#DRINK
 

World’s best hot drink… at least according to Varsovians
 

February is cold! And to make it worse, the sun has turned shy and likes to hide behind the clouds. You deserve a treat, especially if you’re after a day of sight-seeing! Ask any local and you’ll learn that the best chocolate is made by the Wedel company here in Warsaw, Poland. The company was founded back in the first half of 19th century and is famous for many other products including Ptasie Mleczko chocolate-covered marshmallows, mieszanka wedlowska candy mix and Delicje szampańskie cookies (you can stock up on them in the flagship store at ul.Szpitalna 8, right next to the cafe)

To have a real hot chocolate drink (and not just cocoa or liquidy pudding), head for the imperial-style cafe in the chocolate factory’s former location located smack in the city center. 12 PLN gets you a cup of chocolatey bliss. Have a window seat to people-watch. Smacznego/bon appetit! 
 

Where: Pijalnia Czekolady E.Wedel (E.Wedel chocolate drinkery)

Map: click to open

When: 8am-10pm on weekdays, 10am-10 pm on Saturdays

How much: 12PLN and up

Details: click here for a note from a Wedel admirer

#MUSEUM
 

Poster Museum
 

The Poster Museum in Wilanów is the oldest institution of this type in the world. It houses 30 thousand items which represent the history of poster art from 1892 to contemporary times and this makes it one of the world largest collections of this art form. Located in a 19th century riding school in the surroundings of the summer residence of King Jan Sobieski, the museum is a true gem for art lovers. A must-see! 

Also, this Monday is your chance to see a selection of 100 best European and US posters. 

Where: Muzeum Plakatu (The Poster Museum)

Map: click to open

When: Monday: 12pm-4pm; Wednesday: 10am-6pm; other days: 10am-4pm.

How much: free (on Mondays); 10/7 zł other days

Details: click here

#CONCERT
 

Young improvised Polish jazz
 

Sydney-born jazz composer and double bass player Mike Majkowski gathered rave reviews for his album „Why is there something instead of nothing?” Here’s a snippet from a review in “Real Time’: This is cerebral, exploratory music. It’s about breaking sound down into its most fundamental constituents and then rethinking it, taking elemental material, such as a bowed or plucked note, a strummed chord is not the only interest; rather it is the sonic material and how it is worked that establishes the aesthetic. The music does not overwhelm or obscure the sonic ingredients, but sits in parallel with them—a possible metaphor might be appreciating pixels and picture simultaneously. The result, in the intelligent hands of a composer-performer such as Majkowski, is an entirely new and involving musical experience, a reinvention of music.

This is your chance to see Majkowski live with special guest Piotr Kurek
 

Where: Pardon, To Tu? Pl.Grzybowski 12

Map: click to open

When: 8:30 PM on Monday, February 24th

How much: 20 PLN

Details: click here
 

And don’t forget to come to our free, guided walking tour of Warsaw! Everyday! Click “Orange Umbrella Free Tour Warsaw” on the left for more details. 


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