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Warsaw In Your Pocket

Posted by oneballtwoteams 13 June 2008

This great locally produced city guide has listings and independent reviews for hundreds of places to eat. You can get the guide locally in print, or for free in PDF at the inyourpocket.com website.

www.inyourpocket.com/data/download/warsaw.pdf

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Mleczarnia Hostel

Posted by Sissi 11 April 2008

A great hostel in Warsaw - a truly unique place. It felt like being immersed in another century. The whole hostel welcomes you with an elegant atmosphere from the late 19th century. Imagine rooms with wooden beds, little lamps and photographs – everything is arranged and decorated with a lot of love. Enjoy discovering historical interior design. My personal favourites were the crochet tea-cloths!

On the other hand I didn’t miss any modern comforts - I had a modern bathroom and was checking my mail every night. Placed in the heart of the city, very near to the medieval Market square, it is also ideally located.

Wodkowica 5 street
www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/poland/wroclaw/19817/

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Nozyk Synagogue

Posted by Sissi 11 April 2008

The Nozyk Synagogue is the only synagogue in Warsaw that survived the war. It is located in an area of Warsaw that was originally inside the Little Ghetto in 1940, but was later outside the Ghetto after it was made smaller, following deportations.

Out of thousands of synagogues in Poland, there are only about 245 remaining. All of the unique wooden synagogues were destroyed, although some 17th century wooden Catholic churches remain to this day. The Nozyk synagogue was named for the man who founded it in 1900, Zalman ben Menasze Nozyk, and his wife Rywka bat Mosze (some guidebooks say it was founded in 1902).

Today services are held here every Friday night and every Saturday. Inside, you will see the interior of a moderately wealthy synagogue from turn-of-the-century Warsaw, with the cabinet containing the Torah scrolls and the bema (or pulpit) in the nave. The upper galleries are set aside for women.

6 Twarda St, Warschau 00-104, Polen
Tel.: 48-22-620 3496

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Warsaw University Library

Posted by emi05 28 February 2008

This is a really good place for a walk or a relaxing afternoon with a book. And it's not only because of its bookish atmosphere. It's so much more than a university library. The building has a garden on the roof with some exotic plants and a small waterfall as well as many benches where you can sit and read in the sun. From a small balcony in one of the garden's corners, there is a view on the Vistula River and some of its bridges. Since the building is partly made of glass, the roof is a perfect place to watch students as they rush up and down the stairs.

It's by the Vistula River within a walking distance from the Old Town in Warsaw. Dobra 68/70, 00-312 Warszawa

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Population:
1.692m
Currency:
Zloty
Time zone:
GMT+1
Dialling code:
+48 (0) 22