Blogs from Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland, Europe - page 9

Monday, 2pm Arrival in Krakow Train getting close, Polish announcements Keep a lookout for station signs Easy walk from station to town square Beautiful old buildings! bustling streets very helpful TI (information) woman great Polish beer on the square English spoken here! Change dollars to zvoty in one of many exchanges check each exchange board carefully Look for the best exchange, watch out for crooked exchanges Be sure to tell the difference between buying and selling dollars Walk through Cloth Hall souvenirs wood carvings, pottery, tons of amber jewelry step out into the now-dark square amazing little lights floating down from the sky young college-age guys selling these little toys bought some for our students Cozy wood-fired pizza joint for beer and pizza coffee and ice cream on the square clock tower... read more

Hi guys! So I'm finally finishing everything up, but finally the blog is up and running! So, I left Gothenburg at 5:40 pm Monday, and got on the train to Malmo, where we switched trains to the one going to Berlin, and then after that we got on the train to Kraków. My first impression of Kraków? Cold. Super cold. But on the train from Berlin, I ended up next to this really cute girl named Michelle, and she was going to Auschwitz too! So we ended up exploring Kraków together, it was really really nice! We arrived at like 8 pm so there wasn't really that much to do, except to look for a cheap hotel and a restaurant... We stayed at the Old Walls hostel, which was very central, and really cheap! They also ... read more

So iv been on a train from Warsaw to Kraków (Poland) and with so much time to kill I had this idea of blogging. I'm not here to make money or advertise or get popular just want to share my experience with other bloggers or just people that want to travel new places and know the do's and the dont's, where to go and what to do in that city. By the time I even got started setting up this account, iv almost reached my destination ...Kraków. One more thing about me I love to travel and for cheap and meet locals and interact as much as opposed to being just a typical tourist. once again I'm very new in this so excuse me for sounding or coming across as too amateurish. will blog soon once ... read more

Sabbath, 20 Sep – Krakow The rain and cold that was supposed to be in Vilnius has finally caught up to us. It started raining overnight so we slept in, had a lazy breakfast and then walked around our district, Kazimierz (the Old Jewish Quarter) in Krakow. There are a number of synagogues and Jewish restaurants all within the small suburb, although the businesses don’t all observe Sabbath as most were open. Since the Jews were forcibly relocated to the ghetto in 1941, other people moved in and have lived here ever since, so it is Jewish mainly in name. In 1987 some Jews started to return to the area however but they are still small in number and mostly older Krakovians. After wandering Kazimierz, we crossed the river to what used to be the ghetto. ... read more

Kraków Poland 6 September 2014 We arrived in the city at about 3.30pm and found a gated park about 5 minutes walk from the Old Town. We were looking forward to visiting Krakow because we had heard so many interesting accounts from other travellers. Immediately we saw some imposing monuments of some of the past conflicts that Poland has found itself in, over the centuries. The main Market Square was easy to find and we immediately saw Cloth Hall which was the 1st shopping mall in the world, so they claim. The little shops are full of tourist 'stuff'. We just wandered around the Old Town watching the live statues playing tricks on bypasses, listening to piano accordionists', popping into a couple of the churches and generally soaking in the atmosphere on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. ... read more