Atel Polonia Krakow

... that offers perspective and depth to the tour which I find very valuable but it is hard to figure out whether this will be the case.

At lunch, I go to one of the top Italian restaurants which is located in the Jewish section. I will now use a case example of some of my frustrations with dining in Eastern Europe. They have a chalkboard of specials. It appears to be prix fixe but no price listed. I go in anyways. Nobody comes over when I enter. I have to find a menu on my own and ...

... only active volcano in Europe), but didn’t see any action, later, we passed the straits of Messina connecting Scicily and Italy very cool. We watched stars from on deck. There is room for all of our personalities onboard. It has great libraries and you can exchange the books you brought.

Our first port is Dubrovnik, Croatia – a beautiful town about a mile around surrounded by a walled fortress. All the roofs are ...

... museum was 800meters back in the direction I came from. It was starting to drive me demented so I had to give up. The museum recounts with photographs and audiovisual displays the events of the Warsaw rising. If I ever find myself back in Warsaw ill be sure to give it another go. The old town is linked with the modern city centre by 'the Royal Way', a 4km thoroughfare along historic parks, gardens and notable buildings. Places of interest include the 'Saxon Gardens' and the 'Tomb of the ...

... our flag and pulled over to say hi. More than welcoming, the two offered us info on scenic routes in the area and even a shower and a BBQ at their farm. Anxious to get into the famous hills, we regretably declined but will surely drop in if we find ourselves nearby again. Camp spots in the Bukk abound, but wild camping isn't technically legal. The lowland areas are also very wet and rains are frequent and heavy, so one must be careful not to set up on a ...

... wouldn't tell me why. So, I eventually headed downstairs and was greated by an entirely different world - the basement of this regular cafe upstairs was like a Turkish underworld. There were women who appeared to be belly dancers walking around, hookahs, pillows - it was bizarre. I felt like we were in an entirely different restaurant. There is definitely a large Turkish contigent here in Cracow. Well, off to bed. Until the next entry...dobranoc (good night)

Well lastnight we caught the overnight train to krakow poland...... we were in a couchette which is a cabin with 6 bunk beds all very uncomfy but doable.... so on we got, still shattered and in need of a goodsleep.....i couldnt get to sleep as there were 7 irish lads in the cabin beside us singing and drinking and laughing and well having fun really....jess was in blissful earplug heaven...or so i thought until i decided i wanted some of the earplug actiona d popped ...

... An interesting discussion about Alberta, Klein and Harper ensued. Krakow wasn't as damaged as Warsaw during the war and a number of buildings, including the historic medieval square, or old town, still remain today. I had not realized but Krakow had just recently turned 725 years old. The one excursion I did do in Krakow was to visit Nowa Huta, now a suburb of the city but originally designed and built as a separate town in 1949 by the communists government from the ...

Sorry for the terrible title - Travelpod limits the number of characters you can have in the title. C'est la vie! Some guy at the hostel was proposing to one of the hostel workers this morning as a joke (half joke). What a fool! Why would you do that? At least propose to Magda, the hot one, like some other guy did. He was a bit of a loser, too. I won't name names, but I can describe him - tall, skinny, dark dude, with an Afro, and of unknown ethnic origins. Kept babbling ...

... The air is very healthy and there is a hospital for people with allergies who live under ground for 14 days to help with their symptoms. We didn't get to go there. The guide spoke really good English and was witty with it too, which made it more interesting. We went into several chambers and few were chapels as it's such a dangerous job the miners like to pray a lot. There were models to demonstrate different working methods from manpower to horsepower ...

... him rolling along the verge. He then got on the bus and some kind souls tried to clean up the blood, dripping water bottles over his arms and onto the floor. Guess the driver was in no position to complain. The triumph of the night was finding Carpe Diem - a real, live, tourist-free, authentic Polish bar. With real Polish people. An interesting night, not to be expounded on here.. but proof that each country has the same jackasses. Ups and downs today.