My first impressions of Poland, long time ago

since when there take place most of finests concerts and festivals. I wich to have a flat in Katowice right now, I would go for Tauron Nowa Muzyka festival... (but I don't go there :((( Have to save money...)

you'd take Katowice over Lodz? you are MAD. lol

both sucks.

hey, don't be cutting up on the boat.. we could be related. ;) :)

Merged: First impressions of Poland

When did you come to Poland for the first time, and what were your impressions?
I came first time to Poland in September 1989 (although I was already involved as a boy-scout with humanitarian convoys to Poland in the first half of the eighties).

I remember until this day the distinctive smell of brown coal, used for heating at that time.
At the border in Cieszyn I had to buy fuel coupons for my car in the Orbis shack, payable with DM. Almost no cars on the road. Got fined in Kraków, because at that time I did not speak Polish and had no idea about the parking regulations :)

I like paluszki,

My first visit to Poland was in August 1980 (yeah, I know !).

empty shops, queues and the dollar was king !