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Krakow Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Krakow, Poland
Back to Krakow!
... It was so late, I had to give up my original plan about making a daytrip to mountain resort town of Zakopane. Though I do love Krakow, I thought I had already overstayed there (I stayed for 5 days and 4 nights the week before). I was ready to move on. ...
Krakow city tour
... in half a day. We saw the churches, Pope John Paul's residence, the Wawel Castle, and of course, got to learn more about Poland's history. The country has gone through so much, that I'm just glad that it's trying to catch up with the rest of Western ...
Auschwitz
... at the Square, where we had porkchop for 8USD. Poland is cheap. We were seated facing the most popular destination in all of Krakow and we were only charged less than 10USD for a fantastic meal. We walked around some more around the city to check out ...
Krakow, Poland
... . Seriously I'm sure some bits of my intestine swopped places with my liver or an ovary or something. Then I take the train to Krakow, my first train journey since I've been away. The rail service to/from Lithuania is not recommended - there is one ...
Another Planet
... back to the train station and boarded the train to Osweicim, a town the Nazi's "renamed" Auschwitz once they invaded Poland. Even though Osweicim and Krakow are only separated by 40 miles or so, the train ride takes an hour and half due to the ...
Refresh
... constantly and carrying bags around. So after a slow day I had a not so slow night. Ania seems to be a really active member in Krakow, getting tens of messages every day, and of course she had some going-out planned, even though it was Monday. And it was ...
man, i need to learn alot of languages
... ; There's some work to be done. With the wake board comp. was a complete success and great fun. Were in Poland know and off to Prague withing a few days. Gonna check out the concentration camps tomorrow. Life is great, ...
Auschwitz
... to) but we would have had to wait another 45min for the bus there, and by time we had looked around, and got the bus back to Krakow it would have been pretty late, and we needed to still find some warm cloths. We got back to Krakow at about 17:30, and ...
Krakow
I f you have read my blog before you may have noticed that I have been in Krakow once before. I decided to come back for several reasons. One was I had been in Berlin for over a week so I felt it was time to move on. Second I was flying out of ...
Eastern Europe, Block by Block
I'm in Krakow now. I've done my best to visit every pub and bar here, but I'm only about 80% of the way there. I have managed though, to try every vodka on the shelves. The city is very beautiful, and I spend my time staring at all ...
Krakow
... want to stand on the balcony and see the view FOR GET ABOUT THAT 'COS THE RAILING'S COMING OFF!!! Anyway so when we got to Krakow we went to the center of town and had a great dinner that had been in the Michelin guide 2008 and 2009. The Michelin guide ...
Bronowica Neighborhood, Krakow
The Prolog School is in an interesting neighborhood of Krakow. Bronowica is about a 15 minute tram ride from the center of town. It is characterized by university buildings and dorms, mid-rise apartment buildings (~ 12 stories), 3-4 story apartment/condo ...
Our First Class
We had our first real class today. The teacher, a young woman named Ava (Eva), came bouncing in at 9:30 am: I couldn't believe she had that level of energy. But it energized us and got us easily through the four hours of instruction. We are five, a very ...
Arrive in Krakow
... and underground pubs... can't wait. After a quick nap- we went to visit some of Katrina's family who live in a Krakow suburb. Very hospitable, however, nobody spoke English. It was rough to stay away, but I promise my Polish ...
A Polish wedding and the start of the trip...
... the streets of Rzescow in a thunderstorm to find my hostel which was basic but OK and cheap! The next day I got a train to Krakov and found a nice hotel close the the centre. This a fantastic place full of history and feels very European with street ...
Rollin' on the night train...
Hi Everyone... We are currently back in Krakow and awaiting our night train departure at about 10:30 for Budapest. We arrive around 9:30 Am and already have a great place to stay near the parliament, Danube river and US Embassy in Central Pest. ...
Krakow old town
The following pictures are of the old town, market square and surroundings of Krakow, Poland, aswell as images from Auschwitz and Weileikza salt ...
Back to the (City of) Glory
... . It was eerie to compare to what people had been through right at this same site. I also traveled to a suburban district of Krakow, called Nowa Huta ("New Steelwork" in Polish see http://www.nh.pl). It was one of only two full-scale Soviet planned ...
3rd Rest Day
... now over half way through the trip , both in the number of days and the number of miles! We have a couple more days in poland before we cross into Germany. Hopefully the roads will continue to get better as we head west. We hope everyone is well at ...
sidetrip
... . Our WWII vets' service cannot be overstated in light of putting a stop to this organized extermination which lasted for FIVE YEARS. Overall, Krakow was a cold, fun, interesting, depressing, and educational experience I would recommend to ...
Krakow
... of the hindu shockra's in the world. (i didn't get very energised i was still tired from all the walking). We even got to see Krakow's fire breathing dragon! After the walking tour, we got the bus out to the salt mine for what we thought would be a quick ...
Magical Fairy Land
... ; I walked all edges of the old town on Friday. I started at the original ramparts. Well, almost original. Krakow was destroyed in the middle ages and rebuilt. And unlike Warsaw, Krakow was not destroyed during that horrid second ...
The Sanctuary of Divine Mercy
... photography was not allowed for visitors so we'll have to rely on the web for images.) http://www.cracow.travel/for-tourists/krakow-duchowy/shrine-of-divine-mercy There were about 50 people visiting the sanctuary. As I sat there, every so often footsteps ...
The Minor Capuchins on Tram #8
... bus No 8. We have wells - that is, 8 000 PLN. It's great message. We managed to build wells in Krakow for Chad. Thanks to you who contributed, for your good heart.. Benek www.misje.kapucyni.pl ...
The Krakow Underworld
... is beautiful. Cobbled streets, a hive of activity and massive impressive buildings dating back I don't know how far. 'You can see Krakow as a tourist for a few days’ said Ola ’or you can live in the underworld’. Late at night we ...
Leaving tomorrow :(
just a quick note.... I leave tomorrow from Krakow to London, England at 6:30am and then i have the day in the city and catch a bus at 11pm to Edinburgh, Scotland where I have a hostel in a castle waiting for me!!!!!!! OK I have some extra internet ...
Milk Bars and Zapiekanki
Off to the Galeria Krakowska...the mall in Krakow. It is truly great. Four levels and so many great stores. It was easier to shop last year when $1= 3 zloty and now it's $1 = 2 zloty so it's a lot harder to find good deals. Later on in the day we went ...