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Your favourite Polish region/city, etc


polski_zyd  2 | 72  
20 Feb 2008 /  #1
Dolny Śląsk, without a doubt. With Wrocław as my joint-favourite city. I just find the people in that region to be the friendliest and most able to have a good laugh with.

By the way, I still don't get what all the fuss is about regarding Kraków - sure, it's an attractive city; but to me, it just feels so... soulless and unfriendly.

Maybe everyone is sick of all the English tourists, I don't know. But there are usually just as many in Wrocław or Warszawa, but the people are much nicer in both those cities, so I can't explain the reason.

I expect I'll get lots of hate-mail for saying this though. :)
Jabwaw  8 | 48  
20 Feb 2008 /  #2
By the way, I still don't get what all the fuss is about regarding Kraków - sure, it's an attractive city; but to me, it just feels so... soulless and unfriendly.

I agree that Kraków is just a touristic city with lots of tourist all the year around :)

I love Garbarka , Poznan, Nowy sacz, Tuchow :) simply love these places :) n ya to add this list Bialoweza :)
tornado2007  11 | 2270  
20 Feb 2008 /  #3
Krakow because i'm going there :)
ShelleyS  14 | 2883  
20 Feb 2008 /  #4
By the way, I still don't get what all the fuss is about regarding Kraków

it has a soul and something magical about it, I was told recently it inspires artists and I understand why. I like Wraclaw too but for different reasons, it has its charm too.
Zgubiony  15 | 1274  
20 Feb 2008 /  #5
Poznan-Chłopy-Kołobrzeg
Michal  - | 1865  
20 Feb 2008 /  #6
cław as my joint-favourite city. I just find the people in that region to be the friendlie

If it is the Śląsk area you like best it might be that the people are not typical Polish as a lot of them have German origins. I was never very happy in Poland I must say.
GlasgowSteven  - | 24  
20 Feb 2008 /  #7
im off to szczecin in may, so im saying there!!! cant wait mind you, looks like a gorgeous place
Michal  - | 1865  
20 Feb 2008 /  #8
No, its not actually. I know Szczecin very well indeed. Its nice in the summer and there a lot of students there as there is a big university. Some of the back parts are really dreadful though, like anywhere.
nauczyciel  
22 Feb 2008 /  #9
i lived over a year in Szczecin, and really liked it. Don't lisren to Michal....he's never happy about anything
gosiaze  - | 2  
22 Feb 2008 /  #10
My favourite Polish city... hmm.. definitely Wrocław and Gdańsk and of course Gdynia where I live :)
Polish_Man  - | 13  
23 Feb 2008 /  #11
Poznań, I order to sightseeing.
polishgirltx  
23 Feb 2008 /  #12
Your favourite Polish region/city

Małopolska and Kraków... of course :D
plk123  8 | 4119  
23 Feb 2008 /  #13
szklarska poreba, szczawnica and zakopane but i love the mountians.
polishgirltx  
23 Feb 2008 /  #14
i've had there

szczawnica

the best campings ever

Krościenko
the best ice cream ever

zakopane

the best 'ferie' ever...
and one Sylwester...

:)
plk123  8 | 4119  
23 Feb 2008 /  #15
lol.. "ferie": had to think about that to recall the meaning.. i spent all of mine in szczawnica.. most of "kolonie" in the mountains too. just a couple in other areas of PL.
polishgirltx  
23 Feb 2008 /  #16
"ferie"

lol.... winter school break :)
plk123  8 | 4119  
23 Feb 2008 /  #17
i remembered it just took a minute. lol haven't heard the term in ages.

i've also spent some time na pomorzu in all kinds of places between szczecin and gdansk and can't recall a bad place.. beaches are nice albeit the water a bit chilly to my liking. :)
polishgirltx  
23 Feb 2008 /  #18
can't recall a bad place..

Nadole? lol....it's a little town near 3City... i've been there a few times with my class when i was a teenager.... good times....lol....very memorable :D
plk123  8 | 4119  
23 Feb 2008 /  #19
i tell ya, there are a lot of nice places in poland.. i think it also depends on one's outlook on things... if it's michal or rocky, it's always going to be trouble for them no matter where they are.

oh, kazimierz dolny is a fantastic little medieval town on the vistula.
scorpio  20 | 188  
24 Feb 2008 /  #20
I love Garbarka , Poznan, Nowy sacz, Tuchow :) simply love these places :)

Jabwaw, I live only 15 km south-west of Tuchów. Indeed, it's a very nice small city.

I like: Tarnów, Żabno, Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Zalipie, Tuchów, Ciężkowice, Grybów, Pilzno, Ryglice, Biecz, Jasło, Krosno, Zakliczyn, Siemiechów, Wojnicz, Czchów, Lusławice, Nowy Sącz, Lipnica Murowana, and Gorlice.

I admire the Carpathian foothills more than any other area in Poland, with it's many lush forests, valleys, panoramas, farms, clean unchlorinated water, where nature abounds. Many nice castle ruins, medieval towns, and roadside chapels. I prefer the foothills to the Zakopane region anytime because I can do without the immense crowds of obnoxious tourists. It is also one of the few places in Poland where it isn't flat.
Mikey1  1 | 11  
24 Feb 2008 /  #21
We spent a couple of weeks in Lublin last year. Its a really nice place to visit. My stepson goes to university there and we even were allowed to spend a few days in the dorm with him. Its just over a two hour bus ride from Warsaw. There are several schools and a very nice "old towne". There is also an old castle which has a respectable museum inside. There are some reasonable hotels in the center or close by. Good luck to you.
lowfunk99  10 | 397  
2 Mar 2008 /  #23
I have not been to Poland yet.

However, my vote goes for Zielona Gora. That is where my girl friend is.

Does anybody know that Głogow is like?
Mikey1  1 | 11  
11 Mar 2008 /  #25
Anyone been to Slupsk?
SeanBM  34 | 5781  
11 Mar 2008 /  #26
Małopolska and Kraków... of course :D

I agree Zakopane and Krakow, the mountains the mad mountain people and the beuty of Krakow.
polishgirltx  
11 Mar 2008 /  #27
I agree

you better....lol;)

Anyone been to Slupsk?

nope...
tornado2007  11 | 2270  
11 Mar 2008 /  #28
SeanBM wrote:
I agree

you better....lol;)

lol i'd love to know what happens if he didn't agree :)
polishgirltx  
11 Mar 2008 /  #29
lol....he would be a prey of Smok Wawelski... :) yumm yumm yumm...
tornado2007  11 | 2270  
11 Mar 2008 /  #30
Smok Wawelski.

sorry for my ignorance but, WHO?????

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