One of the receptionists of Hostel Helvetia will be a famous director soon. Watch this short movie about Warsaw and Euro 2012 and judge by yourself.
Mar 28, 2012
Welcome to Warsaw movie!
One of the receptionists of Hostel Helvetia will be a famous director soon. Watch this short movie about Warsaw and Euro 2012 and judge by yourself.
Mar 14, 2012
Off to Cracow!
Yeah! I've got a day off and I've decided to go to Cracow for a little bit of sightseeing, a little bit of good food and coffee. I'm taking a 9.30 am train from Warszawa Zachodnia station (but you can go also from Warszawa Centralna station) and I'll be in Cracow at 12 o'clock. That'll give me all day of walking, eating and relaxing :) In the evening I'm going back to Warsaw.
How to make a trip like that (and better ones)? Check the train timetable on the Polish Railway's website.
How to make a trip like that (and better ones)? Check the train timetable on the Polish Railway's website.
Mar 8, 2012
Polish Teddy Bear
They say that Germany is the capital of teddy bears. But... wait a sec... Poland has got a famous teddy too! You can find it in Warsaw, standing in the middle of a tiny park called Glinianki Sznajdra. To know why does it stand there you have to know more about Polish cinema.
'Teddy Bear' is a cult Polish film directed in 1980 by Stanisław Bareja (famous Polish director making mostly comedy films). The film tells the story of Rysiek, the shrewd manager of state-sponsored sport club. He has to get to London before his ex-wife does in order to collect a big amount of money. As you can imagine, nothing was easy in a communist country which Poland was during those days. So the main character is meeting lots and lots of trouble on his way to get out of Poland. The history is hilarious and Bareja gives the audience a guided tour of the rank corruption, absurd bureaucracy, pervasive bribery and flourishing black market that pervaded socialism of the People's Republic of Poland.
In the last scene of the movie the monument of a big teddy bear appears. To commemorate the movie and to put some smile on the people's faces, the city decided to put the same teddy bear in Glinianki Sznajdra (the place of filming the last scene of the movie).
You can watch 'Teddy Bear' in our hostel! You just have to ask for the DVD at the reception desk.
How to get to the Glinianki Sznajdra? It's very easy! You have to take the bus no. 105 from the NOWY ŚWIAT bus stop, near our hostel. Then you have to get off at the TKACZY bus stop and you are just right next to the teddy bear. Take a look at the map and go :)
'Teddy Bear' is a cult Polish film directed in 1980 by Stanisław Bareja (famous Polish director making mostly comedy films). The film tells the story of Rysiek, the shrewd manager of state-sponsored sport club. He has to get to London before his ex-wife does in order to collect a big amount of money. As you can imagine, nothing was easy in a communist country which Poland was during those days. So the main character is meeting lots and lots of trouble on his way to get out of Poland. The history is hilarious and Bareja gives the audience a guided tour of the rank corruption, absurd bureaucracy, pervasive bribery and flourishing black market that pervaded socialism of the People's Republic of Poland.
In the last scene of the movie the monument of a big teddy bear appears. To commemorate the movie and to put some smile on the people's faces, the city decided to put the same teddy bear in Glinianki Sznajdra (the place of filming the last scene of the movie).
You can watch 'Teddy Bear' in our hostel! You just have to ask for the DVD at the reception desk.
How to get to the Glinianki Sznajdra? It's very easy! You have to take the bus no. 105 from the NOWY ŚWIAT bus stop, near our hostel. Then you have to get off at the TKACZY bus stop and you are just right next to the teddy bear. Take a look at the map and go :)
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| Rysiek - the main character of 'Teddy Bear' |
Use it! Free maps for young travellers!
'Use it - Europe' names itself as a tourist information for young people.Thanks to them, in the biggest cities of each country in Europe we can find free maps, which are not only useful, but also well designed and with very detailed descriptions (of pubs, cafes, places of interest, local customs etc.). What's more, our staff took part in preparing the first edition of the map of Warsaw. So you can rely on it! :)
To have one for yourself you can: ask for it in a hostel, search for it in some cafes, museums or touristic info points. You can also download it from the website! Here you can find a map of Warsaw and Łódź. To search for other European cities click here.
To have one for yourself you can: ask for it in a hostel, search for it in some cafes, museums or touristic info points. You can also download it from the website! Here you can find a map of Warsaw and Łódź. To search for other European cities click here.
Mar 2, 2012
SEA some street art! (part 2)
SEA more details in the city! While sightseeing Gdańsk and Gdynia you can meet many little pieces of city-art.
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| Anonymous in Gdańsk harbour |
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| Smile of the streets (Gdańsk) |
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| Dreaming about the forest... (Gdańsk) |
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| Broken heart / 'You know what' (Gdańsk) |
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| Past, present and future mixed together (Gdańsk) |
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| Fly away! (Gdynia) |
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| Fly away 2 (Gdańsk) |
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| Old street art by NeSpoon (Gdynia) |
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