Polish Connections

Post date: Apr 14, 2009 5:25:09 PM

Richard, Elizabeth and Natasha lived in Poland for a year ( 1996-7) whilst Richard worked for Makro - they were just opening up new stores everywhere . We stayed in Warszawa for a couple of days and met up with Jurek and Rysio's family before travelling down to Krakow by train . We lived in Krakow for three months in a high rise block . Whilst Rick was at work , Elizabeth and Natasha would wander down to the centre and have lunch in the Hawelka restaurant or some cake and jelly in one of the cafes. Then we moved to Szczecin where we lived in a German-style house on the ground floor . A Polish family lived upstairs. We made some good friends- with whom we are still in touch- and had a great time . We didn't really like the cold winter though- at one point the teperature fell to -23 o C ! Fur coats a must!

Back in Manchester Elizabeth is a member of Biesiada - a Polish singing group- and we regularly perform at functions and festivals at venues all over the UK including POSK, Birmingham Symphony Hall and various Polish clubs . We sing folk and patriotic songs as well as hymns and carols . Natasha is our number one fan and knows all the words !!

Elizabeth, Richard and Natasha