Woman Lies Upside-Down for 75 Days to Save Her Unborn Babies
Child labor is arguably one of the most painful experiences in the world, and women who endure a few days of it are considered heroes. Going by this, a woman who went through 75 days of labor has got to be nothing short of super-human. I guess it goes to show how just much pain […]
Szopka Making – A Colorful Polish Tradition
The beginning of December each year sees the transformation of Rynek Główny (Main Market Square) in the Polish city of Krakow, into a beautiful Christmas market. Arts and crafts, ceramics, sweets and more are put up for sale. Excellent food in the form of grilled oscypek cheese and Polish wine are available too.The szopka, a […]
Wieliczka Salt Cathedral – Poland’s Underground Wonder
The Wieliczka Salt Mines in Poland have been used for several centuries to extract salt, but are now in the news for a different reason. Through their excavations and adventures, Polish miners have left behind something unique in these underground spaces, little known to the world until recently. It has been over ten years since […]
Do Body-Painted Models Make Coffins and Death Look Sexy?
Lindner, Poland’s biggest coffin manufacturer, certainly thinks so, since they’ve been using scantly clad models to market their products for the last three years. For the 2012 edition of their controversial sexy-morbid calendar they’ve used body-painted models. The first edition of the Lindner Calendar appeared in 2010 and featured artistic photos of female models dressed […]
Giant Frosty the Snowman Built in Poland
It has been snowing for quite some time in Poland and with all that “raw material” at hand ,three inhabitants of Trzebnica city, Poland started building a snowman. The problem is they didn’t know when to stop. The 31ft giant, named Milocinek, was finished after 6 days of work and is now the pride and […]
The Krzywy Domek – Poland’s Crooked House
Looking at these photographs you have to wonder whether this is real or the result of an optical illusion. The Krzywy Domek, as it is originally called, is part of the Rezident shopping center in Sopot, Poland. It is three stories high, has a total of about 4,000 square meters and is now the “residence” […]
Dog Beer – Because Dogs Like to Get Wasted Too
Polish pet owners have been storming through local pet shops looking for a radical new product – dog beer. You may thinks it’s weird, but I think it’s nice owners want their beloved dogs to enjoy a nice hops-based drink. Jerzy Dilyk, a pet-store owner from Widzew Lodz, says he was reluctant to sell Dog […]