We caught an early train this morning to Krakow. Had some seat partners who spoke Polish, Russian and English. They helped us boost our bags up to the luggage shelf. Thank goodness for that. Scenery was quite beautiful on the way. Lots of farms. I saw one farmer farming with horses. Most of the houses have steep red roofs. Saw lots of Polish cow...

After leaving Budapest at 7:45 we stopped for lunch at Banska Bystrica in Slovakia for 2 hours. We then got to Krakow around 4 and after tea we went into town with the group. First stop was the Shot Bar where we had some very cheap vodka shots. We went to another bar after that before ending the night at a Nightclub called Prozak. It was a good ...

Krakow, our entry into Eastern Europe, convinced us that we had done the right thing to extend our trip out to include more countries. For a start, the people we met were so friendly and not at all jaded about tourists, and the people travelling are also different, less about ... more about having new experiences. Wawel castle is the main attrac...