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[ZooMacPhisto800]

But don't forget we also have delicious cuisine

Yeah, I hear you now have McDonalds and other western restaurants... can't way to have a Polish Big Mac!!11!!

 

[trainspotter]

Just to say im really looking forward to visiting your country.Staying 3nights in Krakow and then 1 in Katowice. We are 5 English lads and have GA so will try and turn up in red tops ,even if it is an england football top Just hope nobody takes offence at it

I am part of a group of three English blokes that will be there, I think that this may turn out to be an event attended by many different nationalities

 

[Numbology]

Originally posted by Eirinn
That's OK, provided you wear them on your head
You know what, I'm going to Croatia on holiday in June

Really?Where are you going?
Excellent choice

 

[Eirinn]

Not fully decided yet, somewhere in Istra first, then down to Dubrovnik. People say the road down along the coast is fantastic Can't wait to see the views . And taste the wine

 

[TheFlyOnTheWall]

Not fully decided yet, somewhere in Istra first, then down to Dubrovnik. People say the road down along the coast is fantastic Can't wait to see the views . And taste the wine

WOW! I'm from Istria! Please, when you found out which city, let me know!

Btw, there's the fan action on the main Croatia U2 forum, so all the Croats will be red (and white, depends where)!

 

[Numbology]

you won't be disappointed,I can guarantee you that.
especially with the wine

 

[Eirinn]

Thanks guys, I'll let you know as soon as we decide
Big thanks Croatia for supporting our action ! This will be some show, with so many nationalities going to attend!

 

[KEVIN051269]

Can anyone suggest the best way to get from Krakow to Katowice ? Taxi, bus, train, lemon ?????

 

[madzia]

take a train! (taxi - too expensive, bus - too risky in terms of timing, lemon - already taken )

here you can find the connections:
http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?

and be sure to get there early!
As far as I know Chorzow stadium is quite near the main station in Katowice but maybe someone from Katowice who can confirm...

 

[*k_i_t_e_86*]

Yeah, go by train At least that's what i do

From Katowice you can either take a taxi or a nearby tram no 11 and go straight to the stadium

 

[KEVIN051269]

Hey! thanks a lot

 

[madzia]

just to bump it...
and be sure you won't forget about white&red!

I'm already cutting my moms old curtains to give away to people in GA queue...

 

[ZBYCH]

remember - WHITE - grandstands, RED - floor!

We just made it onto MTV news in Poland

WE GONNA MAKE IT!

 

[*k_i_t_e_86*]

Just to remind you....


This time tomorrow......
Have fun !!!

 

[bathiu]

 

[bathiu]

Chorzow, Poland - Some 70,000 fans of Irish rock band U2 waved shirts, scarves and handkerchiefs to compose a massive red-and-white Polish national flag to U2's "New Year's Day," an anthem inspired partly by Poland's Solidarity struggle against communism.

Fresh from the weekend's "Make Poverty History" Live 8 concert event, the band led by singer and anti-poverty activist Bono performed in Poland's southern Chorzow city stadium Tuesday night. U2 is currently touring with material from their newest album, Vertigo [sic].

Fans on the stadium pitch waved red items, while those sitting in the bleachers brandished white during the Cold-War era song.

Ever the showman, Bono also underscored the Polish inspiration for the song's lyrics by showing the red lining of his jacket and bowing deeply to the audience as he sang.

"New Year's Day" appeared on U2's 1983 breakthrough album War. According to Bono, the song's lyrics were inspired in part by the Polish communist regime's brutal crackdown in December 1981 on the freedom-fighting Solidarity trade union and its underground struggle, unprecedented at the time in the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.

The idea to underscore the Polish inspiration for the U2 classic arose from and was organized among the band's Polish fans on the Internet and was then relayed by the Polish media prior to the concert.


© Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 2005.

 

[*k_i_t_e_86*]

http://www.u2.com/tour/tournews.php?mode=full&news_id=1634

 

[Ancalagon]

The photo on u2.com looks fantastic! Well done.

 

[Eirinn]

It looked even better when you were there. From the seats you could see a sea of red, and from the pitch a sea of white. It was supposed to last only through the intro, but we kept it up throughout the whole song.

 

[pax]

Wow, that looks really awesome! I would have loved to have seen that (I'm American of some Polish descent).

 

[trainspotter]

It was absolutely amazing, so glad to have been a part of it

 

[kellyahern]

So glad it worked, looks amazing!

 

[Miroslava]

Wow! Congratulations to the originators of the idea! It is amazing that so many people went along with it too... Never would have thought it would work, but I dont mind being proved wrong in instances like this!

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

Wow, I'm really impressed!! Looks cool.

 

[*k_i_t_e_86*]

One more picture:

(thanks to Cinqante)

 

[peach]

So happy for all of you!

 

[bathiu]

One more picture:

(thanks to Cinqante)

This is looking exactly like the view from my seat... probably the next or second seat to the right from this...
World is small sometimes

 

[neutral]

Wow! That's incredible, you guys really pulled it off.

 

[Zooropean103]

It looked so amazing I can't describe it, we can be proud of ourselves! Bono looked really surprised and truely touched. Great, great gig...

 

[VertigoGal]

wow, that looks great! congrats to everyone who was there!