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Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków April 5th 2006

One of the great surprises of the trip has been the Baltic countries. We didn't decide to go until the last minute and, frankly, we knew almost nothing about them. They're very affordable, very friendly and very picturesque. Riga's Old Town seems almost prefabricated. Seperated from the rest of the city by walls and cobblestone streets, Walt Disney couldn't have done any better. Except, of course, for the ubiquitous brothels and strip clubs, which attract roving bands of drunken Brits. We tried to get a bit of culture in this city of sin, wandering among the landmarks and visiting The Museum of the Occupation . Housed in grim Soviet architecture, it chronicles the subjugation of the Latvians by the Soviets and Nazis over 50+ years. It is perhaps the only museum in existance in which the ... read more

So this is Poland.

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków April 4th 2006

judylay

I'm in Krakow now. It's not pronounced like "crack-cow" or "crack-cov", it's more like "crack-koo-f". Ooookay... I left Tallinn, Estonia by bus last Saturday and we bumped, swayed, and finally rolled our way into Warsaw (which sounds like var-zah-va??) after 16 hours. 16 hours!! That's longer than the flight from Thailand to Finland! I was feelin' so icky when I finally got off the bus, but it wasn't like, oh yeay, let me kiss the ground, I'm finally in Poland, it was more like, oh crap, so this is Poland? Oops. I'm already knocking Poland in my first post, my bad. So during that 16 hour ride, let me tell ya, a lot of NADA happened. First of all, the Lonely Planet guide book was wrong. There's noooooo food being sold on the bus. One's gotta ... read more

Weekend in Krakow-An Amazing Trip

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków February 27th 2006

The group infront of Royal Castle

Tammy Trojan

We took 3 Trains and a metro to get to Krakow and we ran to about everyone of them. The whole trip was running from place to place. But we got so much in and it was an awesome weekend. Friday afternoon a group of 7 of us headed on a train to Poland (we got to leave Czech class early). One of our connecting trains was delayed and they had to kick someone off while we were crossing the boarders, which took awhile. By the time we got into the station we were supposed to transfer at we had to run. When we arrived in Krakow we found our hostel went out to get a bite to eat then went to a jazz club. We got home by 2 but the time I feel asleep ... read more

Krakow Craic

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków February 27th 2006

the streets of krakow

The Open Road

Krakow is the new Prague. I've heard this uttered many times from circles of pretentious and self-righteous back packers. Once a legendary secret on the backpacker trail, Prague got cool. Now, Prague is the place for British stag parties and inexperienced Gappers. The two cities share many things; cheap beer, cobbled streets, magnificent architecture, beautiful women, cold weather and fur coats. The difference is in the air. In Prague the air is electric. In Krakow the air is cold with blowing snow. The women smile less, the hobos have skinnier dogs, and the expats are few and far between. The saving grace of Krakow is Nathan's Villa Hostel. A place routinely voted by travel guides and web sites as one of the top 10 hostels worldwide. A mini cinema, basement bar, theme rooms, and free breakfast ... read more

New Year's Trip

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków December 29th 2005

Old building in Warsaw

Lou in Oz

Lisa and I thought we'd do something a bit different this time for New Year's. We decided to go on a trip and visit a place neither of us had been to. And that place was Poland. We also planned to stop off in Paris on the way home to catch up with some friends. Day 1: We left Lisa's flat in London at some ridiculous hour in the morning and headed for Luton airport. Later that morning we landed in a snow-covered Warsaw. The hostel we'd booked into wasn't opening for a few hours so with our bags on our backs we took a walk around the old town. It was pretty, but rather small, and the rest of the city was very industrial. We'd been told that there wasn't that much to do or ... read more

An Extremely Delayed Entry

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków December 22nd 2005

annajozwik

Hello all. I should have started this blog months ago. On September 18th I arrived in Krakow, Poland to begin my adventures (and research) for the next 9 months. I am here because out of the goodness of their hearts, the Fulbright folks decided to provide me with financial support which allows me to study here. Thank you, thank you, thank you. In order to see as much of Poland as possible and to study with my advisor, I asked to spend the first half of the year (about til the end of January) in Krakow. Starting in February, I will move to Warsaw. I am in love with both cities...although I must admit I prefer Warsaw for various reasons. One is my personal preference for space. Krakow is charming but difficult to handle sometimes. You ... read more

"I have seen enough...

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków December 9th 2005

Christmas time in Krakow

longwayhome

to know I have seen too much." Since my last blog I have traveled from Warsaw to Lublin and then to Krakow. It's odd because Poland really wasn't even in the cards when I started this trip. But here I am. One major reason for my stop here was to visit some of the WWII concentration camps. My interest in WWII stems from childhood. And I do believe the first real essay I ever wrote was about Hitler in Mrs. Maye's 6th grade class. A stop here was pretty much obligatory to see with my own eyes the horrors of war and the resulting mass human extermination. I somehow felt like it was my duty as a human to visit these places and pay respects to the people who died and to try and understand what ... read more

Poland: nice views and a lesson about the law

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków October 14th 2005

Wroclaw Square

DTeam and Scottie

When we decided to go to Poland, we didn't really know what to expect. However we were pleasantly surprised with how awesome and beautiful Poland actually is. But don't mess with the Polish Police. Because if you put your feet on the train seat, they just might take all your Zlotl (cash). ... read more

Diagnosis Kidneys...

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków October 10th 2005

sam ben and dan

Hey folks! First of all sorry for the lack of blog-age the last couple of days. Drama struck just like in an episode of diagnosis murder- except there was no dancing from Dick van Dyke. Since i (sam) came to Warsaw id had a bit of tummy ache- thought is was probably a dodgy kebab which dan is so fond of. However a day or so later i got really bad back pain. Anyways to cut a long story short i went to the doctors who transferred me to hospital (in a lil ambulance). I had xrays ultra sounds, some doc hitting my back, blood tests etc in the end i had a bad virus in my kidneys- heaps of pills to make me better tho, so the trip can continue! yey! SO after staying another ... read more

Hi there

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków September 28th 2005

e'1

test page . I n Poland heres some picks of me after the 4000km bike ride around eastern Europe. ... read more

Brief history of Poland

Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ...more history

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