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Accommodations
Nathan's Villa Hostel
Other Sites
Miod Malina - Absolutely
wonderful restaurant on
Grodzka Street. The pierogis
and everything else was
exceptional, as was the
atmosphere and service!
Poland Facts
Nathan's Villa Hostel
Other Sites
Miod Malina - Absolutely
wonderful restaurant on
Grodzka Street. The pierogis
and everything else was
exceptional, as was the
atmosphere and service!
Poland Facts
Poland...
June 11-14, 2006
My Polish Experience... Highs: Surviving life 400 feet under at the Wieliczka Salt Mines; exploring the Jewish Quarter; sitting in the main square in Stare Miasto listening to the music. Lows: Losing my sunglasses somewhere. Best Moment: Listening to the music being played on the street while eating pierogis and drinking wine. Smells: None that I can really recall. Sounds: Birds chirping in the park; woman playing classical music on her violin in the main square; lack of horn honking; tolling of the church bells. Sights: Krakow's Jewish Quarter; Wieliczka Salt Mines (approximately $20 US); Stare Miesto; Auschwitz (free; about $8 US for a guide); nuns (really uncommon for me considering I was just in the Middle East); Wawel Castle. Tastes: Pierogis; cookies and pastries from excellent bakeries. Purchases: Purse; shoes. Street Food: Bread products; fruit. Fun Food Finds: A Snickers spread much like Nutella but with chocolate, peanut butter and caramel; passionfruit Tic Tacs. Western Companies Out Here: Sephora, Pizza Hut, Diesel, etc. Other General Info... Visa needed? No. Type of currency? Polish zlotych. About 3.5 equal $1 US. Wallet Friendly? Pretty decent. Starting to become more expensive though still reasonable for Europe. But it's definitely not 'cheap'. Transportation: Trams and buses throughout the city. Trains are mostly used to get to other large cities. I flew into Krakow from Stansted (London) for 21 British pounds on SkyEurope. Things the Poland Is Known For: Pierogis; vodka. Religion: Roman Catholic. Costs: $200 |
The main square in Krakow.
The Old Cemetery at the Jewish Quarter.
The Wawel Castle.