Girth Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Anyone been? Going there next week for a few days as I have a break in-between jobs. Any recommendations? Anywhere to avoid etc.? Ideally looking for punk stuff, museums, history, decent food and drink. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 The Old Town is cool to wander around. Rebuilt after the war from scratch IIRC. The Palace of Science & Culture is impressive in that very Soviet-era way from the outside, but the views aren't anything special from the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Girth said: Anyone been? Going there next week for a few days as I have a break in-between jobs. Any recommendations? Anywhere to avoid etc.? Ideally looking for punk stuff, museums, history, decent food and drink. I was only there for a few hours between planes which I mainly spent trying (and failing) to find this place which was recommended as a bit punk/alternative. http://www.spottedbylocals.com/warsaw/pawilony/ The War Museum is highly rated. I found the "Old" Town a bit underwhelming, maybe it was the wrong time of the year, just groups of tourists walking around in circles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: I was only there for a few hours between planes which I mainly spent trying (and failing) to find this place which was recommended as a bit punk/alternative. http://www.spottedbylocals.com/warsaw/pawilony/ The War Museum is highly rated. I found the "Old" Town a bit underwhelming, maybe it was the wrong time of the year, just groups of tourists walking around in circles. That is exactly what I was about to recommend. The Nowy Swiat Pavilions is a slightly run down shanty town of punky counterculture bars. They are tucked away at the bottom of Novy Swiat street. If you can find this artificial palm tree you are almost there... The bars are through an alleyway just on the right at the very bottom of the street as you walk away from the palm tree towards the old town. Aside from that the Warsaw uprising museum is well worth a visit. It's quite possibly the best military history museum i have been to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Went in February, absolutely loved it. Old town is nice, good few pubs there as well. The history of Warsaw museum there is quite boring though.History of the jews museum is a must. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Have breakfast in your hotel,Polish breakfasts are superb.Great nightclub just before the old town as you walk there from the train station(obvious when you are there) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girth Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Awesome. Cheers all! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Pilsudski square just behind the start of the old town (next to the Sofitel) is also good to see as they have their tomb of the unknown soldier which is guarded 24/7, they change the guard around 12pm I think and it's another wee bit of "culyur". As previously mentioned Nowy swiat and Swietokrzyska areas are good for Bars and Restaurants, there's also a few small but interesting Clubs scattered around with various types of music but the bottom line is that the people are friendly, the prices for food and drink are dirt cheap, the level of service is great and generally Warsaw and Poland is a great destination. Enjoy !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 If you have a day free and you've done the stuff you want to in Warsaw, I'd consider a day trip to Gdansk. There's a fast train, 2 hrs 40 mins, and it's a great place for sitting drinking by the river. The Solidarnosc Museum is worth a visit too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltcoatsBuddie Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Its a fantastic place - people very friendly - old town amazing. Go on a couple of the "free" walking tours where you chuck in a couple of quid or whatever at the end. Bars fantasti. Go to the main stadium wlaking distance from old town and have the tour - oh and think the most you will pay for a beer is about 12 zloty (roughly £2.50)but thats if you want to drink in the expensive bars !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The 'herring and vodka' option on a Polish lunch menu consists not of herring in some sort of vaguely vodka spiked dressing but rather herring, the standard pickled accompaniments of eastern Europe and bread with a large shot of vodka on the side. I'd thoroughly recommend it but it's a setup worth knowing a bout before you order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Was just there over the weekend. Not much to add to what's been said above. Assuming it's sunny, get yourself down to the river and have a couple of pints in the sun. Aim for approximately in line with the national stadium but the other side and you'll have a few good options. Would echo the praise for the old town as well. Hala Koszyki is quite cool for a drink, it's like an old food market. It was my second trip and I much preferred it this time around with the good weather. Decent place. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Off to Rseszow today for 4 days. Never heard of it until recently but looks nice on Wiki. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Heading to Warsaw this weekend - and conveniently and randomly Legia and playing Cracovia, which is 1st vs 2nd. Hopefully getting tickets is easy enough, unless the ba'heid culture over there means it's all ID cards etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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