@@GallivanterDom You pronounced quite a few polish words correctly that night. Are you some polyglot by any chance lol ? Your polish is very good. Language considered hardest by a lot of ppl
You wouldn't believe how our trains and infrastructure were changed since just over 20 yrs ago mate. I live here in the UK for about 20 years and I'm glad you're having a great time in my motherland. Enjoy and thank you for the video! Great stuff and lot's of memories from Wroclaw station... Lovely.
Really good pronunciation, one less thing to worry about living in Poland 😅 Golden hint for anyone taking a train in Poland - always check your train by its number as that will prevent you from taking the wrong one that may be some delayed train or in case there is more than one train at the same platform. If you are going to some smaller station it may not be written anywhere on displays at the station so just check your ticket for the train number. It is always written in the schedule or displayed on the timetable. You will also find that number on this overhead screen right at the platform from which the train leaves. Some trains have it also displayed on each door. That is the safest way to go😊
Train number can also be misleading. When I order tickets on internet, I often have my ticket saying (let's say) 1234, but the train says say 1235 - for whatever strange reason, they often differ by 1! Better check platform name, original scheduled time (even if it's a long delay they display the original time) and operator name (e.g. IC vs some local operator). It's rather impossible that a single operator will have 2 trains departing at same time from same platform. Or just be aware that if train number differs by 1, it's not a problem, they have some mess in their systems.
I was lucky enough to ride on the last remaining (I believe) steam service in the late seventies between Lublin and Chelm. After decades of not visiting Poland, I went from Warsaw to Cracow a few years ago and I saw that things have certainly changed!
We do not have dynamic pricing like in airlines but you can buy cheaper tickets 30 days before the trip. When I traveled a lot I used to buy that way and saved a lot of money.
Actually in PKP Intercity there is a dynamic pricing system for like 2 years, in general tickets for the more popular routes and times are more expensive, and it is cheaper to travel during less attractive hours. Although special discounted tickets when buying tickets in advance are also applicable (thresholds with 15-45% discount)
Well, you're wrong. We do have it and it works like shit - most of the time it's just base (highest) price. Before that we've got an certain amout of tickets with 15/30/45 % off available up to 3/2/1 week before departure. It wasn't for long, but I've managed to get a student ticket for less than 12 zł from Wrocław to Lublin and if I've travelled with someone else (Taniej z bliskimi or on Duża Rodzina card - both give 30% off) it would go down to 8 something XD The previous version was 10/20/30 % with same periods of validity, but without a pool, so you could buy whole train with the biggest discount.
@@mozomenku It's great here. I don't know how it is now, but a few years ago I bought a ticket and it cost cheap, 8 or 20 PLN for 250 km! which is unattainable in NL, for example. Here you pay a lot for the nearest routes.
Hi, thank you for a nice train trip from Wroclaw to Poznan. You deserve a big round of applause for making a cool video. In my opinion, Poland has not only a very well-developed railway infrastructure, but also very good road and highway infrastructure. Conveniently located airports make Poland also an easily accessible destination. Good job. Kepp it up !!!
I have different experience and I'm Pole. I was going to Wrocław airport from main train station with a heavy bag. I couldn't find the right bus stop which was couple streets away. When I finally found it, ride took like 40mins and I couldn't even sit. Though connection in Kraków from train station is just marvelous.
@@Karolina-ge6hr Karolina, your arguments are not very convincing. 1. Whose fault is it that you couldn't find the bus stop? 2. The fact that the trip to the airport lasted 40 minutes is also not a convincing argument. Airports are usually located many kilometers from the city. 3. The fact that you had heavy luggage is entirely your business. 4. It is natural that airport buses are usually overcrowded and it is not always possible to find a seat on them. This is the case all over the world. 4. If you want to have a comfortable trip to the airport, you can always order a taxi or use Uber.
@@LesLehistani First of all, I don't understand why are You being rude for no reason. Did You even go the same route as I did in Wrocław if You dare to comment the route itself and me included? 1. Obviously the localization and signing are not clear. Even Google maps was not helpful. 2. Big cities with airport usually got busses going directly to the airport with only few stops in the city as many people travel to airport and back. 3. People traveling abroad often got bigger luggage so again, transport should be more convenient. 4. See the point 2 5. This is irrelevant if we talk about public transportation. Conclusion is: Could it be done better in Wrocław? Yes, it could.
@@Karolina-ge6hr Karolina, I was very happy to read your message. Referring to what you wrote, please provide facts confirming that at some point I behaved rudely. I simply disagreed with your thesis regarding public transport to the Wrocław airport. Your arguments are very unconvincing. If you think that public transport to the Wrocław airport does not meet your expectations, I repeat, you can always call a taxi or Uber to take you to the indicated place. A family member or friend is also a good option. As for your last question and answer: "Could it be done better in Wrocław?" - "Yes, it could." Additional amenities can be introduced at any time and place, provided that we are not demanding and appreciate what we have at a given moment. I leave you with a similar question and answer: Could it have been done better in New York, Atlanta, Toronto, Sydney, Buenos Aires, London, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Tokyo and so on? Yes, it could. Karolina, enjoy what you have right now and be proud of your Polish origins.
Yep, I second that notion: Polish railways are really good. They're reliable, neat, cheap (except for first class tickets with some PKP carriers) and comfortable (they've made a quantum leap in the last 20 years as to the standard of their fleet). It's true for both regional and intercity routes. I can't complain. What's also cool is that when your intercity train runs late and you've got another immediate intercity transfer to make you can ask conductors to arrange for that next train to wait for you so you can make it (I don't know what the tolerance is but I've seen that they are willing to do that if it's up to 15 minutes). I've taken some trains in the south of England recently. While the quality of trains is top notch there seems to be an awful lot of disturbance about: delays, sudden changes of platforms, cancellations, works, faults to trains and infrastructure. Strange. They're proficient at arranging replacement transport though (practice makes perfect? 😋😄).
Haha so true, there is always a replacement bus service ready for every train. I honestly can't compare Polish trains to English. I've had so many bad experiences with English trains just not showing up. Polish trains aren't perfect I've definitely had the occasional delay but they will get you there 99% of the time. Thanks for watching buddy.
You deserve way more subs. Your videos are really entertaining even though i'm Polish and i visited Wrocław two years ago, cheers from Gdańsk ;)) Also i love your accent, it's really easy to understand what you are saying, i love watching videos like this to Polish my English :b
One more note - actually, we do have dynamic pricing, although the change is not extreme - it might get from like 129 zł to 179 zł. It depends on the train company, but on long-haul trains you should purchase the ticket ahead to get slightly better prices. Also, some promo options are available only if you purchase the ticket at least few days earlier. Other thing is that trains are really popular nowadays and if you wish to get somewhere you better think of it in advance, instead of ending with completely sold out trains or just 1st class tickets available (usually 1st class isn't dramatically expensive, but most discounts do not apply and it might get pricey). This is extremely important during holiday season. One thing that I like about tickets is that you can buy them no earlier than 30 days before the trip. Thanks to this, it you wish to get some really popular connection (like all-night sleeping couch from south to north), you need to prepare yourself for one specific day and then HUNT! 😅 This is serious, sleeping couch from Kraków to Gdańsk are sold out in MINUTES! Nevertheless, thanks for nice video!
Wow thanks for the information about the dynamic pricing I've never seen it myself. However that level of price change is far more reasonable than what we have back home. Perhaps I'll have to check out the sleeper trains. Glad you enjoyed video 👍🏼
just for sake of complete price information : Żabka is rather expensive comparing to regular groceries/shops in malls. DKA is local "State" railways, Polregio - slow long distance trains, Intercity - express trains between cities, Express Intercity - high speed (hehe) Pendolino trains (usulally connecting cities with Warsaw - Warszawa).
@@GallivanterDom thanks for appreciating above ;) great work! Keep it up! Happy to see content making nations come closer to each other. Ur doing great job!
Express Intercity isn't Pendolino ;) Pendolino is Express Intercity PREMIUM. Usual Express Intercity usually contains a bit slower trains (160 kmph), but skips most stations unlike usual InterCity train (for example, between Wrocław and Poznań it has only one stop, in Leszno, while IC has 5-6 stops). Sometimes even usual IC trains have reduced amount of stops there, but for now it's a minority. Regards from Rawicz, one of the stop on your track ;)
If there is no toilet paper you should just ask the train staff - they have so much to do that usually they might forget to check, and they will actually be glad that you have kindly pointed that out/ asked them for it - the reputation in this country is something people take great care about And if you want to check out some other Polish trains - check out pendolino and their restaurant car
First of all congratulations to your quite good Polish knowledges!!! ---There is no doubt, that Wrocław has the most impressing and most beautiful main railway station in Poland. By the way: the railway-track between Wrocław and Oława is the oldest railway track in Poland (inaugurated in 1842) . The very first station building is quite on the right hand side a piece behind the stations post office! At its very beginning the building of main railway station belonged to two railway companies: the Upper Silesian Railway Company and the Railway Company of Wrocław-Poznań and Głogów!
It's definitely one of the nicer looking train stations for sure. Thanks for the extra information I appreciate it. Cheers for watching and commenting!
From what I’ve seen of Poland, the Polish train stations and Polish trains seem way better than here in the U.K. - ever since Covid, it has become increasingly difficult to travel from the U.K. to Ireland on SailRail via Holyhead nor to plan a journey, due to last minute disruptions and delays and it has become much more expensive, the more expensive options being overnight coach travel and flying/air travel from Manchester or Liverpool to Dublin in that order - I was thinking of going home to my family in Ireland for my birthday, but in trying to look for travel options early this morning, it was a total nightmare on all travel modes
There is no comparison. Trains in the uk are a joke. It's like another world here in Poland. They work and are affordable. Same can't be said for back home
@@blueastrid8 @walbrzych9975 Pociągi idioci to oni budowali w XIX wieku a nie w ostatnich 2 latach. Kogo wy uczycie o pociągach? Ludzi co wymyślili maszynę parową i pierwsi tory stawiali? Masakra. Po prostu Wielka Brytania wybudowała swoją infrastrukturę w XIX wieku i stwierdziła, że im więcej nie potrzeba. I tak jest na całym zachodzie. Polska goniła i wszystko ma nowe, zadbane, ciagle się coś buduje. A Brytole podobnie jak kraje zachodnie spoczęły na laurach. Wybudowali i tak o, jest, nic z tym nie robią a wymiana ludzi w kraju im nie pomaga. Od Brytyjczyków rdzennych co cenili porządek przypływają ludzie na pontonach co kolej na obrazkach widzieli. TO samo jest w USA.
yeah the train prices are really good in Poland. I commute quite often from Kraków to Poznań and vice versa, when you're a college student here you get 50% off train tickets, so i pay like 32 zł for a 5 hour train ride which is really nice. If I wanted to go by car i wouldve paid like up to 300 zł probably haha
It must be noted that the discount is only for POLISH STUDENTS 😂 Back when I was a student I bought a discounted ticket but since I wasn't studying in Poland I had to pay extra when the conductor came along. I thought it was a universal student discount like in most countries but it wasn't 😂
You should have taken the trip 15y ago on a EN57 with people smoking out the windows, hard plastic seats and a heating that had two settings only: off or full blast.
@@GallivanterDom The loos were absolutely legendary. Rarely any water or soap and you could see the tracks beneath you when you pressed the pedal. Most people tried to avoid having to go there if they could but that oibviously wouldn't work on longer trips. My mum always carried some loo roll with her that she would then put on the seat before sitting down.
Poland has changed so much for last 20-25 years. Not only the public transport but driving on a car is so convenient right now as well. Everywhere are modern motorways mostly for free!!
Normally for intercity trains travelling for long distance like yours the best price value you can get is 30 days before when the ticket selling process starts . Very good polish with quite decent accent ! And by the way you have nice name Dominik like me :)
I'll make sure to buy my tickets earlier then 🤑 Hopefully I can increase my vocabulary to go with my accent 😉 Great name although mine is spelt the English way Dominic. It's great that it's popular in Poland so people have no trouble with my name.
When it comes to intercity and international connections, we have a dynamic pricing system. The ticket price depends on the level of seat bookings. This means that prices for popular connections can be higher well in advance if a lot of people purchase tickets early. Additionally, first and second class are treated separately. This can lead to situations where, if many people have bought tickets in second class but fewer in first class, first class might be cheaper than second class at a given moment. Therefore, it’s worth checking these things. When buying tickets online, there’s information about how full a train is, indicated by an icon with little figures. This can speed up our decision to buy a ticket if we see that interest in a particular connection has suddenly increased. The earliest you can buy a ticket is 30 days before departure.
Thanks for the extra information. I guess there is some dynamic pricing but it must be rather minimal because I haven't noticed it over the years. It's not like 5x the original price. Thanks for watching.
@@GallivanterDom You might indeed not see the difference since, in your country, the tickets can end up costing five times more than at the start. For us, it's more of a percentage increase rather than the price being several times higher. I usually have to buy multiple tickets for several people, so I monitor different connections at different times and on different days. And I do see the differences. But maybe they're not as dramatically large as they are in your country.
That flashy effect on the lights is because of your shutter speed, try experimenting with shutter speed whilst filming the light see if you can find a better setting, you can adjust darkness then with ISO and aperatuse settings. Great videos mate, here's too 100'000 subs in a year!
Yeah I know about the flickering I don't notice it until I'm in post. 9/10 the anti-flicker mode on my camera does a good job but not that day 😅. Cheers for watching. Getting 100,000 subs would be a dream
16:00 głównie przez to że jedną z głównych kryteriów wyceny prócz rodzaju pociągu, klasy, składu, spółki kolejowej PKP jest wycena za kilometry im dalej tym drożej. im bliżej tym taniej. Są też bilety weekendowe ważne od piątku do niedzieli wieczór. Wsiadasz we Wrocławiu jedziesz na weekend do Zakopanego albo nad morze na godzinkę, dwie i potem w góry i wracasz do Wrocławia na tym samym bilecie. Kiedyś taki bilet weekendowy kosztował 50-60PLN
In fact the statistics is: 95% trains are undelayed, which means have zero or no more than 5 mins. delay. My own statistics concerning toilet paper is: *much* more than 1% of trains have it.
Dang, I didn't expect to be spooked by a train to my hometown when you walked up on that first platform haha Did my fair share of travel from this particular place and I really like the main railway station in Wrocław - easy to commute from all parts of the city, you can grab a little snack in one of the kiosks or stores (even McD if you are feeling like it, personally never did) and the interior is pretty tidy. The only shame is the plaza in front of the station, where most of the benches are occupied by the local drunks - especially during the summer. Oh also a nice fact is that the station has one of the divisons of the city library with an escalator leading there - so in case someone wants a book to read during their travel (I mean, if they are planning on a back trip to Wrocław, since you know..you need to give it back) - they can just go, grab one and be on their way :)
I had no idea about the library. It's always funny when you see something relating to your hometown in a video. I agree it's well stocked for snacks or a meal before your journey. Cheers for watching buddy!
@@GallivanterDom And also upstairs there is a small chapel from what I remember - in case people want to go pray. Agreed, always bizarre to find something about this tiny town in this big world. Have a nice one!
Vodka has a lot to answer for, I fear. Walking through Prague with my sister, niece, and nephew-in-law at 10:00 a.m., a man approached to within a few feet of us, unzipped his fly, produced his thingy and started urinating copiously. At least he had the grace to do it down a drain and not in a shop doorway.
@@Bazroshan Unfortunately that's how it is and I fear finding an answer for this issue is hard as well. What are you gonna do with them? Fine them? They are not gonna pay, they are a "Mr Nobody" - usually no permanent address, not much when it comes to personal belongings (including money) so nothing to take into custody to compensate for the unpaid fine etc. They have nothing to lose getting fined. Jail them? It generates costs. It goes on and on, they can only be pushed out of certain spots to not be a complete eyesore. Addiction is a terrible thing - those people could get home at a homeless shelter, get back on their feet etc. but you need to be sober there and they make their choice
On regional trains like Polregio (one you took I assume based on the look) there is no dynamic pricing (unless you buy like a month before), but if you buy Intercity one, prices can wary a lot too, I happened to buy tickets for 10 zloty and 60 zloty on the same travel because of that. And they still are late from time to time, or you happen to see other problems which may dramatically increase travel time. Not saying it is bad, it is not that good either.
Biedronka at the railway station is a big win: it is immune to our stupid regulations forbidding shops to be opened on sundays! Yes, Żabka is usually opened, but it is crazy expensive since it's a convenience store.
@@allex6893 so you claim that people are kept in stores as slaves? Instead of this stupid regulation, store owners should be obligated to give 200% pay on sundays and give an extra free day during the same month. Lots of people - usually students - used to work on sundays before this regulation was introduced.
I do sometimes forget the shops are shut on Sunday. But it's not a big deal there's always a small shop open somewhere if you need some essentials. In the UK they are open on a Sunday but with restricted hours 10am-4pm.
I've seen exactly same thing in Germany. If you need to do your shopping badly on a Sunday in a big city, look for a supermarket at one of the train stations :D.
@@allex6893 or you could just let shop owners decide whether they want to be open. Then if they can't find workers it's their problem or they have to pay more. Sounds like open market to me but what do I know?
You'll enjoy it. I booked via the 'pkp intercity' app on my phone. However you can also use this website www.intercity.pl/en/ If you use the website you will have to download the pdf to your phone and show the ticket inspector that. Or print it off and show them the physical paper. The app is more convenient in my opinion as it just has the QR code ready for them. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@GallivanterDom I am 😆😆 But to be honest, not so much to see... We have castle of Książąt Głogowskich, monument Dzieci Głogowskich, the biggest roundabout in Europe where you can sometimes see roe deer... And probably not very popular situation, when train station is above rail tracks (well, sort of)
OMG I've been to London 3 times and I've always been in awe of how public transport works there, especially the tube. If you miss it, you'll have another one in 2-3 minutes. Compared to Poland, in London the whole system of transport works much better. But that's from a tourist's perspective and as it said "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". It's nice to hear that someone is having a great time in Poland and he is pleasantly surprised with our national railway! All the best!!
Cheers buddy for watching and commenting. I would say public transport works well in London but it is also filthy and always full of litter. Whereas in Poland it is clean even in the capital. I've got a Warsaw metro video coming soon 😉
I will never understand why do people prefer cars without compartments. It's so cramped, and if one person opens a window, that's AC gone for everyone.
Listen to this video carefully at 1:00 minute mark, he farted while walking and talking. Walkie-talkie guy using both ends to make it sound like stereo, that was a hit in 80's, not his fart but walkie-talkie and stereo sound. 😂👍 Cheers bro, enjoy Poland. 😋👍
Śmiesznie się to ogląda z perspektywy Polaka który mieszka w Polsce i na co dzień jeździ tymi pociągami kiedyś pociągi strasznie się opóźniały np 200 minut i w Polsce utorsamiło się że Polskie pociągi dalekobieżne to syf ale na szczęście zmieniają się świetny materiał nieźle posługujesz się Polskim
Przed remontem na euro2012 warunkiem koniecznym do zgody na handel na dworcu miało być specjalne dostosowanie szyldów reklamowych i wszelkich aktów reklamy na dworcu w głownej hali dworca i wnie tylko. Wszelka reklama i szyldy musiały być dostosowane do architektury wyglądu i stylu remontowanego dworca. Widzę że znowu co po niektórzy dostają za dużo wolnej ręki w swoim działaniu. Przeszkadza wielki kolorowy szyld biedronki, reklamowe ekrany z kolorowymi reklamami a co gorsza tym i stragan Tmobilei Heyah sprzedający karty telefonii komórkowej. Niestety wieś i samowola wraca lub co gorsza pozwala na to gospodarz dworca jakim jest miasto i spółki PKP. Co do Twojego filmu, spoko łapka w górę.
I have noticed this in some places. Where Żabka has a dark sign instead of a bright green sign as to blend into the old town for instance. I understand what you mean though sometimes signs don't blend in too well.
@@GallivanterDom It's just you said "I invite you to Wrocław" instead to "welcome to Wrocław". The grammar wasn't incorrect, but the translation went in the wrong direction.
Your opinion on polish trains happens to be quite contrasting compared to what most poles say, as our trains tend to suffer from significant delays mid-route (depends on the exact route though, some are less prone to that). Although when it comes to departures from the starting stations, then you'd be right about that, they usually happen pretty much right on time.
I have taken many many trains in Poland over the past 6 years that I've been visiting. I have certainly experienced some delays but in my experience they are not common and usually minimal. I do find Poles tend to be more negative about their country than the reality but that's usually the case with most people and their countries 😂
4:33 Lately there's been a big anti-Biedronka movement here in Poland. People mostly talk about how filthy it is inside and how the pallets block every aisle (Biedronkas don't have their own warehouses so they don't have space). A big thing is also the understaffing - you'll go to self-checkout and wait 5 minutes for the lady sitting at the normal, old-fashioned checkout to come and check your ID to buy alcohol, for example. I thoroughly agree with the hate to be honest, Lidl is not only cleaner and cheaper but the layout of the shop doesn't somehow make everyone shopping angry at each other (it's hard to explain but I've observed this, even in myself). You may know that these two supermarkets have had a price war for a long time now. Biedronka often sends unsolicited text messages and that also annoys some people. The best part is that even when Lidl turns out to be cheaper, Biedronka says that the research wasn't done correctly. A bit of a pointless comment but my resentment towards this supermarket is immense
I've seen the memes about it being a maze inside due to crates everywhere. Also how long the receipts are. However, it's still cheap and convenient to have in a train station. Typically when I'm in Poland I shop in Lidl it's almost the same as they are back home. But I usually just shop where it is closest to me.
@@GallivanterDom True, a Biedronka in a train station is a very welcome sight. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the prices were higher than in a more usual location
Oczywiście, że Biedronka ma swoje magazyny. To nie jest kwestia tego, że nie mają gdzie towaru trzymać, tylko że zatrudniają zbyt mało osób i nie ma kto tego rozkładać. Jedyne rozwiązania dla Biedronki to, albo zwiększyć zatrudnienie albo wprowadzić nocne rozkładanie towaru, ale tego bez zwiększenia zatrudnienia też nie zrobią.
@@damiansmolarek2289 Ok, słyszałem inaczej i nawet jeśli niektóre mają magazyn to jakiś odsetek na pewno nie ma. Lidle się budują nowe, robią miejsca na magazyny. Biedronki często powstają tam, gdzie jest mało miejsca.
Previously, this city belonged to Poland, then to the Czechia, then to Austria, so this is a weak argument. By the way, the name Breslau is basically a German transcription of the Polish name of the city Wrocław (Vrotzlav), the name refers to the Old Slavic name Vratislav (founder).
@@Helvett222Yeah and did you know that someone had to rebuild the city after the mess the Germans had done. A city which hadn´t been even touched until the year 1945, ended up with 2/3 of its liveable houses destroyed. ˋBreslau defended itself longer than Berlin. So yeah the Germans treated the city with the right respect....
@@det-tn5qf I have only taken a train in Germany once. But it was from Berlin to Poznan and it was perfectly on time 😆I have heard that German trains are always late.
The "Wroclaw Glowny" station was called "Breslau Hauptbahnhof" till 1945 i think. Because then, all 650,000 German citizens were expelled from Breslau and the city was renamed to Wroclaw and resettled by Poles from former eastern Poland. Same happened in Gdansk and Szczecin and multiple other now Polish cities. Greetings
@@GallivanterDom And therefore, Poles can not be proud of Wroclaw. It hurts me to see that this city was annexed and all citizens expelled, and the Poles try to hide that fact. And no one knows that this city is the largest on earth, of which all inhabitants were expelled (650,000). It's a wonder that there is still a German lettering in the city. And what did they do with the graveyards with all the German graves? It's so terrible
@@DavidGoslowski When talking about expulsion of Germans let's not forget that half of the pre-war Poland was annexed by the Soviets, because the Allies (the UK and USA) allowed Stalin to do that against the Atlantic Charter. Virtually all Polish people from that territory were expelled and had to be placed somewhere. So there is no reason to pity the Germans, who started the war, but not the Poles who were their victims, and yet they had to abandon their multigenerational estates and move somewhere else.
@@DavidGoslowski There's always got to be that one mendacious bitter cnut... Why the urge to lie to this nice British tourist and spit in Polish people's faces?! All these you mention have been our ancestral old-age lands which various German entities had ruthlessly stolen throughout history and tried to germanize unceremoniously. But we've always been there, no matter what you changed our names to and which foreign language you forced us to use, we were there to built, plough and harvest. It was only right that these cities returned to the fatherland as was the fact the German oppressors fled (yes, they don't like to admit it but they were hightailing it en masse in humongous fear of advancing Soviets) and then, subject to Allies decision, were sent back to Germany. My regret is that many righteous Poles who lived under German occupation pre-WW2 were wronged and treated like Germans so they ended up in Germany. Also, if there were any historical justice Germany's eastern border would be somewhere in Brunswick's vicinity.
@@tokenlau7519 And? If you pity the Germans or not, doesn't change the fact, that all nice old buildings from before 1945 in Wroclaw, Gdansk, Szczecin and hundreds of other Polish villages and cities were built by Germans. Secondly, when all Germans were expelled from Wroclaw, this of course also included the descendats of the Slavic founders of the city, who were then long Germanized. Thirdly, you should look at a language map from before 1945, then you'd see that former eastern Poland was only sparsely populated by Polish-speakers (in Lviv and Vilnius it was 50% perhaps), while the former German eastern territories were almost exclusively populated by German-speakers.
I am shocked as a Pole! I haven't been to Poland for 30+ years.... I remember how in the nineties the English humiliated me at work. I was trash to them❤❤❤
Shame to hear that but that's before my time. In my experience Poland has been amazing. You should visit the old country again, you'll be shocked in the progress thats been made here in the last 30 years! Thanks for watching buddy.
Nie musisz już mieć kompleksów. Polska bardzo ruszyła do przodu, a UK chyba ciut podupada. W każdym razie Londyn niezbyt mi się podobał, z różnych względów nie czułam się tam komfortowo i bezpiecznie.
My dad was Polish and we used to visit during communist times. I visited twice this year. I could not believe my eyes. Spotlessly clean, well organised, beautiful aesthetically and safe, safe safe.
Pewnie sama czułaś się śmieciem, typowe polskie kompleksy, bo wykonywałaś fizyczne prace. Ja 12 lat pracowałam w Niemczech, różnych ludzi spotykałam, nigdy nie czułam się śmieciem, bo nigdy nie pozwoliłam, by inni tak się do mnie odnosili. Przestań się użalać nad sobą, gdyby ci było źle, nie siedziałabyś tam do dzisiaj. Podziękuj Anglikom, że dali ci pracę i nie umarłaś od głodu. Nic nie byli ci dłużni.
@@GallivanterDom I remember that Amtrak in California 20+ years ago was far better than Polish trains even of today's standard ... And Buses in Vancouver were fine too although not as frequent.. However Buses in L.A. is another story...
Huge shoutout for pronouncing polish words correctly, including polish letters!
Cheers buddy I try my best 😅
A jakie jest pochodzenie tego młodego blogera...?
I like how you say "I'll probably butcher those names" and than you proceed to perfectly pronounce Ostrów Wielkopolski name :)
Thanks buddy I think my pronunciation still has a long way to go, but I try my best.
@@GallivanterDom You pronounced quite a few polish words correctly that night. Are you some polyglot by any chance lol ? Your polish is very good. Language considered hardest by a lot of ppl
You wouldn't believe how our trains and infrastructure were changed since just over 20 yrs ago mate. I live here in the UK for about 20 years and I'm glad you're having a great time in my motherland. Enjoy and thank you for the video! Great stuff and lot's of memories from Wroclaw station... Lovely.
Thanks for your comment I appreciate it! Polish trains have been great in my experience and I too have some great memories in Wroclaw station.
świetnie mówisz po polsku!
Dziękuję bardzo
I really love how you pronounce polish words very well, it warm's my heart so much!
Cheers buddy, I try my best 👍🏻
Really good pronunciation, one less thing to worry about living in Poland 😅 Golden hint for anyone taking a train in Poland - always check your train by its number as that will prevent you from taking the wrong one that may be some delayed train or in case there is more than one train at the same platform. If you are going to some smaller station it may not be written anywhere on displays at the station so just check your ticket for the train number. It is always written in the schedule or displayed on the timetable. You will also find that number on this overhead screen right at the platform from which the train leaves. Some trains have it also displayed on each door. That is the safest way to go😊
That's a great tip about checking the train number. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻
Train number can also be misleading. When I order tickets on internet, I often have my ticket saying (let's say) 1234, but the train says say 1235 - for whatever strange reason, they often differ by 1! Better check platform name, original scheduled time (even if it's a long delay they display the original time) and operator name (e.g. IC vs some local operator). It's rather impossible that a single operator will have 2 trains departing at same time from same platform. Or just be aware that if train number differs by 1, it's not a problem, they have some mess in their systems.
@@iirekm I just go off the time of the train's departure and check the stops it makes to make sure I'm going to end up where I planned :)
I was lucky enough to ride on the last remaining (I believe) steam service in the late seventies between Lublin and Chelm. After decades of not visiting Poland, I went from Warsaw to Cracow a few years ago and I saw that things have certainly changed!
Wow that sounds like a cool experience. Steam trains really were a whole other world. Poland has definitely come a long way since the 70s.
We do not have dynamic pricing like in airlines but you can buy cheaper tickets 30 days before the trip. When I traveled a lot I used to buy that way and saved a lot of money.
I didn't know about this. Thanks for the info perhaps you'll save me some 💰
Actually in PKP Intercity there is a dynamic pricing system for like 2 years, in general tickets for the more popular routes and times are more expensive, and it is cheaper to travel during less attractive hours. Although special discounted tickets when buying tickets in advance are also applicable (thresholds with 15-45% discount)
Well, you're wrong. We do have it and it works like shit - most of the time it's just base (highest) price. Before that we've got an certain amout of tickets with 15/30/45 % off available up to 3/2/1 week before departure. It wasn't for long, but I've managed to get a student ticket for less than 12 zł from Wrocław to Lublin and if I've travelled with someone else (Taniej z bliskimi or on Duża Rodzina card - both give 30% off) it would go down to 8 something XD The previous version was 10/20/30 % with same periods of validity, but without a pool, so you could buy whole train with the biggest discount.
@@mozomenku It's great here. I don't know how it is now, but a few years ago I bought a ticket and it cost cheap, 8 or 20 PLN for 250 km!
which is unattainable in NL, for example. Here you pay a lot for the nearest routes.
@@visionstreetwear108 yeah, we do but it's related to our earnings ;)
Hi, thank you for a nice train trip from Wroclaw to Poznan. You deserve a big round of applause for making a cool video. In my opinion, Poland has not only a very well-developed railway infrastructure, but also very good road and highway infrastructure. Conveniently located airports make Poland also an easily accessible destination. Good job. Kepp it up !!!
Thanks for your kind words. I think Poland has great infrastructure and is incredibly easy to get from place to place.
I have different experience and I'm Pole. I was going to Wrocław airport from main train station with a heavy bag. I couldn't find the right bus stop which was couple streets away. When I finally found it, ride took like 40mins and I couldn't even sit. Though connection in Kraków from train station is just marvelous.
@@Karolina-ge6hr
Karolina, your arguments are not very convincing.
1. Whose fault is it that you couldn't find the bus stop?
2. The fact that the trip to the airport lasted 40 minutes is also not a convincing argument. Airports are usually located many kilometers from the city.
3. The fact that you had heavy luggage is entirely your business.
4. It is natural that airport buses are usually overcrowded and it is not always possible to find a seat on them. This is the case all over the world.
4. If you want to have a comfortable trip to the airport, you can always order a taxi or use Uber.
@@LesLehistani
First of all, I don't understand why are You being rude for no reason. Did You even go the same route as I did in Wrocław if You dare to comment the route itself and me included?
1. Obviously the localization and signing are not clear. Even Google maps was not helpful.
2. Big cities with airport usually got busses going directly to the airport with only few stops in the city as many people travel to airport and back.
3. People traveling abroad often got bigger luggage so again, transport should be more convenient.
4. See the point 2
5. This is irrelevant if we talk about public transportation.
Conclusion is: Could it be done better in Wrocław? Yes, it could.
@@Karolina-ge6hr
Karolina, I was very happy to read your message. Referring to what you wrote, please provide facts confirming that at some point I behaved rudely. I simply disagreed with your thesis regarding public transport to the Wrocław airport. Your arguments are very unconvincing. If you think that public transport to the Wrocław airport does not meet your expectations, I repeat, you can always call a taxi or Uber to take you to the indicated place. A family member or friend is also a good option.
As for your last question and answer: "Could it be done better in Wrocław?" - "Yes, it could." Additional amenities can be introduced at any time and place, provided that we are not demanding and appreciate what we have at a given moment. I leave you with a similar question and answer: Could it have been done better in New York, Atlanta, Toronto, Sydney, Buenos Aires, London, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Tokyo and so on? Yes, it could.
Karolina, enjoy what you have right now and be proud of your Polish origins.
uuu my man speaking Polish now. let's go!
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Yep, I second that notion: Polish railways are really good. They're reliable, neat, cheap (except for first class tickets with some PKP carriers) and comfortable (they've made a quantum leap in the last 20 years as to the standard of their fleet). It's true for both regional and intercity routes. I can't complain.
What's also cool is that when your intercity train runs late and you've got another immediate intercity transfer to make you can ask conductors to arrange for that next train to wait for you so you can make it (I don't know what the tolerance is but I've seen that they are willing to do that if it's up to 15 minutes).
I've taken some trains in the south of England recently. While the quality of trains is top notch there seems to be an awful lot of disturbance about: delays, sudden changes of platforms, cancellations, works, faults to trains and infrastructure. Strange. They're proficient at arranging replacement transport though (practice makes perfect? 😋😄).
Haha so true, there is always a replacement bus service ready for every train. I honestly can't compare Polish trains to English. I've had so many bad experiences with English trains just not showing up. Polish trains aren't perfect I've definitely had the occasional delay but they will get you there 99% of the time. Thanks for watching buddy.
Hey dude, really enjoying your videos! You speak Polish very well man 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You deserve way more subs. Your videos are really entertaining even though i'm Polish and i visited Wrocław two years ago, cheers from Gdańsk ;)) Also i love your accent, it's really easy to understand what you are saying, i love watching videos like this to Polish my English :b
Thank you so much! Hopefully the channel will continue to grow. Hopefully I can polish my Polish 😂
Cheap, clean and on time.
Unlike the UK rail.
My thoughts exactly 😅
Your pronunciation is better than some of the eastern europeans in our country.
😅Idk about that
16:02 - Welcome to Poznań Główny!
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Good film. Have a nice stay!
Thank you very much, I had a great time!
Great video mate.
Thanks buddy I appreciate it!
Nice video good ad for PKP 🙂 what’s the plan to see in Poznan?
@@MarKac9090 Hanging out with friends mainly. Plenty good beer on tap In town ;)
One more note - actually, we do have dynamic pricing, although the change is not extreme - it might get from like 129 zł to 179 zł. It depends on the train company, but on long-haul trains you should purchase the ticket ahead to get slightly better prices. Also, some promo options are available only if you purchase the ticket at least few days earlier. Other thing is that trains are really popular nowadays and if you wish to get somewhere you better think of it in advance, instead of ending with completely sold out trains or just 1st class tickets available (usually 1st class isn't dramatically expensive, but most discounts do not apply and it might get pricey). This is extremely important during holiday season.
One thing that I like about tickets is that you can buy them no earlier than 30 days before the trip. Thanks to this, it you wish to get some really popular connection (like all-night sleeping couch from south to north), you need to prepare yourself for one specific day and then HUNT! 😅 This is serious, sleeping couch from Kraków to Gdańsk are sold out in MINUTES!
Nevertheless, thanks for nice video!
Wow thanks for the information about the dynamic pricing I've never seen it myself. However that level of price change is far more reasonable than what we have back home.
Perhaps I'll have to check out the sleeper trains.
Glad you enjoyed video 👍🏼
I tak wszystkie do oddziału polregio należą.
just for sake of complete price information : Żabka is rather expensive comparing to regular groceries/shops in malls. DKA is local "State" railways, Polregio - slow long distance trains, Intercity - express trains between cities, Express Intercity - high speed (hehe) Pendolino trains (usulally connecting cities with Warsaw - Warszawa).
Thanks for the extra info about the trains. I always see the different letters but never knew what it meant.
@@GallivanterDom thanks for appreciating above ;) great work! Keep it up! Happy to see content making nations come closer to each other. Ur doing great job!
@@mateusz201 Thanks buddy!
Express Intercity isn't Pendolino ;) Pendolino is Express Intercity PREMIUM. Usual Express Intercity usually contains a bit slower trains (160 kmph), but skips most stations unlike usual InterCity train (for example, between Wrocław and Poznań it has only one stop, in Leszno, while IC has 5-6 stops). Sometimes even usual IC trains have reduced amount of stops there, but for now it's a minority. Regards from Rawicz, one of the stop on your track ;)
If there is no toilet paper you should just ask the train staff - they have so much to do that usually they might forget to check, and they will actually be glad that you have kindly pointed that out/ asked them for it - the reputation in this country is something people take great care about
And if you want to check out some other Polish trains - check out pendolino and their restaurant car
Great video, I'm verry happy you enjoy you stay here.
Thanks buddy. I love it here!
First of all congratulations to your quite good Polish knowledges!!! ---There is no doubt, that Wrocław has the most impressing and most beautiful main railway station in Poland. By the way: the railway-track between Wrocław and Oława is the oldest railway track in Poland (inaugurated in 1842) . The very first station building is quite on the right hand side a piece behind the stations post office! At its very beginning the building of main railway station belonged to two railway companies: the Upper Silesian Railway Company and the Railway Company of Wrocław-Poznań and Głogów!
It's definitely one of the nicer looking train stations for sure. Thanks for the extra information I appreciate it. Cheers for watching and commenting!
From what I’ve seen of Poland, the Polish train stations and Polish trains seem way better than here in the U.K. - ever since Covid, it has become increasingly difficult to travel from the U.K. to Ireland on SailRail via Holyhead nor to plan a journey, due to last minute disruptions and delays and it has become much more expensive, the more expensive options being overnight coach travel and flying/air travel from Manchester or Liverpool to Dublin in that order - I was thinking of going home to my family in Ireland for my birthday, but in trying to look for travel options early this morning, it was a total nightmare on all travel modes
There is no comparison. Trains in the uk are a joke. It's like another world here in Poland. They work and are affordable.
Same can't be said for back home
Because the EU will invest in national railways but not privatised railways like in UK
@@walbrzych9975 We are not in the EU anymore mate. We are definitely not getting any investment now XD
@@GallivanterDom Warto było wyjść z UE? Ta decyzja zmieniła coś na lepsze w UK? 😉
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@walbrzych9975
Pociągi idioci to oni budowali w XIX wieku a nie w ostatnich 2 latach. Kogo wy uczycie o pociągach? Ludzi co wymyślili maszynę parową i pierwsi tory stawiali? Masakra. Po prostu Wielka Brytania wybudowała swoją infrastrukturę w XIX wieku i stwierdziła, że im więcej nie potrzeba. I tak jest na całym zachodzie. Polska goniła i wszystko ma nowe, zadbane, ciagle się coś buduje. A Brytole podobnie jak kraje zachodnie spoczęły na laurach. Wybudowali i tak o, jest, nic z tym nie robią a wymiana ludzi w kraju im nie pomaga. Od Brytyjczyków rdzennych co cenili porządek przypływają ludzie na pontonach co kolej na obrazkach widzieli. TO samo jest w USA.
yeah the train prices are really good in Poland. I commute quite often from Kraków to Poznań and vice versa, when you're a college student here you get 50% off train tickets, so i pay like 32 zł for a 5 hour train ride which is really nice. If I wanted to go by car i wouldve paid like up to 300 zł probably haha
It must be noted that the discount is only for POLISH STUDENTS 😂
Back when I was a student I bought a discounted ticket but since I wasn't studying in Poland I had to pay extra when the conductor came along.
I thought it was a universal student discount like in most countries but it wasn't 😂
You should have taken the trip 15y ago on a EN57 with people smoking out the windows, hard plastic seats and a heating that had two settings only: off or full blast.
Sounds like It would have made for good content 😂 shame I was too late.
@@GallivanterDom The loos were absolutely legendary. Rarely any water or soap and you could see the tracks beneath you when you pressed the pedal. Most people tried to avoid having to go there if they could but that oibviously wouldn't work on longer trips. My mum always carried some loo roll with her that she would then put on the seat before sitting down.
And when you put your shoes on the heater they would melt
Poland has changed so much for last 20-25 years. Not only the public transport but driving on a car is so convenient right now as well. Everywhere are modern motorways mostly for free!!
@@sirdeleck2118 Transport in general is fantastic in Poland. It's so easy and affordable to get around.
6:17 just fyi, "cześć" to a shop assistant can be considered a little rude but most young people won't mind :p
Bardzo dobra wymowa języka polskiego! 👍😀
Dziękuję bardzo
7:46 My family always buys these for journeys 😄
They are top tier 😍 your family has great taste! 👍🏼
Normally for intercity trains travelling for long distance like yours the best price value you can get is 30 days before when the ticket selling process starts . Very good polish with quite decent accent ! And by the way you have nice name Dominik like me :)
I'll make sure to buy my tickets earlier then 🤑
Hopefully I can increase my vocabulary to go with my accent 😉
Great name although mine is spelt the English way Dominic. It's great that it's popular in Poland so people have no trouble with my name.
you are very good at Polish pronunciation
Dziękuję bardzo
from London to Stanstead train cost 40 pound for just one way , in PL rail is nealry for free,
this make difference.
London to Stansted is quite a short journey as well.
W osatnim czasie kilka razy jeździłem pociągiem(od lipca br.) i zawsze był papier toaletowy i ręczniki papierowe w ubikacji. Może miałem szczęście :)
Bardzo szczęśliwy 😅
no właśnie bywa różnie z tym papierem w toaletach w pociągach - dlatego zawsze mam przy sobie chusteczki gdy jadę bo nigdy nie ma pewności
Wystarczy zgłosić sprawę konduktorowi lub kierownikowi pociągu
@@arturnowak2333 nie zawsze jest czas na to jeśli musimy skorzystać w toalety w pilnej sprawie
When it comes to intercity and international connections, we have a dynamic pricing system. The ticket price depends on the level of seat bookings. This means that prices for popular connections can be higher well in advance if a lot of people purchase tickets early. Additionally, first and second class are treated separately. This can lead to situations where, if many people have bought tickets in second class but fewer in first class, first class might be cheaper than second class at a given moment. Therefore, it’s worth checking these things. When buying tickets online, there’s information about how full a train is, indicated by an icon with little figures. This can speed up our decision to buy a ticket if we see that interest in a particular connection has suddenly increased. The earliest you can buy a ticket is 30 days before departure.
Thanks for the extra information. I guess there is some dynamic pricing but it must be rather minimal because I haven't noticed it over the years. It's not like 5x the original price. Thanks for watching.
@@GallivanterDom You might indeed not see the difference since, in your country, the tickets can end up costing five times more than at the start. For us, it's more of a percentage increase rather than the price being several times higher. I usually have to buy multiple tickets for several people, so I monitor different connections at different times and on different days. And I do see the differences. But maybe they're not as dramatically large as they are in your country.
That flashy effect on the lights is because of your shutter speed, try experimenting with shutter speed whilst filming the light see if you can find a better setting, you can adjust darkness then with ISO and aperatuse settings. Great videos mate, here's too 100'000 subs in a year!
Yeah I know about the flickering I don't notice it until I'm in post. 9/10 the anti-flicker mode on my camera does a good job but not that day 😅.
Cheers for watching.
Getting 100,000 subs would be a dream
@GallivanterDom fair enough man. Beauty if video editing lol
16:00 głównie przez to że jedną z głównych kryteriów wyceny prócz rodzaju pociągu, klasy, składu, spółki kolejowej PKP jest wycena za kilometry im dalej tym drożej. im bliżej tym taniej. Są też bilety weekendowe ważne od piątku do niedzieli wieczór. Wsiadasz we Wrocławiu jedziesz na weekend do Zakopanego albo nad morze na godzinkę, dwie i potem w góry i wracasz do Wrocławia na tym samym bilecie. Kiedyś taki bilet weekendowy kosztował 50-60PLN
Thanks for the information. There are some changes it seems but I find everything fairly priced imo.
In fact the statistics is: 95% trains are undelayed, which means have zero or no more than 5 mins. delay.
My own statistics concerning toilet paper is: *much* more than 1% of trains have it.
My statistics are merely anecdotal 😂
My stats: toilet paper 50/50...
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Dang, I didn't expect to be spooked by a train to my hometown when you walked up on that first platform haha Did my fair share of travel from this particular place and I really like the main railway station in Wrocław - easy to commute from all parts of the city, you can grab a little snack in one of the kiosks or stores (even McD if you are feeling like it, personally never did) and the interior is pretty tidy. The only shame is the plaza in front of the station, where most of the benches are occupied by the local drunks - especially during the summer. Oh also a nice fact is that the station has one of the divisons of the city library with an escalator leading there - so in case someone wants a book to read during their travel (I mean, if they are planning on a back trip to Wrocław, since you know..you need to give it back) - they can just go, grab one and be on their way :)
I had no idea about the library. It's always funny when you see something relating to your hometown in a video.
I agree it's well stocked for snacks or a meal before your journey. Cheers for watching buddy!
@@GallivanterDom And also upstairs there is a small chapel from what I remember - in case people want to go pray. Agreed, always bizarre to find something about this tiny town in this big world. Have a nice one!
Vodka has a lot to answer for, I fear. Walking through Prague with my sister, niece, and nephew-in-law at 10:00 a.m., a man approached to within a few feet of us, unzipped his fly, produced his thingy and started urinating copiously. At least he had the grace to do it down a drain and not in a shop doorway.
@@Bazroshan Unfortunately that's how it is and I fear finding an answer for this issue is hard as well. What are you gonna do with them? Fine them? They are not gonna pay, they are a "Mr Nobody" - usually no permanent address, not much when it comes to personal belongings (including money) so nothing to take into custody to compensate for the unpaid fine etc. They have nothing to lose getting fined. Jail them? It generates costs. It goes on and on, they can only be pushed out of certain spots to not be a complete eyesore. Addiction is a terrible thing - those people could get home at a homeless shelter, get back on their feet etc. but you need to be sober there and they make their choice
@@Saito57G Agreed! I am not a politician so I propose no policy - I suppose that just makes me a moaner!
Mate.....your polish is excellent.
It must be a nightmare to learn any slavic language by native english speaker....👌👌👌👌
Cheers buddy, It's certainly not the easiest language to learn 😅
Let's take a look also - William's Language Adventure
On regional trains like Polregio (one you took I assume based on the look) there is no dynamic pricing (unless you buy like a month before), but if you buy Intercity one, prices can wary a lot too, I happened to buy tickets for 10 zloty and 60 zloty on the same travel because of that.
And they still are late from time to time, or you happen to see other problems which may dramatically increase travel time.
Not saying it is bad, it is not that good either.
I live in England and I am Polish.I am glad you like my country.I subscribed just to see how you get on.Polish trains is better than english sory.
Thanks for subscribing! I love Poland it is definitely my favourite country!
You should try PKP Intercity and first class!
Next time I think I will treat myself to some first class :)
@@GallivanterDomThanks!
@@GallivanterDomDo a journey from Poznań Główny to Kraków Główny
@@GallivanterDomon TLK, IC or EIC
@@AviationMapper-i7s I did that journey once about 5 years ago on a super hot summer day on a train without AC. It was a sweaty day indeed XD
Biedronka at the railway station is a big win: it is immune to our stupid regulations forbidding shops to be opened on sundays! Yes, Żabka is usually opened, but it is crazy expensive since it's a convenience store.
If you think that stores should be open on Sundays, you should work in one.
@@allex6893 so you claim that people are kept in stores as slaves?
Instead of this stupid regulation, store owners should be obligated to give 200% pay on sundays and give an extra free day during the same month. Lots of people - usually students - used to work on sundays before this regulation was introduced.
I do sometimes forget the shops are shut on Sunday. But it's not a big deal there's always a small shop open somewhere if you need some essentials. In the UK they are open on a Sunday but with restricted hours 10am-4pm.
I've seen exactly same thing in Germany. If you need to do your shopping badly on a Sunday in a big city, look for a supermarket at one of the train stations :D.
@@allex6893 or you could just let shop owners decide whether they want to be open. Then if they can't find workers it's their problem or they have to pay more. Sounds like open market to me but what do I know?
no toilet paper is such a classic.
😅 luckily it's not my first time and I came prepared 🧻. I've almost been caught short before 😂
"Dobra Pączkarnia" 🙆♂ hahaha coś jak "Mocny Gaz" ;)
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@raf2196@ Po tym, jak skonsumujesz wyroby "dobrej pączkarni".
Cheers
Cheers
I'll be doing the same trip next weekend. Very informative video. Quick one, did you book directly using the polish trains own website?
You'll enjoy it.
I booked via the 'pkp intercity' app on my phone.
However you can also use this website www.intercity.pl/en/
If you use the website you will have to download the pdf to your phone and show the ticket inspector that. Or print it off and show them the physical paper.
The app is more convenient in my opinion as it just has the QR code ready for them.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@GallivanterDom thanks alot mate
Hi, I'm from Głogów, strange to hear my city 😄
Let me know if there's anything cool to check out there, I might visit 😊
@@GallivanterDom I am 😆😆 But to be honest, not so much to see... We have castle of Książąt Głogowskich, monument Dzieci Głogowskich, the biggest roundabout in Europe where you can sometimes see roe deer... And probably not very popular situation, when train station is above rail tracks (well, sort of)
Pretty good travel vlog, but you desperately need an external microphone.
You have a like.
Yeah it may be a good investment. Cheers for the like 👍🏼
hiii, what app do you use for buying train tickets? ive never went by train, and buy tickets in bank app lol
I use an app called 'pkp intercity'
Your pronunciation is awesome! How long have you been learning? And... I have to ask. Do you really prefer Żabka coffee over Costa?!
Cheers, I genuinely do prefer Żabka coffee.
I haven't really been learning just picking bits up when here.
You even worked out how to read pączkarnia! Come on, that's not normal. 😂
cool
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OMG I've been to London 3 times and I've always been in awe of how public transport works there, especially the tube. If you miss it, you'll have another one in 2-3 minutes. Compared to Poland, in London the whole system of transport works much better. But that's from a tourist's perspective and as it said "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". It's nice to hear that someone is having a great time in Poland and he is pleasantly surprised with our national railway!
All the best!!
Cheers buddy for watching and commenting. I would say public transport works well in London but it is also filthy and always full of litter. Whereas in Poland it is clean even in the capital. I've got a Warsaw metro video coming soon 😉
@@GallivanterDom Probably because the Warsaw Metro is brand new and way smaller.
@@cehaem2 Ok, but what do these excuses actually explain?
@@albertopiergiorgi5980 It's not an excuse, it's an explanation.
@@albertopiergiorgi5980go and troll somewhere else.
my city
It's a great city 👍🏻
I will never understand why do people prefer cars without compartments. It's so cramped, and if one person opens a window, that's AC gone for everyone.
I find the cabins can be quite cramped myself and you are sitting opposite people it's not as comfortable as the aeroplane style seating for me.
Just read the article "Co dostaje podatnik za miliardy dla PKP Intercity" (use translate, if need).
I'll check it out thanks 👍🏼
great movie :) Witamy w Polsce :)
Dziękuję bardzo!
You had the invalid grandpas seat
The seat was very valid indeed :)
Beautiful pronounced Polish Cities.
The only thing that is missing in this video is the Gastronomy Wagon in that train.
I don't think that train had one. Next time I'll have to find the dining car and make a video there.
Listen to this video carefully at 1:00 minute mark, he farted while walking and talking.
Walkie-talkie guy using both ends to make it sound like stereo, that was a hit in 80's, not his fart but walkie-talkie and stereo sound.
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Cheers bro, enjoy Poland.
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Haha nah bro it was my wheelie bag rolling over the floor tile.
Not so bad.
Rather good I would say.
What is a 15 year old doing running around alone in Easter Europe ?
Looking for my parents. Have you seen them? 😭 I lost them in Żabka 🐸
Śmiesznie się to ogląda z perspektywy Polaka który mieszka w Polsce i na co dzień jeździ tymi pociągami kiedyś pociągi strasznie się opóźniały np 200 minut i w Polsce utorsamiło się że Polskie pociągi dalekobieżne to syf ale na szczęście zmieniają się świetny materiał nieźle posługujesz się Polskim
The trains have been great in my experience but I can imagine it wasn't always this good.
Glad you liked the video
Dziękuję bardzo.
Przed remontem na euro2012 warunkiem koniecznym do zgody na handel na dworcu miało być specjalne dostosowanie szyldów reklamowych i wszelkich aktów reklamy na dworcu w głownej hali dworca i wnie tylko. Wszelka reklama i szyldy musiały być dostosowane do architektury wyglądu i stylu remontowanego dworca. Widzę że znowu co po niektórzy dostają za dużo wolnej ręki w swoim działaniu. Przeszkadza wielki kolorowy szyld biedronki, reklamowe ekrany z kolorowymi reklamami a co gorsza tym i stragan Tmobilei Heyah sprzedający karty telefonii komórkowej. Niestety wieś i samowola wraca lub co gorsza pozwala na to gospodarz dworca jakim jest miasto i spółki PKP.
Co do Twojego filmu, spoko łapka w górę.
I have noticed this in some places. Where Żabka has a dark sign instead of a bright green sign as to blend into the old town for instance.
I understand what you mean though sometimes signs don't blend in too well.
Witamy we Wrocławiu
if you want to be grammatically correct
Haha I was waiting for someone to correct my poor Polish 😅
I'll try better next time
@@GallivanterDom It's just you said "I invite you to Wrocław" instead to "welcome to Wrocław". The grammar wasn't incorrect, but the translation went in the wrong direction.
@@ThePiro246 Not bad for a first try XD
Next time I'll know what to say :)
@@GallivanterDom wow you are half Polish and British?
@@andorraeltarter2035 Nope 100% English :) Just love Poland
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Makes me want a cigar 💨
Your opinion on polish trains happens to be quite contrasting compared to what most poles say, as our trains tend to suffer from significant delays mid-route (depends on the exact route though, some are less prone to that). Although when it comes to departures from the starting stations, then you'd be right about that, they usually happen pretty much right on time.
I have taken many many trains in Poland over the past 6 years that I've been visiting. I have certainly experienced some delays but in my experience they are not common and usually minimal. I do find Poles tend to be more negative about their country than the reality but that's usually the case with most people and their countries 😂
Poland my dream country God let my passport come with a polish visa from the embassy next month
It's a fantastic place!
@@GallivanterDom Can't wait to be in Warsaw
@@hassanbin8514 Great city with lots to do.
Poland is Christian ✝️
@@tori10tori10 So...? Why'd you feel the need to say it? Everyone is welcome here.
0:41 "Legia jebana jest" hahaha
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@@GallivanterDom słychac jak ktos w tle to śpiewa
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4:33 Lately there's been a big anti-Biedronka movement here in Poland. People mostly talk about how filthy it is inside and how the pallets block every aisle (Biedronkas don't have their own warehouses so they don't have space). A big thing is also the understaffing - you'll go to self-checkout and wait 5 minutes for the lady sitting at the normal, old-fashioned checkout to come and check your ID to buy alcohol, for example. I thoroughly agree with the hate to be honest, Lidl is not only cleaner and cheaper but the layout of the shop doesn't somehow make everyone shopping angry at each other (it's hard to explain but I've observed this, even in myself). You may know that these two supermarkets have had a price war for a long time now. Biedronka often sends unsolicited text messages and that also annoys some people. The best part is that even when Lidl turns out to be cheaper, Biedronka says that the research wasn't done correctly. A bit of a pointless comment but my resentment towards this supermarket is immense
I've seen the memes about it being a maze inside due to crates everywhere. Also how long the receipts are. However, it's still cheap and convenient to have in a train station. Typically when I'm in Poland I shop in Lidl it's almost the same as they are back home. But I usually just shop where it is closest to me.
@@GallivanterDom True, a Biedronka in a train station is a very welcome sight. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the prices were higher than in a more usual location
Oczywiście, że Biedronka ma swoje magazyny. To nie jest kwestia tego, że nie mają gdzie towaru trzymać, tylko że zatrudniają zbyt mało osób i nie ma kto tego rozkładać. Jedyne rozwiązania dla Biedronki to, albo zwiększyć zatrudnienie albo wprowadzić nocne rozkładanie towaru, ale tego bez zwiększenia zatrudnienia też nie zrobią.
@@damiansmolarek2289 Ok, słyszałem inaczej i nawet jeśli niektóre mają magazyn to jakiś odsetek na pewno nie ma. Lidle się budują nowe, robią miejsca na magazyny. Biedronki często powstają tam, gdzie jest mało miejsca.
Albo mają magazyny, ale są za małe...
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Hey you Brexit man what are you doing in European country?
Looking for a wife so I can get a green card. 😎
@@GallivanterDom You're in the wrong continent, my friend, The green card is in the USA
@@goldenboy8741 Next stop Texas 🤠
@@GallivanterDom your are a positive person, I wish you all the best
@@goldenboy8741 Cheers buddy!
16:00 Poznań miasto doznań, miasto lewackich doznań. Pozdrowienia z Wrocławia.
Cheers! Wrocław is also a beautiful city
Git Breslau 👍
Wrocław these days buddy 👍🏼
@@GallivanterDom I wrote that on purpose, do you know that before World War II it belonged to Germany?
Previously, this city belonged to Poland, then to the Czechia, then to Austria, so this is a weak argument. By the way, the name Breslau is basically a German transcription of the Polish name of the city Wrocław (Vrotzlav), the name refers to the Old Slavic name Vratislav (founder).
@@Helvett222Yeah and did you know that someone had to rebuild the city after the mess the Germans had done. A city which hadn´t been even touched until the year 1945, ended up with 2/3 of its liveable houses destroyed. ˋBreslau defended itself longer than Berlin. So yeah the Germans treated the city with the right respect....
Polish trains 90% of the time have like 10minutes delay
I can live with 10 minutes. In the UK you are lucky if it shows up at all. 🤣
@@GallivanterDom wait till you see Germany
@@det-tn5qf I have only taken a train in Germany once. But it was from Berlin to Poznan and it was perfectly on time 😆I have heard that German trains are always late.
The "Wroclaw Glowny" station was called "Breslau Hauptbahnhof" till 1945 i think. Because then, all 650,000 German citizens were expelled from Breslau and the city was renamed to Wroclaw and resettled by Poles from former eastern Poland. Same happened in Gdansk and Szczecin and multiple other now Polish cities. Greetings
Lots of history in and around Wrocław for sure. I even saw Breslau on the market hall building when I made a video there.
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And therefore, Poles can not be proud of Wroclaw. It hurts me to see that this city was annexed and all citizens expelled, and the Poles try to hide that fact. And no one knows that this city is the largest on earth, of which all inhabitants were expelled (650,000). It's a wonder that there is still a German lettering in the city. And what did they do with the graveyards with all the German graves? It's so terrible
@@DavidGoslowski When talking about expulsion of Germans let's not forget that half of the pre-war Poland was annexed by the Soviets, because the Allies (the UK and USA) allowed Stalin to do that against the Atlantic Charter. Virtually all Polish people from that territory were expelled and had to be placed somewhere. So there is no reason to pity the Germans, who started the war, but not the Poles who were their victims, and yet they had to abandon their multigenerational estates and move somewhere else.
@@DavidGoslowski There's always got to be that one mendacious bitter cnut... Why the urge to lie to this nice British tourist and spit in Polish people's faces?!
All these you mention have been our ancestral old-age lands which various German entities had ruthlessly stolen throughout history and tried to germanize unceremoniously.
But we've always been there, no matter what you changed our names to and which foreign language you forced us to use, we were there to built, plough and harvest. It was only right that these cities returned to the fatherland as was the fact the German oppressors fled (yes, they don't like to admit it but they were hightailing it en masse in humongous fear of advancing Soviets) and then, subject to Allies decision, were sent back to Germany. My regret is that many righteous Poles who lived under German occupation pre-WW2 were wronged and treated like Germans so they ended up in Germany.
Also, if there were any historical justice Germany's eastern border would be somewhere in Brunswick's vicinity.
@@tokenlau7519 And? If you pity the Germans or not, doesn't change the fact, that all nice old buildings from before 1945 in Wroclaw, Gdansk, Szczecin and hundreds of other Polish villages and cities were built by Germans. Secondly, when all Germans were expelled from Wroclaw, this of course also included the descendats of the Slavic founders of the city, who were then long Germanized. Thirdly, you should look at a language map from before 1945, then you'd see that former eastern Poland was only sparsely populated by Polish-speakers (in Lviv and Vilnius it was 50% perhaps), while the former German eastern territories were almost exclusively populated by German-speakers.
I read "trans" and it already made me kurwa boil xd
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Masz ładną twarz
I am shocked as a Pole! I haven't been to Poland for 30+ years.... I remember how in the nineties the English humiliated me at work. I was trash to them❤❤❤
Shame to hear that but that's before my time. In my experience Poland has been amazing. You should visit the old country again, you'll be shocked in the progress thats been made here in the last 30 years! Thanks for watching buddy.
Nie musisz już mieć kompleksów. Polska bardzo ruszyła do przodu, a UK chyba ciut podupada. W każdym razie Londyn niezbyt mi się podobał, z różnych względów nie czułam się tam komfortowo i bezpiecznie.
My dad was Polish and we used to visit during communist times. I visited twice this year. I could not believe my eyes. Spotlessly clean, well organised, beautiful aesthetically and safe, safe safe.
@@HelenA-fd8vl Polska jest bezpieczna, między innymi dlatego, że nigdy nie miała kolonii. Prawie nie ma u nas obcych kulturowo imigrantów.
Pewnie sama czułaś się śmieciem, typowe polskie kompleksy, bo wykonywałaś fizyczne prace. Ja 12 lat pracowałam w Niemczech, różnych ludzi spotykałam, nigdy nie czułam się śmieciem, bo nigdy nie pozwoliłam, by inni tak się do mnie odnosili. Przestań się użalać nad sobą, gdyby ci było źle, nie siedziałabyś tam do dzisiaj. Podziękuj Anglikom, że dali ci pracę i nie umarłaś od głodu. Nic nie byli ci dłużni.
Trains there are way better than trains in Canada or States
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Canada and the US are great for a lot of things public transport isn't one of them 😅
@@GallivanterDom I remember that Amtrak in California 20+ years ago was far better than Polish trains even of today's standard ... And Buses in Vancouver were fine too although not as frequent..
However Buses in L.A. is another story...
@@Photo-ms1mo It's a real shame. Such a waste of potential.
paskudne miasto
Dobry miasto 😎
@@GallivanterDom Grammar correction, should be "Dobre miasto". Oh, that Polish inflection. ;)
@@tokenlau7519 Noted 👍
Dobre Miasto! 😄