8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
It is the best way to sightsee Warsaw or Kraków in an unconventional way. The tourist travel on a vintage communism coach, by Poles because of its shape tenderly called “gherkin”, or by vintage Nysa vans from the communism area. Usually, the sightseeing schedule contains some vodka and gherkins tasting. Our guides are young and very enthusiastic which makes the trip very funny and pleasant experience.
An intriguing trip addressed to those who want to know what the communist period in Warsaw and Poland was like. Political anecdotes, the ideas of rebuilding Warsaw after the Second World War and the absurdities of everyday life of ordinary residents of the city. We will drive a classic communist car, that is, a historic minivan – Nysa 522. A professional guide will narrate a tour of landmark communist buildings and local history.
You will know the history of the symbol of Warsaw, the Palace of Culture and Science, which was created on the sea of post war ruin. You will see the utopian architectural ideas of the communist authorities – the Party Houseof People’s Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Agriculture. You will go to Plac Konstytucji (Constitution Square) to get to know the MDM (Marszałkowska Residential District) designed to fit the communist ideology. At the end, we will visit the only such place in Warsaw – Museum of Life Under Communism. A replica of a real flat, propaganda films screened in a mini cinema hall, a reconstructed communist cafe await you there. We will learn how the inhabitants of Warsaw used to live like…
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