Post by Bonobo on Apr 9, 2008 19:11:57 GMT 1
Not far from Krakow there is an unusual village called Zalipie. Why unusual? People living there follow the tradition and paint their houses` interiors and exteriors.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalipie_%28wojew%C3%B3dztwo_ma%C5%82opolskie%29
At least most of them used to do so not long ago.
I taught English at Zalipie for a few days in 1990s and I must say I was disappointed to see only a few painted houses. The communist propaganda had advertised this village as having all houses painted.
Today no more than 20 are decorated. People prefer going abroad to make a hard living, and they don`t care about fancies.
Today, those who care do it for tourists, not for their own pleasure.
Pity.
How does it look like? Or did it look like not long ago, after the war, for example?
Imagine the entire villahe of a few dozen houses like that:
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalipie_%28wojew%C3%B3dztwo_ma%C5%82opolskie%29
At least most of them used to do so not long ago.
I taught English at Zalipie for a few days in 1990s and I must say I was disappointed to see only a few painted houses. The communist propaganda had advertised this village as having all houses painted. Today no more than 20 are decorated. People prefer going abroad to make a hard living, and they don`t care about fancies.
Today, those who care do it for tourists, not for their own pleasure.
Pity.
How does it look like? Or did it look like not long ago, after the war, for example?
Imagine the entire villahe of a few dozen houses like that:
