So recently in the spring half term me, my mother, sister and a neighbor of ours decided to visit Kraków in Poland. We only were in the city for 3 days, but I loved every second of it and would definitely urge anyone that hasn't been to GO NOW! I can't wait to return already :)
We stayed at a place called 'cracowdays', a lovely little independent hostel-style set of apartments, where we had massive rooms with en-suit, a communal kitchen, Apple Mac for anyone's use and the best continental breakfast I've ever had.
I'd also like to commend the airline we flew with, as (if i'm honest) I didn't really rate Ryanair before ... And they proved me wrong! Early, quick, smooth and cheaply cheerful flights. You can even get chips on the plane now! I've just checked for flights now back to Kraków and they're only £41.99 from B'ham!!! We actually flew from East Midlands this time, which was another new experience, but not a bad and surprisingly big airport.
So, what did we get up to?
- Had a tour around the old town square (Rynek Główny), Jewish quarter (Kazimierz) and the Ghetto.
- Day trip out to the concentration camps Auschwitz | and Auschwitz || Birkenau
- Went to Wawel Castle and Cathedral (Touched Sigismund's Bell!)
- Saw the legendary Dragon statue.
- Ate lovely food and drank lovely Wódka!!!
Some lovely earrings I bought at their Easter Market for only £2/10 złoty
Polish vodka with raspberry flavouring! Mmmm! And only 3 złoty! So cheap and yummy!
This building is called St. Mary's Basilica, located in the main square. There is a story that two brothers were in competition with each other to build the highest tower. The brother that succeeded was killed out of jealousy by the other brother. He later committed suicide by jumping off the top of this building out of guilt. The inside of this church however was so beautiful.
Left - Cloth Hall (Sukiennice).
Right - Oskar Schindler's Factory.
Thank you for having a read!
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