http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Poland , Lesser Poland , Kraków en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:13:15 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:13:15 +0000 I had planned to visit people in Ostrava Czech Republic as well as St. Petersburg Russia so I ended up buying a return ticket from Toronto to Krakow and another return ticket from Krakow to St. Petersburg. The idea was to visit the Czech Republic first for 2 weeks then St. Petersburg for 2 weeks and from there fly back to Krakow and then take the other return trip to Toronto. My tickets wer http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-789176.html If you are thinking about a romantic European holiday Krakow might be the right destination for you. In order to show you a taste of what Krakow is really about here are some fun facts. The second largest and the oldest city of Poland it used to be the capital of this country between 1038 and 1569. It was also an important trading center since 965. Also around the area this city is built in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-780786.html Obecnie w wielu blokach nastpuje wymiana domofonw. Jeszcze do niedawna w wikszoci blokw znajdoway si domofony tradycyjne. Byy one z numerami jak i z nazwiskami osb mieszkajcych. Obecnie wiele z nich nie ma ju nazwiska a jedynie numery domw. Jest to na pewno dobre rozwizanie dla samych mieszkacw. Dziki temu nikt obcy nie wie jakie maj oni nazwisko. Jest to ochrona http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-779397.html Krakow is a nice city with an impressive old architecture.The city is not really big so you can cross it by walk. But if you want to see the entire city from the historical center to the other side of the river you39ll quickly take the tram to go to the train station from the old jewish quarter.From the outside of the airport you can take a bus which go to the main bus station. If you stay http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-764081.html We left Levoa on an overcast day and headed to the pretty town of Kemarok a medieval walled town. Just as it started to rain we left and headed towards the Tatra Mountains. We had a good view of them from Slovakia but they were shrouded in mist by the time we reached Poland.We stopped at the touristy town of Zakopane. It reminded me of Queenstown but without the view It probably had wonder http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-754671.html Our first destination in Poland was Warsaw from what we had been told our expectations were not high but we were still interested to come and check it out. The reason Warsaw is often the forgotten destination in Poland is that it was destroyed almost completely in WW2 so many of the old buildings are no longer there.After finding our hostel from the train station this time going the correct way http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-738639.html I was really looking forward to spending a week in beautiful Tatras and couldnt wait to see the familiar peaks overlooking Zakopane but then I just couldnt imagine landing in Krakw and not visiting the Old Town even for a whileSo with just a few hours to spare we headed to the centre of Krakw. Wawel Castle beautifully set on the hill along Wisa Vistula River is definitely a plac http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-735395.html Head 39em up and move 39em out By 7am everyone already had breakfast and checked out of our hostelhotel to load up the bus for our journey from Krakow to Gliwice. It was a nice surprise for several on our team to see Michal and Miroslaw again. The streets of Krakow were quiet as we motored our way out of the city and into the countryside and we saw people walking alongside the road on th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-732336.html July 4th Well there are snorers and then there are snorers... I mean I39ve heard snorers but this guy last night takes the cake takes it shoves it deep into his sinuses and then goes to sleep and snores. Each snore was SO loud that you39d swear his head was about to explode we should be so lucky In the end I secured a pair of earplugs from reception and did the whole 39sleep39 t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-730989.html July 3rd Still sick a bunch of people chekced into the room after 1am and left the door open light and noise from the hall while they went off to do other stuff. Managed to tune out the roadworks and got some sleep though sometimes it does seem like the world is conspiring to stop me getting sleep or getting betterHeading to Krakow today had some crazy chicken vege tortilla for breakfast a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-730782.html Some team members landed in Krakow a day or two ago and have caught up with jet lag. Most of the rest of the team arrived today sleepy but safe and sound Chris and Colin were stuck in Chicago for an extra night and are scheduled to arrive in Krakow at 10 AM on Saturday. After freshening up and a little rest we had our first team meeting with new 39family39 members at 24 Guesthouse intro http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-729658.html Departure day has arrived Thank you for keeping our Thrivent Builds Worldwide team in your prayers for safe travels to Poland and for strong bodies during our build days Our journal bloggers Lydia Alaska and Terri Wisconsin will post entries and photos as often as possible. We39re delighted more than 200 people are vicariously 39traveling along39 with us on our adventure. Click on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-729646.html We began this morning with a healthy breakfast from a local bakery in Old Town. Since we have been eating healthy and avoiding all the yummy sweets that we encounter in each city and around what seems to be every corner in Poland we opted to indulge in some healthy sweets. Sara opted for a rather large piece of cake the owner warned her that it was extremely sweet whereas I went wit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-728560.html Today we started with an excellent breakfast on the square in Old Town Krakow. I had the English Breakfast with fried egg mushrooms sausage bacon and baked beans. Sara had the American Breakfast with a mini omelet and pancakes with maple syrup. The pancakes were more like muffin tops. More importantly they served iced tea mixed with fresh fruit it was wonderful. There were no http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-727764.html We left Warsaw Poland at 1135 AM and arrived in Krakow Poland at 230 PM. We thoroughly enjoyed Warsaw and had a wonderful time watching the UEFA EURO Cup 2012 final at the Fan Zone in downtown Warsaw. It was estimated that 150200 thousand people gathered at the Fan Zone to watch Spain beat Italy 40. Not only did we enjoy watching the game at such a venue but also a thunderstorm that passed http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-727503.html First day in krakow Food family and jet lag http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-726966.html W specjalnej strefie CarAudio zostan przeprowadzone szkolenia z tematyki instalacji takich systemw jak pakiety CarAudio nawigacje GPS oraz CB radia. Po raz pierwszy w u nas mechanicy nie tylko na stoiskach ale te w boksach wykadowych udziel wskazwek jak uzyska nieskazitelnie czysty dwik w kadym pojedzie. Tuning samochodowy to popularna dziedzina motoryzacji w Polsce. W zw http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-721601.html I have been to Krakow before see here where it got quite a brief mention but this time we took a bit more time and Dzl and I got to go together so it was a wonderful trip FULL of pierogies. My goal was simply to see Magda and Al who were visiting her family in Krakow and to eat pieogies all day every day. I accomplished both. We started the trip off being picked up at the airport by Magda http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-719602.html test http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-718073.html We had a wonderful little breakfast on the square this morning and then proceeded to Wawel castle. I intended to visit the tombs and the tower but those tickets were not on sale until 1230PM perhaps I can visit the attraction on my way back in a couple of weeks. Dad and Uncle Frank toured the armory at Wawel castle ancient swords armor etc and Karen mom and myself took a trip down the cave t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Lesser-Poland/Krakow/blog-717939.html