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Poland

Facts about country

Capital	Warsaw
Population	38.6 Million
Main Languages	Polish
Electricity	2 Plug System 220 Volts 50Hz
Currency	Sloty (St)
Exchange Rate for US $ as of March 2001	409 St per 1 US$
Safe to Drink Tap Water	Yes
Size	sq km
Transport	Train, bus, plane, taxi, rent a car
Cash Machines (ATMS)	Yes
Credit Card Usage	Yes
Religion	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
Measurement System	Metric System

Recommended Budget per Day in US $

Total Budget per Person	Accommodation	Meals	Transportation	Other
30 $	8 $	7 $	7 $	8 $

Main things to See (we give descriptions only on places we visited)

Things to See	Visited	Brief Description	Recommend (10 is best 1 is don't bother)
Krakow	Y	Krakow's old city was not destroyed in World War II and is well worth a visit. There is also a central Marktplatz in the middle of town.	7
Auschwitz	Y	One of the most famous Concentration Camps from World War II. The both of us thought it was not very well done and explained. The movie was also not well done in our opinion. Other concentration sites which we have seen gave one more of a saddened feeling.	7
Warsaw	N
Gdansk	N

Popular activities and Tours (Being not included does not mean they do not exist)

Hiking / Trekking	x
Scuba Diving
Historical Sites	x
Sightseeing tours	x
Ballooning
Bungy Jumping
Safaris
Boat tours	x
Fishing
Horseback riding	x
Canoeing	x
Camping	x
River Rafting
Sky Diving
Abseiling
Surfing
Windsurfing
Kayaking
Sailing
Mountain biking	x
Rollerblading	x
Motorbike	x
Sand boarding
Snorkeling
Water Skiing	x
Skiing	x
Bicycling	x
Others

Feeling and Opinions on Poland

We just visited the Krakow and Auschwitz. Auschwitz we thought could have been better done. The people of Poland are really reserved and hard to get into a conversation with or even get directions. Everything also seemed really dreary and no one seemed happy.