Terminal 13: Polska
Welcome Back my Trendy Travelers! This is Beata and I hope that your last trip to Samoa was very exciting! For our very last trip together, I will be taking you guys to visit Poland! Absolutely one of my favorites place to visit!
There are a lot of places that Poland has to offer for tourists. But today I have chosen the Old city of Krakow and it's Main Square Market.
Krakow's main market square, also called as the "Rynek" in Polish, serves as the city's gravitational center. It dates back to the 13th century and measures at 200 by 200 meters, the Rynek is also ranked as one of the largest medieval squares in Europe surrounded by elegant townhouses.
Back in 1257 when the main square was first designed, the purpose of it was to attract passing merchants so that they would offer their goods in Krakow. It was also a witness to many important events in the history of Poland.
Now in present times, the ground level of the market square has risen by over 5 meters. Underneath the Rynek are large basements which have been transformed into really interesting cafes and restaurants, theaters or small archaeological museums. The square is also dominated by many small gift shops, hundreds of pubs, clubs and other interesting places worth being visited.
The Main square is truly an amazing site, all the routes in the old city center focus on it and also lead into it.
The main square is also very popular for gatherings.. whether its family or traditional national celebrations.
Poland Inspired Design!
The inspirational colors are White and Red, which are the color of Poland's national flag, this is represented on the middle finger of the design. All the other fingers have a stamped design of Poland's National Flower which is the corn poppy. This is a simple, yet a very native design which captures Poland to the best! Make sure to definitely rock this nail art design out next time you visit this historical country!
The Poland flag was formally acquired on August 1, 1919. The white stands for peace and morality while the red stands for endurance, gallantry, vigor and bravery.
The corn poppy flower is the national flower of Poland. It is red- just like one of the two Polish national colors. Poppy became linked with Poland after a famous song entitled Red poppies at Monte Cassino. During World War II a famous battle took place at Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome. Under the command of a famous general, named Anders, the Polish attack lead to a final victory which allowed the Poles to reach the top of the hill and raise their Polish Flag. Many Polish soldiers were buried at the slope of the Monte Cassino mountain where this entire mountain was full with red poppies during the battle. Thus, the song Red poppies at Monte Cassino (Cerwone Maki na Monte Cassino), commemorates the heroism of polish soldiers and links them to the poppies saying how the poppies are nourished by Polish blood thus why they are so red.
Back in 1257 when the main square was first designed, the purpose of it was to attract passing merchants so that they would offer their goods in Krakow. It was also a witness to many important events in the history of Poland.
Now in present times, the ground level of the market square has risen by over 5 meters. Underneath the Rynek are large basements which have been transformed into really interesting cafes and restaurants, theaters or small archaeological museums. The square is also dominated by many small gift shops, hundreds of pubs, clubs and other interesting places worth being visited.
The Main square is truly an amazing site, all the routes in the old city center focus on it and also lead into it.
The main square is also very popular for gatherings.. whether its family or traditional national celebrations.
Poland Inspired Design!
The corn poppy flower is the national flower of Poland. It is red- just like one of the two Polish national colors. Poppy became linked with Poland after a famous song entitled Red poppies at Monte Cassino. During World War II a famous battle took place at Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome. Under the command of a famous general, named Anders, the Polish attack lead to a final victory which allowed the Poles to reach the top of the hill and raise their Polish Flag. Many Polish soldiers were buried at the slope of the Monte Cassino mountain where this entire mountain was full with red poppies during the battle. Thus, the song Red poppies at Monte Cassino (Cerwone Maki na Monte Cassino), commemorates the heroism of polish soldiers and links them to the poppies saying how the poppies are nourished by Polish blood thus why they are so red.
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