The Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) is in the center of Warsaw next to the Central Railway Station. The futuristic glass roof covers in interior courtyard and most closely, the food court on the top... more
If you are looking for local craft and gifts in Warsaw the best choice is to stroll around the Old Town with gift shops, little galleries and vendor's stands (in late spring and summer) - all with... more
June 2010 update-most sources say that this market is closed due to the new stadium being built, one local said part of it still remained but we didn't check it out
Held daily in the former National... more
As I was browsing along in Old Town, I was fascinated by the Christmas ornaments made from gingerbread. They are cut and decorated, then coated with a... more
What we call here at home a "Package Store" where you canpurchase just alcohol, we set outto locate a nice one in Warsaw toget a couple of bottle for... more
The shop in Warsaw Uprising Museum offers some simple gifts and postcards but first of all good choice of books about Warsaw Uprising and in general WWII both... more
There are numerous, similar in design, kiosks put along streets in both Warsaw and other cities in Poland. They are marked by yellow sign RUCH (it's a name of... more
There are a few shops behind passport control points along the corridor in Duty Free Zone of the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport designed for passenger leaving... more
It's a small Polish chain store and cafe which sells aromatic, roasted seeds of the coffee plant of numerous brands (single, mixed, flavoured -per weigh) daily... more
This is a very nice bookstore in which there are second hand books in many langugaes, but mainly in Polish. It is a huge building with 150.000 books.It is open... more
This is more than just another cafe. It's also a great shop offering a marvelous variety of coffee, coffee-related accessories, pottery etc. It is placed at the... more
Brand new multistorey shop with good selection of books (including travel and English language), press (international included) and music/movies in the... more
It is a small food shop at touristy place of Warsaw. It is very convenient, as you don't have to walk far away to buy some nice Polish sausages or beer ;)The... more
We headed to the Kolo Bazar on Saturday morning, awfully glad that I didn't listen to the hubby when he suggested that it was walkable from our hotel, the tram... more
It's almost a little disappointing finding a megamall behind the central train station, both in Warsaw and in Krakow, I hope it doesn't mean the death of the... more
A couple of blocks north of the Westin where we stayed we found a huge food and flower market located inside and around two art nouveau market halls, anything... more
This is a factory shop of one of the best chocolate factories in Poland, the Warsaw firm Wedel (pronounced vaidl). Here you can buy all their products - from... more
A hyper modern shopping arcade has arisen around the Central Station of Warszawa. However, main shopping centers offer hardly any traditional Polish items and... more
This bag of Polish candy (as described by the cashier) has up to 20 individually wrapped candies. They taste like toffee, not too hard but not too soft either.... more
In gemeral, it's not a shop but official Tourist Information Office run by city government but they also offer something to buy. My recommendation is to start... more
It's a centrally located, along the Royal Way, chemist/drugstore ("apteka" in Polish) open Mon - Fri: 8.00 am - 9.00 pm; Sat - Sun: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. Nothing... more
It's a small local, family run (only 1 employee is a stranger) company which cooks home made Polish food at night and sells it the next day. There are a few... more
The very "special" (and hopefully rare in Warsaw) was service or better to say lack of service in this shop. It was the coldest day (-20C or so) for years in... more
One of the most irritating obstacles a visitor must come across in Warsaw (and Poland) is a strange custom that those who sell postcards usually don't sell... more
Empik is the largest Polish chain bookstore, Polish answer to American Barnes & Noble by size and choice :-). This one in Warsaw is located on 3 levels and its... more
This page is dedicated to the memory of great Polish poet, guitarist, singer and my great friend, Jacek Kaczmarski who has always been an inspiration to me...
More in travelogue: Tribute to Jacek......
Born and bred in Warsaw, I find it hard to see it with the eyes of a tourist. When I joined VT I tried to find some photographs of my city in our albums and, apart from the view from my window, which...
From August 20-September 4, 2004 I participated in a Habitat for Humanity Global Village trip to Poland to help build a six-unit apartment complex for families who could not otherwise afford decent......
It`s quite hard to do a page on the city you were born and raised in. It`s like you know everything about that place, but it`s not easy to put it into words, because you think a lot of stuff is just...
Ever tried to write about your home town? Easy? Don't think so :-(
Everything in Warsaw seems so obvious to me that I thought, I'd never start writing about the place. The beginning was not easy...
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