tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post1011670138825444543..comments2024-02-18T00:25:14.658-08:00Comments on looking for identity: Freedom begins here in Gdansk.Gosiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-17349368927693229632015-08-19T11:11:44.135-07:002015-08-19T11:11:44.135-07:00Don't worry and travel safelyDon't worry and travel safelyGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-76809074186881226092015-08-19T11:10:52.258-07:002015-08-19T11:10:52.258-07:00yes it was a big event but I don't remember so...yes it was a big event but I don't remember so much because I was a small girl at that timeGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-24721926387549483482015-08-19T11:10:02.983-07:002015-08-19T11:10:02.983-07:00yes you are rightyes you are rightGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-33500758307851208232015-08-19T11:09:41.856-07:002015-08-19T11:09:41.856-07:00Colin you are definitely a history lover. History ...Colin you are definitely a history lover. History of Poland is very complicated.Yes I follow Margaret's blog is an amazing oneGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-49395827516038805992015-08-18T07:12:53.246-07:002015-08-18T07:12:53.246-07:00I only have a black square....never mind shall vie...I only have a black square....never mind shall view when I get home in September..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-7970593942293980322015-08-18T05:39:48.849-07:002015-08-18T05:39:48.849-07:00I remember watching this on TV News. It was a grea...I remember watching this on TV News. It was a great event.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-72166066464999514692015-08-18T04:20:33.077-07:002015-08-18T04:20:33.077-07:00Thank you, Gosia for sharing this video. It shows ...Thank you, Gosia for sharing this video. It shows that unity and courage is very powerful.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897600511871114781.post-45100318044243135692015-08-18T01:05:59.026-07:002015-08-18T01:05:59.026-07:00Gosia
Poland has had many trials and triumphs over...Gosia<br />Poland has had many trials and triumphs over the long years of history.<br />Just look at musical composers - Chopin etc.<br />I could listen to Chopin for hours on end - his music clears the brain.<br />This modern stuff - Chopin must be spinning in his grave!<br /><br />But in 1980 Lech Walesa defied them all.<br />The Peanut US President Jimmy Carter - what a joke he was!<br />Probably never had a clue where Poland was!<br />Leonid Brezhnev, the last really of the Stalinist mob and what a horrible person this individual was.<br />But in 1980 there was one very influential person in power, the former Cardinal of Kracow - John Paul II. <br />It was a case "lets get on with freedom and stuff the stupidity of East and West".<br />I think the Government of then West Germany saw Lech as their savior also,<br />as did the rest of the countries under Soviet dominance.<br />Lech has already established his name in history.<br />Cheers<br />Colin ( Brisbane. Australia)<br />PS: Hope you are enjoying Margaret's travels on her excellent blog.<br />You could fit a few Polands into Western Australia!Huggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.com