Poland.

[grimble]

Hello,
I am going to move to Krakow before christmas.
If anyone can let me know what the city is like for skating, especially longboarding, I'd appreciate it.
(Or any other info on skating in Poland...)
Anyone Polish on the Silverfish? Let me know.
Thanks and pozdrowienia!

[Mystery Bob]

Czesc (Hi)

[koza]

no siema
i'm polish... and a n00b to longboarding. I know nothing about any longboarding scene in krakow, but since i moved to UK i dont spend a lot of time in poland, so it may have changed recently. Have you tried asking on any of the polish skateboarding forums (try deskorolka.com)?

milej jazdy

[grimble]

thanks for the reply!
i'll check out the link.
i've been pushing alot along the river which is nice enough for the moment.
hope you're liking england. (i'm english and moved to poland)!

[djackson]

My family is from Krakow, I'm here in the states...Maybe 1 day I'll go out there (whats in Poland other than hot chicks, great food, beer...uh never mind). These guys are out there too

http://www.streetluge.pl/

[Mystery Bob]

This is a professional windsurfer that I see around on Maui. Her name is Dorota Staszweska and her sailnumber is Pol 1 (Poland No. 1)

[koza]

hope you're liking england. (i'm english and moved to poland)!

yea its ok... i don't like the weather though... it rains all the time

[grimble]

yea its ok... i don't like the weather though... it rains all the time

no rain here! i spoke to my mum the other day she says it's absolutely tipping down. i thought she said itr to make me happy. lovely and dry so far; skating (almost) everywhere! although it is pretty flat, the roads that are skatable are totally smooth. hazaa. in fact i'm skating back along the river after this. late night crisp air. well done Poland. i am promised minus 20 for the winter though, aaaagh.

[koza]

i am promised minus 20 for the winter though, aaaagh.

i hope you snowboard krakow is pretty close to the mountains. btw i will probably visit krakow sometime in january, bkoz there is no snow in UK, and i want to snowboard...

you really think that the roads are smooth in poland ??

[grimble]

you really think that the roads are smooth in poland ??

yes! although not all of them.
when i drove through from germany the first thing i saw was some dude pulled over changing a flat tyre!

some of the roads around town are so smooth they're slippery, but also there's shite loads of damaged stuff, with humps, dips, cracks, gaps and other brokeness.
there is a really long run down a nice slope but the road is buggered... i went out to a national park the other weekend and saw a good looking hill. fairly good surface. i have yet to try it though (i'll let you know).
i'm hoping to start snow boarding this winter.

[koza]

so generally what do you think about krakow? to be honest, i have never been skateboarding there...

[grimble]

i like krakow.
it's not longboarding paradise because it's mainly flat..!
i would like to see those luge artists one day in warsaw.

the old town is really beautiful and kasimierz has a cool vibe.
the whole place seems pretty chilled out in general, which suits me... although i am sure there are some crazy polish hiphop clubs and hard hard techno parties!
drum and bass seems to be quietly present, which is nice! (i saw a metalheadz night advertised - yay).

the history of the city is crazy. lots to learn.

i like the fact that there is a river, and there is lots of parkland too, which is a good thing in any city.

good food, pierogi can fill you up on a good budget price.
the market is large and the produce fresh.
the bugle call 'hejnal' is wicked.
lots of crows (especially circling around dusk)??!

loopy old ladies on the trams.
err.... yeah, good city!


ask me again when i'm freezing my bollocks off and we'll see.

[koza]

i like krakow.
drum and bass seems to be quietly present, which is nice! (i saw a metalheadz night advertised - yay).

yess krakow has lots of dnb parties. lots of clubs at the market...

good food, pierogi can fill you up on a good budget price.

hey man... send me some i miss pierogi in england

ask me again when i'm freezing my bollocks off and we'll see.

you gonna love it even better

[grimble]

hey man... send me some i miss pierogi in england

yeah? well i miss chutney.
you send me a jar of branston i'll send you some pierogi.
pm'ed!

[koza]

yeah? well i miss chutney.
you send me a jar of branston i'll send you some pierogi.
pm'ed!

you pmed only about branston... want some chutney with that ??

[grimble]

you pmed only about branston... want some chutney with that ??

don't touch the pickle/chutney debate!
i am a refined branston eater.

[dasha]

one of my friends was just recently in Romania and Poland and i'm pretty sure she visited Krakow... i know that she brought her board with her but didn't skate much in Romania cause the drivers were crazy. haha. i will try to remember to ask her what the skating was like in Krakow!

[The hippie from skogås]

Poland has got some really shitty roads.

[koza]

[lblman]

im polish, and i have recently been there. there are some awsome hills by Zakopani or something i cant spell it but the hills are awsome