Jewish District (Kazimierz) Krakow

Krakow , Southern Poland, Poland

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    Krakow

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    ... ;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 ...

  • 2

    Magical Fairy Land

    ... 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 ...

  • 3

    The Royal Capital of Poland

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    ... 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 ...

  • 4

    Pole to Pole

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    ... 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 ...

  • 5

    Krakow

    ... 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 ...

  • 6

    Krakow Sightseeing

    ... 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 ...

  • 7

    Warmth, how I missed thee

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    ... 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 ...

  • 8

    Aint No Crack in Krakow

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    ... ”. 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 ...

  • 9

    Apartment Hunting

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    ... 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 ...

  • 10

    I'm tired of beer & pork (our visit to Krakow)

    ... we'll return to Krakow in the off-season so there will be fewer tourists. I did enjoy our tour of the Jewish district. We saw several places that were part of the film "Schindler's List" including the actual Oskar Schindler ...