How to Make the Most out of a Short Trip to Krakow, Poland
Place to Stay:
I highly recommend the Greg & Tom Beer Hostel. This hostel is a very clean, cheap, friendly place that offers free Traditional Polish dishes for dinner every night as long as you sign up for it during the day at the reception desk. The staff is extremely helpful and it is so easy to meet people no matter if you show up in a big group or by yourself. I met many people there that made my stay that much better. Take the suggestions of the staff about what to do, where to eat, etc.
Address: Floriańska 43, 31-019 Kraków, Poland
Phone:+48 12 421 28 64
Places to See:
1. Auschwitz: Take a bus to Auschwitz (about $7 US dollars roundtrip and 1.5 hours each way) for a day to visit the main Nazi concentration camp. Take the tour in your language for about $10 US dollars. It is something so amazing that you will never forget. History actually comes to life. I have a very short attention span but I never once lost interest during the entire 4 hour tour. Words cannot describe this experience. Take a day to go there!!
Below: The entrance to the main camp
Below: Inside the camp, the different buildings.
Below: The camp of Burkenow (sp?) The railroad enters into this large camp with the two biggest gas chambers. Breathtaking.
Eating is always important!
1. Eat at U Babci Maliny! Getting into the restaurant is a bit strange. All you see from the road is a sign, similar to the picture below, then you walk through the huge doors into a museum looking place and walk straight until you can turn left into a courtyard and see a sign that again looks like the one below and walk through the doors on your left, go down the stares, follow the hallway to the right and enter the doors on your left to find many picnic tables. The entrance was interesting and made us a bit nervous but the food was to die for! We each ordered different items and everything was delicious and cheap once again! Leave it to Poland to have the most amazing food you will ever try in your life for the lowest price!
Address:
17 Ulica Slawkowska and 38 Ulica Szpitalna., Krakow, Poland (Stare Miasto)
Below is an example of the food we tried! Ruski Pierogies, Polish Potatoes, and another amazing dish! YUMMY!!!
Below: Inside of the restaurant. Great place for groups!
2. Go to the Chocolate stores! Below is a picture of the chocolaterie right across the street from our hostel. The chocolate was cheap and delicious and the people inside were super friendly! They also have different chocolate drinks and a place to sit down and enjoy your food!
They also have colorful chocolates!
Fun Things to Do!
1. Do anything & everything your hostel suggests! We went on the pub crawl which gave us drinks & entrance to all the different pubs, along with getting to meet some awesome people! We had a fabulous night & I made many new friends! The Greg & Tom Beer Hostel really knows what they're doing!
2. Visit the Beautiful Sites in Krakow! Unfortunately, I did not have as much time in Krakow as I would have liked but I believe they have a free walking tour... DO IT!!! I cannot tell you how beautiful this city is!!
Even gloomy, early mornings are absolutely beautiful and made saying goodbye to Krakow very difficult!
How to get there? FLY!
Easy Jet is a very nice airline... as long as you don't bring more than a backpack or plan to eat or drink on the plane! The seats are comfy, the service is nice, however anything additional will cost you a bunch of money! Who cares! Getting to and from Krakow on this airline was cheap and totally worth it!
Goodbye Poland, Until Next Time! (There WILL be a next time!)
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