What are some of the "must do" activities when visiting Poland?

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hythornThreads: 6 Posts: 843 Joined: Feb 21, 08 ♂	Oct 15, 11, 10:21 #31
Foreigner4: Find out if Krakow Wisła or Krakowia teams are playing each other, get a good seat and DO NOT wear colours associated with either team. and prepare to be caught in a cross fire of flares, stadium seats, coins, unidentified airborne detritis, blowpipe darts, ball bearings etc wrap up warm and bring a helmet

Foreigner4Threads: 22 Posts: 1,990 Joined: Nov 18, 07 ♂	Oct 15, 11, 10:26 #32
whoa, whoa, whoa, "get a good seat" means you avoid the cross-fire. Anticipation, it's more than an old song.

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Edited by: hythorn Oct 15, 11, 10:33 #33

It will be a spirited affair

for the benefit of our American friend, Wisla and Krakowie hate each
and I mean really hate each other to the extent that the Krakowie hooligan firm are called Anti-Wisla

seeing the Krakow derby will be something to tell your grandkids about

if you see lots of people invading the pitch, it is best not to join in

For4: I was being ironic in part, as ball bearings fired from catapults & blow pipe darts are generally considered to be bad form
I wonder how long it will be until they start throwing apples at each other
how innocuous you think as an apple flies overhead right up to the moment you catch it and find it is full of razor blades

hythornThreads: 6 Posts: 843 Joined: Feb 21, 08 ♂	Oct 15, 11, 10:50 #34
good heavens in at attack of dyslexia I have realised I wrote Krakowie, I meant Cracovie oh the shame

Chevy454Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 20, 11 ♂	Edited by: Chevy454 Oct 16, 11, 23:45 #35
Foreigner4: Find out if Krakow Wisła or Krakowia teams Soccer right? Hythorn what is the Krakow Derby? Horse racing?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 23:47 #36
Yes, soccer. Try some Polish wędliny, very tasty.

Chevy454Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 20, 11 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 23:52 #37
Seanus: Try some Polish wędliny, very tasty. Yeah I'm an avid Kiełbasa eater! But I never tried any other Polish deli meats that I know of. They look scrumptious!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 23:54 #38
Most wędliny here is top drawer. Quite well priced too. Put some good mustard on it and it's quite the taste experience.

Chevy454Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 20, 11 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 00:05 #39
Poland got good beer or is it the liquor yall are more famous for? Is absinthe legal in Poland?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 00:11 #40
Some beer is good and some isn't. Absinthe in its purest form isn't legal.

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Oct 17, 11, 01:19 #41
Trek through Bieszczady. That should take care of most of the vacation. ;)

Chevy454Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 20, 11 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 01:47 #42
f stop: Trek through Bieszczady Bieszczady looks beautiful! Have you been to Białowieża? If you have witch one would you choose if you could only visit one?

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Oct 17, 11, 02:34 #43
Chevy454: Have you been to Białowieża? I don't think so. Even Bieszczady I didn't pay as much attention to as I would do right now. I remember Bieszczady as pretty strenuous, walking for days on end..

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Oct 17, 11, 03:20 #44
do you have Morskie Oko on your list? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morskie_Oko

Chevy454Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 20, 11 ♂	Oct 31, 11, 01:37 #45
f stop: do you have Morskie Oko on your list? Look's nice but I think I might not spend too much time in the wilderness. It will still be winter by the time I arrive in Poland. I've been reading around I'm glad I'm going to be in Eastern Poland for the majority of my stay. I heard the Eastern part of the country has less tourist.

ShAlEyNsTfOhThreads: 8 Posts: 232 Joined: Feb 5, 11 ♂ [Suspended]	Oct 31, 11, 01:43 #46
visit gdansk and buy tons of beautiful sculpted amber pieces :P also, u must, MUST, visit Białowieża forest!!! beautiful~~~

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Edited by: teflcat Oct 31, 11, 11:05 #47

Chevy454:

I've been reading around I'm glad I'm going to be in Eastern Poland for the majority of my stay. I heard the Eastern part of the country has less tourist.

I live near Białowieża forest and I can tell you that you've made a good choice if you like trees, as I do.
There's not a great deal to do except walk in the woods, although the standard of hotels in the village has shot up in the last ten years. The Żubrówka hotel is the best (Best Western) and has a great restaurant which serves game, and is very reasonably priced. There's a Russian restaurant called Tsarska nearby, which has sensational food but is expensive by Polish standards. When I have stayed in Białowieża I stayed at the cheaper hotels and ate at the better ones.
You should take a walk along a route called 'Żebra żubra'. This starts near the village and goes through the forest to the Bison Reserve, where you can also see Lynx, Moose, Tarpan and Boar.
Another place most tourists miss (I know several locals who had never heard of it) is 'Miejsce mocy', the 'Place of Power'. This is an ancient religious(?) site with stone circles. It is believed by some to have magical healing powers. I heard a guide say that foresters sometimes observe injured deer coming there for a while, like a hospital. The less romantic fact is that the place has naturally high radiation levels.
A tour of the 'strict reserve' (you have to have a guide) is expensive and, in my opinion, not worth it unless you are a professional botanist or biologist.
If you're coming in winter, try a sleigh ride in the forest. Avoid the hotel-organized tours and contact a guy in Czerlonka who does it for a fraction of the price. He's not hard to find. PM me if you want more info.

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