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Warsaw in 1 Day
We spent a day exploring the Polish capital, Warsaw on our Polish road trip. We started with Poland’s tallest building, the Palace of Culture and Science, before wandering through the park to the historic Old Town. Getting around Warsaw We explored Warsaw on foot. My itinerary covers a distance of a couple of miles, with…
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Kraków: Top 10 Things to do
Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. This historic royal city was the capital of Poland until 1596 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I have visited Kraków twice; once for a weekend to run Kraków parkrun and once as part of a Polish Road Trip. With its compact Old Town, which is…
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Kraków in 2 Days
Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. This historic royal city was the capital of Poland until 1596 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I have visited Kraków twice; once for a weekend to run Kraków parkrun and once as part of a Polish Road Trip. With its compact Old Town, which is…
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Gdańsk: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 24 hours exploring the Baltic port city of Gdańsk during our Polish road trip, Here is my pick of the Top 10 Things to do on a visit to Gdańsk. Gdańsk holds a pivotal place in European history. As the German city of Danzig, it was a major port and shipbuilder. After WWI,…
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Gdańsk in 1 Day
We spent 24 hours exploring the Baltic port city of Gdańsk during our Polish road trip. My itinerary squeezes the city’s highlights into one day. But it really warrants longer and I regretted not being able to stay here a few more days. To stretch the itinerary to two or three days, spend more time…
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Zielona Góra Parkrun Guide
Zielona Góra is a city in western Poland, popular with parkrunners keen on completing the alphabet challenge (i.e. to run parkruns beginning with every letter of the alphabet). Zielona Góra parkrun takes place on Saturdays at 9 am in a forested area just behind Sulechowskiej Recreation and Sport Centre, a couple of miles north east…
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Kraków Parkrun Guide
Kraków is an excellent place for a city break; compact but with plenty of interesting things to see and do, plus great food and drink. Throw in a parkrun and you have the perfect weekend. Kraków parkrun takes place in Błonia just west of the old town. We booked a very nice apartment close to…
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Poland 1 Week Road Trip
The old man’s quest to become a parkrun alphabeteer (running a parkrun beginning with each letter of the alphabet) has brought us to Poland, via Germany, with a brief foray into Slovakia. We flew into Berlin and, after running parkrun in Dresden, crossed the border into Poland. We spent a week driving across Poland as…
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