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Krakow
Travel Blogs from Krakow, Poland
Auschwitz/Birkenau
I wasn't feeling too well this morning so I slept in for a bit and then got locked in the room for a little while after that so in the end we got a late start. The majority of the day was spent in getting to and touring Auschwitz. I can't really ...
Krakow
... nice town we stayed in for 4 nights. According to the Polish people we met at our hostel in Seville, Krakow is the main city on the south side of Poland while Warsaw is the main city on the north side of Poland. And apparently they are very opposite ...
Krakow, Poland
So, where do I begin?? I'll just start with where I'm at now: Krakow, Poland. I arrived here last night, coming from Berlin. I was in Berlin during the weekend, and soooooo much happened that I just didn't really have the time to write it all down. I ...
High Tatras
... 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 ...
Walking in Julia's footsteps - sort of...
We had three days in Krakow. We were planning to meet a friend of Lauren's here but sadly she had a death in her family and was unable to meet us. Siggy and Pelly were quite sad about this as they love meeting people that we have some connection with. ...
The wheels on the bus go round and round..
..or do they? Today on our travels from Prague to Krakow, Poland, the bus broke down. We were supposed to get into Krakow early evening for a walking tour. We got in at 11 PM. Set up our tents. The ...
Sombre Visit
We crossed into Poland on an overnight train to arrive in Krakow, another medieval town and which has the largest square in Europe. Our main purpose of visiting Krakow was to see Auschwitz which lies 60 kilometres west of the city. Our visit included ...
The Royal Capital of Poland
... more days, but it was a relief to get it over with. We spent the entire day wandering around Old Town. Krakow has the largest medieval square in Europe, and it is absolutely stunning. Colorful buildings, huge churches, medieval towers, and street ...
Krakow
I am now in Krakow, Poland, the city in which one of my heroes, Pope John Paul II, was born. I guess hero is kind of a strong word... a couple of years ago I became fascinated with the very idea of a Pope. I wanted to learn more about this man that 1/3 ...
Saving the world entire
I visited Oscar Schindler's Enamel Factory today. Definitely recommend it - one of the most interesting and creatively presented museums I have ever visited. And I have visited me a few museums in my time. It follows the plight of the Polish Jews - ...
My Trip with the Boys.
... to take off to a sunny Poland. David had set up the entire trip, getting us a tour of Aushwitz and two nights in Krakow through this company called Escape2Poland. Their representative picked us up at the airpot where we rode in a Mercedes to the hotel. ...
Krakow, Poland
... , fishing, folk art - really cool. took the riverside path past wawel castle and cathedral. this is the big tourist attraction of krakow but they only let a restricted number of people in a day which means either booking a tour the day before or queuing ...
Pitstop and refuel
... . To give you an idea it was the first edition to separate sections of Czech Republic from Slovakia. So when I first arrive at Krakow, I had to research online and talk to tourist info personnel. I think they are frightened whenever they see me return to ...
Wieliczka Salt Mines
Went to the Wieliczka salt mines. Had amazing sculptures made of salt that the miners did in their free time. There were kilometers of caverns and salt stalactites. They even dug a great hall. Mass is held every morning in the deepest underground ...
I Love Polish Food
Spent all day driving to Krakow-mainly through Slovakia. Very poor looking country. Is quite sad. Is kinda what you imagined the old Eastern Europe to be like and what you hoped it still wasn't. Ended up in the hills near a ski resort for lunch-the ski ...
Krakow
I arrived in Krakow 3 hours later. The train ride was in hell. Lots of guys were smoking outside pretty much all the time. The seat was a bit cramped. A friend picked me up from the train station and then we hurried to the salt mine Wieliczka. We weren't ...
The other Krakow
... Which will be nice because we'll like it. But where will the current residents go? The only thing that we didn't like about Krakow is the horrendous traffic. Every time we tried to go somewhere on the bikes it was like sticking your head in a plastic bag ...
Krakow
Dear all, We now find ourselves in Poland. The train arrived here in Krakow at 05:17 this morning following a nineteen hour ride from Sighisoara. We are staying right next to the main square in Krakow and I can hear 'the last post' being played softly ...
On the road again
... 10:30 pm and Maciek and Ciocia Krysia came to pick us up. From there we went to Krysia's brothers place, just outside of Krakow. It was a brand new house, still under construction in a new neighbourhood, just over a little lake with a great view. There ...
Krakow part 3
... to upload but USB and cesky krumlov don't mix so that will have to wait until greece. So I'm writing this log retroactively about Krakow but from Cesky krumlov. What can I say, I really like krakow. I enjoyed prague but that was before I was ...
(American + French) Poland = Czech ???
Vanessa and I needed one more trip together before our time as roommates would end. We decided on Krakow. So we loaded our selves onto a night train from Prague to Krakow and we were off on our crazy adventure. Night trains are a great way to get ...
We finally make Poland
... better than Slovakia's. Eventually they led us, predictably, to a "road closed" sign after we'd followed their directions to Krakow for a long time. Once again our luck was in. Yet another encounter with the cameraderie of motorcyclists. European bikers ...
A very dreary day
... had been taken down for the war effort. There was also a memorial a there that was very good. After Birkenau we went back to Krakow. There I got on another tour with some cool Australians I had met in Budapest. We went on a tour of a salt mine just ...
Pole to Pole
... for our 8am train. Actually, today is a day of trains. We end up catching five separate trains in our 13-hour journey to Krakow, Poland. Because of our late night/early start, we try to catch up on some shut-eye en route. One on occasion we are ...
The city of Krakow
... square, which was bustling with city life, eateries, and tourists. By the way, southern Poland, including Krakow, is the tourist destination for Polish travelers in the summertime. We also toured Kasimierz, a formerly ...
B'day Bonanza!
Hi again! Krakow has been equally surprising- a beautiful and interesting city, with a certain charm that will render it unforgettable... i'm doing my best to capture it in photos, but alas, am failing miserably. My Birthday has been fantastic! ...
Auschwitz
Auschwitz, nazilerin en buyuk toplama kampi. 3 adet kamp var. Ilki onceleri o kadar cok Polonya'li tutuklu varmis ki, onlara hapishane yetmemis, o amacla kurulmus. Ama daha sonra ozellikle Yahudiler icin tarihin en buyuk toplu katliam merkezi olmus. ...
Eine Busfahrt die ist lustig...
für Krakau: Eine Busfahrt die ist lustig... Heute beginnen wir mal mit der lustigen Frage der Woche: Was macht man wenn der Abfahrt des Reisebusses ein Auto im Wege steht? Genau, fünf kräftige Männer (okay, ich war auch dabei) steigen aus, ...
Old Polish Capital
... that is not evolving as the place to be in Krakow, with expensive buildings and tons of café's and restaurants. We were out for quite a while enjoying the less touristy parts of Krakow until relatively late at night and cought a cab home. ...