Aug 11, 2020, 11:51 am
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Transport
BA flies twice daily from LHR Terminal 5 to WAW Chopin Airport, economy starts from Ł70 return, club from Ł205.
LO flies twice daily from LCY and three times daily from LHR, economy starts from Ł90 return, business from Ł300.
Low cost carriers include FR flying from STN to WMI and W6 from LTN to WAW.
Warsaw mini-DO #1: 23 October 2021
Please fill the form if you plan to attend the DO.
Venue
Hala Koszyki @ 18:00 on Saturday 23rd October
Attendees (11):
Cymro, fifty_two, jfallesen, KARFA, megaloman, nh1980, PGberkshire, FlyerP, scottishpoet, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
Maybe (1):
Reetmafreen
Activities
Please fill the form if you plan to attend the DO.
22/10 18:00 Browary Warszawskie for the DO warm-up party
23/10 12:00 Uprising museum tour
23/10 16:00 Viewing terrace at the top of Palace of Culture and Science
23/10 18:00 Hala Koszyki for the DO
24/10 10:30 or 14:00 guided walking tour of Old Town
Flights
Outbound travel
16/10 07:35 BA847 – megaloman
22/10 14:00 BA850 – jfallese, KARFA, nh1980, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
22/10 18:25 LO3924 – scottishpoet
23/10 07:35 BA846 – Cymro, FlyerP
Inbound travel
24/10 14:20 LO3919 - scottishpoet
24/10 18.15 BA851 – Cymro, KARFA, nh1980, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
25/10 11:50 BA847 – megaloman, FlyerP
26/10 18:10 BA847 – jfallese
Hotels
Hilton Warsaw City – Cymro, KARFA, megaloman, nh1980, FlyerP, scottishpoet, TravellerFrequently
Westin – jfallese
Hampton by Hilton Warsaw Mokotow - fifty_two
Current lockdown rules don't allow travel for non-essential purposes. I'm still booked and hope lockdown rules might be eased closer to the date and well be allowed to travel, I've rebooked myself on avios.
Venue
Hala Koszyki @ 18:00 on Saturday 24th April
Attendees (12):
awoxp, Filthy Monkey, FlyerP, jfallesen, MrMutton, Richmond_Surreym, ScienceTeacher, teledude, Tomparskate, Vintagepilot, Wozza2404
Maybe (4):
florens +1l, scottishpoet, wilsnunn
Flights
LON-WAW
23/04 14:00 BA850 awoxp, Filthy Monkey, Tomparskate, Wozza2404
24/04 14:20 BA850 MrMutton, ScienceTeacher, teledude
WAW-LON
25/04 18:25 BA851 awoxp, Filthy Monkey, MrMutton, ScienceTeacher, teledude, Tomparskate, Wozza2404
Hotels
Hilton City Centre - teledude, Wozza2404
Warsaw (WAW) mini-DO [rescheduled to Saturday 23 October 2021]
Oct 2, 2020, 3:43 pm
#92
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also how do you leave the house to fly again? Doesn’t this break the rules & does border force not stop you?
Oct 2, 2020, 3:54 pm
#93
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Self isolation in the UK is for 14 days or when you leave the country, whichever is sooner. Leaving your place of self isolation before the end of 14 days to go to the airport and leave the country is explicitly allowed. More details in the UK self isolation thread in tor coronavirus board.
Oct 2, 2020, 4:17 pm
#94
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Self isolation in the UK is for 14 days or when you leave the country, whichever is sooner. Leaving your place of self isolation before the end of 14 days to go to the airport and leave the country is explicitly allowed. More details in the UK self isolation thread in tor coronavirus board.
I wondered how it worked. I luckily don’t need the TP run and massively keen to avoid 14 days lockdown. Random world we live in
crazy cheap fares to Sof and Otp however!
Oct 2, 2020, 4:54 pm
#95
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the OTP IC is selling at 60euro per night which is outrageously cheap. hard to resist, i have never been and heard great things about it. Right after have another BOG and GRU trip at end of NOV, so really time in UK spent at home resting between these jaunts.
Oct 3, 2020, 3:11 am
#96
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both otp and sof are places I’d love to go as well
Oct 3, 2020, 5:45 am
#97
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IC seems to do well in eastern Europe. Bucharest IC really is top-rate. Budapest, Kiev, Sofia, Warsaw, too. But, as is the way with hotels, standard rooms don't always impress. You need to get a club room to appreciate what's on offer, and for most guests that's achieved only by booking a club room: IHG doesn't go in for the Hilton Diamond thing.
Oct 3, 2020, 6:08 am
#99
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IC seems to do well in eastern Europe. Bucharest IC really is top-rate. Budapest, Kiev, Sofia, Warsaw, too. But, as is the way with hotels, standard rooms don't always impress. You need to get a club room to appreciate what's on offer, and for most guests that's achieved only by booking a club room: IHG doesn't go in for the Hilton Diamond thing.
for same price I’d rather stay Raddison blu or Sheraton and for a bit more the Marriott
Last edited by PGberkshire; Oct 3, 2020 at 6:14 am
Oct 13, 2020, 2:47 am
#101
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I'm not suggesting i offer anything close to a definitive verdict on Bucharest hotels, but it seems like a good idea to stay at a few of them before offering an opinion.
Oct 15, 2020, 10:43 am
#103
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If anyone is still planning to go to Warsaw next weekend please be aware that much of Poland, including Warsaw, was moved to the red zone today
on top of the existing poland red zone restrictions, a number of new rules in the red zone were announced today :
on top of the existing poland red zone restrictions, a number of new rules in the red zone were announced today :
- in retail outlets, up to 5 people per cash register
- ban on weddings (from 19.10.)
- no gatherings over 10 people
- universities and high schools - remote teaching, excluding practical classes
- sports events - without audience participation
- travel by transport 50% seats, 30 percent all place
- Catering activity from 6-21, with the option of taking out meals after hours. I suspect this means bars will close at 21:00
Last edited by scottishpoet; Oct 15, 2020 at 11:00 am
Oct 15, 2020, 3:42 pm
#104
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If anyone is still planning to go to Warsaw next weekend please be aware that much of Poland, including Warsaw, was moved to the red zone today
on top of the existing poland red zone restrictions, a number of new rules in the red zone were announced today :
on top of the existing poland red zone restrictions, a number of new rules in the red zone were announced today :
- in retail outlets, up to 5 people per cash register
- ban on weddings (from 19.10.)
- no gatherings over 10 people
- universities and high schools - remote teaching, excluding practical classes
- sports events - without audience participation
- travel by transport 50% seats, 30 percent all place
- Catering activity from 6-21, with the option of taking out meals after hours. I suspect this means bars will close at 21:00
The location I had in mind for the DO was Hala Koszyki (I've been to before) or Elektrownia Powiśle (haven't been to yet) - both offer a variety of restaurants to cater for different tastes. But given the numbers I'd say any restaurant probably will do - I'm open to suggestions or we can decide on a day.
I've tried to tidy up the Wiki - anyone else fancy joining us?
Oct 16, 2020, 2:25 am
#105
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As i couldn’t do next weekend due to South America trip we are gonna pop by Warsaw for the weekend today.
if anyone is on the 4pm to WAW today let us know would be lovely to see a fellow FTer
if anyone is on the 4pm to WAW today let us know would be lovely to see a fellow FTer
