Russians had their own and don't think Ukrainians were bothered changing it while busy keeping Russians away from their cubicles.

I hadn't really thought about it Alex hun, it's just a gut instinct for empty rooms. I actually know nothing of the Swedish-Polish history apart from a quick Google I just done now (1812 - Napoleonic war? Warsaw on the Russian side? I need to read more ). History was never my strong point but I'm always open to learning.

... Where are you and Kate smuggling me?

[Alex.xx]

I hadn't really thought about it Alex hun, it's just a gut instinct for empty rooms. I actually know nothing of the Swedish-Polish history apart from a quick Google I just done now (1812 - Napoleonic war? Warsaw on the Russian side? I need to read more ). History was never my strong point but I'm always open to learning.

... Where are you and Kate smuggling me?

History hasn't been my thing either, mainly because what they tought as was lies and propaganda.

Well, it is called Deluge, what I am about, so a bit before Napoleon was about.
Here you have one of the flagship pictures from Polish cinema industry, loved it as a kid: https://youtu.be/5fsZAO1LLFY

Smuggling bit:
The pics I've shown you before are from Chernobyl. I don't think I need to explain that term. It is in Ukraine now, former Soviet Union. Since we witness a conflict in Ukraine, I doubt you'd get visa to see that huge, beautiful country with even more beautiful people. That was honest, they are brilliant folks.
BTW the west part of Ukraine was Polish for centuries, only after IIWW Churchill decided having a chat with Stalin, that my grandpa has to move with all his belongings, cows, horses and other chickens, wife and kiddos, more over to the west. He stayed then near Warsaw, and the house he has built then was still there 20 years ago. So again, I am not Ukrainian, but Polish. Thanks Churchill for that. Good job.

The Bieszczady mountains lie on the border between Poland and Ukraine, and has been ALWAYS in war, or not officially in war, but these guys there kept themselves entertained, believe me, better than any gaming console. And you had only 1 life.
Because of the density of the forest (skyhigh) and on the contrary the density of inhabitans (lower than low), many refugees were walking over to Poland for freedom: from Georgia mainly in last decade, but we have seen also few from The Republic of People. So, you just have to go the opposite way. I think it is simple to follow.

BTW there is a guy called PhD, FBA, F.R.Hist.S., D.Litt. and only then after comes his real name (Norman Davies). He's been very good and wrote brick like books about Polish history, in English of course. His way of presenting Poland is unique, reading these is fun. Norman managed to get himself a Polish wife, is being seen in Kraków quite often, and speaks Polish really good, even BBC didn't decide to give him subtitles. I have seen him in telly, when Putin managed to get a rid of Polish elite in 2010. One shot. Genius. Here clues on the topic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Po...e_Tu-154_crash. Anyway in 2010 everyone was uncertain, what has happened. I remember, I was doing some homework to school, when heard breaking news in TV. My first thought was: Putin's job. I shared my thoughts once with few fellow citizens, and have been ridiculed over it. I didn't give a f" of coure, because now we know, how the story went and somehow matches my projection of events.
Putin was playing a God in there. But it shows also arrogancy of politicians of the Republic of Poland: the way they've broken every diplomatic rule, and sat in one plane people, they shouldn't be together even in a church. I was wondering, how close we were, as Poland, to became anarchy that time.
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BTW is anyone actually reading it? Mind folks, these are my own comments, never tried to get them through official channels, they are to outrageous and painful for proud Poles to swallow. Imagine, what my life in school was like because of that LOL I was BULLIED by teachers, the feckers had to come prepared to the class to be able to teach us something, if there was my name on the list. They've told me this after final exams. I wasn't sorry at all. Bullying performed by teachers in Poland used to be a normal thing, our poor parents believed, it will make of us something good. It did. Most of people like me has bought Brayaner tickets (John Bishop used this name for the first time in one of his stand ups), one way tickets they were, of course.

Wow, it is not off topic any more, tadam!

[nonpareil]

History hasn't been my thing either, mainly because what they tought as was lies and propaganda.

Well, it is called Deluge, what I am about, so a bit before Napoleon was about.
Here you have one of the flagship pictures from Polish cinema industry, loved it as a kid: https://youtu.be/5fsZAO1LLFY

Smuggling bit:
The pics I've shown you before are from Chernobyl. I don't think I need to explain that term. It is in Ukraine now, former Soviet Union. Since we witness a conflict in Ukraine, I doubt you'd get visa to see that huge, beautiful country with even more beautiful people. That was honest, they are brilliant folks.
BTW the west part of Ukraine was Polish for centuries, only after IIWW Churchill decided having a chat with Stalin, that my grandpa has to move with all his belongings, cows, horses and other chickens, wife and kiddos, more over to the west. He stayed then near Warsaw, and the house he has built then was still there 20 years ago. So again, I am not Ukrainian, but Polish. Thanks Churchill for that. Good job.

The Bieszczady mountains lie on the border between Poland and Ukraine, and has been ALWAYS in war, or not officially in war, but these guys there kept themselves entertained, believe me, better than any gaming console. And you had only 1 life.
Because of the density of the forest (skyhigh) and on the contrary the density of inhabitans (lower than low), many refugees were Walkington over to Poland for freedom: from Georgia mainly in last decade, but we have seen also few from The Republic of People. So, you just have to go the opposite way. I think it is simple to follow.

BTW there is a guy called PhD, FBA, F.R.Hist.S., D.Litt. and only then after comes his real name (Norman Davies). He's been very good and wrote brick like books about Polish history, in English of course. His way of presenting Poland is unique, reading these is fun. Norman managed to get himself a Polish wife, is being seen in Kraków quite often, and speaks Polish really good, even BBC didn't decide to give him subtitles. I have seen him in telly, when Putin managed to get a rid of Polish elite in 2010. One shot. Genius. Here clues on the topic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Po...e_Tu-154_crash. Anyway in 2010 everyone was uncertain, what has happened. I remember, I was doing some homework to school, when heard breaking news in TV. My first thought was: Putin's job. I shared my thoughts once with few fellow citizens, and have been ridiculed over it. I didn't give a f" of coure, because now we know, how the story went and somehow matches my projection of events.
Putin was playing a God in there. But it shows also arrogancy of politicians of the Republic of Poland: the way they've broken every diplomatic rule, and sat in one plane people, they shouldn't be together even in a church. I was wondering, how close we were, as Poland, to became anarchy that time.
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BTW is anyone actually reading it? Mind folks, these are my own comments, never tried to get them through official channels, they are to outrageous and painful for proud Poles to swallow. Imagine, what my life in school was like because of that LOL I was BULLIED by teachers, the feckers had to come prepared to the class to be able to teach us something, if there was my name on the list. They've told me this after final exams. I wasn't sorry at all. Bullying performed by teachers in Poland used to be a normal thing, our poor parents believed, it will make of us something good. It did. Most of people like me has bought Brayaner tickets (John Bishop used this name for the first time in one of his stand ups), one way tickets they were, of course.

Wow, it is not off topic any more, tadam!

I read all your recent posts and find them interesting.In the 1600' s Sweden was a North European superpower and threw its weight around (especially under King Gustavus Adolphus) leading some nationalities to dislike Swedes to the present day--I think.
I don't believe the Russians brought that plane down (I know the Russians have committed many atrocities against Poles in the past and Putin is rattling his sabre again in recent years).
There were poor flying conditions/heavy fog tied up with that plane crash.
Andprobably pressure to land the plane in time for the ceremony.
And it was stupid or at least careless to have so many "leaders" on the one plane.

[nonpareil]

Bullying by teachers was once commonplace in Ireland just as you mentioned for Poland.
It had lessened but not entirely disappeared by my time.
And often the student from a poorer background was bullied more.
In the past if a pupil complained to the parents about inappropriate things at school they'd likely get another walloping.
Bulling by teachers was once probably commonplace everywhere at one time.
Now teachers themselves getting bullied is probably as/more common.