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IntrepidBerkeleyExplorer — Thu May 28, 2009 7:43 pm

Author: IntrepidBerkeleyExplorer

Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:43 pm

My film “Gondola With the Wind” can be seen on the web if you have a high speed internet connection. The movie begins in Italy with Rome, Pisa, Florence, and Venice. It then features Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czech Republic), the saga of Poland (including Warsaw & Auschwitz), Ukraine, and Budapest (Hungary).

Poland comes in the film's second half, and fast forward unfortunately will not work.

This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I still sell nothing.

My video site is:

http://www.geocities.com/intrepidberkeleyexplorer/Video.html

With any modem you can view a new gallery of still pictures from my trips to Italy at:

http://www.geocities.com/intrepidberkeleyexplorer/Page14.html

plus the recently added stills from Vienna and Eastern Europe are at:

http://www.geocities.com/intrepidberkeleyexplorer/Page28.html

There are over 30 of my other amateur travel videos on-line covering all 7 continents, including trips to China, Australia, Russia, Antarctica, American National Parks, an African safari, Egypt, Japan, Peru, Mayan pyramids, Berlin & Paris, Greece and Turkey; see whales, penguins, or polar bears. One of these films is a sequel, “Gondola With the Wind 2”, filmed entirely in Italy.

The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures at:

http://www.geocities.com/intrepidberkeleyexplorer/

The Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

GETTING AROUND IN POLAND / POLAND TRANSPORTATION GUIDE

Poland Info — Thu May 24, 2007 7:43 am

Author: Poland Info

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:43 am

GETTING AROUND IN POLAND

BY AIR

All internal airlines are operated by LOT Polish Airlines (website: www.lot.com) and there is a comprehensive network linking all major cities.

BY RAIL

In Poland, the national railway carrier PKP has recently been divided into several different companies, among them are: PKP InterCity (Intercity, Express, Night Express, TLK), PKP Przewozy Regionalne (pospieszny and osobowy) and PKP Cargo (which incidentally owns all the locomotives). There are also some local competitors emerging (KM Koleje Mazowieckie). Tickets are valid for trains operated by the issuing company only. There are two classes of travel. The Polrailpass (and Junior Polrailpass for travellers under 26) is available for eight, 15, 21 or 30 days. This pass is available from travel agents and international rail ticket outlets, as well as from railway stations and travel agents within Poland. Children under four years of age travel free. Children aged four to 10 pay half fare.

Sometimes it's not very safe to travel by train, especially on some non-express suburban routes - it is recommended to travel close to the front of the train (where train staff is more likely to provide assistance), and to avoid traveling by night. Express and InterCity routes are much safer than slower connections.

You can expect a fast connection on modernised routes, such as the Warszawa - Katowice, the Warszawa - Kraków and the Warszawa - Poznań lines.

BY ROAD

Traffic drives on the right. Poland has a dense network of filling stations. Unleaded petrol is available in most of the petrol stations. Most filling stations located along international routes are open 24 hours a day. The Polish Automobile and Motorway Federation Polski Zwiazek Motorowy (PZM) can be called on 9637 nationwide for assistance. Starter emergency breakdown service can be called on (0801) 122 222. For further information, contact Polski Zwiazek Motorowy, ul Kazimierzowska 66, 02-518 Warsaw (tel: (22) 849 9361; website: www.pzm.pl).

Bus

There are good regional bus and coach services operated by Polish Motor Communications (PKS) as well as the Polski Express connecting most towns.

Car rental

Self-drive cars are available at the airport or through various car rental offices in town centers. The minimum age is 21. Charges are usually based on a daily rate plus a kilometer charge. Minimum driving age is 17. The speed limit is 60kph (40mph) in built-up areas, 90kph (57mph) on major roads and 110kph (69mph) on motorways. Seat belts and warning triangles are compulsory. Trams have the right of way. From 1 October to 1 April, all vehicles should have their lights switched on at all times.

Documentation: Tourists travelling in their own cars should have car registration cards, their national driving licence (driving licences of EU nationals are accepted) and valid Green Card motor insurance. An International Driving Permit is also required.

URBAN TRANSPORTATION

There are good bus services in all towns, with additional trams and trolleybuses operating in a dozen of the larger urban areas. Warsaw has bus, tramway and rail services. A flat fare is charged and there are pre-purchase tickets and passes. Weekend and seven-day tourist tickets can be purchased for trams. Most public transport operates from 0530-2300.

Taxis are available in all main towns. They are usually found at ranks or can be ordered by phone. There is a surcharge from 2300-0500 and for journeys out of town, as well as at weekends. Taxi drivers may insist on payment in hard currency. Tipping is welcomed.

Never negotiate the fare with the driver as you will probably end up paying more than you should. Just make sure that the driver turns the meter on and sets it to the appropriate fare (taryfa):

* Taryfa 1: Daytime within city limits
* Taryfa 2: Nights, Sundays and holidays within city limits
* Taryfa 3: Daytime outside city limits
* Taryfa 4: Nights, Sundays and holidays outside city limits

When crossing city limits (for example, when travelling to an airport located outside the city), the driver should change the tariff at the city limit.

Every taxi driver is obliged to issue a receipt when asked. You can ask the driver for a receipt (rachunek) before you get into cab, and resign if his reaction seems suspicious or if he refuses.

POLAND TOURISM GUIDE / TOURISM IN POLAND

Poland Info — Wed May 23, 2007 7:51 am

Author: Poland Info

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:51 am

POLAND TOURISM GUIDE

GENERAL

Poland is now one of the major destinations for travellers. Its beauty can be admired in both its old cities and in the wild scenery of 22 national parks, about 1200 nature reserves, more than 100 landscape parks and 400 protected areas. The country’s regions are largely divided into horizontal bands: the Baltic Coast and the hilly post-glacial lake district. Central Poland is split into northern lowlands and southern uplands, including the Kraków-Wielun Upland with its limestone areas, caves and medieval castles. The Carpathian Mountains, including the Tatras, lie in the extreme south; their mountain scenery, folklore and sports facilities are important parts of their charm.

WARSAW

Spanning both banks of the River Wisla (Vistula), Poland’s capital and largest city was almost completely destroyed during World War II. Following massive and painstaking reconstruction, Warsaw’s Old Town (Stare Miasto) on the west bank was authentically reconstructed from original plans and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Polish capital plays an important role in the country’s cultural life and there are over 20 museums. One of the best is the Warsaw Historical Museum, which traces Warsaw’s history and shows films shot by the Nazis showing their systematic destruction of the city. The National Museum has a superb collection of art and archaeology. Zamek Królewski, the reconstructed Royal Castle, is now an important museum of fine and applied arts. The Wilanów Palace has a spectacular collection of old paintings and furniture; its Orangerie holds the new Museum of Posters. The enormous Palace of Culture and Science was an unwelcome gift from Josef Stalin; however, it offers wonderful views over the whole city. The Lazienki Palace is set in a lovely park with an open-air Greek theatre and a monument to the famous Polish composer Frederic Chopin. The National and the Polish are the most renowned of the city’s many theatres. Zelazowa Wola, 53km (32 miles) west of Warsaw, is an attractive park in which stands the manor house where Chopin was born. Nature enthusiasts can visit the nearby Kampinos National Park, where it is possible to see wild boar and elk.

THE EAST

Lublin

Lublin is a charming medieval university city 164km (102 miles) southeast of Warsaw. Still further east on the banks of the River Labunka is Zamosc, founded at the end of the 16th century and once an important center on the trade route linking Northern and Western Europe to the Black Sea. Its Old Town has recently been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its focal point is the Market Square; the old and new Lublin Gates indicate the city’s former role as an important regional fortress. Lublin is given a southern flavour through the many buildings designed by Bernardo Morando of Padua, and by the many Armenians and Greeks who settled here. The Bialowieza National Park, an area of primal forest straddling the border with Belarus, is the last major refuge of the European bison as well as being home to many other rare forest-dwelling species.

THE SOUTH

Kraków

Poland’s second city also stands on the banks of the River Wisla (Vistula), but far to the south in the wooded foothills of the Tatra Mountains. It still retains its charming medieval air, having largely escaped destruction during World War II; it is one of UNESCO’s 12 most significant historical sites. In the middle of the central Market Square – the largest in Europe – is the Cloth Hall, which was reconstructed in the 19th century from 14th-century merchants’ stalls; this houses the art and sculpture galleries of the National Museum. Opposite is St Mary’s Church with its world-famous wooden altar carved by Wit Stwosz. The Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364, is one of the oldest in Europe. After many years of neglect, Kraków’s former Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, is reviving; the Old Synagogue (1557) is the oldest surviving in the country. Also in Kazimierz is the country’s largest Ethnographic Museum. Kraków was Poland’s capital until 1596. Overlooking the city is Wawel Castle, with its marvelous 16th-century tapestries and, beside it, the Gothic Cathedral, where many Polish kings are buried. The Czartoryski Palace houses the city’s best collection of ancient art, European paintings and crafts.

Another of Poland’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites is the cathedral-like salt mines at Wieliczka, 13km (8 miles) from Kraków. The subterranean route spans 4.5km (2.8 miles) leading to the oldest part of the mine through 14th- and 15th-century chapels and crystal caves. 70km (43 miles) from Kraków lies the site of the Oswiecim-Birkenau (Auschwitz-Birkenau) concentration camp in which 4 million people were killed by the Nazis. The camp area has been designated as a memorial monument and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Other important nearby locations include the Bledowska Desert, perhaps the only true desert in Europe; Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II; and the Icon of the Black Madonna in the huge Jasna Góra monastery complex at Czestochowa, 100km (60 miles) north of Kraków (reputed to have been painted by St Luke). Bieszczadski National Park is part of the Carpathian mountain range and contains the surviving fragments of the Great Bieszczady Forest, home to the brown bear, lynx and wildcat.

TATRY (TATRAS MOUNTAINS)

Although the 80km of the Tatras in the extreme south are only a small part of the entire range, they attract over 1.5 million visitors every year, with high peaks for climbing, excellent trails, cable cars and superb wintersports facilities. Zakopane, about 112km (70 miles) south of Kraków in the foothills, is a charming resort and wintersports centre. There is a fairytale atmosphere here, with its ‘gingerbread’ wooden cottages and many inhabitants who still wear national dress. There are four National Parks in the Tatras: Babiogórski, Gorczanski, Pieninski (also with the beautiful mountain gorge of the River Dunajec) and Tatrzanski. Camping is not allowed in the parks; climbing is, but only with a guide. Organised trips are available to the Koscieliska Valley, through beautiful countryside; the mountain of Kasprowy Wierch by means of a cable car offering spectacular views; and Morskie Oko, the glacial lake which is one of the Tatras’ main attractions.

THE WEST

Silesia

The principal city in the southwest and the capital of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw (Breslau) can claim to be the cradle of the Polish state: it was here that the Polanie tribe built their first fortified settlement (on Ostrow Tumski Island). During the 14th century, the city fell under the rule of Bohemia, followed by the Hapsburgs in the 16th century, and later the Prussians and the German Third Reich. During World War II the town had become a Nazi stronghold, ‘Festung Breslau’. But after the war the German population was forced to leave and large numbers of displaced Poles from Lwów (now L’viv) in the Polish Ukraine were encouraged to move there. The mingling of the inhabitants of these two great cities has greatly shaped Wroclaw’s culture. The modern city is threaded with 90km (56 miles) of canals and tributaries of the River Oder and there are more than 100 bridges. Important sights include the 15th-century Town Hall, now the Historical Museum; the Ethnographic Museum in the Royal Palace; and the Cathedral on Ostrow Tumski (Cathedral Island). The 120m (400ft) by 15m (50ft) tall painting, Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice, remains the city’s best-loved sight; painted in 1894, it celebrates the Russian army’s defeat by Tadeusz Krsciuszko’s people’s militia. Within easy travel from the city are the spas and health resorts of the Klodzko Valley, the rugged Stolowe Mountains, the ski resorts in the Karkonosze Mountains (part of which is a national park) on the border with the Czech Republic, and the many picturesque medieval (and earlier) towns in the region, such as Boleslawiec, Paczkow and Swidnica.

Wielkopolska

Wielkopolska is the core of the original Polish nation. Poznan, the sedate regional capital, stands beside the River Warta in the middle of the flatlands north of Silesia. Important sights include the Italianate Town Hall in the Old Market Square, the Gorki Palace, the 12th-century Church of St John and Przemyslaw Castle, once the seat of the Grand Dukes of Poland. The National Museum houses one of the country’s few displays of old master paintings. Watersports can be enjoyed in and on the many lakes in the woods surrounding the city. The Poznan International Trade Fair is held here every year in June.

THE NORTH

Gdansk

Formerly known as Danzig, the important Baltic port of Gdansk has had a troubled history. The Order of Teutonic Knights took it from the Poles in the 14th century and later lost it to the Prussians. In the 20th century, it lost its status as a free city when it was attacked and occupied by Nazi Germany in 1939. Its Lenin Shipyards were the birthplace of Solidarnosc (Solidarity) and thus of today’s democratic Poland. Almost the entire city was destroyed in World War II, but was restored to its former glory. The city is now a provincial capital at the mouth of the Wisla (Vistula) and Motlawa rivers and a commercial, industrial and scientific centre. The city has the largest Gothic church in Poland – and possibly the largest brick building in the world – the Church of the Virgin Mary (Kosciol Mariacki). The 17th-century Golden Gate and the Court of the Fraternity of St George can be viewed along the spectacular Royal Way, one of Gdansk’s most historic streets. The National Art Museum has an excellent collection of Gothic art and sculpture. The beach resort at nearby Sopot has Europe’s longest pier (500m/1640ft). Within easy reach are the forested Hel Peninsula, the Kashubian Lakeland, and the Teutonic castles at Malbork (Marienburg), Gniew and elsewhere. There is also a narrow-gauge railway that runs along the Vistula Spit offering an attractive way to see part of the Baltic coast.

Mazuria

Spread across the northeast is Mazuria, a huge, thinly populated area of lakes, dense forests and swamps. It is rich in wildlife, including wild bison and Europe’s largest herd of elks, and offers every form of outdoor pursuit – sailing, canoeing, camping – even mushroom-picking. In the heart of the Mazurian forest, at Ketrzyn (Rastenburg), is the site of Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’, the concrete bunker where members of his High Staff attempted to assassinate him in August 1944. The medieval walled town of Torun, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Wisla (Vistula) south of Gdansk, was the birthplace of the astronomer Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik). The most notable historic sites include St Mary’s Church, St John’s Church (where Copernicus was baptised); the striking Gothic Town Hall and the Granaries (which helped to make Torun a prosperous trade town). Important museums are the Town Museum with the wonderful stained glass for which the town was known, the Copernicus Museum, and the Ethnographic Museum. Szczecin, 60km (37 miles) upstream from the mouth of the River Oder, is the largest port on the Baltic Sea. Formerly known as Stettin, it was the capital of Pomerania and its sights include the Pomeranian princes’ 14th-century Palace and the 12th-century Cathedral. The city was largely rebuilt in the last century taking Paris as a model, and has a spacious feel to it with many wide, tree-lined boulevards. It is easy to escape the cities of the north for the beach resorts of the Pomeranian coast, such as Kolobrzeg (large and fashionable) or Leba (a quiet resort with a beach of fabulous white sand), or the beech woods and islands of the Wolin National Park. Slowinski National Park is known for its giant ‘wandering sand dunes’ which can shift several meters each year.

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN POLAND / EMBASSIES IN POLAND

Poland Info — Wed May 23, 2007 6:31 am

Author: Poland Info

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:31 am

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN POLAND

ALBANIA
Embassy of Albania
Ul. Altowa 1,
02-386 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 824-1427/ 658-0331
Fax: (+48 22) 824-1426
E-mail: alb@atos.warman.com.pl

ARGENTINA
Embassy of Argentina
Ul. Brukselska 9,
03-973 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-6028/ 29
Fax: (+48 22) 617-7162
E-mail: secons.epolo@home.pl

ARMENIA
Embassy of Armenia
Ul. Aleksandra Waszkowskiego 11,
02-913 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 840-8620/ 22/ 8130/ 37
Fax: (+48 22) 642-0643
E-mail: armembassy@armenia.internetdsl.pl

AUSTRALIA
Embassy of Australia
Ul. Nowogrodzka 11,
3rd Floor,
00-513 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 521-3444
Fax: (+48 22) 627-3500
E-mail: australia@dfat.gov.au
Website: www.australia.pl

AUSTRIA
Embassy of Austria
Ul. Gagarina 34,
00-748 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 841-0081/ 2/ 3/ 4
Fax: (+48 22) 841-0085
E-mail: warschau-ob@bmaa.gv.at
Website: www.ambasadaaustrii.pl , www.bmaa.gv.at/warschau

BELARUS
Embassy of Belarus
Ul. Wiertnicza 58,
02-952 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 742-0990/ 842-5202
Fax: (+48 22) 742-0980
E-mail: poland@belembassy.org
Website: www.belembassy.org/poland

BELGIUM
Embassy of Belgium
Ul. Senatorska 34,
00-095 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 551-2800
Fax: (+48 22) 828-5711
E-mail: warsaw@diplobel.org

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Embassy of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ul. Humańska 10,
00-789 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 856-9935/ 7182/ 881-1248
Fax: (+48 22) 848-1521

BRAZIL
Embassy of Brazil
Ul. Poselska 11,
03-931 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-4800
Fax: (+48 22) 617-8689
E-mail: brasil@brasil.org.pl
Website: www.brasil.org.pl

BULGARIA
Embassy of Bulgaria
Al. Ujazdowskie 33/35,
00-540 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 629-4071/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5
Fax: (+48 22) 628-2271
E-mail: office@bgemb.com.pl , polityka@bgemb.com.pl

CANADA
Embassy of Canada
Ul. Matejki 1/5,
00-481 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 584-3100
Fax: (+48 22) 584-3190
E-mail: wsaw@international.gc.ca
Website: www.canada.pl

CHINA
Embassy of China
Ul. Bonifraterska 1,
00-203 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 831-3836
Fax: (+48 22) 635-4211
E-mail: consular@chinaembassy.org.pl
Website: www.chinaembassy.org.pl , www.pl.chineseembassy.org

CROATIA
Embassy of Croatia
Ul. Ignacego Krasickiego 25 ,
02-611 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 844-2393/ 3994
Fax: (+48 22) 844-4808
E-mail: croemb.warszawa@mvpei.hr

CZECH REPUBLIC
Embassy of the Czech Republic
Ul. Koszykowa 18,
00-555 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 525-1850
Fax: (+48 22) 525-1898
E-mail: warsaw@embassy.mzv.cz
Website: www.mfa.cz/warsaw

DENMARK
Royal Embassy of Denmark
Ul. Rakowiecka 19,
02-517 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 565-2900
Fax: (+48 22) 565-2970 / 565-2971
E-mail: wawamb@um.dk
Website: www.danishembassy.pl

EGYPT
Embassy of Egypt
Ul. Alzacka 18,
03-972 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-6973/ 616-1367/ 9
Fax: (+48 22) 617-9058
E-mail: embassyofegypt@neostrada.pl

ESTONIA
Embassy of Estonia
Ul. Karwińska 1,
02-639 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 881-1810/ 1
Fax: (+48 22) 881-1812
E-mail: embassy.varssavi@mfa.ee
Website: www.estemb.pl

FINLAND
Embassy of Finland
Ul. Chopina 4/8,
00-559 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 598-9500
Fax: (+48 22) 621-3442
E-mail: sanomat.var@formin.fi

FRANCE
Embassy of France
Ul. Piękna 1,
00-477 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 529-3000
Fax: (+48 22) 529-3001
E-mail: presse@ambafrance-pl
Website: www.ambafrance-pl.org

GERMANY
Embassy of Germany
Ul. Dąbrowiecka 30,
03-932 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 584-1700
Fax: (+48 22) 584-1729
E-mail: zreg@wars.auswaertiges-amt.de
Website: www.ambasadaniemiec.pl

GREECE
Embasy of Greece
Ul. Górnośląska 35,
00-432 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 622-9460/ 1
Fax: (+48 22) 622-9464
E-mail: embassy@greece.pl
Website: www.greece.pl

HUNGARY
Embassy of Hungary
Ul. Chopina 2,
00-559 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 628-4451/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5
Fax: (+48 22) 621-8561
E-mail: varsnk@2a.pl

INDIA
Embassy of India
Ul. Rejtana 15 m. 2-7,
02-516 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 849-5800/ 6257/ 6850
Fax: (+48 22) 849-6705/ 8505
E-mail: goi@indem.it.pl , hoc.warsaw@mea.gov.in
Website: www.indianembassy.pl

INDONESIA
Embassy of Indonesia
Ul. Estońska 3/5,
03-903 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-5179/ 08
Fax: (+48 22) 617-8451
E-mail: info@indonesianembassy.pl
Website: www.indonesianembassy.pl

IRELAND
Embassy of Ireland
Ul. Mysia 5,
6th Floor,
00-498 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 849-6633/ 55
Fax: (+48 22) 849-8431
E-mail: warsawembassy@dfa.ie
Website: www.irlandia.pl

ISRAEL
Embassy of Israel
Ul. Krzywickiego 24,
02-078 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 825-0028/ 0923/ 6384
Fax: (+48 22) 825-1607
E-mail: publicaffairs@warsaw.mfa.gov.il
Website: www.israel.pl

ITALY
Embassy of Italy
Pl. Dąbrowskiego 6,
00-055 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 826-3471
Fax: (+48 22) 827-8507
E-mail: ambasciata.varsavia@esteri.it
Website: www.ambvarsavia.esteri.it

JAPAN
Embassy of Japan
Ul. Szwoleżerów 8,
00-464 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 696-5000
Fax: (+48 22) 696-5001
E-mail: info-cul@emb-japan.pl
Website: www.emb-japan.pl

KAZAKHSTAN
Embassy of Kazkhstan
Ul. Królowej Marysieńki 14,
02-954 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 642-5388/ 2763/ 5861
Fax: (+48 22) 642-3427
E-mail: kazdipmis@hot.pl
Website: www.kazakhstan.pl

LATVIA
Embassy of Latvia
Ul. Królowej Aldony 19,
03-928 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-4389/ 4589
Fax: (+48 22) 617-4289 (24 h)
E-mail: embassy.poland@mfa.gov.lv

LITHUANIA
Embassy of Lithuania
Al. Ujazdowskie 14,
00-478 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 625-3410/ 3368/ 622-1350/ 3/ 0995/ 0596
Fax: (+48 22) 625-3440
E-mail: ambasada@lietuva.pl

LUXEMBOURG
Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Ul. Słoneczna 15,
00-789 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 507-8650
Fax: (+48 22) 507-8661
E-mail: ambaluxpol@gmail.com

MACEDONIA (FYROM)
Embassy of Macedonia (FYROM)
Ul. Królowej Marysieńki 40,
02-954 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 651-7291
Fax: (+48 22) 651-7292
E-mail: ambrmwar@zigzag.pl
Website: www.ambasadarm.zigzag.pl

MALAYSIA
Embassy of Malaysia
Ul. Gruzińska 3,
03-902 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 617-3144/ 4413
Fax: (+48 22) 617-6256
E-mail: mwwarsaw@poczta.neostrada.pl

MEXICO
Embassy of Mexico
Ul. Starościńska 1 B m. 4-5,
02-516 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 646-8800
Fax: (+48 22) 646-4222
E-mail: embamex@ikp.pl

MOLDOVA
Embassy of Moldova
Ul. Imielińska 1,
02-710 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 646-2099
Fax: (+48 22) 646-2099
E-mail: embassy@moldova.pl
Website: www.moldova.pl

MOROCCO
Embassy of Morocco
Ul. Starościńska 1 m. 11-12,
02-516 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 849-6341
Fax: (+48 22) 848-1840
E-mail: info@moroccoembassy.org.pl
Website: www.moroccoembassy.org.pl

NETHERLANDS
Royal Embassy of the Netherlands
Ul. Kawalerii 10,
00-468 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 559-1200
Fax: (+48 22) 840-2638
E-mail: war@minbuza.nl

NEW ZEALAND
Embassy of New Zealand
Dom Dochodowy,
Al. Ujazdowskie 51,
00-536 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 521-0500
Fax: (+48 22) 521-0510
E-mail: nzwsw@nzembassy.pl

NORWAY
Royal Embassy of Norway
Ul. Chopina 2 A,
00-559 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 696-4030
Fax: (+48 22) 628-0938
E-mail: emb.warsaw@mfa.no
Website: www.amb-norwegia.pl

PORTUGAL
Embassy of Portugal
Ul. Francuska 37,
03-905 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 511-1010/ 1/ 2
Fax: (+48 22) 511-1013
E-mail: embaixada@embport.internetdsl.pl

ROMANIA
Embassy of Romania
Ul. Chopina 10,
00-559 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 628-3156
Fax: (+48 22) 628-5264/ 9378
E-mail: embassy@roembassy.com.pl

RUSSIA
Embassy of Russia
Ul. Belwederska 49,
00-761 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 621-3453/ 5575/ 5954
Fax: (+48 22) 625-3016
E-mail: rusemb_poland@mail.ru
Website: www.poland.mid.ru

SERBIA
Embassy of Serbia
Al. Ujazdowskie 23/25,
00-540 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 628-5161/ 625-6041/ 52
Fax: (+48 22) 629-7173
E-maill: yuabapl@zigzag.pl

SLOVAKIA
Embasy of Slovakia
Ul. Litewska 6,
00-581 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 525-8110
Fax: (+48 22) 525-8122
E-mail: embassy@varsava.mfa.sk
Website: www.ambasada-slowacji.pl

SLOVENIA
Embassy of Slovenia
Ul. Starościńska 1 m. 23-24,
02-516 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 849-8282/ 8484
Fax: (+48 22) 848-4090
E-mail: vvr@gov.si

SOUTH AFRICA
Embassy of South Africa
Ul. Koszykowa 54,
6th Floor,
00-675 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 625-6228/ 33/ 7239
Fax: (+48 22) 625-6270
E-mail: saembassy@supermedia.pl

SOUTH KOREA
Embassy of South Korea
Ul. Szwoleżerów 6,
00-464 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 559-2900
Fax: (+48 22) 559-2905
E-mail: koremb_waw@mofat.go.kr

SPAIN
Embassy of Spain
Ul. Myśliwiecka 4,
00-459 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 622-4250/ 583-4000/ 1
Fax: (+48 22) 622-5408
E-mail: embesppl@mail.mae.es , embesp@medianet.pl

SWEDEN
Royal Embassy of Sweden
Ul. Bagatela 3,
00-585 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 640-8900
Fax: (+48 22) 640-8983
E-mail: ambassaden.warszawa@foreign.ministry.se
Website: www.swedishembassy.pl

SWITZERLAND
Embassy of Switzerland
Al. Ujazdowskie 27,
00-540 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 628-0481/ 2
Fax: (+48 22) 621-0548
E-mail: vertretung@var.rep.admin.ch
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/warsaw

THAILAND
Royal Embassy of Thailand
Ul. Willowa 7,
00-790 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 849-2655/ 6414/ 1406/ 4730
Fax: (+48 22) 849-2630
E-mail: thaiemb@thaiemb.internetdsl.pl

TURKEY
Embassy of Turkey
Ul. Malczewskiego 32,
02-622 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 646-4321/ 2
Fax: (+48 22) 646-3757
E-mail: turkemb@zigzag.pl

UKRAINE
Embassy of Ukraine
Al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 7,
00-580 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 629-3446/ 622-4797
Fax: (+48 22) 629-8103
E-mail: emb_pl@mfa.gov.ua
Website: www.ukraine-emb.pl

UK
British Embassy
Al. Róż 1,
00-556 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 311-0000
Fax: (+48 22) 311-0311
E-mail: info@britishembassy.pl
Website: www.britishembassy.pl

USA
Embassy of the United States
Al. Ujazdowskie 29/31,
00-540 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 504-2000
Fax: (+48 22) 504-2688
Website: www.poland.usembassy.gov

VENEZUELA
Embassy of Venezuela
Ul. Rejtana 15 m. 20-21,
02-516 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 646-1846/ 8760
Fax: (+48 22) 646-8761
E-mail: embavenez.pl@qdnet.pl

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN POLAND / POLAND HOTEL GUIDE

Poland Info — Wed May 23, 2007 4:53 am

Author: Poland Info

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 4:53 am

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN POLAND

WARSAW

Airport Hotel Okęcie
Ulitsa 17 Stycznia 24,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 456-8000
Fax: +48 22 456-8029
Email: rezerwacja@airporthotel.pl
Website: www.airporthotel.pl

Best Western Hotel Mazurkas
Ulitsa Poznańska 177,
Ożarów Mazowiecki,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 721-4747
Fax: +48 22 721-4751
Email: recepcja@mazurkashotel.pl

Courtyard by Marriott
Ulitsa Żwirki i Wigury 1,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 650-0100
Fax: +48 22 650-0101
Email: wcy@courtyard.com
Website: www.courtyard.com/wawcy

Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre
Ulitsa Grzybowska 63,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 356-5555
Fax: +48 22 356-5529
Email: reservation.warsaw@hilton.com
Website: www.warsaw.hilton.com

Holiday Inn Warsaw
Ulitsa Złota 48/54,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 697-3999
Fax: +48 22 697-3899
Email: rez.holiday@orbis.pl
Website: www.holiday-inn.com/warsawpoland

Hotel Rialto
Ulitsa Wilcza 73,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 584-8700
Fax: +48 22 584-8701
Email: info@rialto.pl
Website: www.hotelrialto.com.pl

Hyatt Regency
Ulitsa Belwederska 23,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 558-1234
Fax: +48 22 558-1235
Email: warsaw.reservations@hyattintl.com
Website: www.warsaw.regency.hyatt.com

InterContinental Warsaw
Ulitsa Emili Plater 49,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 328-8888
Fax: +48 22 328-8889
Email: warsaw@interconti.com
Website: www.warsaw.intercontinental.com

Jan III Sobieski
Pl. Artura Zawiszy 1,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 579-1000
Fax: +48 22 659-8828
Email: rezerwacja@sobieski.com.pl
Website: www.sobieski.com.pl

Le Regina
Ulitsa Kościelna 12,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 531-6000
Fax: +48 22 531-6001
Email: info@leregina.com
Website: www.leregina.com

Le Royal Méridien Bristol
Ulitsa Krakowskie Przedmieście 42/44,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 551-1000
Fax: +48 22 625-2577
Email: bristol@lemeridien.com.pl
Website: www.warsaw.lemeridien.com

Marriott
Al. Jerozolimskie 65/79,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 630-6306
Fax: +48 22 830-0311
Email: warsaw-reservation@marriotthotels.com
Website: www.marriott.com/wawpl

Mercure Warszawa Fryderyk Chopin
Al. Jana Pawła II 22,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 528-0300
Fax: +48 22 528-0303
Email: h1597@accor.com

Novotel Warszawa Airport
Ulitsa 1 Sierpnia 1,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 575-6000
Fax: +48 22 575-6999
Email: rez.nov.airport@orbis.pl

Polonia Palace Hotel
Al. Jerozolimskie 45,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 318-2800
Fax: +48 22 318-2801
Email: pp.reservation@syrena.com.pl
Website: www.poloniapalace.com

Radisson SAS Centrum
Ulitsa Grzybowska 24,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 321-8888
Fax: +48 22 321-8889
Email: reservation.warsaw@radissonsas.com
Website: www.radissonsas.com

Sheraton Warsaw Hotel
Ulitsa Prusa 2,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 450-6100
Fax: +48 22 450-6200
Email: warsaw@sheraton.com
Website: www.sheraton.com.pl

Sofitel Victoria Warsaw
Ulitsa Królewska 11,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 657-8011
Fax: +48 22 657-8169
Email: rez.victoria@orbis.pl

The Westin
Al. Jana Pawła II 21,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 450-8000
Fax: +48 22 450-8111
Email: warsaw@westin.com
Website: www.westin.com.pl

Zajazd Napoleoński
Ulitsa Płowiecka 83,
Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 815-3068
Fax: +48 22 815-2216
Email: hotel@napoleon.waw.pl
Website: www.napoleon.waw.pl

POLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION / POLAND TRAVEL GUIDE

Poland Info — Tue May 22, 2007 9:37 am

Author: Poland Info

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:37 am

POLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Full Name

Republic of Poland

Capital City

Warsaw (pop 1.75 million)

Area

312,685 sq km
120,728 sq miles

Population

38,622,000

Time Zone

GMT/UTC +1

Daylight Saving Start

late March

Daylight Saving End

late September

Languages

Polish (official)

A western variant of the group of Slavonic languages (which includes Czech and Slovak).

German (other)

English (other)

Religion

95% Roman Catholic

Currency

Zloty (zl)

Electricity

230V 50HzHz

Electric Plug Details

European plug with two circular metal pins

Country Dialing Code

48