Archiwum miesięczne: Marzec 2016

One of the most interesting Easters I ever spent was in the beautiful city of Krakow with my family. We booked a lovely little hotel close to the square and had three days wandering the picturesque streets watching people with baskets full of food and soaking each other on Easter Monday. Ever since, I have long campaigned for Śmigus-dyngus to be turned into a British tradition! But over the past two years, I have seen Easter through slightly different eyes. With my nieces now old enough to appreciate the Easter Bunny, a mythical…Czytaj dalej …

As any mathematics buff will tell you, March 14th was a particularly special day. It’s not often fans of maths get something to celebrate, but National Pi Day saw them all out in force paying homage to one of the world’s most significant numbers. For years 3.14159 (the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter) has fascinated folk all around the world and you’d be surprised just how many battle it out to see who can remember its endless list of numbers. The first known Pi Day was set up by physicist…Czytaj dalej …

I’ve been looking forward to this week for months, for this is the week that I had set aside to sit down and book my summer holidays... An enjoyable moment of anybody’s calendar year, this one is particularly exciting as it ties in with my 35th year on this here planet - And for that reason I’ve decided to treat myself to a special trip to Japan to see a couple of friends living out there. I’ve never been to Asia before, so it’s going to be amazing! The first leg of the…Czytaj dalej …

I woke up this morning and witnessed something I haven’t seen in Poland for a long, long time - bright sunshine peeking through my bedroom window! While it hasn’t been a particularly harsh winter here, it has felt like a long one and any indication that spring is on the way is fine by me. What irony then, when I sat down with a cup of tea (with milk of course) and read online that the north of England has been hit by heavy snowfall and “thrown into chaos”. All morning flights were…Czytaj dalej …