Mini-school: "SCHUBERT VARIETIES"
LECTURES:
The lectures will take place at the
BANACH CENTER. It is located in the building of the Institute of Mathematics at 8
Sniadeckich str., 4th floor (office - room 426).
Here is a sketchy map
of the neighbourhood of the Institute of Mathematics in postscript.
A
map of the whole city is here.
HOW TO GET to BANACH CENTER?
From INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
(distance about 12 km)
BUS 188 - 20-30 minutes to the stop Metro
Politechnika in Trasa Lazienkowska St., about 400 m from the
Institute (see the plan).
TAXI - you may order the taxi by telephone (number 919); for more
information ask at the information desk. With high probability when
you just exit the hall at the airport where you picked up your
luggage, some "taxi drivers" will ask you whether you want a taxi. An
advice is not to take such "taxis" since they could charge you much
more than the official fare.
From CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION:
(distance about 1.5 km)
BUS 131, 525 or 505 - 10 minutes to Plac
Konstytucji, about 50 m from the Institute.
TRAM 19 - (direction "Mokotow"), Get of the tram at its 4th stop
(Metro Politechnika), about 150 m from the Institute (see the plan).
TICKETS:
The bus-tram tickets can be bought at the newspaper stands or some
other stands signed Sprzedaz biletow ZTM.
The prices of the city transport (bus-tram-underground):
single
fare 2,40 zl,
single fare (workdays, 9 a.m.--2 p.m.) 2,00 zl,
single fare (night, bus 601--612) 4,80 zl,
60 minutes 3,60
zl,
90 minutes 4,50 zl,
120 minutes 6,00 zl,
24 hours
7,20 zl,
3 days 12,00 zl,
7 days 24,00 zl,
1 piece of
luggage (*) 2,40 zl,
(*) An object is a laguage if an only if the sum of 3 dimensions is
greater then 120 cm.
Each ticket should be validated in a bus (tram, underground station)
at the beginning of the first trip.
If you have a luggage, you have to punch additional 2.40 zl. ticket
for each piece of luggage.
TAXI:
If you want to take a taxi, it is better to take a taxi
available at the taxi stand - city taxi having telephone number on
top (especially 919 and 96 21, 96 22). Price of a taxi during a day
is about 1.60 - 3.00 zl/km (depending on the taxi company, the price
should be put on the door; on Sundays, holidays and in the night 50%
more) + the initial fee about 5 - 10 zl. It is recommended to ask
about the approximate cost before the trip.
The price from the airport to BC should not exceed 50 zl (about 13 euro).
The price from the railway station to BC should not exceed 20 zl
(about 5 euro).
EXCHANGE:
At the Warsaw Airport and at the Central Railway
Station there are exchange offices. The current exchange rate is 1 euro
approx. 4.20 zl. Practically almost all world currencies (major or
not) can be exchanged in both directions at banks or exchange stands
(called KANTOR), however to be sure that there will be no problem to
exchange your money into Polish currency, an advice is to have major
world currencies like US$, Euros, Swiss francs,
Japanese yen. In banks you can exchange your travel cheques.
In most shops, restaurants, hotels, major credit cards are accepted
(VISA, Master Card, American Express, ...). In banks you can get cash
advance from your credit card.
TELEPHONE CALLS:
To make a call from a public phone, you can use
phone tokens or a magnetic telephone card which can be purchased at
the same places as bus tickets. In Poland the international exit code
is 0-0 (that means 0 signal 0) + code of the country + .... For
instance to the US/Canada: 0-01 + area code + tel number, France:
0-033 + number (without 0 after 33) Long distance calls can be made
from the magnetic card telephone at the ground floor of the
Institute.
LOCATION OF THE BANACH CENTER:
The Banach Center is situated in the
centre of Warsaw in the vicinity of numerous restaurants where
participants may take their meals.
Suggestions for breakfast
Lunch for reasonable price
See information about some restaurants.
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