PRE-CONVENTION TOUR FALL in LOVE with POLAND and Fly to Nice Together Letter #2 Warszawa, 11Th of January 2016

PRE-CONVENTION TOUR FALL IN LOVE WITH POLAND and fly to Nice together letter #2 Warszawa, 11th of January 2016

In the year of 25th Anniversary of the charter of ZC Warszawa just before 63rd ZONTA Convention in Nice we invite Zontians to Poland.

As of the beginning of January 2016 only 12 persons are registered on the trip, which is why we needed to raise the price by € 200. It will be no more than € 1500 if the number of participants will be below 20 or € 1300 if the number will exceed 20. The final amount will be shown in the registration form.

Logistics: Lunch at 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. usually in taverns, inns. You will visit seven of fourteen Polish places from the UNESCO World Heritage List. Accommodation in twin rooms (single room at additional € 200).

Arrival: June 24th and 25th Wroclaw - European Capital of Culture and the World Book Capital of 2016. For friends arriving on Friday, June 24th special sightseeing as well as one extra night will be booked. You will find details regarding additional amount in registration form.

Club: Platowcowa 19/2, 02-635 Warszawa tel/fax: +48228441410 e-mail: [email protected] V-cePresident: Ksiazkowa 9F/205 03-134 Warszawa tel. mob. +48501202978 e-mail: [email protected] IBAN: PL 55 1020 1068 0000 1102 0083 4689 BIC BPPWKOPL Friday, June 24th First arrivals, walking around the town, Centennial Hall Saturday, June 25th Lets meet and walk in Wroclaw (called ‘The Meeting Place’) - walking day Market Square, Old Cathedral, dinner in the oldest restaurant in Wroclaw Sunday, June 26th ‘Looking for gold’ Last view on Wroclaw and run to Swidnica (60 km away) – Church of Peace and Zloty Stok (40 km) to visit a gold mine*. Then to Oswiecim – 220 km away and dinner in the hotel there. Monday, June 27th Visit to Auschwitz and Auschwitz–Birkenau Museum, Some wooden churches on route to Wieliczka (70 km away), visit to the salt mine* with dinner there. Tuesday, June 28th Krakow, Wawel Castle, tour of the Old Town (walking and by golf carts), Jewish District Kazimierz and Jagiellonian University Wednesday, June 29th Departure to Zelazowa Wola (350 km away), the place where Frederic Chopin was born and to Warsaw (60 km away), dinner in the Old Town (2 km away from the hotel) Thursday, June 30th Sightseeing Warsaw Old Town, past Jewish Ghetto District Friday, July 1st Departure to Nice

The participants are asked to: • book flights to Wroclaw Copernicus Airport (IATA: WRO) http://airport.wroclaw.pl/en/ to be in Wroclaw on June 24th or 25th • book flights from Warsaw to Nice for Friday, July 1st .

The estimated cost is € 1500 (if less than 20 participants) or € 1300 per person (when more than 20 participants) and includes: • 6 nights (from June 25th with breakfast, lunches and dinners) • private bus from Wroclaw to Warsaw • all entrance costs: museums, special events, concerts etc.

Important dates:

- between January 15th and 20th 2016 registration form will be sent out - March 1st 2016 deadline to register - April 1st 2016 deadline to submit payment

CONTACTS: Malgorzata (Margaret) Armatys – [email protected]

Some hundreds of Zontians enjoyed visiting us from 1991 (and often more than once) . Two of them just booked this trip again!

And below some thoughts about Poland from a Zontian, ZC Warszawa member, Jessica Birawsky : „Poland - a very beautiful, open-minded and dynamic country! I am originally from Munich in Germany and have been moved to Warsaw in Poland in 2013 for an Expatriate Assignment for my German employer. From the very beginning on I was impressed by the kindness of the citizen, how vibrant the economic wheel is turning and how forward-looking, especially the young generation is. During my time here I had of course taken the great opportunity to travel to many Polish cities like Cracow, Wroclaw, Posen, … All of them were amazing beautiful, especially Cracow was for me breathtaking and together with the visit of the nearby located Salt Mine Wieliczka this trip will stay for every in my memory. Come and fall in love with Poland!”

Warmest ZONTA regards

Małgorzata Skowronska Vice-President 2014-2016

*) Please remember that it is quite chilly in the mines (only 7° C in the gold mine and between 14° C and 16° C in the salt mine). Make sure to bring warmer clothing even in summer as well as good shoes. The walking distance in the salt mine is 3.5 km on the level from 64 m below surface to 135 meters deep.