A Christmas Eve Special ✈️🎄

[@bullet1544]

1. Largest castle In the WORLD, by land area. 2. The Teutonic Knights NEVER ruled Poland. 3. The Prince of Poland gave them land and then they started attacking Poland. Many years later, the Polish and Lithuanian knights defeated them at the Battle of Grunwald. And that was the end of them. 4. You forgot to add that Poland was the largest and one of the strongest countries in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. Such a small detail. 🙃

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Excellent corrections! Thank you very much! I have read a little Polish history and yes you are correct. I stand corrected and always want to learn the truth! ANd the truth is I love Poland!!

[@bullet1544]

@perrybarinowski2350 It's beautiful and safe country with very smart people. I love history of my country and I'm very proud of it. Sadly, polish economy is not so good for everyone, so I live outside of my beloved motherland.

[@LesławPilarski]

​@@bullet1544A to ciekawe z tą gospodarką . Ta gospodarka w ciągu 30 lat urosla kilku krotnie. Aktualnie poziom życia nie odbiega od zachodniego tak jak było to na początku lat 90-tych. Gdyby nie pandemia i wojna na Ukrainie , a jesteśmy państwem frontalnym , bylibyśmy w jeszcze lepszej sytuacji.

[@bullet1544]

@@LesławPilarski There's a lack of opportunities. But it's going to be better and better.

[@oljackie35]

*largest brick castle in a world

[@SherryTucker-d2g]

We were so blessed to have 2 families to invite us into their homes and show us the warm, gracious hospitality the Polish are known for! Hats off to a wonderful and friendly country that was even more beautiful than I expected! We want to get back someday and slow down the pace 😊

[@C.I.G.M.A]

Beautiful family brother! Merry Christmas to you all. Enjoy!!! 🫡

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Thank you! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well!

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Thanks very much.

[@ireneuszpyrak961]

Dziękujemy za odwiedziny, Polska to bardzo gościnny kraj. Mam nadzieję że pobyt był dla Was miły i ciekawy ❤

[@charonboat6394]

The Warsaw Old Town square was rebuilt as well. It isn't 100% the same but pretty close.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

It sure looked wonderful. We were very impressed. What an icredible job to rebuild so well.

[@dirik009]

Thank you for showing how beautiful my country is❤. You probably saw more in a week than me in 30 years

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Well we tend to get in a car and cover a lot of ground. The people were great and the country is beautiful. Warsaw, Malbork, Gdansk, Lodz, Tarnow, Krakow, Torun. Can't wait to come back some day! I even learned about 25 Polish words! It's the only time in my life I haven't been asked how to spell my last name!

[@thaddausgriech4542]

@@perrybarinowski2350 Polska jest piekna, pozdrawiam z Köln(Germany) i wspanialych podrozy Wam zycze

[@qbek7979]

Beautiful family 😊. Welcome to Poland❤🙋‍♂. You have to go to Krakow, Wroclaw and the Tatra Mountains 😍😊.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

We did go to Krakow! Got my car booted because I can't read parking signs! Ha Ha! Next time we go to Wroclaw and Tatra! We had such a great visit. It's pretty awesome to visit the country your ancestors came from. I am definitely going to return!

[@qbek7979]

@@perrybarinowski2350 🥰 I'm happy for you. See you! 🙋‍♂

[@krzysztoftyszkowski8770]

Poland super !

[@perrybarinowski2350]

I agree!

[@shadowgno87]

nie pierdol krzyś

[@jarekgroch4905]

Perry zrobiles dla Polski tym filmem piekna robote , reklame . Masz wspaniala rodzine oraz piekna zone i corke . Pozdrawiam was wszystkich .

[@perrybarinowski2350]

I knew a Jarek who visited us in Georgia. Thank you for the compliment. I know I messed up some details but Poland is just as beautiful as other countries which get many more visitors. I loved it!!

[@rab8347]

A nice family trip, but probably tiring. It would be worth a day or two of rest in Masuria. BTW Teutonic Knights were not ruling Poland at all but Prussia. Malbork was their capitol. But never the less thank you for nice shots from my beloved country.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Yes we are more like invaders than tourists. And thanks so much for the corrections. Hard to keep up with all the details. We made some friends in Tarnow and got to visit their farm so we did have some down time. It was definitely a quick taste of many places.

[@rolandhota1823]

Witamy w Polsce , Merry Christmas

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Thank you so much!.Wesolych Swiat! Thank you so much. We loved it!

[@mawoulin]

Great video, amazing places, beautiful family! Thanks for sharing your knowledge about history

[@katmastroianni557]

What a beautiful family! It melted my heart to see such a nice family trip :) lots of love from Poland, hope you enjoyed your stay!

[@perrybarinowski2350]

You are so kind. AN example to other viewers! We really enjoyed it. Look forward to coming back and learning more history.

[@jerzy7118]

I saw that you were in the replicas of Warsaw channels, now it is a tourtic attraction, but imagine when the insurgents, often wounded, went to the neck in the summer and often swivel Germans. The many insurgents did not survive in these channels. In the district of Warsaw- Wola, Germany in One day they killed 40,000 civilians; children, women, all wounded and medical staff in hospitals.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

It is very impressive how the Polish suffered and fought. FIRST TO FIGHT! I cannot comprehend how many people were harmed.

[@polskirealista9744]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmTHgquwbZyJmrc

[@dziewczynaa]

Hi guys, i hope you had a wonderful time in my country;)))

[@IkaBB21]

Poland ❤

[@piotropoka954]

you should go see Cracow or Wroclaw next time around

[@martabrzoza9847]

Dzien dobry!!

[@mitchelbalon3919]

Witamy w Polsce

[@BarlineckiRojber]

We, Poles, can't stand when misinformation is given about our history.. For centuries we have had to fight for our culture, language and homeland. They have often misrepresented our history and that is why we always fight for the truth. We must learn from history so that it is not repeated !

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

I understand that very much. Also pretty sure all countries experience such things. We have much information directed at the USA as well.

[@john_matrix]

nice to watch a video in which you enjoy the time spent in my home country, a successful stay

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Yes I agree. I would love to visit for a Christmas.

[@peterkroner9820]

Nice Country !

[@stcqw]

Visit Gdansk

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Watch for the next video! Gdansk was awesome as well.

[@sebrus33]

Hi. Nice family trip:) I have one comment XD You seem like a smart guy but unfortunately you have simplified the history of Poland to an extreme - the classic stereotype about Poland - "everyone invaded it" 11:47.. Yes, for the last 200 years we were in pieces, But! Poland has 1000 years of history, 800 of them were good (we occupied many other countries in the past - Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic countries, Moldova, we even occupied Moscow in 1612, which Napoleon and Hitler failed to do later). Now we are a peaceful nation - occupying other countries is not something to be proud of, but it also shows the strength that was in the past. Poland has a large nation on the scale of Europe (about 40 million people, e.g. Spain has a similar number). We are a large, proud European nation - we are not "poor Poland that you can easily invade". The last 200 years sucked because they tore us apart from the west and east at the same time! They had to come to an agreement to do it. (Hitler attacked on September 1, 1939, together with Russia, which attacked us on September 17 - their politicians had previously signed a cooperation pact. Besides, Russia "alone" never managed to defeat Poland - in 1920 we defeated the Russians in the Battle of Warsaw - one of the largest battles in Europe at that time). Yes, we have poor PR because of the history of the last 200 years, but the rest of the history is very interesting and good for us - and we are proud of it.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Yes I admit I am guilty there. I am new to this social media stuff. I have learned it takes a lot of research to get everything right. I just didn't have the time but hope to do better in the future. I apologize to all for not being the best possible in my presentation. Hopefully my presentation showed how much I love the country and people and maybe I can be forgiven for a few faults. I am very proud to be of Polish descent and to have had the chance to visit my home country. It is an awesome country with a great history. And it is doing a good job protecting its people and borders right now.

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Oh yes I agree. My comments of course were very general. It was more for an American audience. I would never claim to know more Polish history than actual Polish people. I will be looking for a good history book to read before my next trip. And yes Poland has a long and grand history filled with tragedy and triumph like many nations. America is 250 years old as compared to Polands 1000 years. And what survivors they are!! Thanks for watching and sharing facts. Can't wait for my next visit!

[@Arturborzecki]

Christmas vacations in the middle of summer?

[@SherryTucker-d2g]

No. It does look like that, but the video was posted then. We were there in June 2024

[@Arturborzecki]

@@SherryTucker-d2g ah I see! Nice you’ve visited my city

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Well, that was an accident. It was the summer. The person who titled the video got that wrong. Sorry. I hope to visit during a Christmas some day. Sorry for the confusion.

[@ronaldostrowski4014]

Then Poles did their share of invasions until the late 17th Century and even conquered and occupied Moscow in 1610. They also defeated the Tartars, Swedes, Ottomans, Russians and Germans. As an Australian of part-Polish descent, this myth of Poland being invaded by everybody is nauseating. Learn some Polish history before believing German and Russian fake history.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

I enjoyed reading Micheners Poland. I have always heard that Poland suffered many invasion from many countries. The worst being from Denmark I believe??

[@ronaldostrowski4014]

@@perrybarinowski2350 Michener's novel written during the 1960's was pure fiction and hardly reflected true Polish history which most in the West knew very little about. He hardly mentioned the Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth which emerged as the dominant power in Central and Eastern Europe for a few centuries. The Danes were Poland's longtime allies if not the oldest in Europe. They were allies in fighting the pagan Polubian Slavs who occupied parts of North East Germany and what is now Poland's Pomerania. King Canute's mother was Polish and he, according to a Danish historian, sent some elite Viking bodyguards to help his uncle, King Boleslav the Brave when he went to conquer Kiew (now Kyiv) You are confusing the Danes with the Swedes who were invited to invade the Commonwealth in the mid-17th Century by traitorous and self-serving Protestant Polish and Lithuanian nobles dissatisfied with their pious Catholic king and his taxes, At the time the Commonwealth was weakened by a major Cossack rebellion in Ukraine and wars with the Ottomans and Tartars in what is today's southern Ukraine. Poles found themselves not only fighting Swedes but their own countrymen fighting within Swedish ranks. This Swedish Deluge lasted for a few years and one-third of the Polish population perished. However, the Poles regrouped and together with their tartar allies destroyed the Swedish army and sent them packing from Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth territory. As for Poland always being invaded, British historian, Professor Norman Davies, addressed this oft-repeated myth in the introduction of his two-volume history of Poland, 'God's Playground'. He wrote: "Poland was no more or less invaded than most countries on the continent of Europe". Most people know squat about Polish history as they have read it through the biased prism of German and Russian revisionist historians during the period when Poland was partitioned for 123 years between Russia, Germany and Austria. That is now, thankfully, changing with more history books in the English language being published and KZbin documentaries about the Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth. There is a particular fascination with the famous Polish 'Winged Hussars' made popular by the Swedish Band Sabaton Poland regained its independence in 1918 and in1920 defeated a large Soviet army at the gates of Warsaw. In 1939 Poland was invaded by German, Slovakia and Soviet forces and fought on for 5 weeks, which was one week less than the French Campaign. Hundreds of thousands of Poles, like my late Polish veteran father fought the Germans on all fronts (250,000 under British Command in the West and from 1943 the First and Second Polish Armies under Soviet Command in the East), and at home as a major resistance movement, until 1945. After WW2 Poland came under Soviet influence and became a communist puppet state until 1945 courtesy of the Yalta Conference. However, the history of Poland was not always tragic during its 1000-plus history as a Polish state. Indeed, since the mid-1700s during the civil wars of Polish succession involving Russian forces and subsequently, it was invaded and vandalised. During WW2 the Germans wanted to destroy the Polish nations and cause the deaths of 2.5 million Poles and 3 million Polish Jews. Hopefully, for Poland, the pain of the previous two and a half centuries is over.

[@Ad_Ala]

Eureka😂

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Well I would like to read more Polish history. I have barely scratched the surface. I thought the Tatars ransacked the country and ran off.

[@LesławPilarski]

​@@TheFlyingLife-8Jeśli chce pan poznać dobrze historie Polski proponuję książki walijskiego historyka , mającego polskie obywatelstwo i mieszkającego w Krakowie , pana dr.Normana Daviesa .Świetna lektura .Pozdrawiam.

[@kml8732]

10:35 Teutonic Knights never ruled Poland. They ruled over a little part of current Poland granted to them by Polish Duke Konrad Mazowiecki in XIV century. If anything it was opposite as Kingdom of Poland destroyed Teutonic Order and forced Prussian/Teuton fiefdom in 1525. What are you talking about, man?

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Thanks for the correction. The fact that they ruled the amber trade is probably what confused me.

[@martabrzoza9847]

no, nothing in Old Town in Waraw is original, all is rebiuld, including the Royal Castle that is 50 years old now/

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Thank you very much for that information. The rebuilding really is beautiful.

[@annajones9586]

You love Poland don't you? What did you do to your own country ?

[@jamesh2459]

You must have some Polish in you, you all look European ❤

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Ha! I take that as a compliment! I could be very much at home here, but first I have to learn my history and learn to speak Polish! Thank very much!

[@hdmibullshell5390]

11:42 You insulted Poles again for saying that we had a weak government. I don't know where this information comes from, but remember that it was the Poles who took over the Kremlin. Don't try to explain our history to us.

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Well this part of history I have heard more than once. The Liberum Veto is the main reason the Polish government could never be strong and make decisions. If one person can stop legislation (due to being bribed by some interest) then that is a weak government. The Sejm was crippled by this practice which was abolished in 1791. It's not an insult, just a fact. The USA started with a weak form of government as well but changed rather soon.

[@hdmibullshell5390]

@@TheFlyingLife-8 You don't understand. Just with this one sentence you described the era of two hundred years of the Polish kingdom as a time of weak management. What kind of country exists for two hundred years with weak management? We now know that Poland discovered the power of bribery too late, because political bribery came from abroad. Our ancestors were knights, not speculators. And by the way, the Teutonic Knights never ruled in Poland.

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

@@hdmibullshell5390 Yes indeed. No nation with weak government will survive for long. It seems that may be why Sweden of all people devasted Poland which lead to the first Partition. I think the general idea is that strong governments with large militaries don't get invaded. Weak ones do. In a country with a 1000 year history it is inevitable that it will have both types of governments. In America with less than 300 years we have had both. And also times where we chose to reduce our military strength which lead to weak governments. And naturally geography matters too. Poland sitting in between various strong and greedy governments could never afford to be weak...and yet it was at times.

[@mecenas_mahon]

1. Dont vlog and drive. This may put you in some serious troubles. 2. I cant tell who and where taught you history but what you saying about Poland is just some utter rubbish. 3. I see comments come and go. Did you delete any?

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

It;s a bad habit which many Americans indulge in. Good words though. I read Poland by Michener on this trip.

[@robastaki9973]

Your knowledge of European history is amateurish, typical of America

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Hmmm..I know quite a bit about English history but this is my first attempt at displaying a little of Poland. At least I'm not an "ugly American".

[@dudexxx8511]

@robastaki9973 Hmm do you really think that comments like this help? Being an asshat won’t make people to be more educated and enthusiastic about learning history

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

@@perrybarinowski2350 It seems to be an inferiority complex-the Polish are OBSESSED with their history and even worse, just say that Poland lies in Eastern Europe and World War 3 will errupt! At the end of the day, who cares? To this day, Poland only survives on E.U. handouts anyway!

[@447nomore]

Łorsoł i łobrzygoł.

[@Battlemover44]

Łobsrane, łobrzygane i Zakopane.

[@polskirealista9744]

Many, many bad information

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

Well not all of it. I think you meant to say "much bad information"

[@Michal-s6s]

Tyle wiecie o histori Polski co, świnia o gwiazdach. Już lepiej się nie odzywać, niż coś powiedzieć i wyjść na idiotę

[@447nomore]

Dokładnie. Poza tym zawsze czuć u nich jakąś taka wyższość. No bo co tam buszmeni znad Wisły... Durnie i pajace.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Oh well, sorry if you were displeased. I am not a history teacher but a tourist.

[@charonboat6394]

​@@perrybarinowski2350 Sorry for that bore. He doesn't represent Poles in general. He may not even be a Pole. Theres lots of russian trolls on vlogs trying to destroy our reputation.

[@charonboat6394]

Teraz wiem gdzie się podziałeś kiedy niedoliczylem się bydła w oborze.

[@447nomore]

Skoro jesteś turystą to nie nauczaj na siłę fałszywej historii.

[@jacquesgrabowski2393]

this is a dirty town 🙈

[@tomaszszymanski8562]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKi8oZiQZct9oNksi=qHT8uoHPuD0xZb9d for hundreds of years no one has seriously attacked us

[@perrybarinowski2350]

That's true but being over there I could sense a little unease about being so close to Russia. My hat is off to the courage of the Polish people!

[@447nomore]

Nawet nie pomyśla o tym by nauczyć się nazw polskich miast w miarę prawidłowo. Wszystko musi być w angielskim nazewnictwie.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

Well, Polish is difficult for Americans but I tried my best! I'm the American who actually tries to speak a little when I travel. Most people seemed to appreciate it or at least tolerate me.

[@perrybarinowski2350]

I know how to say WUDGE and GuhDainsk and Tarnoff. Is that a good start?

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

@@perrybarinowski2350 Yes, very good indeed. Instead of saying Gdansk just say Danzig and see the reaction!

[@TheFlyingLife-8]

I think you are trying to get me in hot water!! I know enough history to not say that! Very funny though!!

[@BazilBazil-ku1sn]

@447nomore Czemu jesteś taki upierdliwy?Nie zauważyłeś że cały film nagrywa w swym języku?Czy jak byś pojechał do Monachium to nagle zacząłbyś mówić że jesteś w München?