Christmas Trip 6th to 9th December

Jingle all the way

Yes folks we have our four day Christmas Adventure trip scheduled for departure Friday 6th December, returning Monday 9th December..

FRIDAY
Arrival Meet & Greet, Transfer to hotel from airport (have a 50pln Zlotys to pay for taxi) which you can split the cost with other taxi occupants 2pm onwards check-In to PuroHotel 3pm-5pm - Xmas Market Trip (FREE TO ATTEND) 7pm 10pm A group meal has been booked at Maddalena 5 meter from the PuroHotel (You pay for what you order/eat/drink) you can order from the menu anything you want. See http://www.scribd.com/doc/171895604/La-Maddalena-Restaurant-Menu

SATURDAY
9.30am 2pm A coach will waiting outside PuroHotel where you shuttled to EMC Hospital to meet the medical team and have a tour of the hospital facilities, after a short presentation you will be offered refreshments, canaps before boarding the coach for a quick drive over to unveiling of our new state of the art purpose built 60 bed facility where again your will meet the medical team and tour of its facilities. FREE TO ATTEND 3pm 5pm - Xmas Market Trip FREE TO ATTEND 3pm 5pm Street Art Guided Tour - FREE TO ATTEND - PAY GUIDE A TIP AT THE END 7pm onwards Its Christmas Party Time. Please wear your LBD and prepare for a fun night out with the medical team. We have arranged for everyone to be collected by taxi and taken to The River Restaurant http://www.river.wroc.pl/en/ youll enjoy a group meal celebrate in style and quite possibly end up dancing the night away at Grey Music Club see https://www.facebook.com/GreyMusicClub . (You pay for what you order/eat/drink) Expect a taxi from PuroHotel to River Restaurant to cost around 15pln (2.90 each way) which you can split the cost with other taxi occupants) See:

SUNDAY
11am A guided tour of Wroclaw historical old town has been arranged lasting 2hrs 30mins FREE TO ATTEND - See http://www.scribd.com/doc/162455323/Wroclaw-Old-Town-GuidedTour for more information PLEASE PAY THE TOUR GUIDE A TIP AT THE END 3pm Surgery Consultations will be arranged and Taxi Transfers will be planned (FREE CONSULTATION) Please allow 100pln (20) for the return taxi trip this cost can be shared with other patients having consultations. 12noon-6pm Free time to explore the Christmas Market or indoor shopping area 7pm-10pm - A group meal has been booked at the wonderful Mosaiq Restaurant where the chef has worked with Michel Roux and Gordon Ramsay http://secret-surgery.com/2012/11/21/asaturday-night-on-the-town/ (You pay for what you order/eat/drink) 3 course meal with 3 choices of starter main and dessert. If you are Vegetarian please let us know in advance. Expect a taxi from PuroHotel to Mosaiq to cost around 10pln (1.90 each way) which you can share with others. Its a 10minutes away for anyone who prefers to walk. WE WILL EXCHANGE SECRET SANTA GIFTS THIS EVENING

MONDAY
Your Taxi departure times are noted on the taxi page. Your taxi will be ordered on your behalf. If you dont fly home early then please observe the 11am h otel check-out time. The Hotel will happily store your luggage and you can use their lounge area to rest/relax. Free time for shopping, Sightseeing or Xmas Market Trip

Friday Night Restaurant Revealed

Weve been keeping you all on your toes waiting for the revelation of what weve got planned for the night of Friday 6 December during our Secret Surgery Xmas Trip well, the wait is over!

Well be taking you all to enjoy fine dining at La Maddalena of the best Mediterranean restaurants in Wroclaw. The restaurant serves contemporary cuisine in a modern and chic setting so its just what we ladies love! The menu offers a little bit of everything, including a good selection of salads for those of us trying to slim down, and plenty of tempting desserts for those of us giving ourselves the weekend off! Well be meeting there for dinner at 7pm, for dinner commencing 7.30pm; so dont be late. See Restaurant Menu on this link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/171895604/LaMaddalena-Restaurant-Menu

Saturday Morning On Doctors Orders

Youll be picked up early from your hotel and taken to meet the team at EMC Hospital & our new clinic. Where you be introduced to everyone and receive a short presentation from the Executive Director of EMC Hospital Chain as well as Key Doctors, Anaesthetists, Nurses that carry out important roles in your surgery journey

The team at Secret Surgery will have an opportunity to introduce themselves as well as refreshments and nibbles there will also be and a tour of the hospital. We will then take you to a second newly purpose built state of the art facility for the launching of our new featured clinic!

Wroclaw Street Art Free Guided Tour

Do you think that you have seen everything in Wroclaw? Have you ever heard about Nadodrze? Discover forgotten XIX century disctrict that suddenly became probably the biggest art gallery in Europe.

See murals made by worldwide known artists like blu. You will see beautiful renovated buildings standing next to the ones that are untouched for 70 year. Some parts of this district are so forgotten that were even used as a filming location in the movies showing Berlin destroyed by the war. Be one of the first tourists, that visited this part of Wroclaw and see how it raises from the ashes. TIME: 3pm, DATE: Saturday 7th December 2013,
MEETING POINT: Aleksander Fredros monument in the Main Market Square.

FREE TO ATTEND - PLEASE PAY THE TOUR GUIDE A TIP AT THE END

A Saturday Night on the Town

Today, we can reveal the details of how well be spending our Saturday night in Wroclaw.

On Saturday 7th December well be heading to the River restaurant at 7pm, where we can all enjoy delicious food and fine wines! As one of the best restaurants in Wroclaw, River is sure to be a treat, and itll be the perfect chance for everyone to have a little catch-up after a very busy Saturday. The restaurants is renowned for its fish and seafood but we will have meat options on the menu to cater for everyones tastes. Live Cocktails Our Evening at the River Restaurant will have an additional flavour: cocktails prepared by your table. Sitting in the front row, you will be able to observe closely the skills of our bartenders! Live cooking - The unique views and aromas will welcome you at the River. The head Chef will leave the kitchen and cook right in front of you! You can try your hand at cooking with them, choosing the dish that best fits your taste.

After the meal anyone who fancies hitting the dance floor to boogie the night away in Wroclawian style can join us at Grey Music Club https://www.facebook.com/GreyMusicClub

Wroclaw Old Town - Guided Tour

Wrocaw is a microcosm - a city that has belonged to five different countries during its history. A place where central European history focuses. There is no better place to understand the impact of the Second World War in this part of the world. The history of the world between 1939-45 is probably the most important event for the entire human race. No doubt that everybody, even in the far away corners of the world has heard of Second World War. But, even though most of the world took part in these catastrophic events, the perception of its impact is slightly different, even among countries that fought as allies. Imagine if the United States were to be treated like Poland after the World War II. Even though the US fought on the good side against the Nazi Germany (in our analogy, this would be Canada), half of the states in the American south were liberated by the powerful Soviet Union of Mexico which simply took over them. As the result of being the aggressor during the war, 25% of southern Canada would be given to the USA to compensate for its losses to Mexico. In this analogy, Vancouver would be like Wrocaw: a city taken from Germany and given to Poland as a way to pay Poland back for the territories taken from it by Stalin. Called by some the Venice of the north, the old part of Wrocaw is located on the rivers islands. It definitely has an unusual charm, especially at sunset when a person dressed in a traditional uniform goes around to light vintage street lamps. Walk with us through the city full with buildings that are silent witnesses to its long and complicated history. Fourteen Nobel Prize winners; a founder of the German Social Democratic Party; and the Red Baron, the most famous pilot of the Great War all called the city home. But their German stories were sentenced to be forgotten during the communist period, since the communist line was that eastern Poland had been liberated by Soviet annexation and eastern Germany had been liberated when it was given to Poland. Sounds a bit complicated, doesnt it? We hope it sounds intriguing as well. Keep in mind that we are still far from seeing the whole picture of Wrocaw, so lets make it even more complicated! The citys founder was actually Czech, and then it was conquered by the Poles. Later, it was taken back by the Czechs, who were then annexed to Austria; and so Wrocaw then became part of the Austrian Empire. The emperor favoured the city and founded its university. Then, Prussia took Wrocaw from Austria, and then that country became Germany. And this is when the Second World War started One city with a coat of arms composed of 5 different ones, reflecting the 5 different historical periods. Sounds like a mess? Well, clever people must know and learn history, and what could be a better location to puzzle it all out than in this model central European city a microcosm.

TIME: 11am, DATE: Sunday 8th December 2013,

MEETING POINT: Aleksander Fredros monument in the Main Market Square.

FREE TO ATTEND - PLEASE PAY THE TOUR GUIDE A TIP AT THE END

Sunday Evening of Elegance and Relaxation

We can reveal that we are lucky enough to have secured this exclusive venue for a 2nd year running after the resounding praise received from all trip attendees last year. On Sunday 8th December well be heading to the Mosaiq restaurant at 7pm, where we can all enjoy delicious food and fine wines! As one of the best restaurants in Wroclaw, Mosaiq is sure to be a treat, and itll be the perfect chance for everyone to have a little catch-up after a very busy Saturday. The restaurants head chef once worked with Gordon Ramsay, as well as Albert Roux, one of the most renowned chefs in the UK. Serving a fusion of French, Polish and international cuisine, well be able to sample a few of the local flavours as well as taking a culinary trip around the world! If youre still not convinced, have a wander around the restaurants website taking a quick look at the menu, I already know what Ill be ordering!

If youre still not convinced, have a wander around the restaurants website taking a quick look at the menu, I already know what Ill be ordering!

Sunday Shopping at Renoma

Taxi Share List for Friday & Monday

have arranged everyone's taxis - they will be waiting for you on arrival and you will be given exact arrival details from Aga Poprawska roughly 1 week in advance of arrival. Please see your taxi share buddies. If you are paying for your own taxi's whilst in Wroclaw the cost one way airport/hotel is 60pln (Approx. 12) between 6am-10pm and 70pln (Approx. 14) between 10pm-6am. Please work out in advance your share of the cost and make sure you have your Zlotys to pay the driver!

SECRET SANTA LIST

Please find attached this years Secret Santa list. Gifts value of 15 and please don't buy things that wont get passed airport security - liquids or sharps. Wrap presents up with name tag and we will do this on Sunday Evening.

PHOTGRAPHY FOR THE WEEKEND

Secret Surgery has commissioned a professional photographer who will take a selection of natural, candid and lifestyle photos both Individual and whilst we are as a group, to document the whole weekend; which you will be able to have as a memento for the whole weekend. In addition to online photos we make available, Ian will give you a fully edited copyright free DVD of your images for 25 delivered.

See last years images on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1CpJFmLPE/

In case you get lost!

Show any taxi driver these addresses and hell get you where you want to go!
Puro Hotel ul. Wodkowica 6, 50-072 Wrocaw River Restaurant 1 Ksicia Witolda St, 50-202 Wrocaw Mosaiq Restaurant ul. witego Mikoaja 12, Wrocaw La Maddalena Pawa Wodkowica 9, 50-072 Wroclaw EMC Hospital ul. Pilczycka 144-148, 54-144 Wrocaw Airport Graniczna 190, 54-530 Wroclaw, Poland Market Square Rynek Wroclaw Renoma Indoor Shopping Centre widnicka 40, Wroclaw, Poland

Contact Numbers whilst in Poland:

Angela - 0044 745 022 0123 Aga - 0048 608 031 168 Jack - 0048 601 426 066 Puro Hotel - 0048 71 772 51 00

Getting aroundMap of Wroclaw!

A = OLD TOWN MARKET SQUARE B = RIVER RESTAURANT C= PURO HOTEL D = RENOMA SHOPPING CENTRE E = LA MADDALENA F = MOSAIQ RESTAURANT

FAQs
What to wear: Wear what you want and will feel warm and comfortable in. Bear in mind that there will be a photographer commissioned to cover the whole weekend so if you are a fashionista and worried about how you will look in the photos after the event then you may wish to think your wardrobe more than others - its 100% your choice... :) Transfers: We have pre-booked everyone transfers to and from the airport; so you dont need to worry but adhoc taxis can be ordered directly from the hotel reception you will need to pay for these taxis as you go. Saturday transport for tour of the hospital is at no cost to yourself.

Telephone Calls: Please make sure you download the FREE app VIBER.COM; so we can all stay in touch - its free to call UK when connected to wifi - My number is 0745 022 0123

Health Insurance Card: Make sure you apply for your EHIC card - Its free..... Click on this link for information and how to apply http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/a bout-the-ehic.aspx

Free Vitamins: FitForMe and they have kindly agreed to offer all clients of Secret Surgery a HUGE 45 DAY supply of multi vitamins and calcium to try for FREE. All you have to do is register on this link http://www.fitforme.co.uk/starter-pack Note doctor as (SECRET SURGERY) - Great for bariatric patients and cosmetic surgery.

Online Check-In for the flight: Ryanair has opened the check-in for your Christmas Trip Flights.... Please click on the link below and enter the 4 digits on the card number along with your booking confirmation number which is noted on your flight page of your confirmation. https://www.bookryanair.com/SkySales/Booking.aspx?culture=en-gb&lc=en-gb#Security Please message me to confirm that you have done it OK. You will need to have the following information to hand: * Passport Number * Nationality * Passport Expiry Date * Place of Issue * Date of Birth Surgery Consultations: These have all been booked and will take place from 11.30am onwards on Sunday you will all be allocated a time whilst on the weekend. Christmas Market: The Market is back on Swidnicka Street in the Old Town again this year and will start on November 27th and run until December 23rd. Stalls will be open from 10am to 9pm everyday. For more info, stop by the official website http://www.jarmarkbozonarodzeniowy.com/?lang=en Money/Currency: The currency is Polish Zloty. Exchange rates fluctuate - in the UK you only get 4.7 Zloty =1 and in Poland you'll get 5.3 Zloty = 1 So its best exchange larger amounts over in Poland.. I recommend taking a small amount of Polish Zloty with you to get your through the first day or so... You will be able to pay and take cash out with your credit/debit card (chip and pin) just like in the UK

Cabin Baggage: Strictly one item of cabin baggage per passenger (excluding infants) weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm is permitted. (handbag, briefcase, laptop, shop purchases, camera etc.) must be carried in your 1 permitted piece of cabin baggage. Extra/oversized cabin baggage will be refused at the boarding gate, or where available, placed in the hold of the aircraft for a fee of 50/50. If you are unsure, check at the Bag Drop desk before going through security.

Weather in Wroclaw: Wroclaw has a moderate temperature compared to many of the areas surrounding it. The winters are cold, but they are not unbearable, with the average low winter temperature being just below freezing point (zero degrees Celsius or thirty two degrees Fahrenheit). Checked Baggage: After the Initial booking is made checked baggage can be added to a reservation via the 'Manage My Booking' facility up to 4 hours before the scheduled flight departure time. The checked baggage fees are charged per person/per one way flight and are discounted when booked on-line. Higher baggage fees apply when checked bags are purchased via a Ryanair call centre or airport ticket desk, during peak periods and on selected routes. Fees may vary from time to time but it is the rates in force at the time you book and/or pay for your checked baggage allowance which apply. Any sharp objects in Checked Baggage should be securely wrapped to prevent injury to screeners and handling personnel. No pooling or sharing of baggage allowances is permitted, even within a party travelling on the same reservation. Pooling of an individual checked baggage allowance is not permitted even if you have two items of checked baggage (each item must be within its own prepaid weight allowance). No upgrading of a checked bag from a 15kg bag to a 20kg bag is permitted. The transfer of a checked bag from one passenger to another is not permitted. Any passenger exceeding their personal checked baggage allowance will be charged for excess baggage at the rate prevailing on the day of travel. This is currently 20/20 per kilo (or local currency equivalent). At airports with self-service kiosks, you must have paid any checked baggage fees and/or excess baggage charges and deposited your checked baggage at a bag drop desk no later than 40 minutes before scheduled departure time.