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Post by Bonobo on Jan 11, 2020 23:22:07 GMT 1
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 15, 2020 21:29:02 GMT 1
Some lovely pictures in there. Bygone era now, apart from tourists being driven round in carriages. I've always fabncied that, but bet it's expensive.
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Post by jeanne on Jan 15, 2020 22:31:40 GMT 1
Is that St. Adalbert's where I believe you told us you were married? These paintings evoke images of a story that is told in my family about my great-grandfather in Poland. He was the mayor of a small town outside Warsaw and was also a lawyer. In the evenings he would travel around to his clients in his horse-drawn wagon. His clients, not being wealthy, would pay him with a drink of vodka, and by the end of the evening my great-grandfather was asleep sitting in his wagon, and the horse took him home! I've probably told this story before, but I like imagining it and these paintings helped me do so! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 18, 2020 21:58:11 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 18, 2020 22:08:00 GMT 1
Some lovely pictures in there. Bygone era now, apart from tourists being driven round in carriages. I've always fabncied that, but bet it's expensive. Oops, yes, some sites say it is 750 PLN per hour. But that`s crazy - I would be mad to pay so much. Surely you can negotiate. I have found a female driver for 250 PLN per hour. Of course, one needs to make sure and settle on the price before the ride. www.favore.pl/175065_przejazdzka-dorozka-konna-po-krakowie-malopolskie.html Other sites suggest even lower prices - 150 PLN. Is that St. Adalbert's where I believe you told us you were married? He was the mayor of a small town outside Warsaw and was also a lawyer. In the evenings he would travel around to his clients in his horse-drawn wagon. His clients, not being wealthy, would pay him with a drink of vodka, and by the end of the evening my great-grandfather was asleep sitting in his wagon, and the horse took him home! I've probably told this story before, Yes, I got married there, on a hot August day, among hordes of tourists who were taking photos. That had been my wife`s decision, not mine.  Yes, stories of clever horses coming back home on their own are quite popular here. No, you never told us that story. But are you sure he worked both as a mayor and lawyer? Coz these two bring about a conflict of time and interest. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 19, 2020 10:12:34 GMT 1
I have found a female driver for 250 PLN per hour. Of course, one needs to make sure and settle on the price before the ride. Certainly better than 750PLN! One day I will do this, it is one of many things on my bucket list It would have to be in hot summer weather though. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 20, 2020 20:05:47 GMT 1
It would have to be in hot summer weather though. Not too hot, horses get exhausted in hot weather. BTW The idea for this thread appeared when I listened to this Polish version of a ballad composed by a famous Georgian singer, Bułat Okudżawa, very popular in Poland in communist times. |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 20, 2020 22:52:49 GMT 1
Is that St. Adalbert's where I believe you told us you were married? He was the mayor of a small town outside Warsaw and was also a lawyer. In the evenings he would travel around to his clients in his horse-drawn wagon. His clients, not being wealthy, would pay him with a drink of vodka, and by the end of the evening my great-grandfather was asleep sitting in his wagon, and the horse took him home! I've probably told this story before, Yes, I got married there, on a hot August day, among hordes of tourists who were taking photos. That had been my wife`s decision, not mine. Yes, stories of clever horses coming back home on their own are quite popular here. No, you never told us that story. But are you sure he worked both as a mayor and lawyer? Coz these two bring about a conflict of time and interest. No, I'm not sure...this was the "story" that was handed down in my family. If the story is true about his being both a lawyer and a mayor, perhaps he did those jobs at different times in his life, and not at the same time! I do wish that I knew more about our family in Poland. I know my grandfather who immigrated to the U.S. was in touch with his father (the purported lawyer/mayor) until the outbreak of WWII; then no more was heard from him/them. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 20, 2020 22:58:10 GMT 1
No, I'm not sure...this was the "story" that was handed down in my family. If the story is true about his being both a lawyer and a mayor, perhaps he did those jobs at different times in his life, and not at the same time! I think I finally worked it out. He was a lawyer by profession who became a mayor. As such, he went to various meetings, conferences and institutions where he drank a lot. He must have liked that, let`s be honest. |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 21, 2020 1:37:24 GMT 1
No, I'm not sure...this was the "story" that was handed down in my family. If the story is true about his being both a lawyer and a mayor, perhaps he did those jobs at different times in his life, and not at the same time! I think I finally worked it out. He was a lawyer by profession who became a mayor. As such, he went to various meetings, conferences and institutions where he drank a lot. He must have liked that, let`s be honest. Yes, I'm sure he did like that, and he also passed that trait along to others in my family after him! |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 22, 2020 19:33:37 GMT 1
when I listened to this Polish version of a ballad composed by a famous Georgian singer, Bułat Okudżawa, very popular in Poland in communist times. Unfortunately, I can only understand bits here and there! Nice melody though. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 24, 2020 13:08:55 GMT 1
Unfortunately, I can only understand bits here and there! Nice melody though. Most of his songs had nice melodies. We call such music "poetic song" here. pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piosenka_poetyckaYou gave me an idea for a new thread. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 25, 2020 11:29:52 GMT 1
You gave me an idea for a new thread. I am good for something then! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 25, 2020 23:40:40 GMT 1
I am good for something then! Did anyone say you are good-for-nothing? |
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