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The Market Square (Rynek Glowny) Krakow
39 Reviews Krakow is fabulous in any season. I have visited in holiday season, summer, and spring. The Cloth Market is the centerpiece of the historic square...untouched by wars. It's the purest part of Poland...
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Streets Warsaw
28 Reviews Royal Route is possible the most popular walking part of Warsaw. It starts from Royal Castle, goes to Krakowskie Przedmescie street, later connects Nowi Swiat street and further to Lazenki and...
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St. Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki) Krakow
30 Reviews Upon entering the BASILICA OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY from the Market Square, you come across the Vestibule (1750-53) in the shape of the Tomb of Jesus. Entering from Mariacki Square (enter here to...
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Memories Warsaw
39 Reviews It had never crossed my mind to visit Poland, even after meeting Ewa, and teaching children who had Polish fathers in Scotland and Sudan. I'd never felt the inclination to visit Eastern Europe at all,...
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Wawel Castle Krakow
41 Reviews The originally Gothic WAWEL CASTLE or ZAMEK WAWELSKI, was built by Casimir II the Great and consisted of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. The Gothic structures were...
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Old Town Warsaw
39 Reviews Walking along the streets of the Old Town, you will see another kind of ornament - beautiful decorative shop signs above the doors of the elegant shops or restaurants. Their intricate designs, often...
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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) Krakow
13 Reviews this was the first shopping center in Krakow (14th century) Looks like a bazar with stall in both sides selling handcrafts or religious stuff ..its a large corridor with just this.On the upper floor...
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Royal Castle Warsaw
6 Reviews The Royal Castle is probably the best known landmark of Warsaw. From the outside it is a simple, huge five-wing early Baroque structure with a tall clock-tower. It's painted in unique colour but......
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St. Florian's Gate and the Barbican Krakow
15 Reviews The Krakow Barbican, exquisite structure. Matt decided to have a photo shoot for the Krakow 2010 Euromeet here, a beautiful place to do it, as you can see in the photos.. Matt, Ursula and our Polish...
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Warsaw Uprising Warsaw
8 Reviews WOW! Warsaw Uprising 1944 Museum is the best set up museum I have ever seen in Poland. It was open in 2004. I've already visited it twice and it's not enough for me :-). Fascinating and very...
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Lazienki Park and Chopin's Monument Warsaw
14 Reviews The Lazienki Park abounds in statues. They can be found everywhere: on the terrace of the Palace on the Water, in the Theatre on the Island, and in many other parts of the park too. They are often...
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Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw
13 Reviews Unfortunately, there are some politicians who want to destroy the Palace - symbol of the city!!! So, if you have free time, go to Warsaw - it is maybe the last chance to see this marvellous building!...
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Sightseeing - All tips in one Warsaw
9 Reviews We stayed three days in capital of Poland. I should say it was enough to see essential, but also better to have more time visiting Warsaw. I think the three day planning was quite full and useful, so...
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Barbican Warsaw
5 Reviews 2001: Some fun guys at the wall around Old Town.. available with axe... for the crazy tourists with busy cameras. The area around the Barbicon usually has some entertainers offering a variety of...
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Monuments Warsaw
6 Reviews There are many monuments and statues throughout the city, but I rather like the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. The tomb rests under several pillars which are the remnants of an old king's palace which...
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Castle Square Warsaw
6 Reviews The most part of the downdown was ruined during WWII. So, all that you can see on a photo is a reconstruction. From gale.blog.pl 's VT page I've just learned that number of old churches in Selesia...
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Wilanow Warsaw
5 Reviews King Jan III Sobieski was a hero- he saved Europe from Islam- but a controversial one- he told his wife not to take baths until he`s back from the war so he could have her "all natural"! A walk...
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Language Warsaw
3 Reviews Although most younger Poles speak English, there are many Poles, especially among the older generation who don't or don't want to. Even the majority of the police do not speak it. There is no doubt...
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Alcoholism used to be a problem here. Fortunately it seems like we've got rid of it. Sales of alcohol to persons under 18 is prohibited and may be penalized.The sales of soft alcohol like beer and wine has been growing while the sales of vodka - dropping in the recent years. Keep your fingers crossed!
Should you see cars like those, you'll now know that those are police cars. Policemen are quite kind and underpaid. They usually don't speak English so don't bother.Whenever you see a guy in a dark uniform with a yellow jacket with a "POLICJA" sign on its back, you can feel safe. Very similar to those police jackets are jackets worn by private security agents - the sing says "OCHRONA" then. FONDEST? This system must be sick indeed. Can I have any FONDEST memories of meetings with the police?!!! ;)
It's not easy to learn Polish but you may find a couple of phrases useful. Here's what you could find interesting (copied from ania70pl's Warsaw page):Hello: CzescGood morning; Dzien dobryGoodbye: Do widzeniaGood evening: Dobry wieczor Good night: DobranocHow are you?: Jak sie masz?I am ok: W porzadku or Czuje sie dobrzeI don't understand: Nie rozumiemYes: TakNo: NiePlease: ProszeThank you: DziekujeExcuse me: PrzepraszamI'm sorry: Przykro miYesterday: WczorajToday: DzisiajTomorrow: JutroMorning: RanoAfternoon: Po poludniuEvening: WieczorNight: NocMonday: PoniedzialekTuesday: WtorekWednesday: SrodaThursday: CzwartekFriday: PiatekSaturday: SobotaSunday: NiedzielaAirport: LotniskoPort: PortTown Center: Centrum miastaTourism Office: Biuro turystyczneRestaurant: RestauracjaHospital: SzpitalPharmacy: AptekaBank: BankCash machine: Bankomat1: Jeden2: Dwa3: Trzy4: Cztery5: Piec6: Szesc7: Siedem...
Wroclaw has one of the most beautiful old Rynek's in all of Poland. With it's stunningly coloured facades and array cafes and restaurants it is a great place to relax and sip on a beer.The highlight of the Rynek is the Town Hall situated on the southern part of the square. The Rynek used to be the centre of commercial activity in Wroclaw, today however it now mostly a tourist zone. Perhaps it has been a little too commercialized for some with its strategically placed McDonald's and Pizza Hut(just to the right in this photo). Regardless of the over commercialization I thought that the Wroclaw's Rynek was a fine place to visit with it's many fine restaurants and bars.
The Esperanto the universal language, was created in Bialystok by the hand of Dr. Zamenhof in 19th century, but in that time the town was territory of Lithuania under the russian government.Dr. Zamenhof was born in Bialystok and by his fifteen years started the great work of his life that was creating an artificial language for being used by any person who wants to communicate with someone with a different language. Anyway, his plan was never worked. The personal reason of his ideal was because in his natal town, Bialystok, was spoken 4 languages by the different 4 communities of the city: (russo, german, hebrew and polish) and was hard in that time the people of community talk with a person of another community.Dr. Zamenhof was a great pacifist and he spoken 12 languages!!! For all these facts I think he is an important symbol just for us, the travellers... and why not for all the VT...
Walking in the Tatras Mountains is a fantastic experience that ranks amongst the great delights that Poland has to offer. This mountain region is not exactly a wilderness but it is about as close you will get to it in this part of Europe. There are all kinds of hiking trails in this park that range in difficultity from easy walks to extremely arduous. With regards to the later you should have the proper equipment and perhaps a guide. Some of the Tatras Mountains in themselves are a very difficult climb even if these mountains are not as high as lets say, the Alps. They should not be taken lightly as they can be very steep in places. Were I was climbing, the mountain was covered with snow and ice and the climb and the track down was quite tricky and exhausting.I have included more pictures of my hikes through the Tatras Mountains in a travelogue section. The stunning landscape of the...
A Sunday day trip was already planned to Kazimirez when we were invited to a party the previous evening. We ended up partying all night and then going directly to the rail station so that our trip to Kazimirez Dolny could still go ahead.
The Rynek Glowny in the Stare Miasta is a great place to sit, watch people and have a beer or even a meal. It is the largest town square in Poland and supposedly was at one time the largest in all of Europe.Unlike the other Ryneks in Poland this old square survived the Second World War without being damaged by any fighting. For me the architecture around the square, including the Cloth Hall and the St. Mary's Church, was mesmerizing. Each time I entered the Rynek, I found it difficult to tear myself way. This was the case inspite of the terrible weather Krakow experienced during my visit.
I know that you aren't able to learn Polish before you go to Poland, but it would be better to know some phrases, because especially in smaller cities it can be hard to communicate in English or other foreign languare.Hello: CzescGood morning; Dzien dobryGoodbye: Do widzeniaGood evening: Dobry wieczor Good night: DobranocHow are you?: Jak sie masz?I am ok: W porzadku or Czuje sie dobrzeI don't understand: Nie rozumiemYes: TakNo: NiePlease: ProszeThank you: DziekujeExcuse me: PrzepraszamI'm sorry: Przykro miYesterday: WczorajToday: DzisiajTomorrow: JutroMorning: RanoAfternoon: Po poludniuEvening: WieczorNight: NocMonday: PoniedzialekTuesday: WtorekWednesday: SrodaThursday: CzwartekFriday: PiatekSaturday: SobotaSunday: NiedzielaAirport: LotniskoPort: PortTown Center: Centrum miastaTourism Office: Biuro turystyczneRestaurant: RestauracjaHospital: SzpitalPharmacy: AptekaBank: BankCash...
Legislative authority - Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland.Executive authority - The President and the Council of Ministers.Judicial authority - The courts and tribunals.The president is elected in a general election. The term lasts for 5 years from the date the President is sworn into office.The Parliament - Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland. The term lasts for 4 years.Sejm - 460 deputies elected in national election.Senat - 100 senators elected in national election.
Sheraton Krakow Hotel Krakow
7 Reviews and 515 Opinions I had a very pleasant stay at this hotel. I was part of a tour group, but would recommend it to the...
Intercontinental Warszawa Warsaw
4 Reviews and 653 Opinions Intercontinental Warswawa is one of the 5***** hotel in warsaw but it is different from the others...
Mercure Hevelius Gdansk
7 Reviews and 221 Opinions Great view from my 9th floor room. [ half way up ]. The room is just what you expect for 450 zloty...
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Q: is it feasible to go to Malbork from Warsaw as a daytrip?
A: It can be done. Here are the best departures in each direction for a maximum amount of time to have in Malbork Departing Warsaw at 0513 arriving Malbork 1126 no change...
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