Posts by littlebee

littlebee

6 Sep 2016

Travel / Need advice on trip to Poland [12]

Excellent suggestions, thanks! If we have a car, is it possible to stay in Warsaw and just make a day trip to Kolno? With our large group, I hate to be moving around too much...I would rather use Warsaw as a base and make day trips from there. Is Kasmierz Dolny doable for a day trip from Warsaw?

littlebee

5 Sep 2016

Travel / Need advice on trip to Poland [12]

Thanks, everyone! I don't have an itinerary yet, but it looks like I will be renting a car...at least to Kolno and eastern Poland. Do you think I would be better off driving to Krakow and Poznan, as well?

littlebee

5 Sep 2016

Travel / Need advice on trip to Poland [12]

Thank you!

littlebee

4 Sep 2016

Travel / Need advice on trip to Poland [12]

Hello from the US, everyone! I'm planning to take my 2 adult sons and their wives to Poland next August and I would greatly appreciate any advice you can offer.

1) Which cities/regions besides Warsaw and Krakow are must-sees?

2) Is taking the train the best option for our group? Do we need advance tickets or can we decide once we get there?

3) Do you recommend advance bookings for hotels?

4) Where is the best place to witness the "W Hour" in Warsaw on August 1?

5) I am planning to visit Poznan, the birthplace of my father's family, but I would love to also visit the small village that my mother's family is from in eastern Poland. In fact, I have the address of the family farm. Is it possible to go there by train or would we have to take a bus? Or is the best option for my husband and I to extend our trip without the kids, rent a car, and drive there by ourselves? It's a small farming community near Kolno.

6) Is Bialowieza Forest worth a trip and is it possible to get their by train?

Thank you, everyone...can't wait to visit!