tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74975897618747090832024-02-08T01:45:02.652+01:00The Home Of The Twisted Red LadyBugThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.comBlogger1041125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-75113241337546767452020-07-10T13:58:00.002+02:002020-07-10T13:58:24.952+02:00BIG NEWS: I've Migrated Over To WORDPRESS!!!<div>Dearest sweethearts,</div><div><br /></div>BIG NEWS: I've Migrated Over To WORDPRESS!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGJuTo9Qro8xsDwuyJYXkwKSx4tq_PyIWjl7kEq7B9Gk9oZ8ed2r6pBp1u-CLN5ElxOzHNROpTR1-zKeq0WniGjwFlfuX4krz2KndttN2heXel7FrBrWmj-oNSFC3JN-yLtA2bB79yhE/s1213/Screenshot+2020-07-10+at+13.56.05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1213" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGJuTo9Qro8xsDwuyJYXkwKSx4tq_PyIWjl7kEq7B9Gk9oZ8ed2r6pBp1u-CLN5ElxOzHNROpTR1-zKeq0WniGjwFlfuX4krz2KndttN2heXel7FrBrWmj-oNSFC3JN-yLtA2bB79yhE/w625-h500/Screenshot+2020-07-10+at+13.56.05.png" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So do come over the <a href="https://twistedredladybug.com/" target="_blank">new Twisted Red LadyBug site</a> and follow me on my new journey!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you loads! Do tell me what you think of the new page!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs from Krakow :) </div><div><br /></div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug</div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-89340320856730740662020-06-26T15:04:00.029+02:002020-06-26T15:04:01.571+02:00Krakow News: Penalties up to 30 000 zlotych for lack of masks in public transportDearest sweethearts,<div><br /></div><div>I don't know about you, but even before Coronavirus hit I was a bit of a germ freak. Having a child did not smooth that over and I still have issue about kids wanting to put everything they see inside their mouth - also know as learning about the environment and also known as... total disregard to the dangers of the world. You might remember also <a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2020/06/thoughts-on-coronavirus-in-poland.html" target="_blank">one of my previous posts</a> where I was sharing my rather shocking discovery that people did not even wear masks when travelling by train. I mean... how hard is it to buy a mask from the nearest<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Zabka (store widely spread in Poland - where they have packs of 10 single-usage masks per about 17 zloty OR they also sell packs of 1 or 3 multiple usage masks, made out of cotton) </i>and bloody wear it for 2 hours inside the bloody train?! Not to mention using it in public transport (trams and buses). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaf3xDUbyHULGRA84icBk_ZCH7EJm4TLTKNKXg6pbtt0soW9Dz76Nh-GD6ydBJK7JpolekwZTewo-_GXJVT9l6AWHGd54keLT_NhT59hsQQkzTnK8Ru9bkdxjd6jlYssoAWjFi_cXC2Q/s900/MPK+SA+In+KRakow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MPK SA Krakow Maska" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaf3xDUbyHULGRA84icBk_ZCH7EJm4TLTKNKXg6pbtt0soW9Dz76Nh-GD6ydBJK7JpolekwZTewo-_GXJVT9l6AWHGd54keLT_NhT59hsQQkzTnK8Ru9bkdxjd6jlYssoAWjFi_cXC2Q/w640-h426/MPK+SA+In+KRakow.jpg" title="MPK SA Krakow Maska" width="640" /></a></div></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Krakow, Public Transport (MPK) and wearing masks</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>The Polish Ministry of Health reminds that we still have to wear masks, including in shops or public transport. </i><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, many people do not comply with this, as the inhabitants of Krakow point out to us. The problem is particularly visible in public transport, hence the police checks on trams. Theoretically, we </span><i>can get a penalty of up to 30,000 zlotych for not wearing a mask</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></h4><div>As part of <b><i>loosening subsequent restrictions in the fight against Coronavirus </i></b>(entering Phase 4, as the Polish Ministry of Health calls it...) among the other obligations, it was no longer necessary to wear masks widely. However, <b><i>there are still situations where the mask is mandatory. We have to cover our nose and mouth, among others in shops, public transport vehicles, or in a situation where the distance of 2 meters between people is not maintained, e.g. at a bus stop</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>As it turns out, there is a problem with this. <b><i>A large part of the population forgets that the epidemic is still ongoing and you still need to wear face masks in the above situations.</i></b> For several days, spokesman for the Ministry of Health Wojciech Andrusiewicz has been calling to remember this. As he himself admitted to what he saw last weekend, where people walk freely in the shops without masks, <i>"cries up to Heaven for vengeance"</i>.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Masks must be worn in shops and public transport in POLAND!</h4><div><div><b><i>"I would appeal to shop owners and salespeople not to let people without masks into stores", says Andrusiewicz. </i></b>On Tuesday, he said it was the responsibility of the store owner and staff to ensure the safety of all customers. <i>"Lack of a mask gives grounds for not serving the customer. I am asking you to obey the order to cover your mouth and nose. Any shopping center operator can issue an order not to let people in without masks”</i>added a MZ spokesman. Andrusiewicz issued a similar appeal to public transport managers.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"I've been traveling by tram recently. Half of the passengers had no masks. During my trip ticket inspectors appeared three times . The third time I noticed to the controller that passengers do not have masks and should do something about it. He replied, however, that it is not within his competence and he does not have to do anything"</i> - a reader of Gazeta Krakowska points out. </div><div><br /></div><div>But how is it within the shops? Stores are equipped with solutions conducive to shopping security. <b><i>Customers can use antibacterial gels or disposable gloves and the cash registers are equipped with plexiglass covers. </i></b>There are <b><i>clearly marked safe clearance zones </i></b>between buyers before the cash registers, and the buyers are informed on a regular basis about the safety rules and the need to keep a distance.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>From Monday 22 June, MPK police and inspectors jointly control buses and trams, where they remind residents of the obligation to wear masks. <b><i>Tuesday's inspections lasted from 8:00 AM to 16:00 on the route from Krowodrza Górka to Mały Płaszów and from Bronowice Małe to Nowy Bieżanów. The action has been planned for the next two weeks. In total, 10 lines were inspected and 63 people who were without masks were instructed</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>What punishments can the police give for not wearing a mask on a tram or bus? <i>"We can instruct, hand in a fine of up to PLN 500, or send a request for punishment to court" </i>- emphasises young inspector Sebastian Gleń, spokesman for the Lesser Poland (Malopolska) police. The court may impose a fine of up to 5,000 zł.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>According to officials in urban transport, about 15 % people do not wear masks. Mainly young people. </i></b>Enforcing the order is problematic due to vague regulations introduced by the government under regulations. For example, a person without a mask may explain their health problems, e.g. asthma, but the police cannot require any confirmation of this condition.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yours truly,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug That Wears A Mask While In Public</div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-50476036869153747802020-06-25T14:50:00.014+02:002020-06-25T14:50:10.979+02:00Krakow News: Live Music - Promenade Concerts - return to Planty from SaturdayDearest sweethearts,<div><br /></div><div><b><i>It seems music is back in Planty for the 4th Edition of the Krakowskich Promenadowej (Krakow Promenades)</i></b>. From the 27th of June till the 27th of September 2020, the Promenades Concerts will take place on the Planty Gazebo every Saturday and Sunday. Due to the epidemic however, there will be no Friday dancing parties, like in the previous years. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>The string quartet for children and the operetta-musical concert of the Presioza band will inaugurate the opening of the 4th edition this coming <b><i>Saturday and Sunday with Krakow's Promenade Concerts at Planty in the Gazebo on ul. Westerplatte.</i></b> This year, the promenades in Gazebo on Planty have been scheduled for all weekends until September.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RbhC5rk1R637PCtnht5wPEhGzLEyMmj2g1zj2W0sjcPvcKmMZ2eVwArYT-IyUKXXefFxLf6CzexQbZ5p9WlIId8HtY1K6E0akA7VBPm8sVZ_zE-EeUAcms5p9RH3oeb5a_jQ3molorg/s1024/KoncertyPromenadowe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Koncerty Promenadowe W Altanie na plantach" border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="1024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RbhC5rk1R637PCtnht5wPEhGzLEyMmj2g1zj2W0sjcPvcKmMZ2eVwArYT-IyUKXXefFxLf6CzexQbZ5p9WlIId8HtY1K6E0akA7VBPm8sVZ_zE-EeUAcms5p9RH3oeb5a_jQ3molorg/w640-h308/KoncertyPromenadowe.jpg" title="Koncerty Promenadowe W Altanie na plantach" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>The repertoire on Saturday mornings will include items designed for the youngest: concerts, performances and interesting, engaging games, including theatrical performance <i>"It's already summer, how about it?" </i>and <i>"Dance"</i> theater, music and dance event. During the promenades, children will be able to meet Muppets and, in the educational cycle, find out if classical music is always serious, learn about different instruments and go on a musical journey to different parts of the world. <b><i>Concerts and artistic events for children will take place on Saturdays at 11.</i></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAo2jcQ5zqTw5R-bcs74flU-RGeUJc2qcf1683ILYxZSpbmVXh0be3f9D19-QUG9b4is3PdR7hFNANtw51AzPEjRA_XXvJGKQnWM4F_K1jWwvbkyTFjTMje9FkLuSoFAP4bJsUTfm2Yk/s1810/Koncerty+Promenadowe+W+Altanie+na+plantach_PLAKAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Koncerty Promenadowe W Altanie na plantach-PLAKAT" border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAo2jcQ5zqTw5R-bcs74flU-RGeUJc2qcf1683ILYxZSpbmVXh0be3f9D19-QUG9b4is3PdR7hFNANtw51AzPEjRA_XXvJGKQnWM4F_K1jWwvbkyTFjTMje9FkLuSoFAP4bJsUTfm2Yk/w452-h640/Koncerty+Promenadowe+W+Altanie+na+plantach_PLAKAT.jpg" title="Koncerty Promenadowe W Altanie na plantach-PLAKAT" width="452" /></a></div><div>On Sunday afternoons in the Gazebo will resound with a variety of musical genres, guests of the Promenade Concerts will be, among others the band Prezios, which will present the most famous operetta and musical songs, the group Groove Set and Marcelina Gawron or from Artists Piwnica pod Baranami ("Galician Concert" and the concert of Rafał Jędrzejczyk). Agnieszka Grochowicz will take music lovers under the sky of Paris, and the Fortis Quartet will present music tracks from famous films. There will also be novelties, such as concerts by Jaroslaw Wasik or the New Bone quintet and the performance of the Krakow trio Box Anima, which is part of the award granted to the band as part of the Student Song Festival. <b><i>Promenade concerts every Sunday at 15:00 hours.</i></b></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>PLEASE NOTE!!! In accordance with the guidelines of the Chief Sanitary Inspector and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, a maximum of 150 people can participate in each event.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><i><b>If the weather thwarts concert plans outdoors, the events will be moved to the Theater Hall of the Krakow Culture Forum and will take place without the participation of the public, then they will be broadcast online.</b></i></div></div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-35613029256785867782020-06-24T14:32:00.005+02:002020-06-25T11:08:02.099+02:00Krakow News: Krakow is looking for buyers in the heart of the city! Dearest sweethearts, <div><br /></div><div>That is right, you read correctly! <b><i>New houses, apartments will go on sale soon - attractive locations, from less than 20 to almost 160 square meters, with original interiors under conservation protection. This is the city's offer in several tenders for the sale of communal premises, the earliest of which will take place on June 30. It is an opportunity to become the owner of a flat vis a vis Planty Area or e.g. in a 120-year-old tenement house at Na Groblach Square. Apartments are also waiting for those interested in Nowa Huta and in the vicinity of the Student City (PL. Miasteczka Studenckiego)</i></b>.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Krakow Tender planned for 30th June 2020</h4><div><div>The tender planned for June 30 offers, among others premises with an area of 19.6 square meters in the attic of an over 100-year-old historic tenement house at ul. Bosacka 6A (the building has five floors). It consists of a 15.50 square meters room, a bright kitchen and a bathroom. The flat is small, but next to Strzelecki Park, a few steps from Lubicz street and less than 10 minutes from Planty. Starting price - 198 thousand zlotys.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudey1mcKoWagGwU796r9c6ZrsFQ0_blN3JcjhmAPSv3A9XABZ6g4oDR5fZa-zKgh6t98V_ACzKqtDQL6_DcRpWsWRjUohUxEa9VqiMRMVQ4QRsMnwoGtzJMjyR2vL55tvBOBjDIM4UCg/s780/Kamienica+przy+ul.+Augustian%25CC%2581skiej+18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kamienica przy ul. Augustiańskiej 18" border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="780" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudey1mcKoWagGwU796r9c6ZrsFQ0_blN3JcjhmAPSv3A9XABZ6g4oDR5fZa-zKgh6t98V_ACzKqtDQL6_DcRpWsWRjUohUxEa9VqiMRMVQ4QRsMnwoGtzJMjyR2vL55tvBOBjDIM4UCg/w640-h304/Kamienica+przy+ul.+Augustian%25CC%2581skiej+18.jpg" title="Kamienica przy ul. Augustiańskiej 18" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>At the same tender, a 83-meter attic in Kazimierz will be waiting for the buyer - in a tenement house at ul. Augustiańska 18 , opposite the church of St. Catherine. Currently, it is a "non-residential" premises. But in the tender the office indicates that according to the expert opinion it is possible to adapt it, expand it, adequate to the intended purpose of the premises. <i>"The current technical condition of the building at ul. Augustiańska 18 is suitable for superstructure or reconstruction, the construction is solid and does not threaten security"</i>- ensures the magistrate. This commune place is offered with a starting price of 173,000. zlotys.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>300,000 200 zł, in turn starting price of almost 63-meter apartment in a building on the person. Krakowiaków 8 . The apartment is on the first floor in a two-story block and consists of: 3 rooms, a bright kitchen, bathroom and toilet. The block, from the 1950s, stands in the immediate vicinity of ul. Kocmyrzowska and in-house greenery. There is no elevator. This building is included in the register of monuments, is located in the urban layout of Nowa Huta, which is entered in the register of monuments, and is also protected by the local plan "<i>Centrum Nowa Huta</i>". The protection covers, among others window and door joinery, balconies. The apartment itself has no antique interior design elements, so renovation work inside will not require agreement with a conservator.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Krakow Tender planned for 2nd July 2020</h4><div><div>The next tender will take place on July 2. This time there will be an opportunity to become the owner of a 51 sq m three-room flat, on the seventh floor, in a block of large slab at ul. Armii Krajowej 2 - next to the Student Town. The starting price is 387 thousand. złotych.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Krakow Tender planned for 4th August 2020</h4><div>However, the winner of the tender to be held on August 4 will be the owner of a 120-meter apartment in a beautiful building in the very center. The flat for sale is located on the second floor of a tenement house at ul. Zyblikiewicza 5 - House of Employees of the Postal Savings Bank, built in 1920. The restaurant consists of 3 rooms (the largest with an area of 37 sq m), 2 bright kitchens, 2 bathrooms, wardrobes. Requires renovation. Starting price - 826 thousand zł.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the same day, the municipality offers for sale an apartment of over 71 sq m. in the building at al. Słowackiego 33, together with the associated basement (10 sq m). The flat has 2 rooms and is located on the 2nd floor. The premises - which has been clearly indicated - constitute authentic interiors from the interwar period, subject to conservation in this form. The original layout of the apartment, door and window fittings, parquet floors, window frames with hinged upper sections have been preserved (replacement of windows with plastic ones is forbidden). The future owner will be obliged to keep the existing layout of the apartment and the characteristic solutions (e.g. lighting the bathroom from the kitchen side, built-in pantry in the kitchen), leave two tiled stoves and - as a decorative element - a semi-circular sink in the kitchen. The starting price of this flat is 485 thousand. zlotys.</div><div><br /></div><div>The same requirements apply to handling authentic interiors from the inter-war period, the second flat offered in this location, also a 71-meter, two-room flat. It is located on the third floor of a tenement house at al. Słowackiego 33 . It is put up for tender along with the associated basement (8 sq m). Starting price - 470 thousand zł.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh5eBA5p6w7ARATVFpU64SGq13LG6CfAFPo7QFPGIDNx6vjimR01uk9Za37lihXKjFne27gDfKXmgjjrNzWR3g21U2BjXt8_klfhPuvMmpeXEfmQTm4DWCiNIz9Dphw6DeQcjlNHS5TI/s780/AnnaKaczmarzkPhoto_GazetaKrakowska.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AnnaKaczmarzkPhoto_GazetaKrakowska" border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="780" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh5eBA5p6w7ARATVFpU64SGq13LG6CfAFPo7QFPGIDNx6vjimR01uk9Za37lihXKjFne27gDfKXmgjjrNzWR3g21U2BjXt8_klfhPuvMmpeXEfmQTm4DWCiNIz9Dphw6DeQcjlNHS5TI/w640-h426/AnnaKaczmarzkPhoto_GazetaKrakowska.jpg" title="AnnaKaczmarzkPhoto_GazetaKrakowska" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXpxP7605dVT6fEUlyb8w6YyMpDGUo14xHi-sot4dW9FPf1O2omMNbD0zp-lpOFWpJ6-vNrnDT2tXZ2Q4K8uqv7sePzP2nSuhPf8HX3gR0AirTwTiBUn8ulcP84zI9RJLX2KjW4dGdZw/s780/Dluga_pedzichow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rzut mieszkania przy ul. Długiej 31" border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="780" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXpxP7605dVT6fEUlyb8w6YyMpDGUo14xHi-sot4dW9FPf1O2omMNbD0zp-lpOFWpJ6-vNrnDT2tXZ2Q4K8uqv7sePzP2nSuhPf8HX3gR0AirTwTiBUn8ulcP84zI9RJLX2KjW4dGdZw/w640-h453/Dluga_pedzichow.jpg" title="Rzut mieszkania przy ul. Długiej 31" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>Also on August 4 there will be an opportunity to buy a flat in a special monument - a tenement house at ul. Długa 31 (on the corner with ul. Pędzichów). It's about the so-called The Turkish House, which crowns the minaret. The flat with the "L" projection, with an area of over 77 sq m, was awarded the tender. Located on the third floor and consists of three rooms, a bright kitchen and a bathroom with toilet. It is offered with a starting price of 572,000. zł</i></b>. If I would have that kind of money... I would certainly invest in this particular one - lovely area, close to the center, historical building... what is there not to love?!</div><div><br /></div><div>And the largest flat that the municipality wants to sell? It's over 156-meter premises in a century-old tenement house at pl. Juliusz Kossak 3 . In the apartment, located on the second floor, the future buyer will have at his disposal: five rooms, a bright kitchen, two utility rooms , bathroom, toilet and a small storage. The apartment also has a basement. Starting price - 1 million 124 thousand. zł.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt58GoGoU0wQosUrI9jrGapIn-CGx0H3qRtKhMtxakZowrqiHt3k3HWZ5GJ_tKsGaCVX17kXs019nT0Hm7L6xO0Vapfg-gOpHzP9CbAOHImT14Y3TyVZHptBbW6PZ4SOALoGothlXSaU/s780/Andrzej+Wisniewski_Gmach+Feniks_Basztowa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrzej Wisniewski_Gmach Feniks_Basztowa" border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="780" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt58GoGoU0wQosUrI9jrGapIn-CGx0H3qRtKhMtxakZowrqiHt3k3HWZ5GJ_tKsGaCVX17kXs019nT0Hm7L6xO0Vapfg-gOpHzP9CbAOHImT14Y3TyVZHptBbW6PZ4SOALoGothlXSaU/w640-h426/Andrzej+Wisniewski_Gmach+Feniks_Basztowa.jpg" title="Andrzej Wisniewski_Gmach Feniks_Basztowa" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><b><i>A unique, original apartment is available for purchase in the Feniks building - a corner house at ul. Basztowa 15 and Rynek Kleparski 4 , built in the 1930s. The three-room apartment has 88 sq m. It is located in the semi-circular part of the "tower" of this building, so the walls of the rooms have the shape of an arch. </i></b>The restaurant is located on the eighth, highest floor of the building (the elevator does not reach it, ends one floor below; stairs lead to the top). The renovation of the apartment requires agreement with the voivodship conservator, incl. the historical layout of the apartment or the original height of the rooms (without introducing suspended ceilings) should be maintained. The tender will take place on August 6, and the starting price for this apartment is 885,000. zlotys.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Krakow Tender planned for 6th August 2020</h4><div>Also on August 6, there will be a tender for two communal apartments in the building at 15 Na Groblach Square . It is a two-story tenement house erected in 1898 in the style - as stated in the tender notice - of 'modest historicism'. The building is listed in the municipal register of monuments and is under conservation protection. Two-room flats with an area of 54.33 sq m are available for purchase. on the first floor (starting price PLN 554,000) and 57,53 sq m. - on the second floor (587 thousand PLN). The height of the rooms is 3.6 m. The road to the flats leads, among others wooden staircase and external gallery from the yard. Both premises need renovation.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Sources: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://gazetakrakowska.pl/mieszkanie-w-domu-tureckim-wielki-strych-na-kazimierzu-krakow-szuka-kupcow-na-lokale-w-sercu-miasta-lokalizacja-rzuty-cena/ar/c9-15042834" target="_blank">Gazeta Krakowska</a> article (in Polish language)</li><li>Public Information News - <a href="https://www.bip.krakow.pl/?news_id=125901" target="_blank">Tender Notices</a> from the Mayor of the City of Krakow </li></ul></div><div>Have some extra money to spare and love Krakow? This is your time ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Yours truly,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug That Loves Krakow</div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com1Kraków Old Town, Kraków, Poland50.0591978 19.936927721.748963963821154 -15.219322300000002 78.369431636178845 55.0931777tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-76957290780712465662020-06-18T14:26:00.001+02:002020-06-18T14:28:51.711+02:00Krakow News: The NEW Lajkonik Tram hit the road today! Dearest sweethearts,<div><br /></div><div><b><i>#DidYouKnow that starting today the NEW Lajkonik Tram model went on the tracks? 2 brand new trams went into the Krakow Tram Fleet starting this morning - their first routes being route number 52 (connecting Nowa Huta Osiedle Piastow with Czerwoni Maki) and number 3 (Nowy Biezanow to Krowodza Gorka). In total, there will be 50 new modern Lajkonik trams delivered to Krakow! </i></b></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobx5aWqaTujW_-WE46qN08QAJ4Lu47By4_X8hwM4m8SdObhFNcV-F6eF-81XljxVcBf9fgF70daY7DK9ymDStrlsvmBd-z-u80QHdqSBKA3J9ahgJzP5QdyCcvEd72fC_JX1tH6Gpa50/s678/PHOTOMPKKRK_Lajkonik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Photo MPK Krakow - December 2019 tests of Lajkonik" border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="678" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobx5aWqaTujW_-WE46qN08QAJ4Lu47By4_X8hwM4m8SdObhFNcV-F6eF-81XljxVcBf9fgF70daY7DK9ymDStrlsvmBd-z-u80QHdqSBKA3J9ahgJzP5QdyCcvEd72fC_JX1tH6Gpa50/w640-h418/PHOTOMPKKRK_Lajkonik.jpg" title="Photo MPK Krakow - December 2019 tests of Lajkonik" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Lajkonik Trams Are On The Run!</h4><div><div>New trams replace old, already worn out high-floor vehicles on the routes.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"It is worth noting that the passengers of Lajkonik, which will run on route No. 52, as the first in Poland will have the opportunity to travel by tram equipped with an innovative system, enabling driving with the pantograph lowered, without using the overhead contact line"</i> - city officials emphasise.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two trams that went on regular lines are the first of <b><i>50 new trams ordered by MPK</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"The third wagon from this delivery is in Krakow and is undergoing acceptance, and the fourth wagon is already being prepared for transport to Krakow. All new low-floor trams will be 33.4 meters long and 2.4 meters wide. The <b>total capacity of the vehicle is 225 people, including 82 seats</b>" </i>- officials say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYBWWZaJ-pZce8sYoH_6s_qF5Cbx8S7_sKBnlASdNJiDnho7LJom3XJMMB9J7chBq9sYy_D8FajdTj2mRCzLgFIDFp5nAr6OUcILrPb5Hj0yrJM52JGlygxDVoRIeFKOQ7BOjzL4Yl0s/s787/Screenshot+2020-06-18+at+14.24.18.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lajkonik Tram by Stadlerrail" border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="787" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYBWWZaJ-pZce8sYoH_6s_qF5Cbx8S7_sKBnlASdNJiDnho7LJom3XJMMB9J7chBq9sYy_D8FajdTj2mRCzLgFIDFp5nAr6OUcILrPb5Hj0yrJM52JGlygxDVoRIeFKOQ7BOjzL4Yl0s/w640-h530/Screenshot+2020-06-18+at+14.24.18.png" title="Lajkonik Tram by Stadlerrail" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Trams will be equipped with air conditioning, monitoring, LED interior lighting and a modern passenger information system consisting of voice announcements of stops and boards displaying the route. A special platform will be installed in each of the trams, which will facilitate getting on and off the disabled persons on wheelchairs. <b><i>For smartphone users, USB ports for charging mobile devices and electrical outlets will be available in the vehicle. The wagon's equipment will include a first aid kit.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Two trams from this delivery will be the first in Krakow to be equipped with an innovative system that allows driving with the pantograph lowered, without using the overhead contact line (the other wagons will have an installation enabling the installation of this system in the future). This solution is to enable trams to travel on non-electrified sections or in the event of catenary failure. <b><i>Trams will be environmentally friendly. </i></b>The recuperation system used in them will allow the use of braking energy. The ergonomic cabin and comfortable armchair, in turn, ensure comfortable working conditions for drivers.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Yours truly,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug Bringing You Fresh News About Krakow</div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Krowoderskich Zuchów 8a, 31-272 Kraków, Poland50.088935 19.931075121.778701163821154 -15.225174899999999 78.399168836178845 55.0873251tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-52005351492149806802020-06-17T13:00:00.001+02:002020-06-17T13:00:01.012+02:00Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland<div>Dearest sweethearts, </div><div><br /></div><div>If you ever been to Krakow and had a long walk through the Planty (the green park-ring surrounding the Old Town), for sure you happened upon a lovely red-brick building that caught your eye. Probably you even pulled your phone or your camera out and snapped a shot of this architectural beauty! Well, I wanted to share with you today a bit more info on this piece of Krakovian architecture. With the help of Father Wikipedia, I leave you know with some information and some of my very own photos - enjoy! :)</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The History of Collegium Novum</h4><div><b><i>The Collegium Novum (Latin: "New College") is the #NeoGothic main building of the #JagiellonianUniversity in #Kraków, #Poland, built in 1873-1887. Based on a design by architect Feliks Księżarski to match the oldest building of the University, it was opened for the 500th anniversary of the University's foundation. </i></b>The Collegium Novum replaced a former academic boarding school called Jeruzalem, consumed by fire in the mid-19th century.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFBY1wPjTXgWUVu0tFxuuJKDZbnm-QriJaZVCHfqAeqShvJxSwHBoa-n2aG4VcN97AoHEPUaerfiWwCT1uQnScy2VsLcSc3HbOJx9fuvXnKHZ5xRooHU02h9r05FCTJJkQcrKq3eH5vc/s2993/PSX_20200606_133642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2993" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFBY1wPjTXgWUVu0tFxuuJKDZbnm-QriJaZVCHfqAeqShvJxSwHBoa-n2aG4VcN97AoHEPUaerfiWwCT1uQnScy2VsLcSc3HbOJx9fuvXnKHZ5xRooHU02h9r05FCTJJkQcrKq3eH5vc/w640-h466/PSX_20200606_133642.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="640" /></a></div><div>The building contains lecture rooms including an impressive assembly hall (called Aula), Rector's, Deans', and other university authorities' offices as well as those of a number of prominent professors. It is the Jagiellonian University's administrative centre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzbDYWiUchkmfphdNbOO4LQyaMA3o5R7ZO1XGYhjO0ICXCz67393EVe6vgIcO52U9PeuahRWgoojleKo_y00DIZrk5rPNxHlz7UjARFWT66q3Qh2nxT5qCIhrvKgzmEvBSBQTeN9Hdso/s4032/PSX_20200606_134014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzbDYWiUchkmfphdNbOO4LQyaMA3o5R7ZO1XGYhjO0ICXCz67393EVe6vgIcO52U9PeuahRWgoojleKo_y00DIZrk5rPNxHlz7UjARFWT66q3Qh2nxT5qCIhrvKgzmEvBSBQTeN9Hdso/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_134014.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJmP6b6rSOk1gHfYIMsUdHwdVh_bBpt5TaL9uEpe2IYj7aTY9qJXHRTsv_pD4rUR2quil0xDqsLMSg4XOVijShsZnwhyUnkQQVQaqG4yfe5qPXwAZ3Qy6Qgh6r6ha3cOdcuu88GYWfNc/s4032/PSX_20200606_133925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJmP6b6rSOk1gHfYIMsUdHwdVh_bBpt5TaL9uEpe2IYj7aTY9qJXHRTsv_pD4rUR2quil0xDqsLMSg4XOVijShsZnwhyUnkQQVQaqG4yfe5qPXwAZ3Qy6Qgh6r6ha3cOdcuu88GYWfNc/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_133925.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Collegium Novum was opened on June 14, 1887, commencing several years of debate and construction. The decision regarding the allocation of subsidies was made in the Austro-Hungarian capital of Vienna, with the University's vital interests defended by Julian Dunajewski, the then Austrian Finance Minister. The work might not have begun at all had it not been for his commitment, as well as that of his brother Cardinal Albin Dunajewski.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73ZppUjdWQgMw6Ef0AkWn6KKr4slUXksxYpxyhCzrgZshJ_vAJjCod7bVWyuQ1PTbr8BNLerAT2iNWCK4bBnpdtCAdHTlHbiS4CwSNTQio8jHJDMV4Y1LyK8OYwmyeZETWrLIuhBsNnQ/s3798/PSX_20200606_133828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="2136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73ZppUjdWQgMw6Ef0AkWn6KKr4slUXksxYpxyhCzrgZshJ_vAJjCod7bVWyuQ1PTbr8BNLerAT2iNWCK4bBnpdtCAdHTlHbiS4CwSNTQio8jHJDMV4Y1LyK8OYwmyeZETWrLIuhBsNnQ/w360-h640/PSX_20200606_133828.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAPGv0NRSLnJLggKyCuU3GJSMJU0pnOLL8EEUXxPdczhzJrTiHF_RARUM3NuReHMEc9CJBfPQmfS5ATMqKiPazZ3Rsu-fBP_1lJKMZGkYS67JEVLWf9z_fml55YayK1qa8uUxpwUNKv8/s3912/PSX_20200606_133735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3912" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAPGv0NRSLnJLggKyCuU3GJSMJU0pnOLL8EEUXxPdczhzJrTiHF_RARUM3NuReHMEc9CJBfPQmfS5ATMqKiPazZ3Rsu-fBP_1lJKMZGkYS67JEVLWf9z_fml55YayK1qa8uUxpwUNKv8/w400-h225/PSX_20200606_133735.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpCVed-3R892lM5wTGugnfjFyAr6AxVew0Xl4SRrU5S1_cl9pUZ5VBYQ0a55MAISZKdTDe7SJa9Cmt1JwImFsy6640C4Enc9wibhmkTYRHCTpyBoZnzF1THf2Rv75HCYIAHfnqrMH5M/s3918/PSX_20200606_133550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3918" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpCVed-3R892lM5wTGugnfjFyAr6AxVew0Xl4SRrU5S1_cl9pUZ5VBYQ0a55MAISZKdTDe7SJa9Cmt1JwImFsy6640C4Enc9wibhmkTYRHCTpyBoZnzF1THf2Rv75HCYIAHfnqrMH5M/w400-h231/PSX_20200606_133550.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><b><i>Already at the time of its grand opening, the assembly hall (Aula) of the new building was too small to accommodate all guests on all occasions, even though the number of students did not exceed 1200 with approximately one hundred professors.</i></b> A debate arose whether it was necessary to invite professors' wives to grand ceremonies. Most academics, in keeping with the prevailing trend of the time, <b><i>were against the inviting of women guests</i></b>. <i>In the University's archives there is a formal invitation reading: “Zoll requires no ticket and wishes the ceremony to be exclusively male.” In another statement, Edward Janczewski “expresses his opposition to the idea of admitting ladies to the ceremonies.” </i>Talk about forward-thinking :/ </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSVs9aReN-H_zVg0pno4JY8mF8BoXL136U3iSnFFU_P1CiMFdfFJ8tOBORw39zg9Bz9EckSu5FSTh2ofl70rJV-50Jz611qWf0X96ieEetx_mWWDSxoXQza_DCrJfr3w9Okdofy1t2So/s4032/PSX_20200606_135023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSVs9aReN-H_zVg0pno4JY8mF8BoXL136U3iSnFFU_P1CiMFdfFJ8tOBORw39zg9Bz9EckSu5FSTh2ofl70rJV-50Jz611qWf0X96ieEetx_mWWDSxoXQza_DCrJfr3w9Okdofy1t2So/w640-h360/PSX_20200606_135023.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9KSzF3pIVfKlw9IyE_7PlCjkqEiJJc7j44YdI2lFmo_2Sx16_7j2u3C7iPmkCczVihXpYgxHcR9nU7_pDkax-X6Gq-Jb-SJK-QuBuwDw2E8v7WGVOnGO8o2SvWgl3-4GDedlV_7zyho/s4032/PSX_20200606_134947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9KSzF3pIVfKlw9IyE_7PlCjkqEiJJc7j44YdI2lFmo_2Sx16_7j2u3C7iPmkCczVihXpYgxHcR9nU7_pDkax-X6Gq-Jb-SJK-QuBuwDw2E8v7WGVOnGO8o2SvWgl3-4GDedlV_7zyho/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_134947.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSpUybvsZNbU1_u18x-AkXJueKLcNltPhEk7mbiIGwYqFX5lWkEif0FwCGLCLpk75sVhKMrKOuPRVbkOdj9YuJRxYEuhNqTKDEn8HaEVYINHOdFDBNC8su9BileC-5pzH0Xx_ETvaipE/s4032/PSX_20200606_134907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSpUybvsZNbU1_u18x-AkXJueKLcNltPhEk7mbiIGwYqFX5lWkEif0FwCGLCLpk75sVhKMrKOuPRVbkOdj9YuJRxYEuhNqTKDEn8HaEVYINHOdFDBNC8su9BileC-5pzH0Xx_ETvaipE/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_134907.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWu5FsduQrlXrMh7VLQgekjA-ieuPKUz5mHUnbFCCanaMt9LYL9hhE2KiKi-fjwXGI0gYB1sfuXQx1aCePdblPvxsXY6Xqz7Te-InmQ43d-jGpVVLocOH0PeFJ1CmZ7UAclFxxk__sDo/s4032/PSX_20200606_134054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWu5FsduQrlXrMh7VLQgekjA-ieuPKUz5mHUnbFCCanaMt9LYL9hhE2KiKi-fjwXGI0gYB1sfuXQx1aCePdblPvxsXY6Xqz7Te-InmQ43d-jGpVVLocOH0PeFJ1CmZ7UAclFxxk__sDo/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_134054.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MKyxCkxrlwlVPJFtvieilLhq0Co3A_93uBxMmFaUASXBe-M0H6Z4Fi_4JHrRgFzQUqbF1kbJlPunWyWhtl6_cOP7YbMu8O4EGH45L1aUQbqtYL0SazY2aZxBL6AE7rrLcLc7CwZ76d0/s4032/PSX_20200606_135249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MKyxCkxrlwlVPJFtvieilLhq0Co3A_93uBxMmFaUASXBe-M0H6Z4Fi_4JHrRgFzQUqbF1kbJlPunWyWhtl6_cOP7YbMu8O4EGH45L1aUQbqtYL0SazY2aZxBL6AE7rrLcLc7CwZ76d0/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135249.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div>Well, nowadays even if you are a woman or not, you can roam freely about the Collegium Novum. You just need to tell the person at the entrance that you wish to get inside and take some photos and it is all free - no charge! The marbled halls, the mosaic on the floor, everything is inviting and worth to have a look at, especially if you catch a rainy day and you don't want to go outside again... <div><br /></div><div><b><i>Collegium Novum is an outstanding example of neo-Gothic, with a well-composed, monumental facade made of raw brick. </i></b>Above the ogival arcades of the gates you can see five large windows two-storey high hall. In the pediments of the windows and above them are the polychrome shields of the university benefactors. <b><i>Above, at the top, there is a university crest - St. Stanisław holding a shield with the Polish eagle.</i></b></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sP3WoeW1gLVURP_k6EzRfYADpAQOAlHGI18RWPcWhWQFDtI_WX6-7U7djCFRbcFJHRWD6zHgdBcD_aOaoNZJStH-GxOkQnnrCHv2do9bG058FCC_Gzbk44szv4302e6wau0hUOfHxqg/s4032/PSX_20200606_135213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sP3WoeW1gLVURP_k6EzRfYADpAQOAlHGI18RWPcWhWQFDtI_WX6-7U7djCFRbcFJHRWD6zHgdBcD_aOaoNZJStH-GxOkQnnrCHv2do9bG058FCC_Gzbk44szv4302e6wau0hUOfHxqg/w360-h640/PSX_20200606_135213.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="360" /></a><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGdX3evtdvJbS3QHIjVoSEW-kjhWwXOCB8cNeAGwXkjtHNgr5ilKZ65Mj_gKXyU1uxYNOR7aV0uHcm2x_J2Yq0dxo4kLD4sQH8eGfG_jk2ZM9dGYzIoaqnj9djnaMm4D9QKc-WrvjrLE/s4032/PSX_20200606_135138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGdX3evtdvJbS3QHIjVoSEW-kjhWwXOCB8cNeAGwXkjtHNgr5ilKZ65Mj_gKXyU1uxYNOR7aV0uHcm2x_J2Yq0dxo4kLD4sQH8eGfG_jk2ZM9dGYzIoaqnj9djnaMm4D9QKc-WrvjrLE/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135138.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU5JFu1Z4wKIMDfNNgmqylnjkfabvRziN1hXYL-BWgT0pHXSdzU0rTgDeoP5896txgh-YQwnnrAuUf5WV9jCJxF2nsp6btYY88T30RXKr_ktlz-_fHzokraUrA87YS2TDVUUfovVsiHQ/s4032/PSX_20200606_135100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU5JFu1Z4wKIMDfNNgmqylnjkfabvRziN1hXYL-BWgT0pHXSdzU0rTgDeoP5896txgh-YQwnnrAuUf5WV9jCJxF2nsp6btYY88T30RXKr_ktlz-_fHzokraUrA87YS2TDVUUfovVsiHQ/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135100.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The interiors have also received a representative character, referring to the architecture of Collegium Maius (including ogival portals, staircase and crystal and star-shaped vaults of corridors). The hall, covered with a coffered ceiling, is decorated with portraits of university professors and rectors. There also hangs a picture of Astronomer Copernicus, i.e. a conversation with God Jan Matejko .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>On the second floor there is room 56, in which on November 6, 1939, Germans arrested 183 academic staff of the Jagiellonian University and other Kraków universities during the so-called Sonderaktion Krakau . They were taken to the Sachsenhausen camp, from where many did not return. A plaque in the hall commemorates them (you can see the plaque in the picture below - #LestWeForget ). </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4exA9SqVmi18AJpUDRlU2zG8mv7kgGRMvKDQZSMLPHG41VnDW5bw6mAPD42JPmvgKYDKwHQKFp_Ze2htZJegoZtQKJs6cF8U8BqXYGufvSRVO9JnyO6amwTdZ4TJYA4I91wq8UUUqOM/s4032/PSX_20200606_135539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4exA9SqVmi18AJpUDRlU2zG8mv7kgGRMvKDQZSMLPHG41VnDW5bw6mAPD42JPmvgKYDKwHQKFp_Ze2htZJegoZtQKJs6cF8U8BqXYGufvSRVO9JnyO6amwTdZ4TJYA4I91wq8UUUqOM/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135539.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5esrfyit06lOhkfJ9BLQYiohoU7VV3CJGwj9utLEE5GpKLegrqpvmvhclnd36sdrVhpw5DRMZ7RK7unNIdgiwLCCiroqoM8pyq1IXlm24EPmoqTwtYK8aQfpmYdPIiOvfH9sq-gAHCWg/s4032/PSX_20200606_135503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5esrfyit06lOhkfJ9BLQYiohoU7VV3CJGwj9utLEE5GpKLegrqpvmvhclnd36sdrVhpw5DRMZ7RK7unNIdgiwLCCiroqoM8pyq1IXlm24EPmoqTwtYK8aQfpmYdPIiOvfH9sq-gAHCWg/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135503.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-67BcsO2Z_luwVrP_3TBWq8seBlZPMQDzvDtNeKzOk-zZUtvz-pX-GIh5lRHVCtP9buA5yXHawfYHp9BOvqXUO86iep27C4C-O4ys4dNpShDNkXPss2nRfMjicbrcI55wMxc5V-1tv8/s2592/PSX_20200606_135425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-67BcsO2Z_luwVrP_3TBWq8seBlZPMQDzvDtNeKzOk-zZUtvz-pX-GIh5lRHVCtP9buA5yXHawfYHp9BOvqXUO86iep27C4C-O4ys4dNpShDNkXPss2nRfMjicbrcI55wMxc5V-1tv8/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135425.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr5gL0vY6ueiz0ocB2EIh_5QHv0S1bUyGhs218pDaaBt4_UkOaRE3AD8QuvkY44SuXhDMOI6el_NXbd7tJXgrsDBUJn9VT4Wfskw-b8ERCMSHlsxz71GFNChVHPUVflhrHGotXhyHhEY/s4032/PSX_20200606_135325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr5gL0vY6ueiz0ocB2EIh_5QHv0S1bUyGhs218pDaaBt4_UkOaRE3AD8QuvkY44SuXhDMOI6el_NXbd7tJXgrsDBUJn9VT4Wfskw-b8ERCMSHlsxz71GFNChVHPUVflhrHGotXhyHhEY/w180-h320/PSX_20200606_135325.jpg" title="Collegium Novum - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a></div><div>The Collegium Novum is currently an admin building (the main one) of the Jagiellonian University: housing the Rector's Office, Dean's Offices, Professors' Offices, bureau offices and several lecture halls. For those that did not visit Krakow yet, or have missed finding this fabulous gem, you can check on Google Maps how you can get to it by searching for "<i>Collegium Novum</i>" or by inputing its address: ul. Gołębia 24. It is very close to the <a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/search/label/Collegium%20Maius" target="_blank">Collegium Maius</a> (which I also thoroughly recommend you to visit! The Collegium is the Jagiellonian University's oldest building (14th century) and Nicolaus Copernicus studied here). </div><div><br /></div><div>If you do get in the area and you do get inside to visit it let me know how it went :) I love hearing feedback from my readers. Or, if you have any questions or concerns, do feel free to reach out to me as well ;) </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Yours truly,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug That Loves Sharing Old Places in Krakow, Filled With History</div></div></div></div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Gołębia 24/room 02, 31-007 Kraków, Poland50.0610645 19.932898221.750830663821155 -15.2233518 78.371298336178853 55.0891482tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-2232631729135022272020-06-12T11:17:00.006+02:002020-06-12T11:34:06.656+02:00Thoughts on Coronavirus in Poland & Public TransportDearest sweethearts, <div><br /></div><div>If you have read the news, even BBC broadcasted the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52957305" target="_blank">large spike in the daily new cases of Coronavirus in Poland</a>, caused by an outbreak amongst the miners in Upper Silesia region. <b style="font-style: italic;">Over the weekend of 5-7 June 2020, 1151 new cases of the Coronavirus infection were recorded nationally. </b>Poland had a strict lockdown since early March 2020, and avoided thus the large numbers of deaths seen in countries like Italy and Spain; but <b><i>starting 1st of June situation has rather relaxed and the citizens were allowed to go outdoors without a mask - if they kept the 2 meter distance. Inside the shops, malls, public places and public transport they must wear masks, though</i></b>. This provoked a huge shift in the way quarantine worked - <b><i>before people wore masks, kept the 2 meter distance and there were not many people on the street... now we fell into the other side, of freedom, of not caring and thinking it is all a hoax! People stopped wearing masks all the time, including in public transport! so it is no wonder to me that the number of cases has spiked and it will surely spike again in a few days</i></b>... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K4fHAclkx4TU_NzqQsdUe62IRPxVixBsJ4RLKIzBUf2FL06ChuZVld1Ey4-99wy15Q0CG1SiFmGPNL6us3TyHDff-DRltVZFZz_hx3awTebsKdji1hG7_6C3z7_FtQjkRFwl2uQB1Yo/s1428/Screenshot+2020-06-12+at+09.55.58.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Poland Coronavirus Cases - up to 12 June 2020" border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1428" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K4fHAclkx4TU_NzqQsdUe62IRPxVixBsJ4RLKIzBUf2FL06ChuZVld1Ey4-99wy15Q0CG1SiFmGPNL6us3TyHDff-DRltVZFZz_hx3awTebsKdji1hG7_6C3z7_FtQjkRFwl2uQB1Yo/w640-h372/Screenshot+2020-06-12+at+09.55.58.png" title="Poland Coronavirus Cases - up to 12 June 2020" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see from <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/poland/" target="_blank">the graph above</a>, t<b><i>here was already a spike. This is mostly due to the new cases coming from Upper Silesian region - where people work in very close quarters, in humid conditions, a perfect place to spread the virus... More than 4000 people in the region have tested positive for the virus (miners and their family, relatives, people that they came in contact with).</i></b> Despite that, the Government moves on with some schools opening up at the end of May and generally having people from all industries coming back to work in June. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 4th Stage of Easing Restrictions</h4><div><b><i>On the 30th of May, the 4th stage of loosening the restrictions began</i></b>. From this day, in the open space, it was mandatory to keep the distance of 2 meters but without having to cover the mouth and nose. In shops, offices, catering establishments, there were no limits on the number of people depending on the surface of the premises, but the mouth and nose must be covered! </div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>On the 31st of May, the limits applied to churches ceased and the gatherings up to 150 people were allowed</i></b>.<i style="font-weight: bold;"> From 6th of June 2020, the cinemas, theatres, massage saloons, solariums, gyms, fitness clubs and tattoo parlours were reopened. </i>Discos and clubs remain closed. From May 25th, the care and didactic classes in grades 1-3 of primary schools and consultations for high school graduates were also made available. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are of course fines, if one breaks the rules but starting 1st of June the ease was so big that I have not seen nor heard of a single individual that was arrested/fined for not applying himself/herself to the law. <b><i>I do understand that it is heard to stay indoors when the weather is fine, I understand that wearing a mask is not comfortable, or that it may get your glasses foggy from time to time, but isn't it better to be alive and healthy than catching the virus?!</i></b></div><span><!--more--></span><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coronavirus and Public Transport AKA Going to Warsaw</h4><div>I had to go, this week, to Warsaw, to pick up my new passport from the Romanian Embassy. It has been sitting there since March, when the Coronavirus pandemic kicked in and the Embassy and Consulate closed its doors - reopening them at the beginning of June 2020. Usually I love travelling and going to Warsaw but this time it kinda added the extra stress of not catching anything... I knew how people in Krakow behave in public transport - 80% still wear the mask, but the rest (and a growing number by the day!) is not wearing any... even in public transport, where they should! So I made it clear for myself that precautions should be considered. This is how<b><i> Tuesday, 9th of June 2020, I wore a mask from 5 am (when I left my house) till 6 PM! (I only took it off to eat a hamburger, making sure there was nobody at least 2 meters away from me & drinking water from time to time). </i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXEvOSS8P3V6KC3ZxsLlj3dG65GzqaFuFQH8hZDZhJLh3LJzyTciiNPiWI27Om8IZOSkXkov8QGNvcvMw6v0QO6NUD-OtBI2gz36b0cgEMl0EPCF_RQmqsynmLOopbWU6O7wZ_q64_sE/s4032/PSX_20200611_123839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Care Package - Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXEvOSS8P3V6KC3ZxsLlj3dG65GzqaFuFQH8hZDZhJLh3LJzyTciiNPiWI27Om8IZOSkXkov8QGNvcvMw6v0QO6NUD-OtBI2gz36b0cgEMl0EPCF_RQmqsynmLOopbWU6O7wZ_q64_sE/w480-h640/PSX_20200611_123839.jpg" title="Care Package - Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: 400;">I took the 6:05 AM Intercity EIP 3508 to Warsaw (arrived 8:24 AM)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - it was the long cabins, multiple seats, 2 by 2 seating options. If possible, I always take the window seat; so when we booked in advance the seating, we made sure I would stay in the window area </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(now-days, with the Coronavirus, you have to always buy the seat in advance!)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The usual offering </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(in the price of the ticket)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the Intercity trains is water </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(bottled - sparkles or still)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or tea/coffee. This time, you could choose only water and you were given, by default </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(as soon as the train ride started)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><b><i>a care package that held a one-time usage mask, gloves, and 2 packs of disinfectant gel</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That means, that even though people might have not come with their own mask, they would still have a mask now to wear during the 2 hours 19 minutes ride to Warsaw!</span><b style="font-style: italic;"> It would be only logical, considering that almost all seats were taken, that all the people in the train would use the masks. Oh, no! guess what?! several dozes of ladies/gents did not wear any! </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Including the lady sitting right next to me :/ </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(You cannot imagine how pissed I was, and I guess that showed, as after 20 min or so she moved her arse next to her work colleagues that did not wear masks either!).</i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Of course, nobody said a bloody thing about it, not even the guy who was checking the tickets!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c_Jq4zPtqkN9UGLESvPwkELeA6FuDIMc_WNqNnHR7m3tuEiU8-z-C1eFMTxbZJWYhQmT7kIXlUqHZGXPUtawY3YoFE9E4V8VVZ2gmziMx80oJ0EvVyr1tf71ocU7it-jBbJBK3lIKhg/s4032/PSX_20200611_123800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c_Jq4zPtqkN9UGLESvPwkELeA6FuDIMc_WNqNnHR7m3tuEiU8-z-C1eFMTxbZJWYhQmT7kIXlUqHZGXPUtawY3YoFE9E4V8VVZ2gmziMx80oJ0EvVyr1tf71ocU7it-jBbJBK3lIKhg/w300-h400/PSX_20200611_123800.jpg" title="Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: 400;">I took the 14:40 TLK 13109 back to Krakow (arrived at 17:33 even if the train had a 15 min delay coming to Warsaw!)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The train was old-school, with cabins of 4 people facing 4 - 8 in total per cabin. Again I was lucky to get a window seat :) This time we were not given any care package. But I already had my own masks and gloves and disinfectant - my hands are peeling off after that day</span><i style="font-weight: 400;"> (that is how often I used it!)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Luckily enough, it was empty to begin with, so I took off my mask as I wanted to breathe some air... well... next thing you now, another lady came in </span><i style="font-weight: 400;">(no mask!)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> so I quickly pulled up my mask and secured it in place. When the lady saw that, she took her own and placed it</span><i style="font-weight: 400;"> (though her nose was sticking out, so what is the point of using one?!)</i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Thank God we were the only 2 people in the 8 people cabin... Still... having the mask on from 5 am to 6 pm in one day... that is not fun at all!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZsXZJHM7ibyJ7xMaWLWKyP5yZTi9fHI5UmJL3vPkDebb_B75dBvjhIHxxvzW6T0bIGqdvMCw45nltUY6gFGfnT2N9wBtBJ60cxzoj9lV_EQQQQrF2mGl9Snq0Yq66XmS6xdc0Nrme70/s4032/PSX_20200611_123717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZsXZJHM7ibyJ7xMaWLWKyP5yZTi9fHI5UmJL3vPkDebb_B75dBvjhIHxxvzW6T0bIGqdvMCw45nltUY6gFGfnT2N9wBtBJ60cxzoj9lV_EQQQQrF2mGl9Snq0Yq66XmS6xdc0Nrme70/w300-h400/PSX_20200611_123717.jpg" title="Intercity to Warsaw - Poland" width="300" /></a></div></b></div><div>What are your thoughts and ideas on the topic? Have you been on the Krakow - Warsaw Warsaw - Krakow train once the <i>"free circulation" </i>opened up again? Do you wear a mask in public transport or are you one of the <i>"free spirits"</i> that think that all these deaths are a hoax? Would love to hear your thoughts and feelings on the topic :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Yours always very sincerely,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug That Wears The Mask While In Public Places!</div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Warsaw, Poland52.2296756 21.012228723.919441763821155 -14.144021299999999 80.539909436178846 56.1684787tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-9617167491113592522020-06-09T07:00:00.001+02:002020-06-09T07:00:02.542+02:00Krakow: Tektura Cafe - Great Coffee Is A Basic Human RightDearest sweethearts,<br />
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Some people (Coffee lovers) may say that having great coffee is a basic human right. Most of my colleagues and friends cannot wake up in the morning, nor start their daily work duties, before they don't make themselves a strong of hot coffee. It is true, it works like a charm on them, but I also consider coffee as an addiction - just as Internet or Facebook or sweets are an addiction as well... If you Google the subject out you will have many studies stating the PRO and CONs of drinking this beverage. "<b><i>Studies have shown that coffee may have health benefits, including protecting against Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease, including liver cancer. Coffee also appears to improve cognitive function and decrease the risk of depression. BUT! Too much coffee can cause problems, especially in the digestive tract. But studies have shown that drinking up to four 8-ounce cups of coffee per day is safe</i></b>". <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_hcXJ1rUROrRzkbMeYPlZXkpmKyHvkfXzqnqgsJq6a_3vyDAqN8h7CGR8TwvWleQvAQsO0xswqB681RFf-ucSfXExxJ7DfBZ1FZT1MQIzJcxYwrGvf_QKcaLykWNJs8q25INGlO9LnY/s2268/PSX_20200608_134028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_hcXJ1rUROrRzkbMeYPlZXkpmKyHvkfXzqnqgsJq6a_3vyDAqN8h7CGR8TwvWleQvAQsO0xswqB681RFf-ucSfXExxJ7DfBZ1FZT1MQIzJcxYwrGvf_QKcaLykWNJs8q25INGlO9LnY/w640-h640/PSX_20200608_134028.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="640" /></a></div></div>
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That being said, <b><i>I am not a coffee drinker myself (I drink only at weddings and I put plenty of milk and sugar to drown the taste) but I absolutely love the smell of freshly brewed coffee! </i></b>I love the smell of the coffee beans and being in a perfume shop gets me giddy also because I get to smell coffee in-between smelling the fragrances. <b><i>I love buying coffee for my Mum and Granny - as they are huge fans - and the smell of coffee is a fragrant part of my childhood. </i></b>Even now, the first thing my Mum and Granny do when they wake up, is to make a fresh pot of coffee and savour it with some really good chocolate (usually Belgian, provided by my sister - that lives in Brussels). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZEQvJndTzwA3EtJZUk2STCZfKdypqzsIrkEJ2H5SSBK0_Ih3kVyy3N4WFYI72Hc_I5oON3mhNMTDMyLmXRqCCth5lysUILxzA7wso0TszjiQtupmuOjW7nKkDOf5g4DIZNoowpjOn0k/s4032/PSX_20200608_133707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZEQvJndTzwA3EtJZUk2STCZfKdypqzsIrkEJ2H5SSBK0_Ih3kVyy3N4WFYI72Hc_I5oON3mhNMTDMyLmXRqCCth5lysUILxzA7wso0TszjiQtupmuOjW7nKkDOf5g4DIZNoowpjOn0k/w640-h360/PSX_20200608_133707.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp5jdAzyG_jsvoF8PDGnjmf5FKtqwOKsV4wmfrtuKX_-0R3OEcopIZnp13K8SPIEHzvZC-Ujxb0r4oz-QoHsOSEYBD27m3qEFOjnaVasUkziHFqdPyPraDr72N7J54P2zdPSEvfwt2YU/s4032/PSX_20200608_133638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp5jdAzyG_jsvoF8PDGnjmf5FKtqwOKsV4wmfrtuKX_-0R3OEcopIZnp13K8SPIEHzvZC-Ujxb0r4oz-QoHsOSEYBD27m3qEFOjnaVasUkziHFqdPyPraDr72N7J54P2zdPSEvfwt2YU/w180-h320/PSX_20200608_133638.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7GB0hbF6uyYsrxcQaCGsqnWMVR50YfupRy9YF-l96knkUeKfK4usOGr7DQTTEgOQtcjQm8ke81Wi42zyI7wxF8qBfiOIuXGLTUzj_pF6ikooTfCoacYQ4Bko6dAM5wpHbYzTRXbG8eI/s2476/PSX_20200608_133604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2476" data-original-width="1340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7GB0hbF6uyYsrxcQaCGsqnWMVR50YfupRy9YF-l96knkUeKfK4usOGr7DQTTEgOQtcjQm8ke81Wi42zyI7wxF8qBfiOIuXGLTUzj_pF6ikooTfCoacYQ4Bko6dAM5wpHbYzTRXbG8eI/w173-h320/PSX_20200608_133604.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="173" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know a few good coffee places in Krakow but I recently bumped into this small coffee shop next to Stary Kleparz Rynek, just next door to the <b><i><a href="http://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2018/08/krakow-hidden-gems-obwarzanek-museum.html" target="_blank">Zywe Muzeum Obwarzanka</a></i></b>, that is such homely! I researched them a bit, after visiting them, and apparently they are one of the best coffee places in Krakow - according to the locals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q0c9cfK2KqOS8Xdm5qWWiHO-Xq746faOP_K0hGRYI-Di9ejBxDf8_vC3D01YVDHQS0ELYQJksg61xTrtTg616cvCUUTR5_MX92cDZBLrLC6C4TYSGy-AsQ4iSthyphenhyphenLf7TfUcdr9gD3Ac/s4032/PSX_20200608_133909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q0c9cfK2KqOS8Xdm5qWWiHO-Xq746faOP_K0hGRYI-Di9ejBxDf8_vC3D01YVDHQS0ELYQJksg61xTrtTg616cvCUUTR5_MX92cDZBLrLC6C4TYSGy-AsQ4iSthyphenhyphenLf7TfUcdr9gD3Ac/w180-h320/PSX_20200608_133909.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfwg_xT0z_NPqjoNJqZiCT3mWryEcxAgdxMwhIrVZVvFP9MXknklCMhYMhO4Y7d20rsTlxG72p9JlbpXt4XchzRZTxOWCtHMem4NIP_qfUFt6hOxRVRlyhASLoGgcm1zVFegcLcJNxSc/s3652/PSX_20200608_133836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="3652" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfwg_xT0z_NPqjoNJqZiCT3mWryEcxAgdxMwhIrVZVvFP9MXknklCMhYMhO4Y7d20rsTlxG72p9JlbpXt4XchzRZTxOWCtHMem4NIP_qfUFt6hOxRVRlyhASLoGgcm1zVFegcLcJNxSc/w199-h320/PSX_20200608_133836.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUlOhnE1FD4QbDKGEuIQ_f5kQyn8LyRjRlJAB4f9zuQ6Ho2pnJKAHWLO56y23QY0bw71y9jFFkrVJRpedQ1ENlfakvZNlFkNECqGU8AovxhqfQyB5dY2sVct5ZW5fkrbMXayA0wzHvsE/s3090/PSX_20200608_133740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3090" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUlOhnE1FD4QbDKGEuIQ_f5kQyn8LyRjRlJAB4f9zuQ6Ho2pnJKAHWLO56y23QY0bw71y9jFFkrVJRpedQ1ENlfakvZNlFkNECqGU8AovxhqfQyB5dY2sVct5ZW5fkrbMXayA0wzHvsE/w640-h470/PSX_20200608_133740.jpg" title="Tektura Cafe - Krakow, Poland" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><u>Prices:</u></i></b></div>
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<li>croissant - 4,5/5 zloty</li>
<li>szarlotka (apple pie) - 9,5 zloty</li>
<li>chocolate cake with raspberry - 9,5 zloty</li>
<li>seasonal cakes/muffins/sweets (each day different) - 9,5 zloty</li>
<li>sandwiches - from 8,9 to 9,9 zloty</li>
<li>tortilla (different ingredients) - 12,9 zloty</li>
<li>panini (different ingredients) - 10,9 zloty</li>
<li>toasted bread (different ingredients) - 8,9 zloty</li>
<li>salads (different ingredients) - 15,9 zloty</li></ul>
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<li>espresso/doppio - 6,5/8,5 zloty</li>
<li>macchiato - 7 zloty</li>
<li>flat white - 9 zloty</li>
<li>cappuccino - 9 zloty</li>
<li>latte 300/400 - 9/11 zloty</li>
<li>americano - 8,5 zloty</li>
<li>mega latte smakowa - 11 zloty</li>
<li>caffe mocha - 12 zloty</li>
<li>Black coffee from filter:</li>
<li>drip 200/300 - 9/12 zloty</li>
<li>aeropress 200 - 9,5 zloty</li>
<li>syphon - 18 zloty</li>
<li>chemex - 19 zloty</li></ul>
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<li>cold brew Tektura - 10 zloty</li>
<li>drip on ice 300 - 12 zloty</li>
<li>chemex on ice 650 - 19 zloty</li>
<li>classical frappe - 10 zloty</li>
<li>Frappe Tektura (with caramel, peanuts and chocolate) - 12 zloty</li>
<li>Frappe "Ulubiona" (you choose what it has) - 11 zloty</li></ul>
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The bar is self-service and you will be called upon when your drink is ready. <b><i>The cake I had (sernik - cheesecake) was yummy and it had pomegranate pieces on top - the filling was soft and smooth and the crust was just perfectly crunchy. Paired up with the flavoured (rose) lemonade it went very well :) </i></b>It is a nice place to hang with friends, relax a bit, before heading out to town. The stools and tables are high and the chairs don't have a back you can lay upon, so it is not the kind of place where you sit very long. Plus it is <b><i>not children friendly and definitely not people-with-disabilities-friendly - as there is a flight of stairs to get inside and there is no other way to get inside</i></b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main room holds the bar and you can see there the specialties of the day - the sweets. Once you place your order you can sit at a stool in that room or enter the (slightly) bigger one, to your left. It holds a tall long table with 8 top-stools around it. There is another front, right next to the window, with about 4 chairs. It is nicer there, as you have a view over the street and the passerby's. At the back, there is a <b><i>one-person male/female bathroom for the clients</i></b> - clean and well maintained. If you ever are in the area and you need a coffee/sweets kick, I recommend you to try Tektura Cafe. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #2d3558; font-family: neuton; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start;">**I was not payed or given any products to do this review. I did it on my own time and money**</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yours truly,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Twisted Red LadyBug That Loves Finding New Places in Krakow</div></div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Rynek Kleparski 20, 31-150 Kraków, Poland50.067175000000013 19.940908327.331453510910876 -15.2153417 72.80289648908915 55.097158300000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-36845780980075282622020-05-26T11:16:00.001+02:002020-05-26T11:17:15.908+02:00Mother Nature in Krakow, Under Coronavirus Times (March-May 2020)Dearest sweethearts,<div><br /></div><div>We are passing through hard times, where the Coronavirus pandemic placed us: we have never been in such a situation before - not even with the Black Death. <b><i>Since the Coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019, more than 5 million people have been infected according to John Hopkins University. Poland has 21,867 cases and 1,013 deaths!</i></b> If you want to see real data and projections, <a href="https://covid19.healthdata.org/poland" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBcUpj_x6F1gj8LJpaFoxfqC5uK-rkz4RxzhsKxktZR13FKujuVgvAgpkfI_dz_LffxhYjmGVGITlpA5uKWuhDRHbTdEfW7wbQ-XDqN_Zc9VOcl_pjqPgMYk7IFwSa9wqeCWejGDtrKY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3613" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBcUpj_x6F1gj8LJpaFoxfqC5uK-rkz4RxzhsKxktZR13FKujuVgvAgpkfI_dz_LffxhYjmGVGITlpA5uKWuhDRHbTdEfW7wbQ-XDqN_Zc9VOcl_pjqPgMYk7IFwSa9wqeCWejGDtrKY/s320/PSX_20200522_154621.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz55IaaExcApHdmSTRXa6zWWdNLo4jS92pE75XYc4c9nKSQcNMrft6-2_MudTFfuVzfZARNPSvTqGWpr83dlFMhLMnITW7QFxe0a6XW6geGOemsAxLeD30Rmzyi8xaAWy88wlnHkNl6Yk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz55IaaExcApHdmSTRXa6zWWdNLo4jS92pE75XYc4c9nKSQcNMrft6-2_MudTFfuVzfZARNPSvTqGWpr83dlFMhLMnITW7QFxe0a6XW6geGOemsAxLeD30Rmzyi8xaAWy88wlnHkNl6Yk/s320/PSX_20200522_154817.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNB4V2g7K6y_Iq6UHn-AwnAyWbRF05g2R54bbNlsWd4ejXbf9q_huHihOocWNrUTg3dCYwfCFhX1qNzlsNhhdm_4uF_NVI9AMVh4a-5x9yRZpEmKaDwvmLe_Zic877aNAm8YhP38VIa4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNB4V2g7K6y_Iq6UHn-AwnAyWbRF05g2R54bbNlsWd4ejXbf9q_huHihOocWNrUTg3dCYwfCFhX1qNzlsNhhdm_4uF_NVI9AMVh4a-5x9yRZpEmKaDwvmLe_Zic877aNAm8YhP38VIa4/s320/PSX_20200522_154248.jpg" /></a></div>Since the 4th of March my family entered self-imposed lockdown. Considering I have a LadyBug Baby girl that will turn 4 years in August and my Granny that is over 80+ living with us, taking the necessary precautions was key: better safe than sorry! I know many of my friends and colleagues did the same. Besides missing the human contact, one of the things I truly miss are the daily walks I had coming from work, enjoying the view of the sunset from one of Krakow's bridges... the sun sparkling over the water... I miss talking by Granny and my little one for walks along the park... <b><i>This is the very first year I have missed on the blossoms of the trees inside the Wawel Castle inner garden: the lovely magnolia trees</i></b>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKU5Yc1a563vY8w84cw_2jQHjMgUt7_58b4MHuUmBVQXRVI5yr8D69UYyjKtIiDYPXL2dgZflcMnBN-27K_CX4nFvrVFRvfcNdIjDCjazipRvn-9KE-iBwhnKiZh1IHUfEQqvbuVeLm0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3633" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKU5Yc1a563vY8w84cw_2jQHjMgUt7_58b4MHuUmBVQXRVI5yr8D69UYyjKtIiDYPXL2dgZflcMnBN-27K_CX4nFvrVFRvfcNdIjDCjazipRvn-9KE-iBwhnKiZh1IHUfEQqvbuVeLm0/s320/PSX_20200522_235209.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNrEWvJMdiCx5vVFBJte0j7HvWR87G0FtTr9XKwzwGQNOBkRIJP6XP_J4lmuhS1MNZ0qw1Ag4EtybMVF4jAIm1BI3nSCt5grXSx1L0-5ObP51uICMSNWTsGbgbf2r09wyvzxFJe6KpV4/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So this post is about Mother Nature and how it presented itself to me during this lockdown period: from March to May. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt1dGamh3f6kYzNj1zTGAvTNITQZhJnW5jWFtlElbwvj1iscHb5CCBKqT7LIZpqwvUm2MdCMyZg37YiCMkCocnJkzqdvO-ecQTxhLza3Q3CHSpkF46zxDtk0k4HJa_rpXEI6SfeKYG-8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3173" data-original-width="2263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt1dGamh3f6kYzNj1zTGAvTNITQZhJnW5jWFtlElbwvj1iscHb5CCBKqT7LIZpqwvUm2MdCMyZg37YiCMkCocnJkzqdvO-ecQTxhLza3Q3CHSpkF46zxDtk0k4HJa_rpXEI6SfeKYG-8/s320/PSX_20200522_234707.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJeSlj3a7r14DVEBbQ_2K_XMJQiyJqMEgU_V2yMuEAQ76QWglMrQwD_iCQGhDc45-XQRnigMl_yZB7jtJnGDBTjmet0XSGIgjC7ENKACnJGgduiR1vJptDFSLZGgzcLH5UDYYtLtRpb8/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhejOEC64eGNvFcxkL9bO47QWcWi81jZLtHQclddM7D69RGxR3jD2-BD3hC0kfpAuiGP0I-Ay3URlmpIfqRM7TDm3iqmZgWMagQ5uqZ7D1nVHz5xtNinJXIzLkg3X_Nzd5YxPyqiGUOI/s320/PSX_20200522_235521.jpg" /></a></div><div>Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :) </div><div>A little respite from this crazy world...</div><div>Stay safe and stay indoors & use the mask when outside!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Yours very much sincerely,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</div></div></div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979921.754416263821142 -15.2112701 78.374883936178833 55.1012299tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-45437745390576408372020-05-19T14:02:00.002+02:002020-05-19T14:09:48.725+02:00Krakow News: First Car Cinema in Krakow!!!Dearest sweethearts,<div><br /></div><div>In case you did not know (aka you did not read the Polish local news in Krakow), <b><i>The City of Krakow + Krakow Festival Office + the Sports Infrastructure Board invite us to the VIP car park located at the Municipal Stadium Henryk Reyman on Thursday - 21st of May 2020, at 21:00 hours - at the cinema!</i></b> It will be the very first car cinema screening in Krakow. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7sbmLagiRAzrlrMQwZSQbqlhLDUq4sRxGBjkg9vi8nCxsI3auoSzV1COmU6P1oB5xKb-QKsYgrM8dy6JToTWZKaJ3aswD0W1okEBplLajuxF9_RCE1K4qxp7xHrv6S5RE6KXF2__F5M/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Drive In Cinema USA" border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="851" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7sbmLagiRAzrlrMQwZSQbqlhLDUq4sRxGBjkg9vi8nCxsI3auoSzV1COmU6P1oB5xKb-QKsYgrM8dy6JToTWZKaJ3aswD0W1okEBplLajuxF9_RCE1K4qxp7xHrv6S5RE6KXF2__F5M/w400-h246/drive-in.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drive In Cinema in the USA</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Marta Szkudlarek from the Krakow Festival Office mentioned that the open air cinema will keep the safe distance between people (due to their sitting inside the vehicles) and it would be a good way to make the people go out and enjoy a good movie. <b><i>The first screenings of Krakow car cinema will take place from Thursday, May 21, to Sunday, May 24, every day at 21. Subsequently, we will watch the movies: "Suicide Room. Hejter", "Planet of Singles 3", "Dogs 3. In the name of rules" and "Mayday". The fee for one parking space is PLN 40. Ticket sales start on Monday, May 18 at 12 on the Eventim portal. The number of seats, for safety reasons, is limited to 60</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Car cinema is an idea dating back to the 1930s, but Americans loved this type of entertainment in the 1950s and 1960s. <b><i>One of the largest cinemas was in New York: it had 2,500 seats for cars, its own restaurant and playground children, all on an area of over 11 hectares</i></b>. "<i>The advantage of car cinemas has always been the <b>comfort of viewers </b>- everyone was sitting in their car and could come with the whole family. What's more, the <b>film could be commented freely</b>, without fear that the person sitting in the car next to it would pay attention. There is <b>only one minus: the car cinema works after dark, which means only evening screenings. Therefore, there will be no replays</b></i>" - explains Marta Szkudlarek.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Yours very much sincerely,</div><div>The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</div></div>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979927.327847752593158 -15.2112701 72.801452447406817 55.1012299tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-33283859450048609752020-05-11T08:00:00.000+02:002020-05-11T08:00:06.476+02:00Poland News: Latest on Coronavirus & Poland electionsMy dearest friends,<br />
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As we all know the Polish Presidential elections are coming up this year. My thought is they have <a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2020/05/poland-news-new-normality-and-lifting.html">eased upon the restrictions</a> only so that the elections still would take place. A show of force that all is well, the Coronavirus pandemic is behind us, and that we should go business as usual... I fear this is nothing that passes by so easily and we may be stuck indoors and with masks upon our faces for the next 2-3 years.<br />
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The latest news is that Poland will postpone the Presidential elections, scheduled for the 10th of May. As per the <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-latest-poland-postpones-presidential-election/a-53346123">DW piece</a>: <i>"<b>Poland will postpone Sunday's presidential election, the country's governing parties announced on Wednesday (6th May 2020). A new date for the election will be announced "as soon as possible," </b>ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and coalition partner leader Jaroslaw Gowin said in a statement. <b>"Having in mind Poles' safety, due to the epidemic, the elections will be held by postal vote," they said</b>. The decision comes after the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party faced mounting pressure over its plans to press forward with the vote despite health concerns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The PiS party had been pushing to hold the May 10 election as a postal vote. The short-notice postal vote plans were heavily criticised amid concerns that the hastily thrown together election might not hold up to democratic standards". </i><br />
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Voting by mail... by post... making the personal data readily available does not sound good at all. It seems though that the <b><i>Polish Presidential elections will happen sometime in June or July</i></b>. What are your thoughts and feelings on this subject? I would love to hear them out!<br />
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Yours very much sincerely,<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home ArrestThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-28248266068901543912020-05-08T13:28:00.001+02:002020-05-08T13:28:15.697+02:00Poland News: New normality and the lifting of restrictions as of Monday, 4th May 2020My dearest friends,<div>
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In case you were not aware of, since this Monday (4th May 2020) some of the restrictions in Poland, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, have eased up.</div>
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<b><i>The new normality that will remain for along while is as follows:</i></b></div>
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<li>maintaining a 2-meter distance in public space from others,</li>
<li>mandatory covering of the nose and mouth in public places (by mask or scarf),</li>
<li>maintaining work and distance education wherever possible,</li>
<li>strict compliance with sanitary rules in places where people are gathered (disinfection and maintaining a proper distance),</li>
<li>quarantine and isolation for infected or potentially infected persons.</li>
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<b><i>The latest "freedom" points since Monday include:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>movement for recreation</i></b> - that means that one can go to the park/forest, you can use bikes or have a run. However, the face must be covered and the social distance of 2-meter must be kept! <b><i>Playgrounds will remain closed</i></b>.</li>
<li><b><i>religious worship available to larger audience </i></b>- the number depending on the size of the church/temple/area of worship, as they need to have at least 15 square meters per 1 person.</li>
<li><b><i>teenagers over 13 years can walk on the streets without adult supervision</i></b>.</li>
<li><b><i>larger number of people in the shops</i></b> - the number of customers allowed at one time in smaller shops (less than 100 square meters): four times the number of payment points; in larger shops, there must be at least 15 square meters of space per customer.</li>
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Also, since Monday (4th of May 2020) the malls are reopening their doors but less companies inside the malls have decided to go along with the decision. </div>
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Yours very much sincerely,</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-18321865558666642442020-04-28T11:19:00.002+02:002020-04-28T11:19:29.414+02:00Life & Work Under COVID-19<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>“Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.”</i> ― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close</blockquote>
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Coronavirus and Black Death</h4>
<b><i>In times like these, it is hard to look at the future and predict anything. We have never been in such a situation before - we cannot compare the Coronavirus pandemic with any of the previous viruses including SARS, HIV, and the notorious Black Death. </i></b>Of course, both COVID-19 and the Black Death, let's say, are extremely contagious and the sickness spreads from person to person easily through close human contact. The Black Death was an epidemic of plague that paralysed Europe in the 14th century. Again... the Black Death originated from China, just as Coronavirus. The spread was done through the trade routes through the Middle East to Europe - via Italy. <b><i>The Black Death plague reduced the European population by up to 60%!</i></b><br />
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<b><i>According to the <a href="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">Johns Hopkins Institute</a>, today - 28th April 2020 at 9:55 AM Polish Time - the total confirmed cases of Coronavirus worldwide (185 countries/regions) was 3 043 122 people</i></b>: 211 221 deaths (out of which 26 977 in Italy, 23 521 in Spain, 23 293 in France).<br />
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Coronavirus and Poland</h4>
We cannot rely on anyone predicting what would be the future like when things change from one day to another. Take for example Poland - <a href="https://polandin.com/47444073/coronavirus-infections-to-peak-in-may-or-june-pm">a few weeks ago</a> (on the 6th of April, 2020) the predicted peak was in May or June. <b><i><a href="https://natemat.pl/306811,koronawirus-w-polsce-kiedy-szczyt-zachorowan-lukasz-szumowski-jesienia">On the 25th April</a> (Friday last), the Minister of Health in Poland announced that the new predicted peak is for autumn </i></b>- <i>"it is more common to talk about autumn, September, October, and November"</i>. This news comes as a hit, especially as the rules for moving around got a bit looser (since the 20th of April, 2020): parks being opened now for the public (not the playgrounds) and businesses slowly opening up again. This proves that we should all stay on lockdown still, as we have no clue what we are truly facing, yet the Polish Government deems fit to let some things slide, in order to hold the Presidential Elections on the 10th of May 2020. Incumbent president Andrzej Duda is eligible for reelection and he will do his very best to keep the place he has now for the next years.<br />
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Coronavirus and the working class</h4>
<i><b><a href="https://faethm.ai/index.html">Faethm AI </a>- a fast-growing and globally unique AI Analytics SaaS Platform </b></i>- is <i>"the world's data source for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work"</i>, as they self-proclaim themselves. They like to look at how the world and work evolve and look also on how different types of work can be transitioned with intelligence, with the help of AI. <b><i>Faethm uses data to look at how Coronavirus has accelerated the future of how we will work. </i></b>To be fair, in the past months we have seen how COVID-19 has created a shift in everyone's mindsets, in our social activities, and in the way we do our jobs. Our present activities resemble not in the slightest with what we were doing a month or so ago...<br />
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<b><i>Leaders in all industries now look at not only how their companies can survive, but also on the Health & Safety of the individuals working for them. </i></b>A company does not run on its own: you need people for that, even if you automatize most things you still need a human to supervise the overall workings. Machines are not yet that reliable ;) not yet... but we are getting there! The general measures run by all companies, no matter the sector/industry, was to drastically reduce the human interaction by immediately instating the #WorkFromHome policies (if they did not already have that in place). <b><i>In March 2020, <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/author/mit-technology-review-insights/">MIT Technology Review</a> polled 464 Global Panel executive members on the current state of their companies' remote workforce: 68% of respondents indicated that 80% or more of their employees are currently #WorkingRemotely and another 15% say between 60-80% are.</i></b><br />
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<br />The <b><i>key takeaways from the research done by Faethm AI shows the following:</i></b><br />
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<li><b><i>The way we work will change fast! </i></b>- With the need to work from home we will need to look more and more at tools that would help us and replace some of the tasks we have to physically perform.</li>
<li><b><i>New technologies will arise </i></b>- AI and automation are the keywords of the day!</li>
<li><b><i>The negative effects on the working class </i></b>- The inevitable loss of work brings the need for re-training and career development, so they may be able to find new positions.</li>
<li><b><i>A new approach to work </i></b>- What will we do in the face of a new pandemic?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passengers squeeze on to a busy Central line train this morning at Stratford station in London. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images </td></tr>
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<b><i>The Coronavirus crisis also showed the world how the working class and the poor are the most vulnerable - now more than ever! As many workers do double shifts to help provide for themselves and for their families (especially for the ones that have lost their jobs due to businesses closing down).</i></b> It is all fine and dandy for the celebrities and the people that are able to work with no issues remotely, from home: you order your meals from a restaurant from time to time, you might have a nanny home-schooling the kid (so you don't have to bother), you might even Instagram your dinner and show the world what wonderful cookies you baked or how good your "fresh from the oven" bread looks like... <b><i>The true working class, on the other hand, needs to ride that crowded metro, wear the mask for fear of catching something, and go to work on a daily basis to earn something to buy a piece of bread to put on the table!</i></b><br />
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I leave you today with another quote I find particularly relevant for our current situation & I would truly love to know your thoughts as well on this subject:<br />
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<i>“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”</i>― Franklin D. Roosevelt</blockquote>
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Yours very much sincerely,</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-88335358031520064282020-04-22T08:00:00.000+02:002020-04-22T08:00:02.866+02:00Krakow News: Coronavirus in Malopolska - Infections and Death TollGood morning everyone!<br />
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I just thought I would go ahead and update you on the situation in Krakow regarding the Coronavirus. <b><i>The Coronavirus in Malopolska is still dangerous: "over the past 24 hours there were 12 consecutive infections confirmed and 3 deaths reported (data as of 21st April 2020)"</i></b>. <b><i>Since the beginning of the epidemic in the Malopolska region (Lesser Poland), the COVID-19 virus has been detected in 684 patients and 20 of them died! </i></b><br />
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<b><i>The Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station publishes a report of the situation every morning. </i></b>The one from yesterday shows that the Coronavirus does not want to give up... the number of infections and deaths increases - <b><i>positive note: growing number of recoveries; negative note: the number of Coronavirus tests performed has fallen again! </i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mural paying tribute to the sacrifice of doctors, nurses, and paramedics fighting the coronavirus pandemic is seen in Warsaw, Poland, on April 2. WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES</td></tr>
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<b><i>Situation of Coronavirus COVID-19 numbers in Malopolska (Lesser Poland) - data as of 21st April 2020:</i></b></h4>
<b><i>684 INFECTIONS:</i></b><br />
<b><i> Bochnia poviat: 102</i></b><br />
<b><i> Brest poviat: 59</i></b><br />
<b><i> Chrzanów poviat: 2</i></b><br />
<b><i> Dąbrowski poviat: 9</i></b><br />
<b><i> Gorlice poviat: 5</i></b><br />
<b><i> Krakow poviat: 39</i></b><br />
<b><i> Kraków: 188</i></b><br />
<b><i> Limanowski poviat: 39</i></b><br />
<b><i> Miechowski poviat: 4</i></b><br />
<b><i> Myślenice poviat: 47</i></b><br />
<b><i> Nowy Sącz poviat: 8</i></b><br />
<b><i> Nowy Sącz </i></b><b><i>municipality : 13</i></b><br />
<b><i> Nowy Targ poviat: 2</i></b><br />
<b><i> Olkusz poviat: 4</i></b><br />
<b><i> Oświęcim poviat: 10</i></b><br />
<b><i> Proszowice poviat: 5</i></b><br />
<b><i> Suski poviat: 25</i></b><br />
<b><i> Tarnów poviat: 8</i></b><br />
<b><i> Tarnów municipality : 11</i></b><br />
<b><i> Tatra poviat: 2</i></b><br />
<b><i> Wadowice poviat: 13</i></b><br />
<b><i> Wieliczka poviat: 89</i></b><br />
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<b><i>20 DEATHS:</i></b><br />
<b><i>Bochnia poviat: 1</i></b><br />
<b><i>Brest poviat: 1</i></b><br />
<b><i>Krakow poviat: 1</i></b><br />
<b><i>Kraków: 8</i></b><br />
<b><i>Limanowski poviat: 2</i></b><br />
<b><i>Oświęcim poviat: 1</i></b><br />
<b><i>Proszowice poviat: 2</i></b><br />
<b><i>Wadowice poviat: 1</i></b><br />
<b><i>Wieliczka poviat: 3</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Number of people healed: 78</i></b><br />
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<i><b>Number of tests for SARS-CoV-2 carried out in laboratories cooperating with the WSEZ in Krakow in the last 24 hours: 515 (previous day - 759 tests)</b></i><b><i> - data as of 21st April 2020</i></b><i><b>. </b></i><br />
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<b><i>The latest, fourth forecast for the development of the ExMetrix coronavirus epidemic, assumes that the number of infections in Poland will reach about 12,000. </i></b>The company's experts dealing with social and economic forecasting, however, still say that around April 25 there will be a significant slowdown in the growth of new cases. This is somewhat at odds with statements of government officials. President Andrzej Duda has just announced that the worst is behind us. In turn, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that the peak of the epidemic in our country is even May or June.<br />
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Yours very much sincerely,<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home ArrestThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-50334615286584052142020-04-15T10:06:00.000+02:002020-04-15T10:06:08.632+02:00Poland News: Coronavirus Restrictions Up To Election DateGood morning everyone,<br />
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<b><i>I hope that you had a lovely weekend and a peaceful Easter (for all my Catholic readers and friends) & Passover time (for all my Jewish readers and friends). This year I will celebrate yet again 2 Easter: The Catholic one & The Orthodox one (coming up this week). </i></b>Why not celebrate as much as one can, in these dark and unreliable times? I prefer... no... I choose to be happy in the face of adversity! I was supposed to be flying to Romania today, to join my family in celebrating Easter. Coronavirus has us under self-imposed "<i>Home Arrest</i>" and nobody can tell when this will be over. Some say that a second wave will hit us in the fall/winter as the virus goes dormant. We shall wait and see... But until then, we still have to face the current crisis. <b><i>Poland is under lockdown and the national presidential elections are coming. What are the latest news?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; color: #666666; font-family: proxima-nova, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">A Polish woman casts her ballot during 2018’s local elections in Warsaw. <br />Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images</span></td></tr>
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<b><i>Reuters notes down: "Polish borders will be closed until May 3 and the government will extend a lockdown for schools and businesses, Poland’s Prime Minister said on Thursday (9.04.2020), meaning restrictions will be in place near the time of elections planned for May 10"</i></b>. <br />
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<b><i>Further restrictions are being placed every week. In order to limit the spread of the epidemic, the businesses will remain in lock-down until April 19, 2020. There are limits on schools, rail and air transport - extended for another 2 weeks (as of 9.04.2020)</i></b>. <b><i>The Polish people, starting tomorrow (16.04.2020) must cover their mouth and nose when leaving their homes</i></b>. Standing in public without a mask, scarf of any item that would cover your mouth and nose completely will get you a hefty fine! <b><i>Morawiecki said in an interview that it is also highly possible that the high-school exams (the "Matura") might be postponed due to the pandemic</i></b>.<br />
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However!!! <b><i>Poland's parliament has created a plan to conduct the presidential elections (due date May 10th, 2020) by postal ballot!</i></b> So I am guessing new priorities line up there... as the vote in that way would not be fair nor fully transparent. What are your thoughts and feelings on the topic? I would love to hear it out from you :)<br />
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Yours very much sincerely,<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home ArrestThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-70118984694150841842020-04-09T08:30:00.000+02:002020-04-09T08:30:06.127+02:00Poland News: Financial Support for Cultural Sector During Coronavirus PandemicGood day there sweethearts,<br />
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Here is the <b style="font-style: italic;">NEWS OF THE DAY: People in the Cultural Sector Can Apply For Financial Support During Coronavirus Pandemic! </b>The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is working on a package of support for cultural institutions as well as filmmakers and artists who have suffered losses due to the cancellation of artistic and entertainment events, resulting from the epidemic threat.<br />
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<b><i>“The proposals of the Ministry of Culture are an element of the shielding package prepared by the government for people conducting various forms of activity, who will feel severe consequences in connection with t<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">heir temporary reduction of activity”</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">, said Anna Pawłowska-Pojawa, the director of the Information Centre of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Inquiries regarding the rules for granting social assistance and submitting applications should be sent to the email address: <a href="mailto:mailto:%20pomocsocjalna@mkidn.gov.pl">pomocsocjalna@mkidn.gov.pl</a> or reported to the Ministry via the ePUAP platform <a href="https://epuap.gov.pl/">https://epuap.gov.pl</a> !</span></i></b><br />
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b1b1b; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">General information on the submission of applications for social assistance in connection with the declaration of an epidemic status</span></strong></h4>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.50006em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">A random situation due to the state of the epidemic does not require </span><u style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">any certification</span></u></span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.50006em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; vertical-align: inherit;">A medical certificate is only required for the applicant's chronic illness</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.50006em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">Information on income (net) for the last 12 months should be provided </span><u style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">in the form of a statement in the application</span></u><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;"> (no PIT scans or other financial documents are required)</span></span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.50006em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">The application can be submitted via </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the ePUAP platform</strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;"> .</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">or send </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to the e-</strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">mail: </span></strong></span><a href="mailto:pomocsocjalna@mkidn.gov.pl" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0052a5; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">pomocsocjalna@mkidn.gov.pl</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;"> or </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">by post.</strong></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">Log in to the platform via a trusted profile or e-proof, select the module OTHER OFFICIAL AFFAIRS, then GENERAL LETTER TO THE PUBLIC ENTITY - FIX THE CASE. </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">A general window appears, where you must select a specific office by entering its name, then the type of letter: application, describe the case in several sentences and attach the required documents, i.e. completed and signed application and consent to the processing of personal data.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For those interested, here is the <b><i><a href="https://www.gov.pl/web/kultura/pomoc-socjalna-dla-tworcow-i-artystow-z-fpk">Data Source of the article</a></i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Yours very much sincerely,</span><br style="color: #333333; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #333333; text-align: justify;">The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</span></span></div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-16251910281921291772020-04-04T10:10:00.000+02:002020-04-04T10:10:04.295+02:00Krakow News: The Well Known KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL Will Take Place - ONLINE!Dearest sweethearts,<br />
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Even in these dark times, I try to keep you updated with the latest news about Krakow, about Poland. I am very fond of the local festivities, the local Festivals and shows, and I just heard that the well know <b><i>Krakow Film Festival will take place this year! It will take place online </i></b>so there is no harm done! The glorious <b><i>Krakow Film Festival celebrates this year the 60th edition</i></b> so it would have been a true pity if the celebration would not have taken place.<br />
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<b><i>"The full film programme, KFF Industry events and a lot of special offers will be available online for the audiences all over Poland! In less than two months’ time, on May 31, the 60th Krakow Film Festival will begin</i></b>. Similarly to two other prestigious European festivals – CPH:DOX in Copenhagen and Visions du Réel in Nyon – <b><i>the programme of the Krakow Film Festival will be moved entirely online! </i></b>The most recent documentary, animated and short films from all around the world, long anticipated Polish premiers and meetings with filmmakers – they all will be available from the safety of your own home.<br />
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"<i><b>We do realise that nothing can compare to the festival atmosphere, the collective experience of an audience in a cinema theatre or backstage meeting</b>s. <b>However, as we’re facing an uncertain future, we’ve decided to organise the Festival in this new formula. </b>We do it out of respect for the filmmakers who are impatiently waiting to present their most recent work to the festival jury and the audience, but also for the audience itself – we want to give them a worthy escape from the worries of everyday life and restore a tiny bit of normality in this trying times</i> "– <a href="https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/the-60th-krakow-film-festival-will-take-place/">Krzysztof Gierat</a>, the director of the <a href="https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/the-60th-krakow-film-festival-will-take-place/">Krakow Film Festival</a>, explains. He adds: "<i>There will come a time when we will all celebrate the festival’s anniversary together</i>"".<br />
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<b><i>During the celebration of the 60th edition, just like all other previous years, the people at home will be able to watch around 200 films from around the world!</i></b> There will be documentaries, short films and animations - all fighting in the<i style="font-weight: bold;"> competitions: 3 international ones and one Polish. 4 International Juries will choose the films that will win the prizes - awards are worth 238 000 PLN! </i>The movie can be <b><i>watched from Poland only</i></b>, during the time of the contest. <b><i>The Q&As with filmmakers and film protagonists will also be available, online, after the screening</i></b> (through Social Media and the Festival Website Broadcast). <b><i>The 60th Krakow Film Festival will take place from May 31 to June 7, 2020. <a href="https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/the-60th-krakow-film-festival-will-take-place/">The full festival programme will be announced mid-April</a>.</i></b><br />
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Now you know what you can do, in case the "<i>Home Arrest</i>" lasts longer than we thought...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Yours very much sincerely,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest</span>The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-84986452898261619642020-04-01T08:30:00.000+02:002020-04-01T08:30:02.896+02:00Krakow News: More Buses & Courses on Krakow Streets NowDearest sweethearts,<br />
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Even this is published on the 1st of April (Fools Day), this is no lie: <b><i>according to MPK News, there are more buses put on the streets of Krakow as of 30th March 2020 - 70 buses, to be more precise. There are also an extra 15 ready buses and 10 reserve trams, which are ready to be sent to traffic at the signal of a higher number of people that must be transported</i></b>.<br />
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<b><i>MPK appeals to all passengers for forbearance, maintaining an appropriate distance in public (max 1 meter between each-other), transport vehicles and adhering to <a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2020/03/krakow-news-coronavirus-covid19-in.html">all guidelines of law enforcement</a>. </i></b>If it is possible, make sure you stay at home - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coronavirus-working-from-home-anda-alexandra-rosiek" target="_blank">Work From Home</a> - and go out only if it extremely necessary.<br />
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<b><i>Details of bus service changes on weekdays:</i></b><br />
<b><i><u>Urban lines:</u></i></b><br />
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<li><b>No. 103 </b> - the normal timetable has been restored.</li>
<li><b>No. 109, 110, 120, 123, 128, 129, 137, 142, 144, 160, 163, 164, 169/469, 173, 174, 178/478, 179, 183, 184/484, 193, 194, 501 , 502, 53</b>7 - during peak hours, the service was restored with the frequency of weekdays, while in the peak and evening hours the frequency of service was maintained as on Saturdays. New timetables are available at the stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>No. 125 </b> - a timetable correction was introduced.</li>
<li><b>No. 138</b> - runs every 20 minutes from approx. 5.00. The new timetable is placed at stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>No. 704 </b> - a temporary line has been started running on the following route: "Czerwone Maki P + R" - ul. Bunscha, street Babińskiego, ul. Zawiła, ul. Zakopiańska, "Borek Fałęcki" , street address : Zakopiańska, street Jugowicka, ul. Wetlands, ul. Stojałowskiego, ul. Halszki, ul. Witosa, street Nowosądecka, ul. Wielicka, ul. Kostaneckiego, street Jakubowski - "City Care Center" . The route runs only on weekdays during peak hours with a frequency every 40 minutes (including route 204 runs every 20 minutes).</li>
<li><b>other lines</b> - run according to the current rules.</li>
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<i><b><u>Agglomeration lines:</u></b></i><br />
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<li><b>No. 274</b> - runs according to the Saturday timetable with the following corrections in the morning: courses from the "Podgórze SKA" loop will be implemented at 3.50 and 5.25 (instead of 4.20 and 5.55) and from the "Trumpets P + R" loop at 4.35 and 6.15 (instead of 5.05 and 6.45). This change only applies to weekdays (on Saturday departure times remain unchanged). The new timetable for weekdays is placed at stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>No. 277</b> - runs according to the Saturday timetable with an additional pair of courses in the morning carried out at the following hours: from the "Nowy Kleparz" loop at 5.30 am and from "Iwanowice Dworski Loops" at 6.20. This change only applies to weekdays (on Saturday departure times remain unchanged). The new timetable for weekdays is placed at stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>No. 301 </b>- runs every 60 minutes at peak times and every 120 minutes outside peak hours. The new timetable is placed at stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>No. 304 </b>- runs every 20 minutes from around 5.00. The new timetable is placed at stops and on the website under "Weekday".</li>
<li><b>other lines </b>- run according to the current rules.</li>
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To be noted that <b><i>inside the buses there can be a number of max 13 passengers (seated)</i></b>. The<b><i> tickets can no longer be bought from the bus driver. The front door (near the driver) is blocked and the first 1-2 rows of seats (next to the driver) are also out of reach (you are not allowed to seat there)</i></b>.<br />
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<b><i>In the trams (even the larger ones, with 3-4 carriages, there can be a max of 36 passengers. Ticket machines work but the driver does not sell tickets anymore</i></b>. People, both in trams and buses, must maintain at least 1 meter distance between each-other. One seat must always remain empty between the passengers.<br />
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Data taken from <a href="https://news.krakow.pl/wiecej-kursow-i-70-autobusow-wiecej-na-ulicach-krakowa">News.Krakow.PL</a> (in Polish language) and <a href="http://mpk.krakow.pl/">MPK.Krakow.PL</a><br />
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Yours very much sincerely,<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home ArrestThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-85929244944383608672020-03-28T08:30:00.000+01:002020-03-28T08:30:02.433+01:00Mental Health & Human Relations in Time of CoronavirusDearest sweethearts,<br />
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<i><b>I am a Latin, warm blooded person. I am a Romanian by blood, genealogy and raising. </b></i>We are taught to be warm and friendly and kind to people around us. When we greet a person we kiss them on both cheeks - in old, golden time, men would kiss the hands of the ladies, when meeting them. We are, by birthright, set culturally in a land of love and friendship. <i><b>We do not practice social distancing, we encourage social gathering and huddling - short distances between people are a must. </b></i>We don't get offended if we brush hands inside the public transport, we don't have houses miles away from each-other so you need to understand that Coronavirus was meant to be a challenge for us (for the Romanian people, for the Italians, for the Spanish... for the latin, warm-blooded specimens living on this Planet). Mother Earth knows that and understands us...<br />
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<b><i>Coronavirus brought a "change in the lifestyle" of the regular Italian people (and not only!) as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte acknowledged</i></b>. <i><b>At the time I had started writing this article (23rd of March 2020) <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/" target="_blank">Italy's Coronavirus count </a>was of 59,138 active cases - 5,476 deaths and 7,024 recovered. (By the time I have published the article - 28th of March 2020 - <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">the count went to 74,500+ active cases - 7,500+ deaths and 9,300+ recovered</span>)</b></i>. It is ingrained in the heart and soul of the Latins to hug and kiss and rejoice in being together, so this virus came as a challenge for everyone. <i>“We have a collective social life, very florid, very expansive, we have lots of contact, we shake hands, we kiss each other, we hug each other”. “Maybe it would be best in this period not to have too much contact — which for me will be a big change from how I am normally" </i>- says Italy’s head of civil protection Angelo Borrelli.<br />
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<b><i>Having the born need for human touch, for human relationships can only provoke mental damages, if not taken care properly, during these times - when Coronavirus forces us to stay at home in lock-down</i></b>. It may come as a strain, especially for single people - forced by the circumstances to stay alone inside their flat, in order not to be contaminated or to contaminate others. Also there are strains on larger families now living under the same roof. I know, for one, that my daughter (turning 4 in August this year) is getting bored, so we often change her activities throughout the day. She wants out - she needs out, for the fresh air and the sun and the change of scenery. I am unsure of how much she understands of what is happening. I know it was confusing for her, at the beginning - the first days, to understand that Mummy and Daddy are home all day but they can't actually play with her all the time. This is no vacation or weekend - we need to work, so we close up in our rooms (each of has has its own, as we have conference calls and we need to keep quiet) and don't come out until we are done (or when we need to grab lunch / a cup of tea). She would pop up in our rooms going<i> "Akuku!" </i>as if playing hide and seek... <b><i>It took time and patience to get into a routine and today we mark more than 2 weeks at "Self Imposed House Arrest"</i></b>.<br />
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<b><i>I know this cannot compare to other situations or other people in history, like:</i></b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Astronauts that live in isolation for hundreds of days (more than a year!)</i></b> - when your brain needs to really get acquainted with isolation. Take for example this amazing lady: Christina Koch <b><i>returned to Earth from her 328-day mission on the space station </i></b>just last month, <b><i><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/06/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch/" target="_blank">breaking the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman</a></i></b>, while Hadfield spent more than five months on the ISS from 2012 to 2013. She encourages us to learn more during our isolation time: <b><i>“You should always have objectives every single day,” Hadfield said. “What do I want to get done in the next 10 minutes, and what do I want to do in the next hour? And if today goes perfectly, what will I have done by bedtime tonight?”</i></b></li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">The remarkable human beings that were forced to go hide during the Holocaust </b>- take for example <b><i><a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2016/08/thoughts-on-diary-of-anne-frank.html" target="_blank">Anne Frank</a> and her family, that were stranded for 761 days in the <a href="https://twistedredladybug.blogspot.com/2016/08/thoughts-on-diary-of-anne-frank.html" target="_blank">Secret Annex</a>. </i></b>Everyday under fear of being caught (similar to our fear of catching the virus, or the ones close to us, and ending up as a number in the dead pile). We can learn from her struggles and her amazing Diary that there was always something different each day, but there was also a <a href="https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/typical-day-secret-annex/" target="_blank"><b><i>rhythmicity of how the day progressed</i></b></a>. I think we can learn from that, from Anne, that <b><i>having a pattern and clear guidelines on how your day will progress, is healthy for ones sanity</i></b>. </li>
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<b><i>I sincerely hope that everyone takes the chance, now that almost the whole world is under lockdown, to reach out to friends and family, to the ones you love, and speak up: I love you! I care! I want to know you are alright, that you and your family are doing well!</i></b> There are no excuses that we can make anymore, no places to run to, no events or meetings to catchup with... you are inside, between the 4 walls of your phone. Pick up the phone and reach out! Reach out especially to those whom you believe might be the most affected from the lack of human contact. Reach out to your neighbours - leave notes for them - let them know you are there for them. <b><i>It matters! </i></b></div>
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Yours very much sincerely,</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug Under Self-Imposed Home Arrest </div>
The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-8797014740423007352020-03-25T08:44:00.000+01:002020-03-25T08:44:00.912+01:00Krakow News: How many Coronavirus cases can be detected per day?Dearest sweethearts,<br />
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I hope you all are #KeepingItSafe and #WorkingFromHome if you are allowed to by your employees. When your employee allows you to work remotely you should definitely do that, to make sure you do not run the risk of getting infected by the Coronavirus (or infecting others).<i><b> I have seen a lot of speculation about the number of tests done in Poland, so I decided to compile a couple of articles from the Polish media and give you the update, in English language, for all to see. </b></i>At the end of the article I will also list some of the references for this article.<br />
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How many tests are done daily in Krakow?</h3>
Every day, labs testing samples do a lot of work. <i><b>On March 12, research began in a laboratory at the <a href="http://www.szpitaljp2.krakow.pl/" target="_blank">Krakow Specialist Hospital John Paul II</a>. </b></i>On this day, 16 tests were performed. On March 13, 32 tests were carried out, on March 14 - 48 tests, while on March 15 - 62 tests, and on March 16 as many as 64 tests. <i><b>Approx. 60 tests are the maximum that can be reached at this time. Verification of one "test batch" (individual tests are not performed) takes up to 8 hours. </b></i><br />
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Summary of all tests from a given day and notification of the results commissioning hospitals occurs on average per day, as long as the inflow of material does not exceed the diagnostic possibilities. <i><b>Authorities are currently taking actions to significantly increase the number of tests carried out in the coming days</b></i>.With this number of tests per day, a <b style="font-style: italic;">maximum of about 2 cases per day will be detected in Krakow </b>- which, indeed is a scary thought!<br />
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Latest News</h3>
*<b><i style="background-color: yellow;"> Tuesday 24th March 2020</i></b> - We are introducing further restrictions that will limit the spread of the virus. The coronavirus has shown that countries' economic strength is not enough. We do it to protect the lives of Poles - <b><i style="background-color: yellow;">Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. From Tuesday night, we will not be allowed to leave the house except in justified cases. The restrictions will apply until April 11.We should also limit the movement to a maximum of two people in one group.</i></b><br />
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*<span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span><i><b><span style="background-color: yellow;">Monday 23rd March 2020</span> - One of the floors of the Mercury dormitory has been officially quarantined, <a href="https://krakow.naszemiasto.pl/krakow-koronawirus-w-akademiku-studenci-objeci-kwarantanna/ar/c1-7614145" target="_blank">according to Paweł Kozakiewicz</a>, spokesman of the Cracow University of Economics. </b></i>One of the persons living there was diagnosed with Coronavirus (and hospitalised). About 25 people on that floor are under lock-down.<br />
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*<span style="background-color: yellow;"> <b><i>Sunday 22nd March 2020</i></b></span> - Confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus infection, in<b><i> total 40 hospitalized and 7,000 quarantined - this is the balance of the weekend in Lesser Poland (Malopolska)</i></b>.<br />
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*<span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span><b><i><span style="background-color: yellow;">Friday 20th March 2020</span> </i></b>- <i style="font-weight: bold;">On Friday, the minister of health and the prime minister announced an epidemic throughout the country. Increased penalties for breaking compulsory quarantine from 5,000 PLN up to 30 thousand PLN were introduced </i>and mechanisms for verifying that a given person stays at home at the address they have declared. Still, not everyone followed the recommendations at the weekend.<br />
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<i><b>Further reading (in Polish language) </b></i>can be done here:<br />
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<li><a href="https://lifeinkrakow.pl/w-miescie/825,szosty-przypadek-koronawirusa-w-malopolsce-ile-testow-dziennie-aktualizujemy" target="_blank">The 6th case of Coronavirus in Malopolska </a>- 19th March 2020 article on LifeInKrakow.Pl</li>
<li><a href="https://krakow.onet.pl/koronawirus-krakow-nowe-przypadki-zakazen-w-malopolsce-nowe-dane/0gcppme" target="_blank">31 cases of Coronavirus in Malopolska</a> - 23rd March 2020 article on Onet.Pl</li>
<li><a href="https://krakow.naszemiasto.pl/tag/koronawirus" target="_blank">Articles on NaszeMiasto</a> (Our City) on the topic of Coronavirus</li>
<li><a href="https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2020-03-24/nowe-ograniczenia-w-zwiazku-z-epidemia-konferencja-premiera/" target="_blank">Polsat News on the 24th of March 2020</a> restrictions added</li>
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Yours truly,</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug under #COVID19 self-imposed #HouseArrest</div>
The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-40279943154890009162020-03-21T08:30:00.000+01:002020-03-23T11:31:41.853+01:00Krakow News: Coronavirus (COVID19) in KrakowDearest sweethearts,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. It has been over a week of #StayAtHome self-imposed quarantine, due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in Poland. There are many<b><i> trusted sources I use for regular checkup on how the virus spread affects the world and Poland (more specifically)</i></b>, so I thought I would share them with you:<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus" target="_blank">The Polish Government website</a>, dedicated for this - it has the most up-to-date info and it is in English language as well</li>
<li><a href="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0V49Y9O4JFm_jZkWgIq1irf8qnReKGeKQrD3_X1_-uQOJJ7N6FCMnYWFs#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6" target="_blank">The John Hopkins website</a> - interactive map that shows the world and the degree the virus is spreading</li>
<li><a href="https://zdrowie.wprost.pl/">https://zdrowie.wprost.pl/</a> also <a href="https://zdrowie.wprost.pl/koronawirus/10307157/na-zywo-koronawiraus-w-polsce-i-na-swiecie-najnowsze-informacje-z-wtorku-17-marca.html" target="_blank">updates frequently</a> (several times per hour) the status of the virus spread in PL and abroad. It has a lot of very good and secure information, but the site is in Polish language. You will need to translate it!<br />
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Are there Coronavirus (COVID19) cases in Krakow?</h4>
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Yes there are! <i><b>Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Kraków. </b></i>There are only 6 confirmed cases reported in the city and the surrounding voivodeship of Małopolska (ENG: Lesser Region of Poland) since March 9th. </div>
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Are there any deaths in Poland due to Coronavirus (COVID19)?</h4>
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The first death reported (due to COVID19) in Poland was in Poznań on March 12. So far there have only been 3 total deaths attributed to Coronavirus, but that will surely increase as time goes on.</div>
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What are the current limitations imposed by the Polish Government?</h4>
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Here are some of the <b><i>limitations imposed by the Polish Government</i></b>: as of 14 March 2020 until further notice, the following restrictions apply in the Republic of Poland:</div>
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<li>restrictions on the operation of shopping centres (pharmacies, grocery stores and drug stores remain open everywhere, including in shopping centres!),</li>
<li>ban on public, national and religious gatherings of more than 50 people. The ban applies both to indoor and outdoor gatherings.</li>
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All stores which sell clothes, jewellery, cosmetics, tools and any other products remain open. The restrictions apply solely to shops located in shopping centres.</div>
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<i><b>The following stores remain open in shopping centres</b></i>:</div>
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<li>grocery stores,</li>
<li>pharmacies,</li>
<li>chemist’s stores,</li>
<li>launderettes.</li>
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Banks and financial service outlets are operating normally.</div>
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Can I still come visit Krakow? Are the museums, restaurants and hotels open?</h4>
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<b><i>Polish Prime Minister announced (on the 11th of March) the closure of all cultural venues and institutions, including museums, theatres and cinemas, across all of Poland. </i></b>With this announcement, Kraków's tourism industry, services and attractions have essentially been shut down for the foreseeable future. </div>
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<i><b>Bars, casinos and other places of entertainment are closed as of Sunday, March 15. </b></i>Restaurants and cafés are also closed, however they are allowed to provide takeaway and food delivery services. </div>
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Are the Postal Services still working?</h4>
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National postal service <b><i>P</i></b><i><b>oczta Polska has announced it will stop sending and receiving international shipments from 16 March until further notice.</b></i> Working hours on business days will be reduced to six hours (14:00-20:00) and for three hours on Saturday. <b><i>Their 24-hour branches will also be reduced - they will operate 7 days a week, 8:00-20:00</i></b>. However, customer service points in Shopping Malls will be closed.</div>
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Tips!!! The risk of contracting coronavirus can be lowered!!!</h4>
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Wash your hands often</h4>
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Remember to often wash your hands using soap. If it is impossible, disinfect them with alcohol-based (at least 60%) liquids/gels. The virus can be transferred from infected surfaces on the hands, so you lower the risk of infection by washing your hands often. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.</div>
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Keep safe distance</h4>
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Keep at least 1 – 1.5 meter distance from a coughing, sneezing or feverish person. Avoid big gatherings.</div>
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Protect others if you cough or sneeze yourself</h4>
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If you sneeze or cough, cover your mouth and nose with a bent arm or a tissue and immediately dispose of it into a closed bin. Wash your hands with water and soap or disinfect them with alcohol-based (at least 60%) liquids. Covering your mouth and nose as you cough and sneeze prevents germs, including viruses, from spreading.</div>
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Regularly wash and disinfect touch surfaces</h4>
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Wash surfaces often touched by many people, such as desks, counters and tables, door-handles, switches and handrails with water and detergent. All places which the household members often use should be carefully disinfected. Remember that microbes collect easily on mobile phones. Regularly disinfect your mobile phone (e.g. with wet wipes soaked with a disinfectant). Do not put a mobile phone on the table and do not use it as you eat.</div>
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If you have any questions about Coronavirus in Poland, in Krakow and how it affects us, please do comment below or reach out to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheHomeOfTheTwistedRedLadybug/" target="_blank">my Facebook Page</a>. </div>
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Hope you all stay safe!</div>
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Yours sincerly,</div>
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The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com1Kraków, Poland50.064650099999987 19.944979949.901503099999985 19.6222564 50.227797099999989 20.2677034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-81482176947011151312020-03-18T09:00:00.000+01:002020-03-18T09:00:14.175+01:00Krakow News: Sensoric Friendly Tuesdays at IKEADearest hearts,<br />
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I don't know about you, but I sometimes think the music and the lights and the smells (deodorants/air freshners) from some shops just kill all your senses! To my greast surprise IKEA Krakow came with an ideea that I sincerly applaud: <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sensoric Friendly Tuesday's at IKEA. The great shop will turn off music and commercials as well as dim the lights for the whole day! </i>It will also provide a special <i><b>mute zone and a cash register with priority for clients with autism</b></i>. These are just some of the solutions designed to facilitate shopping and increase the sensorial comfort of hypersensitive people in the store.<br />
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<b><i>IKEA Krakow joined the places that introduced the so-called "quiet hours". However, the Swedish store of the Swedish chain went a step further by "silencing" the facility for the whole day. From February 11, 2020, every Tuesday sensory-sensitive people will shop at IKEA Krakow in more favorable conditions.</i></b> The lighting will be dimmed for the whole day and the exposure will be partially dimmed. All screens will also be turned off, ads and sound messages will disappear. The only exception will be information about the upcoming closing of the store, but this will be read in a subdued voice by an employee. This is not the end of amenities. People who need to relieve tension during a visit to the store can take advantage of the special quiet area. Subdued colors and moody, non-invasive lighting dominate in this place. <b><i>On all Tuesdays, IKEA Krakow also provides privileged cash registers for people with an autism spectrum, marked with an action logo. It also appeared on separate toilets for a parent with a child, and in all bathrooms the dryers were replaced with paper towels.</i></b> In addition, IKEA, wanting to make the employees more sensitive to the problems of people with an autism spectrum, organized for them a series of training sessions and meetings with experts who explain how they perceive the world and why they show unusual behavior.<br />
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<i>"We are glad that more is being done to facilitate the functioning of people with an autism spectrum and to understand their optics. At IKEA, we always try to be open to everyone and provide our clients with maximum shopping comfort. The introduction of Sensor-Friendly Tuesdays was therefore a natural decision for us. <b>The choice of the day was also not accidental. On Tuesdays between 15:00 and 17:00 "Hour of Silence" is obligatory in the neighboring Galeria Bronowice.</b> Now people with high sensitivity to external stimuli will be able to plan shopping in several places on the same day"</i> - says Sabina Patryas-Bolesta, Sustainable Development Coordinator with IKEA Krakow.<br />
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<b><i>Sensoric Friendly Tuesdays were introduced with the substantive support of the "ZACISZE" Association for Children with Autism in Krakow. </i></b>Representatives of the organization conducted an audit in the store, based on which a number of facilities were implemented to improve the shopping comfort of people with an autism spectrum.<br />
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<i>"Thank you IKEA Krakow for the invitation to participate in the project, openness to all our suggestions and willingness to introduce numerous, often technically troublesome changes. <b>Some of them, such as turning off dryers in toilets and replacing them with paper towels for that day, may appear prosaic to neuronormative people. However, for people with an autism spectrum, they are simply a salvation, because any additional sound, smell, flash of light or touch can lead to stimulation</b>" </i>- explains Alicja Loranc from the "ZACISZE" Association for Children with Autism.<br />
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Source of the News: News Krakow <a href="https://news.krakow.pl/wtorki-przyjazne-sensorycznie-w-ikea-krakow" target="_blank">post from 25th February 2020</a>.<br />
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Yours truly,<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBugThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Josepha Conrada 66, 31-357 Kraków, Poland50.0897145 19.898048449.9265675 19.575324900000002 50.2528615 20.2207719tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-66127874550659917262020-03-11T09:00:00.000+01:002020-03-11T09:00:04.951+01:00Krakow: Miodowy PiecykDearest sweethearts,<br />
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<b><i>Truth be told, I hate(d) pizza with a vengeance! </i></b>I would eat pizza only if I was forced and I have never "met" a single pizza that would pass my approval: the dough was too fluffy, too big, to thin/thick, too bland, the ingredients combined tasted aweful, there was always tomatoe paste on the base<i> (I hate it when they do that! Add tomatoe paste as a basis, over the dough, and then add the rest of the ingredients)</i>... let us just say that pizza was never my top choice <i>(even amongst fast food items!)</i>. My husband, on the other hand, loves it - so we often ordered and I tried many types. Thank god for the ones with plenty of meat and cheese... but I would always leave the endings in, refusing to eat until the last bite.<br />
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<b><i>Rewind to the month of July 2019, when I joined a startup, and where we have the tradition of Pizza Friday</i></b>. We always buy pizza from the same location, from <b><i><a href="http://miodowypiecyk.pl/" target="_blank">Miodowy Piecyk</a></i></b> - in Krakow, on Miodowa 51a. I was extremely skeptical but I thought I would give it a go, to see what all the fuss was about: <b><i>everyone loved this pizza and could not wait until Friday came in! </i></b>So... I gave it a go and tried the regular one that the boys went for: <b><i>PARMA </i></b>-<i> the ingredients on that are: mozzarella di bufala campana D.O.P., prosciutto di parma D.O.P., parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P., cocktail tomatoes, arugula, basil, extra virgin olive oil. </i><b><i>I did not expect much but I was overwhelmed and I ate the whole pizza by myself! - I ate even the bread-endings that I would throw out, with plenty of olive oil</i></b>. Since that Friday, I am a constant - weekly - customer and I love trying the new versions that are being added to the <b><i><a href="http://miodowypiecyk.pl/menu/" target="_blank">menu</a></i></b>.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://miodowypiecyk.pl/" target="_blank">Miodowy Piecyk</a></i></b> - in Krakow, on Miodowa 51a - has a vast menu, and focuses on Neapolitan Pizza. Also know as <b><i>Naples-style pizza</i></b>, it is made with tomatoes and mozarella cheese, but it is very specific! It must be made with either <b><i>San Marzano tomatoes or Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio</i></b>, which grow on the volcanic plains to the Sounth of Mount Vesuvius. They also must be made with <b><i>Mozzarella di Bufala Campana</i></b> - protected designation of origin cheese made with the milk from water buffalo raised in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio in a semi-wild state - and <b><i>Fior di Latte di Agerola </i></b>- a cow milk mozzarella made exclusively in the Agerola comune. The <b><i>Neapolitan pizza is a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) product in Europe - the art behind its making is included on the UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Even the process of making the pizza is one-of-a-kind and you can see the ladies prepare the pizza in front of your eyes</i></b>. The dough is knead by hand (or in a low-speed mixer). After the dough rises, the forming must be done by hand (no help from roling pin, machine and so on...) - 3 milimiters thick.<i><b> Pizza is baked for 60-90 seconds in a 485 degrees Celsius (905 degrees Fahrenheit) wood fire oven. When cooked, the pizza should be soft, elastic, tender and fragrant. </b></i>Due to the consistency of the pizza, e<b><i>verything is done fresh and the products are brought in from abroad, from Italy.</i></b> They do not take orders outside of the restaurant, so you must order and eat there, as transporting the pizza would damage it.<br />
I can recommend the pizza, but I have also tried the pasta there, and it is also very delicious. Best would be if you would experience the place yourself ;) as they are friendly and small (read that as intimate!) and <b><i>they are open for reservations (even for smaller parties, where you can get the whole restaurant reserved). </i></b>As you enter you have the area where you can order/pay (or you can wait to be served) and to the left there is the one-room restaurant with tables for 2/4 and tables that can be merged. There is always my favourite area: the <b><i>window-seats that are actually swings</i></b> that let you enjoy the passerby's. There is only one bathroom (toilet) for both male/female.<br />
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<b><i><u>Opening hours:</u></i></b><br />
Tuesday to Thursday from 12 to 22:00<br />
Friday from 12 to 23:00<br />
Saturday from 13 to 23:00<br />
Sunday from 13 to 22:00<br />
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<b><i><u>The Menu:</u></i></b><br />
<i><b>Antipasti:</b></i><br />
KREM Z POMIDORÓW - 12 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., pesto bazyliowe, oliwki, mozzarella fior di latte<br />
CAPRESE - 17 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, pomidor, rukola, sos musztardowo - miodowy<br />
CARPACCIO - 15 zloty<br />
Fiocco, pecorino romano D.O.P., kapary, oliwa extra vergine<br />
FOCCACCIA - 15 zloty<br />
Focaccia, rozmaryn, oliwa extra vergine, parmigiano - reggiano D.O.P.<br />
FOCCACCIA -13 zloty<br />
Foccaccia, rozmaryn, oliwa extra vergine<br />
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<b><i>Naples-style pizza: </i></b><br />
SPIANATA - 28 zloty<br />
Sos śmietanowy z gorgonzolą, mozzarella fior di latte, spianata, pieczarki<br />
CAMPANA - 33 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P., pancetta, pieczarki, pieprz<br />
SORRENTO - 29 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, szpinak, pancetta, czerwona cebula, czosnek, peperoncino<br />
AFRAGOLA - 27 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, spianata, bazylia, ricotta, rukola<br />
VOMERO - 33 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, bazylia, peperoncino, parmezan, ventricina piccante<br />
PORRO - 27 zloty<br />
Sos śmietanowy z gorgonzolą, mozzarella fior di latte, por, pieprz<br />
CARINARO - 27 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, gorgonzola, pancetta, kapary, orzechy włoskie<br />
AVERSA - 27 zloty<br />
Sos śmietanowy z gorgonzolą, mozzarella fior di latte, bakłażan, spianata<br />
VERDE - 28 zloty<br />
Pesto bazyliowe, suszone pomidory, prosciutto di parma D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte<br />
TRAVO - 29 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, sos ricottowo bazyliowy, cotto, pecorino romano, pomidorki koktajlowe na ciepło, rukola, oregano<br />
QUATTRO FORMAGGI - 27 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, gorgonzola, taleggio, bazylia, pecorino romano D.O.P., pieprz<br />
CALABRESE - 29 zloty<br />
Mozzarella fior di latte, 'nduja calabrese, gorgonzola D.O.P., kapary, bazylia, pomidorki koktajlowe, oliwa extra vergine<br />
PARMA - 39 zloty<br />
Mozzarella di bufala campana D.O.P., prosciutto di parma D.O.P., parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P., pomidorki koktajlowe, rukola, bazylia, oliwa extra vergine<br />
CAPRICCIOSA - 31 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, cotto, oliwki, pieczarki, karczochy, oregano<br />
PORCHETTA - 30 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, porchetta, karczoch, czerwona cebula, pecorino romano D.O.P., oregano, bazylia<br />
PICCANTE - 31 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, spianata, peperoncino, n’duja, oliwki, pomidorki koktajlowe<br />
DIAVOLA - 28 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, ventricina piccante, pecorino romano D.O.P., rukola, bazylia, oliwa extra vergine<br />
SALAME - 27 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, finocchiona, pecorino romano D.O.P., bazylia, oliwa extra vergine<br />
PARMIGIANA - 26 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella fior di latte, bakłażan, pecorino romano D.O.P., bazylia, oliwa extra vergine<br />
MARGHERITA BUFALA D.O.P. - 26 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., mozzarella di bufala campana D.O.P., parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P., bazylia, oliwa extra vergine<br />
MARGHERITA FIOR DI LATTE - 23 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., oliwa extra vergine, mozzarella fior di latte, pecorino romano, bazylia<br />
MARINARA - 19 zloty<br />
San marzano D.O.P., czosnek, oregano, oliwa extra vergine<br />
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<b><i>Pasta: </i></b><br />
NAPOLI - 23 zloty<br />
Spaghetti, san marzano D.O.P., cebula czerwona, czosnek, parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P.<br />
CACIO E PEPE - 25 zloty<br />
Spaghetti, pieprz, parmigiano reggiano D.O.P., pecorino romano D.O.P<br />
AGLIO E OLIO - 25 zloty<br />
Spaghetti, czosnek, peperoncino, natka pietruszki, pecorino romano D.O.P., pomidorki koktajlowe, oliwa extra vergine<br />
PESTO DI BASILICO - 26 zloty<br />
Spaghetti, pesto bazyliowe, śmietanka, pomidorki koktajlowe<br />
AMATRICIANA - 26 zloty<br />
Tagliatelle, san marzano D.O.P., guanciale, czosnek, pecorino romano D.O.P.<br />
ALLA PUTTANESCA - 26 zloty<br />
Pappardelle, San Marzano D.O.P, czosnek, anchois, kapary, oliwki, peperoncino, natka pietruszki<br />
FUNGO - 31 zloty<br />
Tagliatelle, podgrzybki, śmietanka, parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P., czosnek, cebula czerwona, natka pietruszki<br />
BOLOGNESE - 31 zloty<br />
Spaghetti, mięso wieprzowo - wołowe, san marzano D.O.P., warzywa<br />
RAVIOLI - 34 zloty<br />
Ricotta, szpinak, palone masło szałwiowe, parmigiano-reggiano D.O.P<br />
GNOCCHI Z ‘NDUJĄ - 29 zloty<br />
Gnocchi, ’Nduja, karmelizowana czerwona cebula, masło palone, szałwia, żółtko, micro groszek<br />
GNOCCHI ZE SZPINAKIEM - 27 zloty<br />
Gnocchi, świeże liście szpinaku, czosnek, śmietanka, gorgonzola, orzechy włoskie<br />
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If you do manage to get there, do let me know which one you choose ;) They also do seasonal ones - last autumn they had one with fresh sour cream and forest mushrooms that was divine! I cannot wait for the season to come again (I do hope they will make that version once more!).<br />
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Yours sincerly (as always!),<br />
The Twisted Red LadyBug That Loves The Pizza from Miodowy PiecykThe Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Miodowa 51a, 31-036 Kraków, Poland50.0537092 19.949392924.5316747 -21.3592011 75.5757437 61.2579869tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-3408563766668743452020-03-04T08:30:00.000+01:002020-03-04T08:30:08.228+01:00Krakow News: EKO-REWOLUCJA Take!CupDearest hearts,<br />
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With great joy I present you a new project that has recently started in Krakow: <a href="https://www.takecup.pl/" target="_blank">Take!Cup</a> - hopefully the ending of the disposable mugs. A <i>"bail"</i> system will be in place so hear me out: It is a real Eco-Revolution that creates a deposit system for coffee mugs. This is an initiative that started in Krakow but I think <i>(and hope!)</i> that it will not take long until other cities join in. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLkHryvUl4&feature=emb_title" target="_blank">The Take!Cup system</a> wants to cover most of the popular cafes and restaurants in the city - the ones that offer hot beverages <i>(coffee, tea, hot choco) </i>to go. <b><i>The take-out beverage can be bought in a cafe marked with the <a href="https://www.takecup.pl/" target="_blank">Take!Cup</a> badge and the cup will be given in another, belonging to the system. The safety deposit is setup to be 5 zloty</i></b>. </div>
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The main issue here is the environmental protection. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Disposable cups are a real issue! According to the organizers of the campaign, there are 320 000 cups consumned every hour - 400 000 billion used annually! </i>What would happen - how much could we save - if we stopped using them? </div>
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<li>CO2 reduction - almost 11 thousand tons/year; </li>
<li>Stopping cutting of the trees - 43 000 trees/year; </li>
<li>Water resources protection - 1,5 billion liters of water/year; </li>
<li>Less trash - 40 000 tons/year; </li>
<li>Energy saving - 320 million kWh/year; </li>
<li>Recycling - the cups are 100% recyclable. </li>
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<b><i>One <a href="https://www.takecup.pl/" target="_blank">Take!Cup</a> would save about 500 paper cups! </i></b>and it is a great alternative - made of PP (Polypropylene) the cups are very durable, diswasher safe, unbreakable and intended for contact with food. <b><i>They also do not transfer taste and they are BPA-Free</i></b>. They come in 2 sizes: 300 ml (caramel colored) and 400 ml (ecru).<br />
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<a href="https://www.takecup.pl/dolacz-do-nas/" target="_blank">Do You Wish To Be A Partner?</a> - All that needs to be done is to fill in a form, order the cups and then... go go go! (check the screenshot I made above). </div>
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<b><i>Where can you find Take!Cup: </i></b>On <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TakeCupPL" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/takecup_pl/" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and on their <a href="http://www.takecup.pl/" target="_blank">Website</a>. </div>
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<i>Yours sincerly,</i></div>
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<i>The Twisted Red LadyBug That Believes In This Project (And Wants It To Succeed!)</i></div>
The Twisted Red LadyBug / Anda Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398088236302905248noreply@blogger.com0Rynek Główny, Kraków, Poland50.0618969 19.9367558999999850.0593484 19.931713399999982 50.064445400000004 19.941798399999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497589761874709083.post-16441832398784350582020-02-26T11:11:00.000+01:002020-02-26T11:11:09.325+01:00Krakow News: Over 3000 Stuffed Animals Aboard Krakow AmbulancesDearest sweethearts,<br />
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Have you heard the latest piece of Krakow News? Over 3000 Stuffed Animals were welcomed aboard Krakow Ambulances, with the help of IKEA. The crews fromthe ambulance no longer imagine working without them. The small patients get them inside the ambulances, and when they leave the hospital the little furry friend leaves with them as well - the children can take them home. <b><i>Thanks to the new collection of this year, organised for the 7th time by IKEA Krakow, a fresh delivery of brand new toys has arrived to the Krakow Ambulance Service - 3250 mascots willing to find new homes</i></b>. </div>
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The small stuffed animals, the furry friends, plan an extremely important role. They help the members of the emergency medical teams to make the first contact with the young patient more pleasant and fun. They also provide support for the toddlers during difficult moments in the ambulance.<b><i> "Over the past few years, stuffed animals have become an indispensable equipment for our ambulances. They help the crew relieve stress in small patients and perform appropriate medical rescue operations. Every year we use several thousand cuddly toys, because the toy always stays with the patient when they are transferred to the hospital" says Małgorzata Popławska, director of the Krakow Ambulance Service</i></b>.</div>
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IKEA Krakow, thanks to this reocurring action, was able to help over 21 thousand children up to this point. As part of this year's collection, they managed to raise 2250 pieces and an additional 1000 was added by the company. For 3 years now, the Krakow ambulance service has been sharing the stuffed animals also with the Voivodship Ambulance Station in Rzeszsow. This year they plan to take 750 cuddly toys to the children there. <b><i>"It is extremely encouraging that, despite the enormous pace at which we all live and at which we also shop, we are able to slow down for a moment to reach for the soft toy and give it to the collection for the ambulance. We are happy that every year the campaign meets with such positive feedback from customers. It is thanks to them that it is easier for young patients to go through stressful moments related to ambulance or hospital stay,'' said Urszula Wilczak, IKEA Krakow Director</i></b>.</div>
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