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6th EuroVT-Meet: Krakow, Poland 28-29-30 May 2010 | Town Hall Tower sleeping guard |
YOU ARE WELCOME VERY MUCH! WOW! No matter you are quite new to VT or an old VT-animal you are welcome very much to join the 6th official Virtual Tourist European Meeting which will take place in Krakow, Poland on 28-29-30 May 2010. If you never joined any VT-meet, no worries. I can guarantee that after first 5 minutes you will feel like at family and friendly home. I can only smile now how nervous I was before joining my first ever larger VT-meet in Oceanside, California in 2003. But I did it and I am happy now :-))).
More details: EuromeetKrakow2010 page.
Sign up to attend the meeting here, please.
Read and join please:
- general discussion on Krakow's Euromeet
- discussion on How to get to the meeting.
Warning: it's a lot of reading.
"An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded"
John Paul IIPope John Paul II born in Wadowice, Poland in 1920, died today at 9.37 pm in Vatican. Sadness...
02 April 2005.
Although I am not crazy about religion, any religion, it's far more than the simple fact for me, it's also a lot of emotions. After death of John Paul II I wanted to go to his funeral but I had to stay at work. Instead I visited four times just Krakow (JPII was bishop there), Wadowice (his birthplace) and small village off the beaten path called Niegowic (he was a priest there in 1948-1949).
Step by step I am trying to put up my personal albums on my homepage, travelogues on the above mentioned pages as well as on my hometown Tychy and Poland page. I want to show you spirit of Poland in these unusual days and share some of my pictures, my thoughts and reflections and, first of all, pay tribute to the great man who taught millions in 122 countries, he visited, what tolerance to other people and religion is, what is freedom and human dignity. Enough to said.
Krakow is unusual and UNIQUE CITY in Europe in that it has so far managed to hold on to its traditions in the face of economic progress. Poland's prime tourist attraction and a must in Central Europe boasts numerous world-class monuments, charming vistas, delightful atmosphere, and the best restaurants. . . A few questions: 1. How to save 22% on shopping?
2. What Krakow's pigeons love to do?
3. How mamy people celebrate New Year's Eve in the Krakow's Main Market Square?
4. How many Nobel Prize winners live in Krakow?
5. What is "All Fools’ Day"?
6. How to find a very cheap taxi?
7. Where to find the world's greatest medieval sculpture?
8. Where and when to listen a bell so huge as London's Big Ben?
9. Why better not to say "thank you" to a waiter in a restaurant?
10. How to communicate with non-English speaking natives?
Answers to the above questions and much more you can find in my tips. WELCOME!!!
Get a cup or better two (hmm... maybe dozen) of coffee - there are many tips haha :-))).
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One of top 12 cities of the world
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Click here, please!
Thank you very, very much :-)))
Thanks to the extraordinary accumulation of cultural wealth, the city was registered as one of the 12 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Mistake? Oh, no. I don't think so. WHY KRAKOW? Do you want the whole list or top 10? OK, top 10:
You can find in Krakow:
1. "SCHINDLER'S LIST" - the famous movie by Steven Spielberg, awarded 7 Academy Awards - location;
2. Fantastic people (including 2 Nobel Prize winners, a few future haha and... 73 VT-ers :-) ;
3. The largest plaza of medieval Europe;
4. The wordld's oldest shopping mall;
5. The world's longest souvenir's shop;
6. One of the world's oldest and best universities est. 1364 (Nicolaus Copernicus and Pope John Paul II among its students);
7. The most famous of all Poland's churches;
8. The 700yo still operating salt mine (in Wieliczka) - placed on UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage;
9. Magical "Cellar under the Rams" - one of the world's best cabaret and one of the best European theaters: "Teatr Stary" (The Old Theatre) which director was Andrzej WAJDA - prized Honorary Academy Award in March 2000, La Palme d'Or in Cannes (1981) and Golden Lion (1998) in Venice;
10. Lem - famous writer (future Nobel Prize winner maybe haha), author of a novel "Solaris" on which is based the new Hollywood movie "SOLARIS" by Steven Soderbergh starring George Clooney (USA premiere Nov. 2002, in Europe since March 2003)
(...)
9999... Me in some weekends haha :-)
MORE: Internet portals about Cracow (in English):
Magical Krakow
Krakow Info. . |
| KATHY (KODI01) FROM USA IN KRAKOW :-))) |
|  | VIRTUAL TOURIST ANTHEM (proposal) If you know English better then me read please the anthem of "Cellar under the Rams", famous Krakow's cabaret - should it be MY/YOUR/VT ANTHEM as well?
"Desiderata"
-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Not "Found in Old St. Paul's Church"!
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
HOW CHEAP IS TO GET TO KRAKOW!
Airfares 2002/2003: round-trip to Krakow, all taxes included, ticket purchased in the USA/Canada, at least 1 additional stopover permitted.FROM:
USA (in USD):
Chicago - 576.50
Dallas - 618.50
Los Angeles - 661.00
New York - 482.00
San Diego - 661.00
San Francisco - 661.00
Seattle - 661.00
Washington DC - 539.50 Source: Polish Airlines LOTCanada (in CAD):
Edmonton - 1180 (LOT)
Montreal - 625 (Austrian Airlines)
Toronto - 670 (Air France)
Vancouver - 1070 (Air France) source: Yahoo Travel MORE: in my transportation tips.
Please e-mail me if you find anything cheaper :-).
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margaretvn Sun Sep 27, 2009 08:15 UTC
enjoyed reading your tips again - so looking forward to seeing the city for my self next year | Pinat Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:09 UTC
Before starting to go over the hundreds of tips you have written here, I wanted to thank you for the beautiful card. It was great to find a card on my desk after a boring, routine Monday morning meeting. Cheers, Pinar | jumpingnorman Thu Jul 23, 2009 19:36 UTC
This Lady with Ermine masterpiece looks awesome -- seeing masterpieces is a great experience... | DAO Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:32 UTC
Its raining here too. Wow. You have so many great tips on here. |
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