Krakow Bed and Breakfasts - Reviews and Rates

For Photos Please Visit: http://www.travelpod.com/members/rbruce Greetings all, Sorry for the long delay on entries. Easy internet access hasn't crossed our path at opportune times. We are now in Krakow, Poland, however, and internet cafes are everywhere. We travelled NE from Budapest, into the hills of Hungary. We passed through the highest pea...

Today I visited the Wieliczka Salt Mine. It is now closed from mining, and has been turned into a museum. There are many things to see, like sculptures of John Paul II, Copernicus, The Last Supper, and others. There is also an underground salt lake, if you taste it you will be suprised of the taste, because it is nothing but salt and water (trie...

Day 6--Silesian House, Collegium Maius, and around Krakow Today was our catchup day for sites around Krakow that we haven't visited yet. Last night, Laura found an entry, in the Lonely Planet guide, for the Silesian House, which is a museum located in the former Gestapo headquarters. It was a bit of a walk from our hotel, but we decided to make ...

Every backpacker on earth is looking for the "new" Prague. The town that Prague was 10 years ago. Full of culture, wonderful people, and gorgeous architecture while also remaining cheap to foreigners and a bit out of the way for the everyday traveler. Well Krakow has been deemed as the up and coming Prague and, after visiting both cities back to...

Our final day in Krakow we had a lie in before heading out for brunch and we walked back to the Jewish Quarter and visited the Jewish museum, and then down to the pharmacy in the former ghetto where there is a museum of the ghetto. We then took a tram back to our accommodation to prepare for our tour of Nowa Huta- the former communist 'model' to...