Our “Wishlist”
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We will therefore be celebrating our marriage at 5 pm on Saturday the 6th of September 2014 in Warsaw, Poland.
The Wedding ceremony will take place at St. Anna’s Church
This is followed by a reception, dinner and dance at Hotel Venecia Palace
This webpage contains practical information about the wedding as well as some information about where to stay, how to get around and what to see in the magnificent city of Warsaw.
We look forward to seeing you in September.
- Karolina & Michel
Przedmieście 68 in Warsaw.
St. Anne’s Church is a church in the historic center of Warsaw, adjacent to the Castle Square, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 68. It is one of Poland’s most notable churches with a Neoclassical facade. The church ranks among Warsaw’s oldest buildings. Over time, it has seen many reconstructions, resulting in its present-day appearance, unchanged since 1788. Currently it is the main church parish of the academic community in Warsaw.
Kasztanowa 44, Michałowice.
The luxurious Hotel Venecia Palace is in Michałowice, a 15-minute drive from Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science. The rooms at the Venecia Palace are spacious and traditionally designed. Hotel Venecia Palace is located about a 5-minute drive from the Okęcie International Airport. The Janki Shopping Center is about a short drive away. The on-site restaurant serves international dishes and regional specialties. In the morning, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast. The hotel is in a quiet, green area, just over the lake.
Furthermore, if our guests rent a total of 20 rooms or more, a 20% discount will apply.
Hotel price list translated to English here.
Read more about the hotel here.
For other options nearer the centre (Srodmiescie or Centrum), go to hotels.com or bookings.com. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we will be more than happy to help.
There are many ways of getting around Warsaw that do not involve a pogo stick or a Bouncing ball. We have listed the most common ways of getting around below.
Travelling by bus or tram, please note that it is best to have a ticket before boarding the bus/tram, you can buy them in the front, but that can be a bit of a hassle. You can buy tickets in advance, they are only valid from the time they are stamped in the bus or tram. This is done in small devices placed around the vehicle. Please note that the machine will swallow the whole ticket, stamp it and return it to you, so please don’t fight it as it takes your ticket, you will get it back.
To plan your journey, go to the Warsaw Journey planner.
When using taxis in Warsaw, it is strongly recommended that you only use taxis with the following: the symbol of Warsaw (a mermaid) on both front doors, yellow/red stripes affixed to the glass along the front doors, a number stuck to the side of the vehicle, a hologram with the license number and the vehicle’s registration number on the upper right-hand corner of the front glass and a sticker with price information per kilometre that must be displayed on the glass of the right-hand side back door. It is recommended for you to use one of the city’s official Radio-Taxi companies, and order a taxi by telephone.
In Warsaw city fares start around 8 PLN and will cost 3 PLN per km during the day and 4.50 PLN during weekend or at night. Suburban fares will cost you a bit more.
Numbers for a couple of Taxi companies are:
Bayer Taxi +48 22 19667
City Warsaw Taxi +48 22 19459
Grosik taxi +48 22 646 46 46
For more information and numbers of different companies see this page.
Of course Warsaw has many other ways of getting around from Metro to horse cart. Instead of listing them all here, we will just leave you a link that should provide you with further information if you should need it:
https://www.warsawtour.pl/en/niezb-dnik.html
So you are in Warsaw, now what? You might have more time in the city than the wedding can fill, so we recommend that you take a look around, see some of the sights and maybe tasting some of the local foods, like McDonalds or KFC… or maybe something not one of those. We have collected a list of some of the things that we would recommend you to see, preferably after your hangover has subsided.
Walking the streets of the Old Town and New Town allows you to rest from the bustle of central city life. Atmospheric alleys, squares, and cosy cafés create a unique sense of history, and in the summer, the Old and New Town Squares become stages for musical and theatrical performances and open-air galleries.
Łazienki Królewskie Park-Palace Complex
The park and palace complex at Łazienki are one of the most beautiful of this type in Europe. Established in the 17th century, the landscape gardens feature many interesting architectural monuments, the most important of which include the Palace on the Island built for King Stanislaw August Poniatowski – Poland’s last monarch. It served as his summer residence and was famous for the Thursday dinners.
The summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski and then Augustus II as well as subsequent aristocratic families. It is an excellent representation of European Baroque at its height and a homage to the former greatness of the Republic. The palace is surrounded by a grandiose, two level Baroque Italian garden and a romantic park in English style. Wilanów is the venue of important cultural events and concerts. The former stables house the Poster Museum.
Completed in 1955 as a ‘gift from the Soviet people’, the building is the embodiment of Socialist Realist architecture. It is still the tallest building in Poland and fulfils the role of a cultural centre accommodating theatres, museums, a cinema and a concert hall. The highest viewing platform in Warsaw, on the 30th foor, offers an excellent panoramic view of the city.
Opened in 2004, on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the museum pays tribute to all those who fought and died for their country’s independence. Housed in a former tramway power station, the modern museum guides visitors through interactive displays, video footage and photographs.
The museum contains a rich collection of exhibits from antiquity to modern times. The building originates from the inter-war period. During the World War II it secretly stored some of the Royal Castle treasures. It organizes numerous temporary exhibitions presenting art from all over the world. The Vistula-side building wing is the Museum of the Polish Army presenting the history of Polish military featuring an interesting outdoor exhibition.
Located in a lovely site between the Old Town and the Vistula River. On hot summer days, the Fountain Park serves as a refreshing asylum for tourists and locals alike, while in the evenings it captivates with performances of colours and fabulous shapes.
There are of course many other places to see in Warsaw, a good Google search will give you plenty of things to choose from, or maybe you have talked with someone Polish at the wedding who might know of a cool place or two that might not be full of annoying Tourists. For more places see here.
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