CommunityBuzz! - Poland meetup thread

For all those FTers residing in Poland or those tho want to meetup in Poland, I started this thread for that purpose.


Next meetup:
Nov 9-10, 2012 (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19640747-post16.html)

I hope that we can get a get together sometime at the end of Oct 2012. Will there be any FTers interested? I was thinking Krakow or Warsaw.

I'll be in Warsaw the nights of November 8-9. It's my first time there, so I would certainly welcome the added benefit of local knowledge.

I'll be in Poznan/Wroclaw Nov 3/4 :)

Keep us posted if any plans materialize. Some of us need a fair amount of advance notice in order to book a transatlantic flight at a reasonable price! ;)

I'm more or less always available around KRK so long as there's notice. Anything else could be tricky due to work/home scheduling, but KRK is all good.

Unless a magically-cheap KRK-WAW same-day MR appears. Then I could potentially get away with something there.

Updating this thread.
If anyone has any plans to visit Krakow let me know. We can get a small get together planned.

I'm not going to be in Krakow, but I will be visiting Warsaw, arriving midday on 9 November and departing early on 12 November, should any locals be available (I note that meqabq will also be in Warsaw the evening of the 9th, though I'm likely to be a bit jet-lagged that day).

I'm not going to be in Krakow, but I will be visiting Warsaw, arriving midday on 9 November and departing early on 12 November, should any locals be available (I note that meqabq will also be in Warsaw the evening of the 9th, though I'm likely to be a bit jet-lagged that day).

I'll be staying at the InterContinental that night if you're up for a drink -- I'll be jet-lagged, too, having come from DXB-HKG-SIN-SFO-LAS over the previous ten days.

so 2 FTers in WAW 9-12? Maybe I'll swing by :)

Looks like I'll be able to make it out Nov 9-11.

So we have:
Jason8612
mecabq
gvdIAD
MichalFKowalik

In Warsaw during this time. I'll see if I can plan some dinner/drinks during this time. I'll be staying at the IC

hey there

good stuff - let's definitely have some drinks or a lunch/dinner.

One important note - 11th of November is our Independence Day and we (unfortunately) expect pretty significant unrest on the streets that day. I'd also assume that tighten security measures will be visible on 10th evening.

I'd propose a dinner on 9th or a lunch on 10th - we'd go to a good local place, far away from tourist traps :)

do zobaczenia
mfk

Lunch on the 10th would be my preference: I'm usually more coherent after a night sleeping in a hotel bed, rather than an airplane seat. Though I will hopefully be up for (early) evening drinks on the 9th.

And thanks for the heads up re: possible unrest on the 11th, MichalFKowalik, I'll try to see everything I want in the city center on the 10th and things not-right-in-the-center on the 11th.

I believe mecabq is only available to meet up on the 9th so I will arrive in the early afternoon Friday and stay till Sunday. I'll be up for Friday evening dinner and/or drinks in addition to Sat and Sun

I believe mecabq is only available to meet up on the 9th

Count me in for drinks on the 9th, then; I'll play dinner by ear (but think it's highly unlikely I'll last).

Perfect. So we will be meeting for dinner at 6pm Pasja Smaku, Zytnia 64
http://goo.gl/maps/jelVu
I will be cabbing it from the IC hotel around 5:45pm so if anyone wants to join in, let me know. I'm also up for meeting before somewhere near the IC for a coffee or something.

After dinner we will grab some drinks and talk about Sat lunch :)

Thanks, Jason and MichalFKowalik for organizing. You certainly showed me some great venues that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. And good to see you again, gvdIAD. Thanks again for an enjoyable mini-weekend.

P.S. A plug for the InterContinental. The location isn't as good as the other hotel I tried, Le Meridien Bristol, but the RA benefits were great, breakfast was fantastic, and, at less than half the rate of Le Meridien, it was a good choice. Next time I'll have to look at the Hilton and adjoining casino.

Thanks, Jason and MichalFKowalik for organizing. You certainly showed me some great venues that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. And good to see you again, gvdIAD. Thanks again for an enjoyable mini-weekend.

P.S. A plug for the InterContinental. The location isn't as good as the other hotel I tried, Le Meridien Bristol, but the RA benefits were great, breakfast was fantastic, and, at less than half the rate of Le Meridien, it was a good choice. Next time I'll have to look at the Hilton and adjoining casino.
great to hear - you are welcome to come again!
BTW - if you think that IC location was weak, then Hilton will be in the middle of nowhere for you :)

And thanks for the heads up re: possible unrest on the 11th, MichalFKowalik, I'll try to see everything I want in the city center on the 10th and things not-right-in-the-center on the 11th.

glad you avoided it
http://media.kansas.com/smedia/2012/11/12/05/55/1HZow.SlMa.55.jpeg

mfk

It was great to meet everyone over the weekend. I enjoyed the food and the company :)

MichalFKowalik: Whoa; glad I missed that! I'm sorry I missed Saturday lunch, but am happy I was able to see the historic city center in the sunshine as I clearly couldn't have returned to it on Sunday.

Thanks for arranging the get-togethers; I, too, had a great time and enjoyed meeting everyone. Glad you made the trip up from Krakow, jason8612.

hey Folks

just to let you know - we have snow now in PL and believe it or not but everything got prettier! :)

have a great weekend
mfk

hey Folks

just to let you know - we have snow now in PL and believe it or not but everything got prettier! :)

have a great weekend
mfk

I know it, I was there this weekend ... and I had not only snow in PL but also -16°C :)
have a great week ^

edited to add: the roads on the way home were not so pretty ;)

hey folks

snow is melting, beautiful sunshine here - anyone up for a spring break visit to Poland ? :)

mfk

hey folks

snow is melting, beautiful sunshine here - anyone up for a spring break visit to Poland ? :)

mfk

I'm always up for a meetup :)