Apartkrak Krakow
Dietla 105 Krakow, Southern Poland, Poland
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Summer's over in Krakow
Coming from Warsaw, and then getting off the train from in Krakow you almost feel like you're in another country. All the charm and character that Warsaw lacks is more than made up for by Krakow. We were a bit less than fortunate with the weather, but even in the grey and rain you still got the impressions of old-world charm that European cities are so well known for. Krakow also has the largest mediaeval town square in Europe – or so we read… ...
Krakow Part 2 (Visit to the Salt Mines)
... historic site. There are many positives, once you get past the red and black decor of the bedrooms, which I admit is my own bias. There is always fresh bottled water free of charge, they gave us champagne which was removed, but only to refrigerate. We thought they had taken it back since we hadn't had any the first two nights, but they would have given it back to us. We declined due to the impracticality of taking it to Warsaw and beyond. The toiletries are all in full ...
Auschwitz
... the complex of restaurants opposite the gates and were inside by 9.45am. A must is the film which gives a brief history of Auschwitz. Book this as soon as get to the ticket office.
Just after 10am we were in the grounds and making our way to the blocks. Each block is dedicated to each country that suffered. Each one has a different feel and their own way of paying their respects. We spent 3 hours at ...
Krackin' Krakow
... see. I now feel I have a little more understanding of why Jewish people (and others e.g. Poles, Gypsies, etc.) still talk about the horrors of the holocaust even though it happened 60 years ago and I couldn’t fault them for it.
You’re probably wondering by now why I’ve titled this entry ‘Krackin’ Krakow’ if it was all Auschwitz-Birkenau. Well, visiting the camp took up the whole first day – we got back around 4:30pm that day - so ...
Krakin in krakow and a trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau
... it was a 2 min walk to the main square, 5 mins to warwal castle, 10mins to jewish town and old town. we dumped our stuff, had a quick shower (travelling on trains always makes me feels gross) and met downstairs to go do some sight seeing.
we headed towards the jewish side of town, heading down all the little side streets and being amazed at the old, pretty buildings. we found a small flea market in a tiny carpark off the main road. it had lots of sweet antiques and even a ...


