A LONG HONEYMOON travel blog

Polish countryside on the way to Krakow.

 

Our room in an old flat in the heart of Krakow.

The fireplace in the corner was seen in many old Polish buildings.

 

Our view of the old town.

Nice architecture

Entering the old town

Our first restaurant--"Grandma Raspberrie's"

French chicken

Pirogi!!!!

The restaurant

Main church in the old town square

This city is known for its sidewalk cafes.

 

Numerious street musicians lined the streets.

 

 

One of the many cafes we stopped at in the center.

What beer should we order?

Walking on the many foot paths.

 

 

The main entrance to the old town.

Our hotel is on the left and is the darker brick.

Going for some souvenirs!

 

The old castle!

 

Going around the castle.

 

Taking in the city

Walking through the many lit paths in Krakow.

Bagels were actually first made in Krakow!

Nice F. You to Communism

The old Jewish Quarter

 

 

This means Girl bathroom. Who knew?

This means boy bathroom. Who would have thunk it?

Part of my family comes from Gdansk!

Amber is huge in Poland.

Ethnic Polish dresses

Leaving the old town

Playing polka music

A chocolate roll from a Polish bakery

At the John Paul II Airport ready to fly back to Trondheim.


Wow, what a city. We knew Poland was going to be cool because Emily's family is from the Gdansk area and Czestochowa (near Krakow). Krakow was hardly touched in WWII and remains one of Europe's oldest cities with one of its oldest Universities (3rd behind Cambridge and Oxford).

Life seems easy in a city where people stroll around, eat ice cream cone after ice cream cone, and drink plenty of beer. It is full of sidewalk cafes, shops and the sweet smells of Polish cooking. We had a wonderful time strolling, shopping, eating, drinking, and just watching people. It is a fairly cheap city that has thrived since Communism ended in 1991. It has high-end restaurants, well-known cellar pubs, great beer and wine, good pizza and a center of town comparable to Brussel's center.

Our hotel room had a feel that it once held a family that lived through a torrid history. We were very conscience of the fact that almost every part of Poland was affected in some way by Hitler and the Nazis. We even visited the old Jewish quarter that once held 60,000 Jews, but now holds only 100 today. By the way, almost every Jew who lived in Poland in 1939 was sent to a Concentration camp and murdered.

Enjoy our pictures and make sure you head east while visiting Europe--there are many unexpected treasures here that Western Europe does not have. Believe us!



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