Practical tips from Mark

Here is some Practical information to help you get around.

1) Consider staying in apartments not just hotels, there can be found on the internet

2) Language: Any person under 25 in the city,  will speak English.  Also try this software http://www.claritaslux.com it uses visual association and teaches you the basics very fast.

3) Trams and buses will get you to most places in the city. You buy the tickets at the newsstands and cancel them when you enter, its for the most part the honor system (unless you get caught). There is more..

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Easy Warsaw

There is a small pocket-format guidebook available in gift shops in main tourist spots (like the Old Town Square) and in on-line shops - Easy Warsaw.

It was written by two young Polish guides and consists of three routes around Warsaw planned for 1 to 3 days each, with lots of interesting anecdotes, sights and recommended places to eat and sleep. What is important, these are the authors' own recommendations, without any advertisements. The routes are: Classic Warsaw, Backapcking Warsaw and Unknown Warsaw (with sights which are usually not included in more..