Blogs from Warsaw, Masovia, Poland, Europe - page 5

As I mentioned earlier, we set out to visit this capital city of Poland with lowered expectations for a few reasons, (a) some Poles had told us not to bother but to see Krakow instead and (b) I was less interested in the Soviet communist influence on its architecture. But, one should not ignore a capital city that was so devastated in that conflict. And so we arrived by train to its massive main central station then headed out amidst heavy rush hour traffic to find our apartment in the old city. Our area at first appeared to be very typical of a European city apartment living area with nothing special about it to distinct it from anywhere else. However, our apartment was lovely and on the second floor; very clean with everything we needed as ... read more

Remonty mieszkań to bardzo istotna branża w której usługi wykonywane są z najwyższą starannością. To dzięki ich efektom, dana firma może się otaczać prestiżem i bardzo dobrym uznaniem wsród swoich klientów. Biorąc pod uwagę największe miasta w Polsce, mamy zawsze do czynienia z najwyższym prestiżem, który może nam zostać zaoferowany. Posiadanie sprawdzonej i rzetelnej firmy w takim w potrzebie dokonania remontu naszego mieszkania, bedzie dla nas największym atutem. Szczególnie Warszawa wyróznia się pod względem remontów bardzo dużym rynkiem. W stolicy istnieje ponad 50 firm pracujących w tym zakresie. Jest jednak tylko jedna firma, która wie jak wykonać dla nas najlepszy remont Warszawa. Jest to firma z wielkim doświadczeniem, oraz świetnym podejściem do klienta, które cechuje się zawsze największą indywidualnością. Firma o której mowa, przeprowadzała już przerózne Remont... read more

The UK Labour Party has recently announced a Battle Bus as part of their pre-election campaign to highlight and promote women’s issues. There is nothing unusual in that perhaps, except that the bright pink bus drew more attention than any of the background policies behind the initiative. The colour has had more success at Warsaw’s Modlin Airport and the bright pink Scania advertises itself amongst the grey surroundings of the old military airstrip. We had tickets for the 13:50 and we were not sure whether this was the 13:30. The driver seemed unconcerned and 40 minutes later, we were deposited in front of the Soviet architectural masterpiece in central Warsaw that masquerades as the Palace of Culture. At this point, I am normally scolded for selecting a hotel that is too far to walk from the ... read more

Augustow and Warsaw in Poland 4 to 6 September After crossing the Polish border, passing another derelict border crossing building, we soon arived in Augustow. This is a pretty town nestled by a lake and river. The town has cycle paths and walking tracks by the lake and river. We drove into the city centre and parked just off the city square, forgot to look to see if there was a need to pay for parking because it was a smallish town (!!), so got a 35 Polish Zloty parking fine (2.80 Zt to $1 AUD). Oh well! We found someone to ask about paying it. Tom found a pharmacist who spoke good English and she found out where to pay it - job down! The central streets were cobbled stoned, the large town square which ... read more

The six and a half hour train trip from Berlin to Warsaw was an easy way to travel between the two cities. Our hotel was near a lovely street full of outside eating restaurants that seemed to be busy well into the evening. We arrived on the 1st of August when the people of Warsaw pay hommage to the fallen heroes that fought for freedom in 1944 during the Warsaw Uprising. The rebellion against German Nazi occupation during WWII cost over 200,000 lives and destruction of the capital. We were walking in the city when at 5pm the sirens blasted for one minute's silence, everything stopped moving including people walking in the streets, the buses and cars. We noticed people on the buses stood during the minute silence to pay their respect, it was very moving ... read more