Tychy Travel Guide

  TYSKIE - PRINCE BREWERY
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  • TYSKIE  -  PRINCE  BREWERY
      TYSKIE - PRINCE BREWERY
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  • Maria magdalena church
      Maria magdalena church
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  • LEISURE  BY  MISCHKA :-)))
      LEISURE BY MISCHKA :-)))
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  • NEW  GRAVES
      NEW GRAVES
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  • IN  MEMORY  OF  SILESIAN  INSURGENTS
      IN MEMORY OF SILESIAN INSURGENTS
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Things to Do  

Stained-glass windows in Europe

Stained-glass windows in Europe, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Look at another stained-glass window inside St. Maria Magdalena Roman catholic church on my picture.Where to find famous, old stained glass:In POLAND stained glass by Mehoffer (to be found in Fribourg, Switzerland as well) and by Wyspianski:- Wawel Castle Cathedral in... 

Sculptures in St. Christopher Church 1

Sculptures in St. Christopher Church 1, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  There are a lot of amazing, modern sculptures inside St. Christopher Church.By the way St. Christopher is a patron of drivers and city of Tychy. Hmm... Tychy is always called capitol of Polish automobile industry. There are many foreign and Polish companies and factories... 

Hotels  

Noma Residence

 3 Reviews and 3 Opinions  Prices in Polish zloty=PLN per room (Standard price/ Weekend price) - September 2002 . APARTMENTS 1... 

Restaurants  

Restaurant PUB Szatnia: Great place to meet friends

Restaurant PUB Szatnia: Great place to meet friends, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  I kidnapped Urszula, Mischka and Fernando there. We ate some Polish food there and tasted (except me, I was designated driver hehe) Tyskie beer.Opened Mon-Sun from 10.00 am to the last consumer, hot dishes served till 10.30 pm.Credit cards accepted. Sirloin steak with green... 

At home :-): Swedish-Hungarian-Polish drink :-)))

At home :-): Swedish-Hungarian-Polish drink :-))), Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Look at my picture, please. There are three bottles:1. Glogg (funny "o" = with two dots above :-) - Swedish soft drink made of forest fruits,2. Red dry or semi-dry wine: Egri Bikaver which means... blood of a bull hehe on my picture ----> Hungarian wine3. Dry (white)... 

Reataurant PUB Szatnia: Great place to taste beer

Reataurant PUB Szatnia: Great place to taste beer, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  It's more then a pub, it's a restaurant as well - with usually delicious polish and vegetarian food.Nice, a little dark interior, summer garden with tarasse, delicious polish dishes and natives make this place unforgettable.Opened Mon-Sun from 10.00 am to the last consumer,... 

Nightlife  

Zywiec Pub: Beer with natives

Zywiec Pub: Beer with natives, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Better do not disturb young natives during their blood alcohol experiments with Tychy beer in many (I think about 200) bars, restaurants, pubs... Rather join them. They are very friendly for very rare foreign visitors and many of them can speak at least a little English... 

Tyskie beer

Tyskie beer, Tychy

 Kodi01 Says:  If your city has it's own brewery, guess what they drink at the night clubs?Yes Tyskie beer, this is the factory in Tychy.Sad to say, it will not be imported to USA, so you must go there to try it. :o) 

Transportation  

FREE transportation

FREE transportation, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  There is scheduled bus line free of charge linking Tychy, nearby towns and villages with Tesco Hypermarket . Buses are run by TESCO hypermarket.Timetable:www.netblok.tychy.net.pl/~noltychy/tesco.html 

Katowice - Pyrzowice International Airport (KAT)

Katowice - Pyrzowice International Airport (KAT), Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Tychy is located 20 kilometres (14 mi) south of Katowice (capital of Silesian Administrative Province) and 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of the Katowice-Pyrzowice airport. .There are direct flights to Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport (KTW) from: 1. Frankfurt Am Main (Germany -... 

Air tickets

Air tickets, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  .For airfares and online ticket reservation:look at my transportation tips on my Poland and Krakow page..1. LOT Polish Airlines:http://www.lot.com/app/index.jsp?lang=en2. Lufthansa Airlines: http://www.lufthansa.com/index_en.html3. Swiss Air:http://www.swiss.com/net/.. 

Shopping  

FOTO-OPTYKA: Do you need glasses/develop your pics?

FOTO-OPTYKA: Do you need glasses/develop your pics?, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  FOTO-OPTYKA contains of two seperate parts: FOTO (photo store and lab - developing pics is 30% cheaper than in Wal-Mart in the USA there) and OPTYKA (glasses and accesories). It is the best store with glasses in Tychy. They sell hundreds types of glasses: either sunglasses... 

Local Customs  

Home-made non-diet breakfast :-)

Home-made non-diet breakfast :-), Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Enlarge my picture to see breakfast by Urszula (matcrazy0). What's there?- morning coffee (with a lot of 0.5% fat milk = almost water :-),- orange juice,- hot toasts (made of Polish wheat toast bread),- butter (Polish Delma),- Swiss or Polish cheese (yellow with big holes is... 

Religion

Religion, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  In Poland 95% of population declares to be Roman Catholic and approx. 60% - 70% declare to practice. I don't know official dates for Tychy but I think they are similar, maybe a little bit fewer people are religious like in almost every city. There are 16 Roman catholic... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Unavailable in Tychy

Unavailable in Tychy, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  I was glad to meet Mary-Lou (marylou11) and her fiance in Tychy. Haha, it was my first VT-meeting ever. We were very glad to receive a bottle of KAHLUA produced in the USA, bought in Canada which we didn't know before. I was looking for Kahlua in Tychy liquor stores but... 

Are these poisonous?

Are these poisonous?, Tychy

 Kodi01 Says:  i am always cautious of mushrooms unless I buy them at the grocery store.Matcrazy1 says" Polish autumn/fall speciality = forestmushrooms, no worries - all are checked by authorisated speciallist = nopoisoned hehe" 

What to Pack  

Good humour!

Good humour!, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Look at Mischka (Sympathisant) at my picture please. Depends on season. Hot summer days (I mean over 30C = 86F) and only a few days of really cold winters sometimes (I mean below -10C = 14F). If you are going to take pictures at night don't forget to bring a tripod or buy... 

Climate in Tychy

Climate in Tychy, Tychy

 Leipzig Says:   There is no special rainy season Avg. Temp. in Spring: max.: 6 – 18°C ( 43 - 64°F ); min: 0 - 8°C ( 32 - 47°F )Avg. Temp. in Summer: max.: 19 – 22°C ( 66 - 71°F ); min: 10 - 12°C ( 50 - 53°F )Avg. Temp. in Autumn: max.: 4 – 17°C ( 39 - 62°F); min: 0 - 8°C ( 32 – 47°F )Avg.... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Chapels

Chapels, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  There are quite many small, stone and old chapels in Tychy. They were put along tracks and roads leading to church and to Czestochowa - most famous destination of pilgrimes and especially on crossroads where the pilgrimes used to stop and pray. Well, nowadays some of the... 

Stone figures of saints

Stone figures of saints, Tychy

 matcrazy1 Says:  Keep your eyes open while walking around Tychy and... you will find a lot of old, stone figures of various saints in usually small chapels like this one, of St. Mary, in the chapel put at John Paul II Avenue. I was told that there were wooden chapels in the past but they... 

Favorites  

Plattenbau (houses of prefabricated elements)

Plattenbau (houses of prefabricated elements), Tychy

 Leipzig Says:  Most parts of the town were built in the 1970s in the so-called "Plattenbau"-style (prefabricated elements of houses). The roads are mostly four-lane and under an excellent condition. The ground plan of this part of town is like a chessboard. Well, Matt told me there's also... 

The Place

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The People

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 WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN - Would you like to receive a postcard from Poland? Click here, please! Thank you very, very much :-))) I was born in Krakow (Cracow) on Christmas Eve, 24 Dec. in the evening, what a surprise hahaha.... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi, I would like to know where I can find if there are trains or busses from Krakow to Tychy, or if anyone can recommend a... 

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A: You can certainly get the train from Krakow to Tychy. Times and info in English here: http://www.bahn.com/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml and here (click the... 

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WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN

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 Would you like to receive a postcard from Poland? Click here, please! Thank you very, very much :-))) I was born in Krakow (Cracow) on Christmas Eve, 24 Dec. in the evening, what a surprise hahaha.... 

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Tychy - do you know how to pronounce it?

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 Thanks to Matcrazy1 for sharing his pictures with me. This is Matt's hometown, did I ever think I would see it? I did not think so, but I am SO GLAD that I did. I guess the funniest part of my trip... 

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Welcome to TYCHY (TICHAU)

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Tychy. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 6 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Tychy

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 Tychy is the city where my best VT friend Maciek lives. I'd like to visit the city ... 

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Tychy

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 I Lived in Tychy until I moved to Canada in 1992. I used to live on Ulica Uczniowska Osiedle U and attended elementary school #35 until grade 6. I have been back to Tychy in the summer of 1994, and... 

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