The Konzals: Alice's Baptism

We are very happy to share with our families and friends the celebration of

Alice's Baptism

The ceremony will take place next
31st May 2014 at 16.00

in our Parish, the Church of the Holy Trinity

Kościół Świętej Trójcy
in Ulica Solec 61. Warsaw

We moved to Warsaw at the beginning of the spring in 2013. Since then, we embrace this vibrant city and enjoy that proximity allow us to meet very often with friends and family: we were also lucky to meet some new good friends too.
Warsaw is a charming place, but we particularly cherish day by day our neighborhood: our home where our little girls are blossoming, the parks were we love to stroll, the playgrounds and fountains where Ali and Bea express all their energies , our Parish were we always feel comforted by the genuine warmth and spiritual guidance of Padre Adam and Padre Miroslaw.

For these reasons we felt to choose Warsaw as the place for Alice's Baptism: a dear city to us that will be bond with a unique moment in her life: the Baptism through which she will enter officially the Community of the Catholic Church.

We would really appreciate if you could take the time to write a note for Alice, even in the case you would not be able to attend the Baptism, as one day reading these letters she will be able to imagine the community of family and friends she was sorrounded by when she was small.

The Church of the Holy Trinity

www.trinitas.pl (polish/spanish)

The first Church on this site is dated from 1339, it was located where today is the statue of Santa Barbara.

In 1668 the Trinitarians were awarded this parcel of land close to the Vistula river and started the construction of a convent and of a new Church, completed in 1726 on the model of a convent of Trinitarians in Madrid

Both the Church and its attached monastry, that today hosts the Archdioces museum. were heavily destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising both by nazi bombs and russian artillary from the other bank of the Vistola: the sacred wooden figure of Jesus of Nazareth, brought from Madrid by the Trinitarians, emerged unscattered from the ruins.

Still nowadays the Parish hosts the Spanish catholic community of the city. A spanish Mass is celebrated every sunday in the backyard Chapel: we discovered it the last 8th December when we were warmly greeted by Padre Adam dressed as Saint Nicholas, blessing the kids and handing them bags of tangerines and chocolates :-)

Map location of the Church

Parking is available in the square in front of the Church, the nearest Bus stops are Solec 01,02 and 03: Lines 127,118, 166. you can check timetables and routes here

The Reception

Following the ceremony, we will celebrate our gathering in the restaurant of the Warsaw Center for Sports and Recreation of Solec 71

A playground in the enclosed park of the Center will be awaiting all the kids to play and run around: our babysitter Olga will be watching over them through the evening.

Moreover, before the daylight will get off, both kids and adults will have a shot at a very high skills competition: there will be only one winner but nobody will go home without a ballon!

Map location of the Restaurant

Accomodation

Warsaw offers plenty of hotels and bed & breakfast. If you are looking for convenient location to the Church, the Reception and the city Center, we recommend for their value for money service these Accor Hotels:

- Ibis Budget Warszawa Centrum, 10 minutes by walk to the Church and the Reception, connected to city center by bus 171 (4 stops), taxi (approx. 10-12 zloty) or by foot (20 minutes in a sunny day). This hotel provide rooms only up to 2 adults and 1 child

- Novotel Warszawa Centrum, right at the intersection of the two major avenues of the city center, connected by countless buses, trams and metro to the rest of the city, walking distance between 5 and 30 minutes to all the interesting areas and parks of the city center.

- Mercure Warszawa Centrum, in the heart of Warsaw future Manhattan, facing the Palace of Culture and Sciences, serviced by many buses that connect within few stops to the city center and the old town, taxi (approx 10-12 zloty) or still in walking distance between 5 and 30 minutes to all the major interesting point of the city center, plus the former area of the Jewish Ghetto and the Warsaw Uprising Museum.

Connection between Airport and City Center

from Chopin Airport

by city bus n.175, by taxi (between 35 and 50 zloty given traffic conditions and taxi company, they charge within 1,60 and 2,40 zloty per km, the rate is displayed on the back right window of the car), by train

from Modlin Airport

by shuttle bus from the city center of Warsaw (the stop is in front of TkMaxx in Marszalkowska)

by taxi for a flat fee of 99 zloty if you book in advance with Glob

Getting around by

Taxis

To catch a taxi in warsaw its easy, there are many taxi parking where cars wait and you can also try the simple system of waving your hand, especially at night. Still, if you want to book yourself a cab, the GLOB company has english speaking receptionist and charges 1,80 per km +4822666009668

Public Transports

To get around the city center you need only a ticket for the Area 1 of the city.

One day tickets cost 15,00 zloty, 20 minutes tickets cost 3,40, 75 minutes tickets cost 4,40, 75 minutes tickets cost 7

You can check informations and make route planning on the website of the municipality transportation system

Bike Sharing

Warsaw offers a system of public bike hiring, here is the site for information, registration and location of the bikes

Visit Warsaw

about Warsaw city history

http://www.lifeinwarsaw.pl/understand-warsaw.html

about Warsaw city life

The Warsaw Insider

Culture.pl