Splatty Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 we are staying at the City and because of the panic that your post brought I phoned them. They said that the rooms are absolutely safe beyond doubt - lets hope they are right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 I've been in a panic for the past two days. Nothing changes I received an email asking for my credit card no from the City Hotel but when I looked closely at it I realised that it was for someone else, a Mr ---, I don't know if a few people got that email. I have tried emailing them, still waiting for a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Is any one staying at the Pod Orlem,we are changing hotels from the City hotel because we have been told that even though we have booked quite a while ago that we may have to be sent to another hotel because of the amount of rooms needed for the riders and staff of the GP.  There are a few of us from Edinburgh staying in the Pod Orlem.  Have stayed there a couple of times and, in my view, it's a really nice hotel. I'm sure that the top brass of the GP have normally chosen this hotel to stay in as well.  Is the rail station at Warsaw airport or do we need to travel between the airport and the rail station.  You will have to travel to the rail station from the airport as they are not in the same place. I have only ever used taxis from the airport so can't advise on any other methods, although the taxis are plentiful and cheap (As long as you get an official taxi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Are any forumers going on the Speedway Star/Travel Plus weekend tour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjw ministerofport Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 I'm sorry if i caused you to panic Joanne and Splatty or anyone else. I have told you what i have been told. We were going to stay in Warsaw on the 17th and travel down to Bydgoszcz on the 18th and had a confirmed booking for the City hotel for the 18th, however we decided to travel to Bydgoszcz on 17th and when we tried to book the City hotel for the 17th were told there were no vacancies for the 17th and that if more staff needed to book the hotel we would be moved to alternative accomidation on the 18th. Maybe we are getting the mess around i don't know, but in all honesty i thought it was better to let people know the situation. Â Â Â Thanks HenryW for the info amy bump into you at the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 You will have to travel to the rail station from the airport as they are not in the same place. I have only ever used taxis from the airport so can't advise on any other methods, although the taxis are plentiful and cheap (As long as you get an official taxi) There is a number 175 bus that runs from the airport to town but in any guidebook or website you read about Warsaw they all warn you of pickpockets on the service. I haven't been on the service myself and like you Henry W stick to the taxis. Â If anyone is arriving in Warsaw with one of the budget carriers (e.g. Air Polonia, Wizzair etc) the building you come out of is actually separate from the main terminal building. It may be a little disorientating (not sure if it was confusion or drink) if you have used Warsaw airport before. Â I'll post something nearer the time regarding anything to watch out for if you are using the budget airlines - the taxi (there was only 1) was about 50% higher than the rate per k/m of the taxis outside the main terminal (still a hell of a lot cheaper than getting stung by one of the guys hanging around in arrivals). Â Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatty Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 I'm sorry if i caused you to panic Joanne and Splatty or anyone else. I have told you what i have been told. We were going to stay in Warsaw on the 17th and travel down to Bydgoszcz on the 18th and had a confirmed booking for the City hotel for the 18th, however we decided to travel to Bydgoszcz on 17th and when we tried to book the City hotel for the 17th were told there were no vacancies for the 17th and that if more staff needed to book the hotel we would be moved to alternative accomidation on the 18th. Maybe we are getting the mess around i don't know, but in all honesty i thought it was better to let people know the situation.    Thanks HenryW for the info amy bump into you at the bar.  sorry I re read my post and it probably came across the wrong way. I appreciate you letting us know that is after all one of the massive benefits of the forum.  I just hope that we aren't sleeping on the streets that night  cheers for all the info guys - looking forward to meeting some more forum members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 has anyone got their tickets yet? first my bank deceided to send £262 instead of Polish money. now they have had my payment returned! sent the wrong iban number! so finally they are trying again, and will not charge me for the pleasure.  waiting to hear now...... so if i do go get to Poland i'll be in warsaw for the friday, via air polonia and travelling up to Bydgosczcz somehow on the saturday, coming back on sunday. so if there are any listee's who are in the same boat i'll see ya there. i am thinking about hiring a car and driving up, could be a minibus if there's enough........  Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hutchie Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 has anyone got their tickets yet? first my bank deceided to send £262 instead of Polish money. now they have had my payment returned! sent the wrong iban number! so finally they are trying again, and will not charge me for the pleasure. Karl No tickets yet, but had an e-mail confirmation of purchase (My bank dropped them 40 zlotty's (sp?) short so have to pay that when we pick them up - from some kind of 'hut' near the stadium apparently!  We'll also be arriving Warsaw Friday via Air Polonia (from Stanstead ) then onto Bydgoszcz Saturday and are at the Pod Orlem too...  Hutchie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjw ministerofport Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thanks Rico for you advice. Â May see you in the Pod Orlem Hutchie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateusz Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 (edited) I was out for some weeks (holidays & girls) but now I've found a bit of time to check out this topic. Here are some answers for funny things I found here.  Steve Shovlar Torun is the place to go after the GP. Only an hours drive away but watch out for the police. They are keen to hand out speeding fines on those dodgy roads.  ...or don't watch out for the police and get there in 15 minutes That's the way I prefer  JY2003 No. I'm not kidding. In the stadium, they didn't speak English. We was trying to get ou the stadium and explain that we wanted to come back in but they didn't understand/didn't speak English.  It goes both ways... You didn't speak Czech / Polish (both languages are similar in speaking) and you didn't understand them.  JY2003 But i think Prague and Poland is a very - Beer(Ish)Country. At the Speedway meetings the Poles like to get drunk.  No, those bad guys from Poland only like to supply the national budget with taxes that Polish government take from companies that produce beers, vodkas and other stuff Join them in that work and you'll feel like in a family  JY2003 But in Prague their was hundereds of drunk Poles!  Supplying the national budget of our Czech brothers is also a noble undertaking  JY2003 But if people are drunk then the security guards shouldn't let them enter.  I agree - they definately should join them and have a beer or five.  JY2003 I think alchol should be banned from Grand Prix and Speedway meetings.  They couldn't do anything more stupid lol "Kto nie pije jest wywrotowcem trwale uszczuplajacym budzet panstwa..."  JY2003 I think all countrys should learn to speak English but saying that we are a lazy country at learning other languages (I'm learnin Danish ) (...) Alot of British tourists go on holiday to foriegn countrys - I just think that they should learn to speak abit of English  Only because of the fact that rich English tourists go on holidays everywhere? Don't make me laugh... So do lots of people from other countries, not only from UK or US... I agree that English is the most popular language nowadays but hey!.. don't be so demanding - millions of tourists from other countries go abroad where nobody knows any word in their language. And they have to cope with it.  Rico Why on earth should everyone learn English ??? The world would be a duller place for it.  You took it out of my mouth! But I must say that I like English (in contrast to German that I hate )  Rico Saturday night we have traditionally ended up going to Chesterfields, a club underneath the City Hotel.  I'm gonna make there my 18th birthday party next year  Personally I think polish and checz people are good with their english, and the fact that the security persons at the track dont speak it, is because when they were at school, they were told russian is the language to learn.  They learned Russian or they didn't learn at all... Security Gueards are not intellectuals   Don't know if I come back here soon, so see you all in Bydgoszcz, we're keeping beers well cooled and ladies very well warmed up lol Rico, escort your folks in one piece to the stadium Seats will be kept by boyz from Polonia Bydgoszcz fan club Oh, and btw, I also plan to get to Torun next day and support T.Gollob with his Unia Tarnow team As every native boy from Bydgoszcz I hate Torun. Edited August 30, 2004 by Mateusz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beercellar Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 very well said,see u in bydgoszcz and torun,if not to drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Thanks Rico for the advice. I dont know yet about our hotel, but I have "a man" working on it. We'we booked flight's and all, we'll be there. Â I'll study them more closely, when I'm recovered from my trip to SGP Gothenburg. Actually it was a lot more than that, 11 days, 7 meetings, 3700km sitting in a car+ 2*11h ferry rides. Gotta love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beercellar Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Any one going to the after practice party at the sports & entertainment hall,"LUCZNICZKA" Torunska St. A mate of mine picked up a polish gp leaflet at poole at the world cup,and this was in it. Â Riders parade Autograph Session Live Music & Fireworks Disco,Famous DJs Starts at 18.00 0n the 17/9/04, Â Looks as if its just across the river from the stadium,good luck if anyones going,we re sure gonna try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 These Poles really know how to enjoy themselves. Only two weeks to go, looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateusz Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Sure - I'm gonna be there It's not far away from the stadium and it may be a very nice show & party later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellipog Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 please help is it possible to buy tickets to the bydgoszcz gp at the stadium, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateusz Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Yes - nearby the stadium in ticket boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellipog Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Yes - nearby the stadium in ticket boxes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Â thanks mateusz, is there a bus or a train from bydgoszcz to torun after the meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 (edited) thanks mateusz, is there a bus or a train from bydgoszcz to torun after the meet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>  Courtesy of the Polrail site.  Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 0 21:45 22:37 0:52 Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 0 22:30 23:32 1:02 Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 0 23:16 0:06 0:50 Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 1 23:59 6:13 6:14 Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 0 5:20 6:15 0:55 Bydgoszcz Główna Toruń Główny 0 5:44 6:43 0:59  From, to, number of changes, depart time, arrival time and duration of journey.  The last two are there just in case you fancy the party in Bydgoszcz Don't fancy getting the 23:59 though, that's for sure.  Rico Edited September 2, 2004 by Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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