Krakow, Poland Travel Blogs

Salt Mines.
May 20, 2004 (10 photos)

... with potatoes and the usual Polish cabbage, beetroot and tasty coleslaw. You get that with everything here. I had intended to leave Krakow on Friday, but stayed an extra day to visit the Wieliczka Salt mines. I got the minibus from the street outside ...

Krakow
Jan 11, 2004 (51 photos)

... dobry, Old world charm! It's the best way to describe Eastern Europe. One reason why Poland's my favorite stop on this trip. My train to Krakow went through the countryside. Endless snow-covered fields outside my window. Quiet, dark and remote. ...

Poland
Oct 27, 2006 (1 photos)

... her two children who spoke English and Polish. They were a great help to us and we shared a "people mover" (large van) to Krakow from Katowice instead of the shuttle bus saving us all money. She gave us her phone number and introduced us to her mother at ...

Krakow
May 13, 2004 (7 photos)

The photos speak for themselves. I had a bit of a party time in Krakow.

Detour Revealed
Oct 31, 2006 (3 photos)

Hi All, This will be short. We are having a great time in Poland. OUr hosts have been great. Polish people are very hospitable. They have a saying "When a guest is in your home, then God is in your home." We have been treated very well. We are ...

Trip to Central Europe - Krakow and Auschwitz
Jul 24, 2004 (15 photos)

... infamous dragon that was eating its way through the city until it was slain by Prince Krak. Anybody who goes to Krakow, absolutely MUST visit Auschwitz-Birkenau - which we did on Sunday. It is absolutely overwhelming and very emotional. We got ...

This is where we started
Jul 8, 2008

"Every dream has been given to us with a power to make it come true"

Largest & Most Beautiful Medieval Square in Europe
Jun 18, 2007 (3 photos)

... out why we didn't take more pictures in this town because it is so beautiful.  I never even wanted to go to Poland before and I am a convert.  First, our campground is wonderful and just on the outskirts of town.  Second, they sell beer at ...

Temporary Insanity
Aug 3, 2006 (31 photos)

... with a Polak, a goal I have for each country I get to (I did take the train from Prague to Krakow with two sisters from Toronto who had lived in Poland for 10 years, I suppose I can sort of count that). But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the city. I'm sure ...

Concentration Camps to the Tatra Mountains
Sep 4, 2005

... and the Jewish quarter, most of the time I was happy to just meander without purpose. I have made a mental note that Krakow would definitely be a great place to come and just get trashed for a weekend, numerous bars and a large tourist component in the ...

Krakow
Nov 9, 2008 (14 photos)

Krakow, in southern Poland, is said to be the new and hip star in the Polish tourism industry.   ...

Krakow - premier tourist destination of ...
Jun 5, 2002 (5 photos)

... cheap beer with the really long name is alcoholic and awful! Perhaps the most difficult choice I had to make in Krakow was watching Poland v Sth Korea or visitng Auschwitz. Given the abismal performance by the Polish footballers, I am glad I chose the ...

The Adventures of Mak and Vonny
Jul 13, 2006 (3 photos)

... , for ten more days of sheer trains. The duo took a tour of Austria, of Swizterland, back to Austria, then to Poland via the Chech Republic. As Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia don't subscribe to Interrail, the tickets were then, with great relief, ripped ...

krakow
Dec 10, 2007 (13 photos)

... , drinking, walking, all finally caught up to me and i stayed sick for the good duration of the time i was in Krakow.  However, i managed to meet 4 ozzies and we all decided to head south to go snowboarding.  I figured outdoor activity might ...

Klingers in the Krak
Sep 27, 2006 (3 photos)

Krakow is a beautiful city. Unlike Warsaw, which was flattened during WWII, nearly all of Krakow's Old ÍTown remains a timeless piece of history. Following a very quiet and civilized first night for Hock / Cat standards, dining on fine food and wine ...

Krakow and Auschwitz
Aug 3, 2005 (4 photos)

... the name of and wishes it didn't - Auschwitz. The concentration camps are about a 2 hour drive from the beautiful city of Krakow. When our train arrived in Krakow from Warsaw we found a very pretty historical city with a huge castle and spent the day ...

Auschwitz
Aug 23, 2006 (18 photos)

We wanted to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as we were in the nearby town of Krakow. The sites are morbidly interesting, Auschwitz being very touristy and more of a museum whereas Birkenau is huge. It is amazing and to some extent ...

I 'Krak' Myself Up..
Jun 8, 2006 (8 photos)

... Polish, propositioning the garbage men. Nice to have them all as neighbours, sort of like living in Darlinghurst. Back to Krakow. Beautiful, folks you didn't disappoint. The old town of Krakow was left pretty much unscathed by the Germans and Russians ...

Bring on the Zubrowka
Jul 24, 2005 (5 photos)

... that I don't think I have the time, or even ability to express it in words. It has to be experienced. Auschwitz My time in poland was over. Sadly I bade farewell and caught a train to Prague to meet up with Seans stag do. It was a mixed day - a ...

Krakow
Aug 22, 2006 (15 photos)

... After our voyeuristic episode we raced for the train, flicked the grumpy luggage guy a couple of Euros and headed onwards to Krakow in Poland. As the train was getting pretty full we did a bit of a dodge and grabbed a six seat compartment to ourselves. ...

Backpack first
Aug 29, 1999 (3 photos)

... that ended up cheaper than quoted yesterday, I also stashed my pack here. After that I headed back to the square to chill out before having Pizza again for lunch and wandering round other parts of Krakow. At 8pm it was finally time to catch my train.

Running out of Old Towns
Mar 7, 2006 (11 photos)

... Days to get to Prague - 2 When you are everywhere, you are nowhere. When you are somewhere, you are everywhere - Rumi Krakow - Poland's past Remember how, in the last entry, I said Poland was used a battleground during World War II and how most ...

camel toes, cheap wine and a bad joke
Oct 5, 2003 (16 photos)

... this somewhat more potent than the hungarian type. somehow midnight became 05,30 in the morning and i needed some sleep! thankfully poland turned out a freezing rainy day, perfect for a hangover and some much needed catch up on the travelogue! and finally ...

Camp Krak
Sep 4, 1998

... . That evening, as it was Melanie's birthday, we decided to try the 100 club. As we had arranged this properly, we were using Krakow commemorative glasses, same size as the canisters though. We set off, as it was colder and no dinner, it was harder to do. ...

no more vodka...head hurts too much
Mar 24, 2007 (24 photos)

... the place was only steps away from the heart of the old town where most bars, restaurants and clubs are located. If you can get to only one city in Poland, come to Krakow...there is more to see, more to do and the people are much friendlier than in Warsaw.

Velcome to Poland
Jun 4, 2006 (7 photos)

Hello from Krakow, Poland, ver the veather is very very vet. Yes, another day, another country. Two, actually, since we drove through Slovakia yesterday to arrive here, stopping for lunch in a small town called Banksa Bystricia. Yes, the fast pace ...

Krakow
Dec 9, 2000 (15 photos)

... others paintings from Leonardo da Vinici and Rembrandt. We also visited the Wawel, a hilltop with a castle and cathedral overlooking Krakow from the south. During our stay in Krakow we took a day trip 60kms out of town to visit the concentration ...

Back to Krakow
Aug 10, 2008

Back to Krakow. Back to the same hostel, same room. Got in in the evening and went out to Balaton on Grodzka street for Hungarian food. Outside the sky was becoming very eerie and as we left the restaurant it started to downpour. Everyone took cover under ...

Salt mines and hair cuts and layers - oh my!
Jul 31, 2006 (16 photos)

... off to find a hairdresser to cut it - considering the plethora of hairdressers that sprung out of every crack and hollow in Krakow, I didn't think I'd have a problem. The first place we went to didn't have a hair straightener, which is a bit of an odd ...

Kazimierz
Jul 7, 2007 (36 photos)

Kazimierz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz Kazimierz (Latin: Casimiria; Yiddish Kuzmir) is a historical district of Kraków (Poland), best known for being home to a Jewish community from the 14th century until the Second World War.