tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post8681174133566413245..comments2023-05-29T14:49:26.349+02:00Comments on Travels without my spaniel: ... tylko we Lwowie: Lviv part IIpinolonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473418753213565601noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-47779658320710988102009-06-06T19:29:05.132+02:002009-06-06T19:29:05.132+02:00hang on I'll post some photos! I meant to writ...hang on I'll post some photos! I meant to write more but there was a lot going on last week, work and exams-wise :(pinolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473418753213565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-41484359943940174772009-06-06T15:20:16.831+02:002009-06-06T15:20:16.831+02:00Hey Pino, I was expecting a whole load more from L...Hey Pino, I was expecting a whole load more from Lwow! Like did you have running water? How much does beer cost? Did you see cars that make Cuban streets look bang up to date? We want MORE!!Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-2505493936779793052009-06-03T10:34:46.296+02:002009-06-03T10:34:46.296+02:00yeah a friend told me about it. Ummm at least tomo...yeah a friend told me about it. Ummm at least tomorrow morning I will be busy translating...pinolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473418753213565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-6832908646000085282009-06-03T09:07:59.928+02:002009-06-03T09:07:59.928+02:00Pino, do you intend to take a part in translators ...Pino, do you intend to take a part in translators of Polish language congress, which begins tomorrow in Kraków?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-47967392599433585852009-06-01T15:50:25.199+02:002009-06-01T15:50:25.199+02:00yeah we were aware that he was after our cash, but...yeah we were aware that he was after our cash, but still, it was seven in the morning and there was nowhere open for coffee, so what else did we have to do?! We did actually end up being 'caught' for an apartment, right after the guide left us, but that's another story, which I won't tell here, I think the moment has passed now!pinolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473418753213565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-59948597327710804232009-06-01T14:56:31.258+02:002009-06-01T14:56:31.258+02:00I was sure that "the guide" wants money. He seems ...I was sure that "the guide" wants money. He seems to be like "łapacz wczasowy"/catcher for appartments on holidays in some kurort\spa.<br />They probably live from the "black tourism" "touristique noire".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-37841580667199386172009-06-01T14:51:46.452+02:002009-06-01T14:51:46.452+02:00Michael,
right is "Kto Ty jesteś? Polak mały and ...Michael,<br /><br />right is "Kto Ty jesteś? Polak mały and so on".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-73151493567987588912009-05-31T15:42:17.225+02:002009-05-31T15:42:17.225+02:00Michael, that sounds hilarious! Our guide was some...Michael, that sounds hilarious! Our guide was somewhat older though and probably had more than a passing acquaintance with the local Monopolowy. <br />I missed the gutter! Dammit!<br /><br />Fisz: ok, ok, pictures next (running out of descriptive power anyway).<br />Lviv is cool - the guy wasn't contrived at all, maybe I haven't described it very well. He was a lot more chatty than I make out and he went on a great length about the various architectural features etc. And all at seven in the morning. It was a good way to pass the time until we could get our hands on some coffee :)<br /><br />PMK: Yes indeed it did! The younger people that we talked to were very definitely Ukrainian though, while our older host, Pani Stefania (another long-ish story) staunchly defended her Polish-ness.<br /><br />Baduin: Yes they're still there. Either that or I can't hold my liquor like I thought I could.pinolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473418753213565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-6764837282647198572009-05-29T19:18:27.850+02:002009-05-29T19:18:27.850+02:00Do the still have the old "sea-wave" cobblestones,...Do the still have the old "sea-wave" cobblestones, or did they manage to repair the streets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-35657555334137293952009-05-29T17:24:30.476+02:002009-05-29T17:24:30.476+02:00It makes sense Polish words would be found through...It makes sense Polish words would be found throughout Lwow, it used to be a Polish city.PolishMeKnobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113146896861359404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-47076208989228123342009-05-29T11:41:31.961+02:002009-05-29T11:41:31.961+02:00Too much words for brain, want photos to make read...Too much words for brain, want photos to make read easier!<br /><br />----------------<br /><br />Aside from that, would love to visit Lviv but that sounds a bit... contrived? or whatever. Would rather discover a single remnant of Poland's past than be pushed around a bunch of them by some duuuude.<br /><br />Interesting window tax bit, similar to the UK, wonder whether this sort of taxation was Europe-wide at a certain point.Fisz i Czipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387352645682544869.post-35503411841440512242009-05-29T07:37:26.397+02:002009-05-29T07:37:26.397+02:00Excellently drawn snippet, mirrors my first encoun...Excellently drawn snippet, mirrors my first encounter with Lwów exactly down to the Polish-speaking guide and manhole covers! Our guide was around 12 and introduced himself to us with the words<br /><br />"Kim ja jestem Polak mały<br />Jaki znak mój orzeł biały"<br /><br />followed by imaginary drum-roll and outstretched palm. <br /><br />He went on to show up 'Apteka' sign in the doorway of a chemist's.<br /><br />Have you seen the street where rainwater coming down the gutters on one side eventually flows into the Baltic and rainwater on the other side flows into the Black Sea?Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.com