May Days, to work or not to work, that is the question they all asked

May 1 - May 5 will effectively be a long national holiday. On Tuesday April 30 roads heading out of cities will be full of cars as people take advantage of May Day and Constitution Day to head out of town for a break, or to visit family and friends. Officially, only May 1 and May 3 are national holidays, but as some ministries have decided to give May 2 as a a day-off to their workers, which combined with closed tax offices, courts and even some hospitals, might lead one to think that the country has closed down. This will be half the truth, on May 2, motorists will have to stay alert, as in the capital at least, normal parking fees apply and Wapark inspectors will be looking out for those who forget to display parking tickets. One way of getting out of the city and avoid traffic problems is to take a train, as Polish State Railways (PKP) will be running extra train connections over the period. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3) A.D.