Hotel Apis Krakow

... customers so we had a boat to ourselves and went downriver for a bit where we saw a lot of kayakers and rowers or people crewing sculls. Then back upstream past the castle to where the tourist balloon rises. Saw the river side of several nice churches along the way.<br><br> That pretty much ended our touring of Krakow. Once again, not enough time for everything. Too many wonderful things to see and visit. Now on to Warsaw.

Bike Tour of Krakow We walked our way to the Adam Markowitz statue in the market square of Krakow - he was a legendary Poet in these parts and they built a statue smack bang in the middle of the square to honour him - similar to the Burke and Wills Statue in Melbourne re position. We met Michael our Bike Tour Guide and we waited for the Trumpeter in the nearby Church to blow his horn. It is said he stops midway through the song - because the original ...

... What a beautiful little place Krakow is. Very green and lush and with big beautiful pedestrian paths. We walked and walked, checking out the main square and all the delights. Again, a feast of cabbage and pork ensued...but this time, there was a delicious started of some sort of amazing creme fraiche with chives...we definitely preferred that to the lard!! Haha. The potato dumplings are a lot like big gnocchi...which I am addicted to!! On ...

... 10:30 am and took the train into the central city for about 6 zloty which was a little more than $2 each. On our way into town we saw wheat and wonderful fields before hitting the actual city. We found our hostel which was rated 8th in the world or something like that...it was small, quaint and the staff was super helpful (they also provided breakfast which is always a big plus.) ANYWAY, the city was very walkable and navigable. We toured around ...

... I got to compare stories with my other roommates that were at the camps the previous day. Another gloomy and rainy day outside I ventured out to the Salt Mines. The Salt mines is 300 km worth of minus underground that has been in operation for hundreds of years. The mandatory guided tour went through about 1 percent of the mine. The thought of going through a mine was really cool and it vaguely covered what tools and conditions were like for those who mined in the ...

... Auschwitz although that sounds like a hideous thought. Our tour took us 70km from Krakow along rutted 2 lane roads to the town of Oswiecim, which is called Auschwitz in German. It is weird to me that such a horrible place has become a tourist attraction and the economic lifeblood of the town. I guess it´s important that people see what terrible atrocities occurred as a reminder that tolerance and understanding are keys to peace and that war often has profound consequences, even for ...

What a wicked weekend. Pretty much just spent all weekend wondering around the city centre, sampling a lot of beer, eating at the most fantastic restaurants which I don't think have changed since the 1970's and of course annoying the hotel staff by staying up drinking Zubrowka into the early hours of the morning. Krakow of is a great city. We started of with drinks in a bar of ...

... town to see other famous sites in the outskirt area (both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites). I went to see Wieliczka Salt Mine (www.kopalnia.pl) on Friday afternoon. Deciding doing it myself, I was able to get there by a suburban train. However, it took awhile for me to find the entrance to the Mine and took me even longer to find a right bus back to Krakow. Charging 65 Zloty (16 Euro) for foreigners, it was not actually cheap to get in. After getting in, it is ...

I got off the train and nearly bumped into a guy...These eyes, hair wouldn`t belong to anyone else. I asked: "Jacek?" Bingo! My cousin gave me a lift to his students flat and we had a good chat for a couple of hours. Then it came time to go to the airport. Me and Jacek were waiting ouside on the terrace for a while as Stephen`s and Ian`s flight was delayed. We saw ...

... when I left Australia, we had no plans and we honestly thought that we would be in Germany in about 2 weeks. Not so. Krakow was another surprise. We weren't expecting much and when we arrived it was absolutely beautiful. We also met up with our friend Lucas who we met in Montenegro. He was kind enough to drive us around the outskirts of Krakow. It was with Lucas that we enjoyed our first authentic Polish meal. It ...