Jacek Kosteki

BrendaReqier · Post by **BrendaReqier** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:16 pm

Poland is great, just the jet lag is so hard to deal with. There is another couple that came yesterday and I think 3 more coming today. I forgot to take my pholish phrases with me, it's a good idea to have!

1_sindy · Post by **1_sindy** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:49 pm

Brenda i hope all goes good with you,if you can please keep us posted with your treatment.

BrendaReqier · Post by **BrendaReqier** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:24 pm

Today is another day to catch up on rest, then 3 days of tests, then the procedure. I will definitely keep you posted.

garyak · Post by **garyak** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:45 am

how is the hotel - is it the Arena?

Bizzy · Post by **Bizzy** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:22 am

Thanks for keeping us up to date on what is happening. It will sure help us when we get there. Best of luck with your procedure.

1_sindy · Post by **1_sindy** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:45 pm

Did any one get the name of hotel there and the phone # incase we have problems not beeing picked up.guess i should look in to that ...lol

Bizzy · Post by **Bizzy** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:33 pm

Here is a website of the Arena Hotel. I'm posting the english link but if it does not work, just click on the second icon in the right hand corner.

http://www.hotelarena.com.pl/index.php?t=start&lang=en

Sue

garyak · Post by **garyak** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:39 pm

Awesome, thanks so much Sue.

BrendaReqier · Post by **BrendaReqier** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:56 pm

I don't seem to be getting all my topic updates so sorry I didn't answer sooner, one thing, if you have to take a taxi, don't pronounce the hotel arena as in hockey arena....more like a ren a but no worries they are excellent at making sure you are picked up. Nice hotel, great food, great staff, no worries ....oh yeah...another of our group came tonight, feels like family week

garyak · Post by **garyak** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:22 pm

My thoughts and best wishes are with you Brenda

Billmeik · Post by **Billmeik** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:48 pm

Im in Poland too, got in late last night. I gotta say that in all my years of travel Ive never had such an annoying flight. Sure Ive done 36 hour milk runds across asia, and been bounced from my seat becuse the company oversold (up to first class) but to get to Frankfurt and learn after waiting 3 hrs that my connecting flight has been cancelled, and the only other flight to krakowice, later in the night is cancelled too, was annoying. Lufthansa just got under my skin with their germanic arrogance...
We got a milk run through Venice and finally to Krakow, but jeesh. I paid a lot extra to avoid this hassle. Ah well.
Feels good to be here. Nice place. Friendly people. The Arena hotel is fine. Maybe the walls are a little thin, but hey..in lots of the world insulation isnt really used. And whispering in the hallways isnt on either.

I slept. Took almost 24 hrs to get here, and it should have been 12. Sleep on planes doesnt happen for me, so that felt great.

Billmeik · Post by **Billmeik** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:06 pm

the problem with those polish words I learned on the plane was I needed some kind of way to figure out how to pronounce them. All Ive got so far is thank you

chin choir. (I think of a choir of brian mulroneys). Actually more like Jin-Kwaya but I find absurd mentle images really help me remember. I alway learn at least hello and thank you.Dont really have hello yet. Chest?
or is it Vitay? dunno.

BrendaReqier · Post by **BrendaReqier** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:31 pm

I just woke up, we were wondering what happened to you last night!

Billmeik · Post by **Billmeik** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:56 am

it was good to meet brenda and irishmom and others this morning.I blog here:
http://www.vrhotwires.com/Bill_Meikle/Writing/Blog.html

mila77 · Post by **mila77** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:47 am

Billmeik wrote:Dont really have hello yet. Chest?
or is it Vitay? dunno.

Billmeik,

The safest and most appropriate way is to use "Dzień dobry" for hello because "Czesc" and "Witaj" are expressions which you use only among friends and people you know well.
But the easiest way is to just asy "hello", we use it here in Poland quite often