Pophotel Krakow
Ul. J.Conrada 35 Krakow, Southern Poland, Poland
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Customer Service and a Culinary Competition
... a glass or two of wine to wash it down.
It's hard to characterize Bulgarian except to say that its that type of simple peasant-type cuisine made with humble ingredients but bursting with flavor. Even though the flavors and preparations are completely different, a lot of it reminded me of some of the great traditional French dishes like cassoulet or coq au vin that aren't fancy but have a ton of soul. And go great with a glass of red. ...
Krakow Part 2 (Visit to the Salt Mines)
... Thankfully, a lift took you back up to the top, it was a tiny metal cage that held 7 people at a time squished literally like upright sardines. If one is claustrophobic, you should avoid this tour. Morry and I took the additional mini tour of a ride up an elevator atop one of the large caverns which housed some shops. Inside of the mines are these areas with tab,es and chairs, small booths selling, what else? Salt, rock salt, table salt, crystals, knick knacks and ...
Tales from Bohemia
... eyeballs were on stalks.
Today we went to Auschwitz so I'm about to write about that - I warn you it won't be a faint hearted piece because I want a document I can refer back to when I teach about 'The Holocaust' in the future and I have several RE teacher friends and former colleagues who will be reading it. If you don't want to read about it suffice to say it was worse than I thought it would be.
Peace out legends
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The Vegetarian Ate What?
... are less than 100 Jewish people; however, much of the culture remains. There are still a few synagogues, including the 4th largest synagogue in Europe, as well as Jewish restaurants and Hebrew lettering all over this part of town. Life is much quieter in this part of town compared to the main square. We strolled through the streets of the Jewish quarter and even passed through a number of sites where Steven Spielberg filmed "Schindler’s ...
Cracow Culture
... I took off to explore the university area and have more veggie food at a recommended place. This is a nice area. There are no tourists here, and the buildings of the university are beautiful and serene (check Collegium Maius). In search of new reading material and used travel guides, I wandered to another nontouristed neighborhood not far from my hotel, to Massolit books. I walked in and asked, “Do you have books in English?” The ...



