100 years ago, the country I’ve been living in for the last 5 years gained its freedom once again after being erased from the map for over a century, the country I’m talking about is: Poland.
Dear Polska, on this celebration of the first century of your Independence I want to share with you one hundred reasons why I love you.
I love you because of:
- Your Flag
- Pierogi
- Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek)
- Wawel Castle
- Bigos
- Colors in Autumn
- Dwarfs in Wrocław
- The Trumpeter of Krakow
- Soplica Malinowa
- And White Vodka
- Your twelve dishes on Christmas Eve
- Morskie Oko
- Ogórki Kiszone
- The white of your winter
- Biedronka (even though the branch is Portuguese)
- Your language
- Warsaw
- The beautiful sunsets in Powiśle district in Warsaw
- Your cold beaches
- Bociany
- Pączki
- Makowiec
- Karol Wojtyła
- Your People
- The love of my life was born here
- Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
- Your Babcias
- Powstanie Warszawskie (Warsaw Uprising)
- The legend of the sleeping Knights
- Zakopane
- Tatra Mountains
- Irena Stanisława Sendlerowa
- Wieliczka Salt Mines
- Your strength of building your country from zero after the war
- Your colors white and red
- Marie Skłodowska Curie
- The tomb of the unknown soldier
- The Volleyball National Team
- Robert Lewandowski
- and Jakub Błaszczykowski
- Żurek
- Mole in Sopot
- Praga neighbourhood in Warsaw
- Old Town in Krakow
- The Wawel Dragon
- The Wisła River
- Wilanów Residence
- Disco Polo
- Ranczo (TV series)
- Ryszard Kapuściński
- National Anthem
- Kapusta
- Żubr
- Wedel Chocolates
- Nowy Świat street
- Majestic Łazienki Park
- The National Stadium
- The extraordinary Park Śląski
- Light Show in Łódź
- The Godzina W
- Śledź with oil and onion
- All Saints’ Day
- Tyskie beer
- Rudawski Park
- Pawilony area in Warsaw
- Polish Folk Art
- Bar Mleczny
- Your magical Polish weddings
- Having impossible words to pronounce: Pięćdziesięciogroszówka
- Powązki Cemetery
- Pijalnia Wódka i Piwa
- Malbork Castle
- Pol’and’Rock Festival (aka Woodstock Festival)
- Manufaktura
- Piotrkowska street
- Easter Season and decorations
- The Skull Chapel in Czermna
- Preserving Auschwitz to never forget
- The Niedzica Castle
- The Crooked Forest in Gryfino
- Trójmiasto (Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot)
- The Warsaw Mermaid
- Wojtek The Bear
- Andrzejki Celebration
- Christmas illuminations
- Polish hospitality
- Multiple monuments remembering your heroes
- Homemade Kiełbasa
- Piernik
- Mikołaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus)
- Białowieża Forest
- Śmigus-dyngus tradition (Wet Monday)
- The hundred of lakes in Mazury region
- Oscypek
- The warmth of your summer
- You never gave up when you disappeared from the map for 123 years
- Kamienica buildings
- Słowiński National Park
- Ptasie mleczko (delicious candy)
- And finally because I can tell with pride that Poland is my home.
Sto Lat Polsko – Kocham Cię
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