Jewish District (Kazimierz) Krakow

After 12 hours of sleep, we're adjusted to European time and ready for today's adventure.

Unfortunately, the weather isn't cooperating this morning; it's pretty rainy. But, we were smart enough to pack umbrellas and rain jackets, so we're heading to explore the Jewish district anyway.

The Jewish district was filled with synagogues …

Stayed at the Globtroter hotel, off Szczepanski square / place. Ideal apartment type accommodation, basic / no frills - perfect for us, but not the sort of place you'd go for a romantic break - but horses for (main) courses and all that. Great location, 5 minutes walk from the main city square and close to cafes and restaurants. Closest was ' …

Our night train from Prague was anything but luxurious. Thinly padded seats, older cars, and no climate control - just crack open the windows like a farmer. However, it got us there on time and we ended up sharing a compartment with a fellow Canadian. Sam was her name, and she had actually been living in Germany for the past nine months while …

Budapest is an amazing city. I first had the pleasure to experience Budapest in 1997, visiting a friend who moved to Budapest immediately after college. I always admired my friend's choice to pursue the "adventuresome" route and explore Eastern Europe. Upon my visit, I admired his choice even more of Budapest.

My first trip here, I …

As we're on a tight budget and trying to save money where we can, we opted for an overnight bus to get to Krakow from Berlin. I immediately regretted that decision once the bus arrived. Packed & sweaty - nice. Once we crossed the border, it seemed we had moved from a tarmac road (feels normal) to a rock covered military assault course (doesn't …

I took my first overnight sleeper train last night. I was satisfied but I woke up whenever we had a stop throughout the night.  I'm watching the Walking Dead right now and I like it.  I did two walking tours today.  The first told about the history of Krakow.  So much cool history.  I'll tell two legends.  The first …

... ;people smoke everywhere! Today I headed up to the castle which was so beautiful.  Then headed for a walk around the jewish district, and got to see Shindler's Factory, and where Spielburg shot most of Shindler's List.  Today is a ...

... were turned off by the extremely long line.  LONG LINE.  As in, two hours worth of line.  We headed to the Jewish district to find cemeteries and temples, but by this time, the sky was dark, and we felt a bit out of place wandering around ...

... right at the tip of Krakow's Old Town, only a 1.2 kilometer walk to the train station, and two blocks from the Jewish district (Kazimierz). Our room wasn't ready, but the receptionist was extremely efficient in preparing the room and helping us with all ...

... 1000 people Anyway, we race back to Krakow so that the driver's dinner won't get cold, and Jane and I walk back to the Jewish district for some dinner of our own. We find a fairly authentic-looking garden bar and chow down on a whole pile of Polish ...

... to do next, ran away when a tram came past. Outside the walls of the old town, we found ourselves in the former Jewish district of Kazimierz with its silent synagogues and then passed over the river to the site of the former Jewish ghetto. Thirty or so ...

... It was a decent day, I walked most of the town... up to the castle hill, the old town and Kasimierz (The jewish district) and the jewish ghetto and Oskar Schindler Factory until dusk. Then after dark, I was in the historic Ghetto area looking for a place ...

... then took a walk through the city to the Kazimierz region, which was established in the 15th Century as an autonomous Jewish district. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Sight for its unique historic Jewish architecture. We visited a memorial there for ...

... on our first day and there is a lot to see!  And tons of tourists!  We went to the castle, the old Jewish district, the market, really all over... We went to a crazy restaurant that's popular with young'uns and foreigners here and it was ...

... ”. Chirping and flying in circles for something like 20 minutes. It was pretty crazy. The next day we visited the new Jewish district and the few remains of the old Jewish Ghetto. We wanted to fit the Schindler Factory in our Itinerary, but we ...

... do a few things other than looking for a place. We found some cool bars and a little cafe in Kazimierz (the old Jewish district) that sells fresh bagels with real cream cheese. They claim that the bagel originated in Poland, however these are the ...