We're headed to Poland on Tuesday to cover the 2013 world cross country championships. We're going to have one day basically in Warsaw before we get on a train (or should we rent a car?) and go to Bydgoszcz.
Have you been to Warsaw?
If so, what should we make sure we get to. We may have a few hours there as well on the last day.
Sign a pact maybe? Shit if I know.
Location, opening info and some visitor comments here.
http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/warsaw/sightseeing/warsawuprising/Warsaw-Uprising-Museum_19872v
It's not very big but it takes a couple of hours to soak this in.
Also, eat first.
your moody serf wrote:
Sign a pact maybe? Shit if I know.
I recommend you do not leave Warsaw without doing 3 things:
1. experience a vodka bar- not Belvedere or Chopin, but the real local vodkas, be careful the stuff is stinger than what is sold in USA and the Poles are used to it, do not try to match them or accept rounds of shots
2.try uszka (small dumplings filled with mushrooms or peaches or various things) I recommend the peach
3. go to a nightclub, or place where you can people watch, the Polish women are worth a look
you could go to various Holocaust and other things, a day trip out could be done, but I would recommend you see the living Poland that you have never seen because it is so much more than just a part of its legacy
good luck, and be careful, it is a safe city but do not insult anyone as they do to mess around and taking things outside is not out of fashion
Plot on transferring to your roommates University (inside joke).
kaffee wrote:
I recommend you do not leave Warsaw without doing 3 things:
1. experience a vodka bar- not Belvedere or Chopin, but the real local vodkas, be careful the stuff is stinger than what is sold in USA and the Poles are used to it, do not try to match them or accept rounds of shots
2.try uszka (small dumplings filled with mushrooms or peaches or various things) I recommend the peach
3. go to a nightclub, or place where you can people watch, the Polish women are worth a look
you could go to various Holocaust and other things, a day trip out could be done, but I would recommend you see the living Poland that you have never seen because it is so much more than just a part of its legacy
good luck, and be careful, it is a safe city but do not insult anyone as they do to mess around and taking things outside is not out of fashion
So you are advising two married ex-distance runners to get off a plane jet lagged and go drink vodka with Poles and stare at Polish women.
I hope their wives aren't reading this. Runner's have very bad tolerances to begin with. The jet lag can't help.
They'll probably be dead within 24 hours.
Will the messageboard continue to run itself or does it need someone to fix it technically or something? I'm worried about the boards survival.
Bump it up
Just get off the plane and ask some Polacks for stuff to do.
If you want to fit in and be highly respected, make a quick stop at your dentist and get some gold capped teeth, wear tight pants and lots of cologne.
friend of chris lear wrote:
So you are advising two married ex-distance runners to get off a plane jet lagged and go drink vodka with Poles and stare at Polish women.
I hope their wives aren't reading this. Runner's have very bad tolerances to begin with. The jet lag can't help.
They'll probably be dead within 24 hours.
Will the messageboard continue to run itself or does it need someone to fix it technically or something? I'm worried about the boards survival.
5 hour time difference: so 11pm in Warsaw will feel like 5pm ECT, the time difference will actually help them. I think they can handle it.
AND I said look, I never said touch.
But I did forget something:
please post pictures of the trip especially the women for the rest of us post marriage coital cutoff lads who do not get to travel on the trip.
I studied in Warsaw for 6 months... cool city with hardened, but generous, people. As a person who loves running, beer, and hates museums and general touristy things, I have some suggestions:
I second the Uprising Museum (again, I hate museums but this is worth it). Really powerful stuff and will give you a very good/quick idea of the history of the city and the absolute hell that was WWII for them. Since you're on a time crunch, I'd suggest just stopping by to check out the 20-30 intro video they show. Shows how Hitler turned the city to absolute rubble and will make the city you see now that much more impressive. It's right in the Stare Miasto (Old Town), so you won't be going too out of the way if you're in the big touristy spot.
Also check out Lazienki Park. Big beautiful place to get a quick run in and you'll see some orange squirrels and terrifying peacocks. The "Palace on the Water" is nice to look at for a few minutes as well.
You'll see the giant Palace of Culture and Science (aka Stalin's Penis) downtown. Not worth going up to the top as the building itself is the most impressive thing about the skyline. Take a stroll through the underground market near the metro stop here for some good people watching.
Other than this stuff, I'd suggest finding a nice hole in the wall pub and have a good baltic porter. Also try some zubrowka vodka as well. I hate liquor and especially vodka, but this is different from the stuff we're used to around here (though legend has it the vodka gets its distinct bite from Bison piss on the grass within the bottle).
I have some good pub suggestions if you actually take me up on any of this advice. Have fun, na zdrowie
W Ameryce, jak mówią, "To 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie są Twoje dzieci?" W Anglii, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie jest twoja żona?" We Francji, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie jest twój mąż?" W Polsce, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, która jest godzina?"
Stash wrote:
W Ameryce, jak mówią, "To 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie są Twoje dzieci?" W Anglii, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie jest twoja żona?" We Francji, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, gdzie jest twój mąż?" W Polsce, jak mówią, "Jest 10:00 - Czy wiesz, która jest godzina?"
Good one! Still looking for my ice-making recipe, though.