Just so I don't leave Poland blogged to death with death blogs, here are some lighter experiences and observatıons about Krakow as it is now. Krakow is a great city on the Vistula River, contemporary, artistic, trendy, but with layer after layer of intriguing history. It is superclean, efficient and easy, safe (i never once felt insecure, even late at night by myself), with abundant nightlife, unique cafes, art galleries, bookstores, museums, and restaurants. Best of all, for a city it ıs not noisy. I only really scratched the surface of Krakow, but I managed to visit some of the main sites and take in some of the culture, including a metal club (does that count as culture? yes of course!) and a live jazz cafe and a klesmer quartet in the jewish district (gotta say
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