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17-18.04.2010 Presidental funeral schedule
Schedule of commemorations in Krakow for the victims of the plane crash near Smolensk.
Saturday April 17
Time 8.56, Main Market Square – The trumpeter will play the song "Tears of the Mother" from the tower of St Mary's Church.
Time 17.00, Main Market Square - Beginning of transmissions of the events in Warsaw.
Time 20.00, Main Market Square - Concert "Krakow In Memoriam," a tribute to victims of the catastrophe near Smolensk. Requiem in D minor - Funeral Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be played.
Sunday April 18
Time 12.00, at the Sanctuary of God’s Mercy (Sanktuarium Bożego Miłosierdzia) in Łagiewniki and on the Błonia - Holy Mass for the residents of Krakow and the people coming to attend the funeral of the Presidential Couple.
Time 14.00, St Mary's Basilica - funeral of the Presidential Couple.
The mayor of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski requests that residents and visitors to Krakow use public transportation instead of private vehicles on Saturday 17 April and Sunday 18 April.
On Sunday 18 April between 7.00 am and 10.00pm (22.00) public transportation will be FREE. There will also be extra trams and busses running during this time. The PKP (Polish National Railway) and its partners will have extra trains running to Krakow. For those coming to the city in private vehicles, special parking lots around the city will be opened.
According to the order of the Ministry Council of Poland, all bars, restaurants and shops will halt the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday 18 April until 8.00pm (20:00).
Mobile phone services will continue to operate throughout the day.
Source: www.krakow.pl
Translation: Małgorzata Fus Free Walking Tour team