Chopin Hotel Krakow

... his fiancé Justina met us and we wlked around the square and then to Florians Gate. We found a pink piano advertising the Chopin festival for his 200th anniversary. JB had his picture taken doing an Elton John impersonation on it. They then helped us ...

Aww...hangover today…actually not when I first woke up (I think I was still drunk)! We left the hotel at 9am for a city tour of Krakow. Krakow was once the capital of Poland but today the capital is Warsaw. Our local guide met us at the hotel and ...

... the course material.  My base course was entitled "The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler," and its field study destination was Krakow, Poland.   This year, the field study was simply tacked onto the end of our Easter break, and we all had ...

... are a number of events that have been planned to ensure that his talent and his music remains accessible to the people of Krakow – his home. 5 replica pianos had been decorated by local artists and stalled at strategic points around town. So in that ...

... a half hour bus ride. It was extremely cold over there. Our hotel was a 5 minute walk from the main square. I have to say Krakow as a whole was pretty depressing. The town looks very beat up and worn down. The people were not very friendly and didn't even ...

... I took along the way. NOTE: #1 is the picture I took in 1994 of the Palace of Culture and Science from my room.  #2 is the Chopin concert  #3 is the hotel that is no longer there   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . ...

... of the most important scientific theories in the history of mankind. On the floor around the statue is a map of the Solar System. Chopin is Warsaw's most famous former inhabitant. His heart is preserved in one of the pillars in the Church of the Holy ...

... to head back to the station to figure out the train to Krakow. On the way back, we poked our heads into a cathedral that had Chopin's heart built into one of the pillars. Yes, I said his heart. Like, his dead heart. Poland is very proud to have produced ...

... very important spot on the map, however, the cultural and intellectual life has moved south to Krakow, Lvov and on emigration to Paris (e.g. Chopin, Mickiewicz, Maria Curie)  The worst was, however, yet still to come. Poland regained ...

... events devastated the area multiple times. Also to be seen is the statue of mickiewicz, the famous poet, who only visited Krakow, after his remains were interred here in 1890. The area is also full of townhouses, a polish architectural innovation, built ...

... . . . . . . . . . .. Posnan (our rest stop on way to Warsaw): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WARSAW: We were treated to a Chopin piano concert in Warsaw.  We also visited the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw.  The hotel where we stayed was adjacent ...

... should be as the grilled cheese sandwhich began here too. As far as famous people, they have marie currie, the first radiologist, Chopin, who many believe is the best concert pianist ever, and of cosrse coach K, winner of the natl tilte in basketabll ...

... is way better then Warsaw. In any event we went out both nights and tried to make the best of it. The highlight was going to a private Chopin piano show with just 20 or so of us tour people where we had a lady play us the most famous of his works. The ...