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WooPee   
13 Jul 2008
Life / New skyscraper in Warsaw... [58]

The projects are really impressing:

New skyscrapers that are gonna be built in Warsaw or already are under construction.

Under construction:

* Złota 44 *

* Centrum Żelazna / JM Tower
* Platinium Towers *
* Prosta Tower *

Prosta Tower in Poland

* Grzybowska 44 *

Planed:

* Kulczyk Tower *
* Lilium Tower *
* Warsaw Spire *
* Wieżowiec Gminy Żydowskiej *
* Kaleidoscope *

* Twarda Tower *

* Prosta Office Center *
* Atrium South - Rondo Tower *
* Rondo Babka *
* IGD *
* Impexmetal Headquarter *
* Eurocentrum *
* Wieża Pirelli *
WooPee   
2 Jul 2008
USA, Canada / US wants Poles to visit, spend lots of money :) [28]

Yeah, it's really great time for tourism and business and I would be the first to go there even this summer as I have no plans for now and lots of free time. But I'm not allowed there (read I need visa) so no thank you.. I'll go to Canada or Malta/Greece.
WooPee   
2 Jul 2008
Life / I'm engaged to a girl from Poland. Moving to Poland from the US. [28]

1. i know you have to get a visa to live and work in Poland longer than 90 days. In the US, the penalties are steep if you get married here with the wrong kind of visa. Is is the same in Poland?

No it's not anymore. Too many people get married just for visa/citizenship. At least I remember you have to be married for 3-5 years before you'll get citizenship.

But I guess it's worth to wait, Polish citizenship will make you free from working visas in whole Europe. ;)

I don't know about working visa.. I think it's easer to get it if you're married.

2. Does anyone know how much money a cook or chef can make in Warsaw?

Depend of the place. Try to look for it in good hotels and restaurants. There's hundreds of them in Warsaw. I think it's about 1500-4000 PLN.

If you want to teach English, you have to pass some teaching courses. Not everyone can teach it just like that. You better start looking for it in the US.. And you will get working visa faster. Try Callan method, you don't have to speak Polish there. ;) At least I know you can earn about 3000 PLN / month.

3. Are there good websites to start searching for an apartment, room, flat to rent while I'm there?

When I was looking for mine, I found few pretty good here: warszawa.gumtree.pl/

Try also here:
polskienieruchomosci.pl
oferty.net/mieszkania,Warszawa
WooPee   
2 Jul 2008
Life / New skyscraper in Warsaw... [58]

Libeskind Tower (the shining one) on Zlota 44, started in 2007 I think: Zlota 44

And Warsaw today:

x

There's really lots of planed differences till 2012 in Warsaw.
WooPee   
2 Jul 2008
Travel / Teenagers in Warsaw, what's there to do? [7]

Check those links:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_attractions_in_Warsaw

travel.yahoo/p-travelguide-2788483-warsaw_things_to_do-i

wordtravels.com/Cities/Poland/Warsaw/Attractions

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lots of malls, like Blue City (bluecity.pl/o-nas/), Zlote Tarasy (zlotetarasy.pl/en/) or Arkadia (arkadia.com.pl/?pageid=1&lang=en)

Nowy Świat St. (located in city center) is worth to see, lots of good bars, shops and restaurants.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Świat_Street
WooPee   
1 Jul 2008
Travel / Teenagers in Warsaw, what's there to do? [7]

Krzysztof post will be very helpful for you, however in my opinion it's better to have both, cash and CC. For example Subways and similar places are not accepting Credit Cards. Also you will have to pay some fees for your Bank for changing currency every time using credit cards.

I was hoping that some of you might have some advice on some interesting things two 16 year olds can do while we are there. I realize its a pretty vague question but because I have never traveled abroad Im not really sure what to expect.

It all depend of what you like to do. There's lots of places worth to see, like museums, all those old buildings and monuments etc..

What kind of attractions are you looking for?