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Boleslawiec Poland

Boleslawiec, Poland... Things To Do & Must Sees?

Information/Advice on getting around, things to do and see (Berlin, Wroclav, etc.), restaurants, bars, etc. Any ideas &/or information! Travel dates are midMarch thru midApril...

Boleslawiec is I never heard of.

There are three references:
Bolesławiec, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
Bolesławiec, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
Bolesławiec in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)

you can get more info about any of these via Wikipedia

But next sentence you are asking about Berlin, Wroclav, etc. Which is it?

I'd start with Kraków, then Gdansk, then Warsaw, then Wroclav.

Kraków is a great place to visit, full of great architecture, beautiful churches, great restaurants, great museums, lots of friendly people.

Costs are about 1/2 what they are in places like France and Spain on the Euro.

Most things are a short walk from the old market square, so stay near there if you can. As such, the old town it is full of old churches, gorgeous buildings, and a very large and vibrant town square lined with cafes. There are lots of classical music concerts. Visit St. Marys Cathedral and the other great churches in the old town. Walk up to Wawel hill and visit the Royal Cathedral and Palace. Take day trips to Oświęcim (Auschwitz) and to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, and perhaps to the Eagle-nest Castles in the mountains. Visit the Museums.

The most striking thing I remember from Kraków is the Kraków Hourly Trumpet Signal

Every hour a golden trumpet shows above Kraków's central Grand Square in the west window just below the spire of the higher, municipal tower of the St. Mary's Basilica. Then a characteristic trumpet signal, known and dear to every Pole, played by a live trumpet player, resounds all over the city's Old Town historical district. All of a sudden the melody comes to an abrupt end. The Kraków signal, or Hejnal Mariacki, dates back to the Middle Ages when it announced the opening and the closing of the city gates. The bugler also played it to alarm his fellow citizens whenever he saw a fire or enemy forces. And the melody's abrupt ending is said to commemorate a bugler shot through his throat by a Tatar archer in 1241.

My advice would be to rent a condo near the market square, inside the Planty. I had one last June, it was great, just a stone's throw from St. Mary's. The market square has several dozen outdoor cafe's, and there are hundreds of restaurants/bars within a block or two.

Drink lots of Zywiec.

Warsaw is worth a few days, for all of the WWII monuments, memorials, and memories, Getto museums and memories, plus the old town. It's a 4 hour train from Kraków.

Get the Rick Steves DVD on Eastern Europe, which covers these cities, plus others.

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