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What will you do when you lose your loved one? Is it worth living after that?
Now Lou Clark is not just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. Six months spent with Will Trainor forever changed her. Unforeseen circumstances force Lou to return home to her family, and she involuntarily feels that she will have to start all over again.
The bodily wounds are healed, but the soul suffers, seeks healing! And this healing is given to her by members of the psychological support group, offering to share with them joys, sorrows and terribly tasteless cookies. Thanks to them, she meets Sam Fielding, an ambulance doctor, a strong man who knows everything about life and death. Sam is the only one who can understand Lou Clark. But can Lou find the strength to fall in love again? ..
The beginning of the twentieth century. The island of Castellammare is lost in the Mediterranean Sea, it is a place forgotten by God, where it is so easy to find refuge from the unrest of the big world. In the center of the island, at the very top there is an old house, once there was a bar “House at the Edge of the Night”, where all the island news, gossip and rumors flocked.
But for many years this house is abandoned. But one day a stranger appears on the island - a doctor, and from that moment a new story begins at the House at the Edge of the Night. On a quiet Mediterranean night, when stars shine in the sky, and the air is filled with the smell of basil and thyme, the population of the island will increase: the local count and the visiting doctor are waiting for the heirs. The story of Dr. Amedeo’s family will be stormy, full of secrets, trials, sacrifices and love. “House at the Edge of the Night” is an enchanting saga about four generations who live and love on a forgotten island off the coast of Italy. The novel combines ironic romance, magical realism, tales and facts, a lifelong love story and the history of the twentieth century. One of the main characters of the book is the island of Castellammare, whose cliffs conceal amazing legends.
Kylie and Ryan love each other with that pure and calm love that many can only envy. But once at the exit from the restaurant, Kylie notices a homeless man. With horror, she recognizes Cade in him, once a successful producer, whom she loved very much, until he left her, without deigning to explain. Is it really him? James’s friend, Cade, denies this possibility, and Kylie’s fiance is worried more and more every day - she too much carried away her strange fantasies ...
What to do to a woman who is in love with her boss and at the same time connected with close friendship with his wife? Moreover, David himself, the boss of Louise, is in love with her. Her heart tells her to cut the Gordian knot and abruptly break with both. Louise is ready to make a difficult decision for her, as it suddenly turns out that the model-looking marriage of a beautiful girlfriend and her ideal male boss is actually far from cloudless. And the more details pop up, the more frightening the picture appears, and the intricate love story turns into a criminal drama, the ending of which is unpredictable.
Katie is a woman who for many years suffered from the cruelty of her husband.
The police could not help her - after all, it was there that a man served who turned her life into hell ...
And then one day Katie's patience snapped. Having lost hope of salvation, she made a desperate escape - and found a "safe haven" in a small calm southern town. But is Katie ready for a new relationship? Can she again believe a man, understand and love him? Even if we are talking about such a charming man as a young widower Alex Wheatley, who sees in Katie not only a lover and girlfriend, but also a mother for his children. Alex and Katie are walking on the thin ice of the unknown - and meanwhile, Katie’s husband has already begun her search ...
After ten years of absence, Vivienne Walker returns to his childhood city from sunny California and settles in a cozy estate by the river. She has behind her a painful break with her husband, and she hopes that her homeland will help her survive the loss. But the first days bring only disappointment - the house is empty, her grandmother died, everything around has completely changed, and even the old cypress, in the shadow of which Vivienne in her youth “listened to the song of the swamps”, was ruined by a ruthless tornado.
The natural disaster leads Vivien to memories of another incident - in 1929 her great-grandmother, the watchmaker's wife, disappeared during the Great Flood. This story is shrouded in mystery, and Vivien decides to occupy himself with a little investigation to have fun. But as soon as she took a careless step, the riddle took a very unusual turn ...
In the garden, behind a high fence, is the Waverly family home. Among other wonderful plants in this garden there is an apple tree that gives completely special apples - they are believed to help predict the future. And all Waverly women can be called very special. They have unusual talents. Claire can make such a meal from any flower, from any grass growing in her garden that you will lick your fingers. Old aunt Evanel gives people unexpected gifts, the meaning of which opens much later. But what talent Sydney, Claire’s younger sister can boast of, is still unclear. She had just returned home after a long absence, returned to where she hopes to find peace of mind. But the shadows of the past follow, recalling what she was running from without looking back ...
The plot of this book is based on real events that took place in Venice in 1576, five years after the crushing defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the naval battle of Lepanto.
Under the cover of night, a ship with a deadly cargo on board quietly sneaks up to Venice. A man descends from the ship, in which life is barely warm, and goes to St. Mark's Square. He bears the “gift” of Constantinople to the inhabitants of Venice. A few days later the whole city was already plagued by plague - and the Turkish sultan was enjoying his revenge.
A runaway, the beautiful Feira, a harem doctor who escaped from the Sultan, who wished to make her a concubine, sailed on the same ship. Only thanks to her resourcefulness and medical knowledge she manages to survive in Venice, in which a plague rages.
In desperation, the Doge of Venice instructs his best architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church the world has never seen before — an offering to the Lord God so beautiful that it helps save the city. Palladio’s life is also in danger, and all the skills of Annibal Cason, the best plague doctor in the city, will be required to protect him from infection.
But Annibal did not foresee one thing - a meeting with Feira, who was under the protection of Palladio, a meeting with a woman - not only equal in intellect to him, but also able to teach him to love.
Everything is very simple. I need money. Much money. A million dollars, to be exact. That is the price I must pay for my father’s life. No money. No life.
In a year, on the first of January, I am obliged to fully pay off or my father will be killed. When you are faced with such a choice, you do what you must do.
And I went to work. I am ready to play the role of a chic escort for anyone who can afford to pay $ 100,000 a month in my community. Sex is not included in the list of services, but if desired (mine) can bring me 20% more.
Month after month, I will live by the rules of this business. Rule One: “Never Fall in Love!”
A thousand kisses are a lot or a little, when everyone can be the last ...
Poppy and Rune vowed to be together forever, but Rune was forced to leave with her family in Norway ...
Poppy promises to faithfully wait for him. Two years later, he returns. And she just can’t understand why Poppy no longer wants to see him. This thought eats away from within. However, upon learning the truth, he feels that the hardest test is yet to come.
Alice met Joe, a daredevil guy who worked at a local pub, before going to Cambridge on a summer vacation. Alice had a lot of plans and ambitions, and Joe, on the contrary, did not know how to manage his life. So different, they desperately loved each other, but their romance could not have a happy ending. Alice did not immediately come to terms with the break, but time passed, and she met Lucas, the Cambridge "golden boy" who was seriously interested in her. Everything was fine, but exactly until Joe returned to her life. He is no longer what he was before, and Alice's heart is breaking with pain.
Joe or Lucas? Unable to make a decision.
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The legend of Atlantis tells of a lost land that disappeared without a trace in the depths of the sea. In the cultures of many nations there are similar legends about cities that disappeared under water, in the sands of the desert or overgrown with forests. Consider the five lost cities that have not been found. /epochtimes.ru/
Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
Since the Europeans first arrived in the New World, rumors have been circulating about the golden city in the jungle, sometimes called Eldorado. The Spanish conquistador Francisco Orellana is the first to venture along the Rio Negro River in search of a legendary city. In 1925, 58-year-old explorer Percy Fawcett plunged into the jungle of Brazil to find a mysterious lost city, which he called Z. The Fostt team and he himself disappeared without a trace, and this story became the occasion for numerous publications. Rescue operations failed - Fosset was not found.
In 1906, the Royal Geographical Society of England, sponsoring scientific expeditions, invited Fawcett to explore part of Brazil’s border with Bolivia. He spent 18 months in the state of Mato Grosso, and during his expeditions, Fawcett became obsessed with the idea of \u200b\u200blost civilizations in the region.
In 1920, at the Rio de Janeiro National Library, Fawcett stumbled upon a document called Manuscript 512. It was written in 1753 by a Portuguese researcher. He claimed that in the Mato Grosso region, in the Amazon rainforest, he found a walled city that resembles ancient Greek. The manuscript describes a lost city with multi-story buildings, billowing stone arches, wide streets leading to the lake, on which the explorer saw two white Indians in a canoe.
In 1921, Fawcett embarked on the first of his expeditions in search of the lost city of Z. His team suffered many difficulties in the jungle, surrounded by dangerous animals, people were seriously ill.
In April 1925, he last tried to find Z. This time he thoroughly prepared and received more funding from newspapers and communities, including the Royal Geographical Society and the Rockefellers. In the last letter home delivered by a member of his team, Fawcett wrote a message to his wife Nina: “We hope to get through this area in a few days ... Don’t be afraid of failures.” This turned out to be his last message to his wife and the world.
Although Fawcett's Lost City Z was not found, in recent years ancient cities and traces of religious sites have been discovered in the jungles of Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, and Honduras. New terrain scanning technologies give new hope that the city of Z will be found.
The lost city of Aztlan - the homeland of the Aztecs
The Aztecs - the powerful empire of ancient America - lived on the territory of today's Mexico City. It is considered to be the epicenter of the Aztec culture that the missing island of Aztlan, where they created civilization before their migration to the Mexico City Valley.
Skeptics consider the Aztlan hypothesis a myth similar to Atlantis or Camelot. Thanks to legends, the images of ancient cities live, but it is unlikely that they will be found. Optimists rejoice at the find of legendary cities. Searches for the island of Aztlan extend from western Mexico all the way to the deserts of Utah. However, these searches are unsuccessful, because the location of Aztlan remains a mystery.
According to Nahuatl legend, seven tribes lived in Chikomostok - "the place of seven caves." These tribes represented seven Nahua groups: Akolua, Chalka, Mexico City, Tepaneka, Tlauika, Tlascalan and Sochimilka (sources name variants of names). Seven tribes with a similar language left the caves and settled together near Aztlan.
The word Aztlan means "land to the north; the land from which the Aztecs came. " According to one theory, the inhabitants of Aztlan became known as the Aztecs, later they migrated from Aztlan to the Valley of Mexico City. The Aztec migration from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan is a crucial part of Aztec history. It began on May 24, 1064, the first solar year of the Aztecs.
Seekers of the Aztec homeland, in the hope of finding the truth, undertook many expeditions. But ancient Mexico is in no hurry to reveal the secrets of Aztlan.
Lost Land Lioness - a city at the bottom of the sea
According to the legend of King Arthur, Lioness is the birthplace of the protagonist from the story of Tristan and Isolde. This mythical land is now called the Lost Land of Lyoness. It is believed that she plunged into the sea. Although Lioness is mentioned in legends and myths, it is believed that he sank into the sea many years ago. It is difficult to determine the line between fiction and the reality of hypotheses and legends.
Lioness is a large city surrounded by one hundred and forty villages. He disappeared on November 11, 1099 (although some stories cite the year 1089, and some speak of the VI century). Suddenly, the sea flooded the earth, people drowned.
Although the story of King Arthur is a legend, Lioness is considered a real place adjacent to the Scilly Islands in Cornwall (England). In those days, sea level was lower.
SILY is the most western and southern point of England, as well as the southernmost point of Great Britain. Photo: NASA / wikipedia / Public Domain
Fishermen from the Scilly Islands say that they took pieces of buildings and other structures from their fishing nets. Their words are not supported by evidence and are criticized.
Tales of Tristan and Isolde, the final battle of Arthur with Mordred, the legend of the city that swallowed the sea, stories of Lioness prompted to find a ghost town.
Search for Eldorado - the lost golden city
For hundreds of years, treasure hunters and historians have been searching for the lost golden city of Eldorado. The idea of \u200b\u200ba city filled with gold and other riches tempted people from different countries. The number of people who want to find the greatest treasure and ancient miracle is not decreasing. Despite numerous expeditions to Latin America, the golden city remains a legend. No traces of his existence were found.
El Dorado in the middle of the lake. Photo: Andrew Bertram / wikipedia / CC BY-SA 1.0
The origins of Eldorado originate in the stories of the Muisk tribe. After two migrations - one in 1270 BC and the other between 800 and 500 years. BC. - the Muiski tribe occupied the areas of Kundinamarca and Boyac Colombia. According to the legend in “El Carnero” by Juan Rodriguez Freil, the muiska for each new king was performed by rituals, using gold dust and other treasures.
The new king was led to Lake Guatavita and naked covered with gold dust. The retinue, led by the king on a raft with gold and precious stones, went to the center of the lake. The king washed gold dust off his body, and his retinue threw pieces of gold and precious stones into the lake. The meaning of this ritual was to offer a sacrifice to the god of the Muisk. For the Muiski, Eldorado is not a city, but a king, who was called "he who is gilded."
Although the meaning of "El Dorado" is fundamentally different, the name has become synonymous with the lost golden city.
In 1545, the conquistadors Lazaro Fonte and Hernan Perez de Quesada wanted to drain Lake Guatavita. Gold was found along the coast, which aroused suspicions among treasure hunters about the presence of treasures in the lake. They worked for three months. The chain workers transferred buckets of water, but did not drain the lake to the end. They did not get to the bottom.
In 1580, Antonio de Sepulveda made another attempt. And again, gold items were found on the banks, but the treasures remained hidden in the depths of the lake. There were other searches on Lake Guatavita. The lake is estimated to contain $ 300 million worth of gold.
"Manoa, or Eldorado" on the shores of Lake Parim. Map of Hessel Gerrits (1625). Eldorado was plotted next to Paris from the time of Walter Raleigh (1595) to Alexander Humboldt (1804). Photo: Hessel Gerritsz / wikipedia / Public domain
However, the search ceased in 1965. The Government of Colombia declared the lake a conservation area. However, the search for Eldorado continues. The legends of the Muiska tribe and the ritual sacrifice in the form of treasures eventually turned into the current story of Eldorado - the lost city of gold.
Dubai Lost in the Desert: A Buried Story
Dubai maintains the image of an ultra-modern city with amazing architecture and light wealth. However, in the deserts hidden cities are hidden. History shows how early sand dwellers adapted and overcame dramatic climate change in the past.
The lost city - the legend of Arabia - medieval Julfar. Historians knew of its existence from written evidence, but could not find it. The homeland of the Arab sailor Ahmed ibn Majid and supposedly for the fictional Sinbad the sailor, Julfar flourished for a thousand years, until it turned into ruins and disappeared from human memory for two centuries.
Ahmed ibn Majid is from Julfar. Photo: wikipedia / Public Domain
Julfar was known in the Middle Ages as a thriving port city - a center of trade in the southern Persian Gulf. It was located on the Persian Gulf coast, north of Dubai, but archaeologists discovered its actual location in the 1960s. Traces found on this site date back to the 6th century. Port residents conducted regular trade with India and the Far East.
Symbad. Photo: René Bull / wikipedia / Public Domain
The X-XIV centuries became the golden age for Julfar and long-distance Arab trade, when Arab sailors regularly traveled halfway around the world.
Arabs swam into European waters long before the Europeans managed to cross the Indian Ocean and get into the Persian Gulf. Julfar has played an important role in the Gulf sea adventures for over a thousand years. Arab merchants considered archipelagous 18-month sea voyages to China as usual. The assortment of goods will surprise modern merchants.
Julfar attracted the constant attention of competing powers. In the 16th century, the Portuguese took control of the port. Already 70 thousand people lived in Julfar.
Oman and UAE exclaves Oman Abu Dhabi (UAE) Dubai (UAE) Sharjah (UAE) Ajman (UAE) Umm al-Quwain (UAE) Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) Fujairah (UAE) Photo: Jolle and Nickpo / wikipedia / CC BY 3.0
A century later, the Persians captured the city, but in 1750 they lost it. Then he fell into the hands of the Kawazim tribe from Sharjah, entrenched in the neighborhood, in Ras al-Khaimah, which they continue to rule to this day. And old Julfar gradually fell into decay, until its ruins, located among the coastal sand dunes, were forgotten.
Today, most of Julfar, in all likelihood, remains hidden under the sands north of Ras al-Khaimah.
Deerfield is a history town in which old houses of 200-300 years old have partially turned into museums and partly live as if nothing had happened (the bill goes even for dozens, for hundreds). Generally Massachusetts is an amazing place. You look at the neighboring street, and there is an ordinary apartment building marked "1736" and the data of the first owner.
A friend-broker says that in such houses not only the facade, but often the windows-doors-ladders-railings are completely authentic. What to say about furniture and hardwood floors! Wide boards from ship pines, noble woods, old Dutch mirrors - beauty and more. And all this was so carefully preserved that one wonders: with what trepidation they relate to history.
However, I’ll start from the beginning.
The first settlers appeared here a long time ago - in 1673. Their life was far from easy: the Franco-Canadians on the left, the Indians on the right, in front and behind - a wondrous mixture of the first and second, united in a gambling pursuit of poor English heads.
It was easier with the Indians: they killed men and mostly spared women, especially young ones - the tribes needed new blood and working hands. The French, however, slaughtered everyone, fiercely brighter than another red-skinned.
Some houses were burned to the ground. But the stubborn Anglo-Saxons returned and rebuilt them. Therefore, part of the houses (small) are restored. About 200 years ago.
Each house has a guide, many of them are ready to conduct a tour of the house, many of them - tadamm! - professors of history. Retired. A typical North American picture: all guides, without exception, are volunteers. And they work exclusively for the love of art.
For example, in the house of Jonathan Ashley, an important person and a respectable citizen, he is a brilliant guide. He is 80 years old, but from the first phrases you notice professional work with the audience: the most interesting encyclopedic details, excellent diction, where necessary - stress or a joke. And all this is easy, delicate, exciting. "Are you a historian?" - the physicist is interested.
- University of Florida, retired anthropology professor. - the guide smiles, deftly circling between fake Chinese porcelain and copper stove utensils.
Such altruism definitely deserves applause. We are scattered in violent thanks.
Unfortunately, one cannot take pictures in houses (apparently, the sale of postcards and catalogs at least somehow covers minor repairs and the work of cleaners).
But they managed a couple of times (a couple of noble Americans were the first to start!).
Of course, these are not living rooms with gilded mirrors, flirty French wallpapers and precious carved chests of 300 years ago. Not bedrooms, with hand-embroidered canopies and a ladies hat coquettishly thrown onto the table. And not even overwhelmed by all sorts of interesting kitchens. But let it go.
View from the window:
Interestingly, the Puritans were not at all alien to such a human weakness as vanity vanity. They tried to paint the living rooms with fabulously expensive blue paint, but the kitchens were practically covered with cheap red. Chinese porcelain was rather crudely faked by Dutch craftsmen, and table silver imitated alloys of lead and tin.
In the house of George Washington himself (not in Deerfield), cheap wood panels were manually painted with noble cracks, so that the tree seemed more expensive).
But what painted night pots the local ladies had, not to tell!
In front of one of the houses gunsmiths in old suits are hanging around. Old peroxylin gunpowder required special care of the gunsmith, therefore, the barrel was drilled with tremendous accuracy for those times and technologies. The cost of such a gunshot was indecent.
Oh, where are you, Nathaniel Bampo!
The sun bakes in the summer.
One of the houses calls for the preparation of authentic pies and cookies. Of course, we, as a whole honest company, fall in there.
Chinese theoretical physicists are exploring the American furnace, yeah.
We are told about how difficult the everyday life of a simple American woman was in those days when the Indians did not steal her, what efforts it took to get the right temperature to make a pie or soup, how they carried water and what spices they used. Did you know that gerbera perfectly replaces saffron (not aroma, but color), and fern leaves are wonderfully how good they are in pickles?
Interestingly, the sugar we were used to was obscenely expensive and imported with such heads.
But the local gardens gave so much fruit and maple syrup that there was no shortage of sweets.
Lovely ladies from the pictures above bake cakes according to the recipes of the first settlers. And they are wildly proud of their difficult but extremely fascinating hobby.
The hearth burns so comfortably that I really do not want to leave it. But zhaaaarko.
Cast-iron cookware. Tinker with this and no rocking is needed.
In one of the houses, decorated with paintings by the best Boston artists and pastel mistresses, we are greeted by a smiling elderly polka from old-timers.
And again, a lecture on aerobatics about the secular life of the local nobility (yes, the Puritans were also not alien to social events, balls and other jourfics). We actively participate in the conversation.
"Ah, how much you are interested in history, how well you read!” The Polish woman moistens her eyes (also a professor, so you don’t doubt), “Are all Russians like that?” We did not specify that the question was asked by two theoreticians of Soviet hardening and two graduate philologists. Let them think about Russians well somewhere.
At the end of the tour, the guide asks us to sign in the guest book - reviews are left so rarely! If we had known before, I would have made memoirs in every house: we are a trifle, and the guides are pleased.
By the way, about the Russians.
They often ask here: "Where are you from?" She noticed that, despite the pathological politeness, the mention of "Russia" in some natives causes slight alertness. And then I fly in with my brisk "Ukraine!"
Everyone smiles, the tension subsides.
I grabbed the obsidian arrowheads from a local souvenir shop as a keepsake,
and we went for a meal in a local restaurant - a very young tavern, open only some 150 years ago.
A fine onion soup (the right rich tea color, with stewed transparent onions in the oven, covered with a delicious crust of parmesan on a toast) cost $ 6. French fries with white truffle and parmesan too.
While the company ordered beer for myself, I dreamed about white wine.
- Can I see your ID, ma'am? - the waitress smiled warmly.
“Everything is OK,” I rounded my eyes, “I'm 35, but I forgot the rights.”
And what do you think? Not allowed! Not 35 years old, not fault. This is called "control." I respect you.
Satisfied with tomato juice. Under universal jokes something.
But the marvelous hot cider with cinnamon in the next shop I was allowed to pour without any ID.
Our next stop was Deerfield Academy - a private school from the local collection of "particularly prestigious", which was attended by more than one American senator and even one king of Jordan.
Studying at the Academy costs about $ 50,000. For foreigners and sheikhs, the tariffs are higher.
Student shanties hell knows how old.
I don’t know how they teach there, but the place is beautiful.
The public is getting ready for Halloween.
Time later (16:30), the museum closes. But we did not even see half of the houses!
The Siamese cat from Ashley’s house impressively purrs after us.
Leaving Deerfield, I see some legendary giant pumpkins being unloaded at some 200-300 kg in weight at some houses.
Oh, what are you!
We don’t have time in the Butterfly Museum, but in time for the eternal kingdom of candles and Yankee Candle.
But this will be a completely different story ...
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If you have never considered Poland as a country that has something to surprise you, it may be time to reconsider your opinion about it. Did you know, for example, that inviting a clergyman to open a supermarket in this country is an absolute norm? And what films in cinemas are usually in the original language, but cartoons are always duplicated?
website decided to find out what surprises tourists in Poland, and its inhabitants seem to be the absolute norm.
1. Religion is very important
Most Poles are very religious and go to church on Sundays. Of course, you can be an atheist, but not all your Polish acquaintances will understand how it is at all.
The Catholic Church greatly affects the lives of people in this country. Recently, thanks to her, a law was even passed prohibiting trade on Sundays, and from 2020 all stores, except very small ones, will be closed on this day of the week. Now on the first and last Sunday of the month you can still go shopping.
On the other hand, religiosity has at least one important plus that impresses even atheists when they find themselves in Poland. Catholic churches, of which there are a lot in this country (there is even a joke that they are like convenience stores), are really very beautiful.
2. It is important to remember religious holidays
If you don’t want to feel like the hero of the movie “28 Days Later” walking along the empty streets of the city, do not plan your trip to Poland at a time when local residents celebrate church holidays. These days, Poles prefer to visit churches and spend time with their families. This also applies to employees of shops, cafes, restaurants and even museums.
A tourist on such days in Poland will most likely have to get bored. Although even a walk along the cobbled streets of cities is already interesting. Just buy food the day before so that you have the strength to get around everything you plan.
3. You can register a marriage in a church
There are two ways to register a marriage in Poland: by contacting the registry office or by going through a wedding ceremony in a church.
If the lovers choose the second option, then they don’t need to go anywhere else. So-called concordant marriage is concluded, which is equated to official and has the same legal consequences: spouses have rights and obligations in relation to each other, and property in the event of a divorce will have to be divided.
4. Losing weight is a very difficult task.
Dishes of Polish cuisine are very tasty and hearty. Many of them are specific (for example, flasks - tripe soup), and not every foreigner dares to try them. But there are many goodies in Polish cuisine that are difficult to refuse. For example, in the Tatra Mountains they cook pork stew in beer, and in Silesia - cartridges, dumplings stuffed with meat and mushrooms.
Polish cafes usually serve simply huge portions of food. Often the main dishes come immediately with a side dish. Small establishments are common in which food is sold by weight: you just choose whatever you want, and then weigh your plate.
5. Borsch can be bought in a coffee machine
In Poland, red borscht is just a beetroot broth. It is served with ears - small dumplings stuffed with mushrooms, meat or even cereals. And sometimes they just drink it from cups or cups. By the way, it can be bought even in some coffee machines.
If you want a hearty and tasty beetroot soup with meat, you should not be upset, because in Poland it is also there. It is served in many cafes and restaurants. Just note that you need to order not red borsch, but Ukrainian.
In Poland, love for pets has reached a new level. In this country there are a lot of dog lovers who walk with their pets in the parks. Bowls of water for animals are often put up near stores in the heat. And this is done specifically for dogs (although, of course, cats or ferrets are also not forbidden to drink from them), who went for a walk with their owners.
Speaking of walks. Cleaning up for your pets in Poland is mandatory, because otherwise you will have to pay a fine. In cities there are special racks with bags and waste bins. And in Warsaw there is even an unusual urinal - a creative column in the photo above.
A homeless animal in Poland is difficult to detect. If you succeed, you need to call a special service - the ecopatrol of the police. His employees will come and take the poor man to a shelter, where they will wash him and feed him, and then they will give him all the necessary vaccinations, chip and sterilize him. Then the animal will wait for the new owner as long as necessary.
By the way, employees of the ecopatrol often have to catch wild animals caught in the city limits. After a veterinary examination, they are released into the natural habitat.
7. You can’t just go to the cinema and watch a movie in Polish
Usually in cinemas, films are in the original language with Polish subtitles. Exception - cartoons and children's films; they are duplicated. So, if you suddenly ended up in Poland in those days when the rental of a Hollywood movie begins, which you did not want to miss, just go to the movies. If you know English well, of course.
8. In winter, the main problem was smog
The huge minus of many Polish cities is that in the winter they are enveloped. The reason is that in old houses there is still stove heating. When the air temperature drops, its quality rapidly deteriorates. Polish authorities say they are trying to solve this problem, but residents admit that so far they have not seen much success.
The most acute problem is in Krakow and Wroclaw. It happens smog in Warsaw. The cleanest cities are Szczecin and Tricity (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot). The last three settlements are located near the Baltic Sea, and the wind usually just blows away smog, preventing it from accumulating over residential areas.
9. Sirens of emergency vehicles are hard not to hear
Sirens of cars of Polish emergency services (ambulance, police and fire) loud . Very loud. It is possible that when driving they are always passed on the roads. But there is an opinion that this is necessary so that the Poles see, or rather hear where their taxes go.
