 | More train joy
2009-04-17, Krakow, Poland. By: Sammich | | After the 10 hour train trek from Vilnius to Warsaw, I've now decided to get a sleeper for Krakow-Vienna, so I at least get to lie down rather than be crammed in knee-knee, elbow-elbow... instead I gu... |
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 | Welcome to the Cultural Capital of Poland
2000-01-14, Krakow, Poland. By: jlavinas | | Well my trip to Kracow Started from Warszawa With a couple of friends, we rented a Car and took a slow drive down South lol. We stopped everywhere and anywhere that we thought would be interesting and... |
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 | school trip
2005-10-06, Krakow, Poland. By: aliciap | | with our history, psychology and sociolgy classes to visit polands history although the trip was mosting visiting the pubs.
while on a lunch break from visiting the mosques we found the most amazin... |
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 | Days 26-27 Krakow
2008-06-03, Krakow, Poland. By: kevingindy | | Day 26 Driving through Poland and Auschwitz-Birkenau
We left Teplice in the morning after a little breakfast by way of two charter vans driven by two very nice Polish guys. The one guy was hilario... |
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| In Poland
2008-06-03, Krakow, Poland. By: kevingindy | | Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am in Krakow, Poland now and I am feeling much better. We left Prague a few days ago and went to the small town of Teplice to do a little hiking in some ... |
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 | Easter in Poland
2007-04-02, Krakow, Poland. By: slaveofihs | | I feel like I should start my journal with a Polak joke but it wouldn’t be fitting since Poland and her people treated me so well for Holy Week and the Easter Octave. David from Kansas City and mysel... |
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 | Bagels and shopping
2007-02-21, Krakow, Poland. By: allisonb | | I have safely arrived in Krakow, Poland. I haven't seen much yet but from what I have seen it is beautiful. It feels very central european to me like Budapest; however, it definately different. The ... |
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 | Krak-off
2006-09-03, Krakow, Poland. By: thenomads | | Escape from Bratislava was not as easy as we first thought, the train was 30 mins late, not good news as we only had 5 mins to change trains in Breclav. As luck would have it our connecting train had... |
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 | Visit to Auchwitz
2006-08-11, Krakow, Poland. By: smithy2006 | | Today was taken up by a visit to Auchwitz, advice everyone to do it, it is crazywhat went on there! around 1.5 million people died there, they still have a lot of documentation that was not destroyed ... |
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 | Soaking up the Sun... finally!
2006-08-10, Krakow, Poland. By: smithy2006 | | Happy Days... First day without rain, i am in love with Krakow already, was going to go the Auchwitz today but sacked it off as had a quiet a hefty hangover from being out with the Spanish Crew (Susan... |
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 | Licking Salt Is Good For the Mind!!!
2006-07-03, Krakow, Poland. By: gertjonnys | | On Monday Morning, Rian and I regrouped and were ready to hit the Salt Mine tour in Wieliczka, about 30 minutes from Krakow. We stopped in at the local Farmer's Market and bakery for fruit, bread, an... |
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 | Polish Boy Is Now Our American Cousin!!!
2006-07-01, Krakow, Poland. By: gertjonnys | | It's Saturday night and we go to the cellar pub to watch the England/Portugal Match. When we arrived, no tables or booths were open, so we went over to this couple and asked if we could sit with them... |
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| Still Beautiful, After Seven Years
2006-06-30, Krakow, Poland. By: gertjonnys | | It's been seven years since I was last in Krakow and much of it carries the same beauty, history, and love that I remember. However, many culture has changed a lot with the addition of McDonald's and... |
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 | Busted
2006-06-10, Krakow, Poland. By: emilyave | | My roommate and I had planned a day trip south to the town of Zakopane. It is a small town located in the middle of the Carpathian mountains. We were originally going to leave at 7:30 this morning, ... |
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| I love Krakow
2006-06-09, Krakow, Poland. By: emilyave | | I am starting this new online journal upon some good advice from one of my hostelmates. This one is much easier to navigate, and is a lot better than mass emailing (which I hate to do). So please co... |
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 | leaving Krakow
2006-06-09, Krakow, Poland. By: downisup | | Tonight I will take a bus to Lviv, Ukraine. I should be there early in the morning. It should be interesting. Maybe someday I will visit Russia but for now this will be enough. I don't know how long I... |
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 | In Krakow now
2006-06-07, Krakow, Poland. By: downisup | | I got to Krakow yesterday morning. It has been nice. Tomorrow I will visit Auschwitz and Birkenau and I will leave on Friday. |
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 | Pretzels and Wodka
2005-11-25, Krakow, Poland. By: david2004 | | Well after much paranoia in changing trains and missing stops we eventually arrived in Krakow, Poland. It was quite cold and we stacked on the layers .. We ducked out... |
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 | Heart of the Matter
2005-09-12, Krakow, Poland. By: saradekker | | I've been thinking about these past seven months, and how I could possibly give an account of what's happened, not only practically, like the updates and traveljournals have been, but also in my heart... |
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 | Back Again in Krakow
2005-02-05, Krakow, Poland. By: kmtprague | | I am cold!!
Krakow is definitely a European gem that most people don't seem to know about. I can't believe I'm here, and for the second time in three years. I also am surprised this is the first tr... |
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 | Day 40: The Road to Zakopane
2003-10-17, Krakow, Poland. By: logan | | Today was primarily an organization day in preparation for the mountains. Before taking the bus to Zakopane in the evening, Monica & I had Chinese food (which was neither Chinese nor food) for dinner... |
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| Day 39: Half-way Home
2003-10-16, Krakow, Poland. By: logan | | This morning I met a woman named Monica (from Chile), who is also heading south into the Tatras (and bears a strong resemblance to Betty Boop). We decided to travel together (tomorrow) to Zakopane.
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 | Day 38: Of Castles and Perverts
2003-10-15, Krakow, Poland. By: logan | | After visiting Wawel Castle today with Fiona, I found an outdoor shop and bought some warmer clothes. I plan on hiking over the Tatra Mountains (part of the Carpathians) into Slovakia, and it's winte... |
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 | Day 37: Auschwitz
2003-10-14, Krakow, Poland. By: logan | | This morning I visited Auschwitz. I rode the ferris wheel and the log ride (don't remember seeing THOSE in Schindler's List). Although Auschwitz is pretty chilling, I had prepared myself for the wor... |
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| Day 36: Best Hostel in Europe
2003-10-13, Krakow, Poland. By: logan | | This morning I said, "Do Widzenia", to Asia & Pawel (finally learning some Polish) and hopped on a train to Krakow. Shared a compartment with a chain-smoking blind girl who flicked less ashes on my s... |
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 | Hungover
2001-09-25, Krakow, Poland. By: dan | | ooooh. my head hurts. too much red wine last night... One of the not-so-good side effects of making friends with the locals :). Yup, the Danster got invited to a house party last night, with some Po... |
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| Disaster! Joy!
2001-09-20, Krakow, Poland. By: dan | | Oh dear. What a poor start to the day. Having got up nice and early (again) in order to get the station to get to Wroclaw and then Krakow. I proceeded to get on a train going the wrong way. Clever. Bu... |
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