Gdansk end of June/July 2007 - the heineken opener festival

Hi all, im going to the heineken opener festival with a friend who is Polish and i was wondering what Gdansk/Sopot/Gdynia would be like at this time of year? I also wondered if anyone in the area would like to share a few drinks or something around this time as i am looking to mix as much as possible

Is it a beer festival?

loads of fun, sopot especially - i will be in town and happy to show you about... let me know if you need accommodation



its a music festival sponsored by heineken - last year was a good show

opener.pl/index2_en.html

looks like i will miss out on that one as i am not in Gdansk until the 21st July 2007

did you find somewhere to stay yet T?

i think i will hit up that show !! great line-up "pink freud" "apteka" :P

gotta hang with the beastie boys...

hey thanks Bubba, my friend actually lives in Gdansk so i think that i will stay there. Thanks for the offer though. But if you want to meet up and sometime the that would be ok. Will it be hot at this time of year there?

Hey I should be in Polska by then..wicked

Hot Almost definately. I have a thermometer on my balcony that is directly in the sunlight and its showing 35!! So with the breeze its a little lower. Im tanned

if its anything like last summer then itll be beach weather...

beers will no doubt be in order

not yet no as i put plans on hold (see my thread for reasons) but i am now back in full swing i need to have a break away and some time

the weather here in the UK is doing really well .. quite warm for a chance

Im looking forward to it already. First time in Poland for me........

hope you enjoy your time there lee06

i have been to krakow and zakopane before back in 2003 this time heading in various places and my wonderful daughter is along for the ride this time

You'll love it lee. I still havent visited Gdansk was planning to go there with my misses before I decided to finish it << IDIOT.. Still it will be good to go to a festival that has good beer. I come from Reading UK and we have the reading festival every year. Great bands but it sponsored by carling So if you want to get hammered in the stage area its Jack daniels or carling. Hmmmm

UK u still in Polska?

so i now have accommodation sorted in sopot if you are interested - selfcatering, quiet, 5 mins to the main drag and 3 to the beach - let me know if you are interested

I am indeed. If i was sensible I would go back home, but I have a job here a place to live and I really am in love with it here. I finished with my girl because she is 26 and I dont think I will spend all my life here yet and I dont want to waste her time. We'd been together a year already and I know she would like to be married soon. Im only 21 and I dont think I will stay here for good yet, maybe a year or 2 more then come back when Im older. She was in uk for 3 years and doesnt want to go back. Anyway Poland rocks. When are you coming here?

Very soon. by the way for 21, thats an exceptionally mature attitude you have towards life and relationship, nice one. I wish I'd been so level headed at that age.

Thanks Yeah well I grew up with my Grandparents , and I think that always made me see things from a more grown up point of view. Then of course having a relationship with an older women etc etc. Anyway This started off about the festival and sampling more Polish beer and im talking about my relationship Sorry Lee Damn it i dont care its only 12:50 Its my day off and Im going to open up a beer.

hmmm....bastard that what I want a BEER..... haven't had a day off in ages...boohoo....wanna get drunk.....

Ha ha. Thanks for all the good wishes. I think i will love it too

bubba my hunnie ... get back to me with more details definitely interested Sopot not that far from Gdansk as well cheers
im actually shrinking down the areas heading to as it did seem a bit much and i am sure end of July is a good time up in Gdansk/Sopot .. may still head to Torun .. Warsaw .. Krakow and Zakopane as it may work out cheaper to fly from warsaw to krakow possibly ...

I live in Torun. Its nice but it depends what sort of area you are interested in living in

How Many English pounds do you think i will need to be comfortable for 10 days? This isnt including accomodation ar anything just basic spending money. I'm tinking about 800 pound which would be approximately 4800 zloty (correct me if i am wrong)

WOW you wont need much mate. 800 x 5.77. so youre about right. For 8 days i think maybe 400 should be more than enough. I live on about 2-300 a month

Thanks for the advice mate, just because it is first time in Poland and asnt so sure

I remember meeting this English guy going over for the weekend for a wedding and he asked us if £1000 would cover everything, couldn't stop laughing.

great - beers are on you

beers, food, girls, lodging, flights, crikey everyone on the forum Lee's taking us to Gdansk...