Things we did in Krakow:
Walking tour of the Jewish Quarter --A really good idea, most of the things we wouldn't have noticed on our own, or heard the story to go with them. Like this store that wanted to recreate how the area used to look by making several mock store fronts.
Auschwitz and Birkenau tour --What can I say here that you don't already know? It was depressing, frightening, and unnerving. I felt weird about taking pictures there so I have none.
Vodka tasting --Such a student touristy thing to do, but hey, I discovered vodka can actually taste nice (when it's good Polish vodka mixed with apple juice!). We also got free pickles. Mmmm.
Visited the 24 hour perogy joint, more than once --So many kinds of perogies to try and so little time!
Met tons of awesome people at our amazing hostel --Some joined us for the various tours, vodka tasting, and other wanderings about town.
Met up with some friends from Brussels who drove to Krakow --Again, they joined us for various wanderings.
Wawel castle --Fire-breathing dragon anyone?
So basically our time in Krakow was full of fun-filled adventures, the food was delicious and cheap, shopping was good, we had great weather for the most part, and our hostel was so friendly and served us a delicious breakfast every morning and pasta for dinner some nights. What could be better? So, of course, we were sad to leave. But the next destination on our list promised to be interesting too, Kiev!
What hostel did you stay at??
ReplyDeleteThe Flamingo, it's right off of Rynek Glowny so it's really close to whatever you could want, shopping, restaurants, bars, etc. And the staff were really laid back and fun and the whole place just had a great atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteHmm, that sounds like it just came off of a hostel review site!