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Our first night in Krakow, we walked to the Wisła river to see the Kładka...
Our first night in Krakow, we walked to the Wisła river to see the Kładka Ojca Bernatka (Father Bernatek Footbridge) lit up after dark. The bridge was finished in 2010 and is quickly filling up with...
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This is Mateusz Okoński’s sculpture “Purification”, a sacrificial pig on the...
This is Mateusz Okoński’s sculpture “Purification”, a sacrificial pig on the Wisła river. The artist claims there’s a meaning behind it, but all that really matters is that there’s a dead pig...
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I just loved the streetlight shining on this crumbling building in Krakow at...
I just loved the streetlight shining on this crumbling building in Krakow at night and the glowing window above. Photo taken at: Kraków, Poland View in Instagram ⇒
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Our first night in Krakow, we walked a few blocks from our Airbnb to Plac...
Our first night in Krakow, we walked a few blocks from our Airbnb to Plac Nowy (New Square), the WWII-era Jewish marketplace that has become the center of the Kazimierz neighborhood’s nightlife in...
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I couldn’t get enough of the old street signs in Kraków, Poland.
I couldn’t get enough of the old street signs in Kraków, Poland. Photo taken at: Kraków, Poland View in Instagram ⇒
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In Rynek Główny (Main Market), the central square of Kraków that dates back...
In Rynek Główny (Main Market), the central square of Kraków that dates back to the 13th century, you’ll find the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) with its stalls full of vendors. My boyfriend bought me a ring...
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St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków’s town center is famous for the trumpeter that...
St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków’s town center is famous for the trumpeter that plays from the window of its taller tower every hour and the fact that he abruptly stops mid-song in the same way a 13th...
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Overlooking Krakow from the top of the belltower in Wawel Cathedral, where we...
Overlooking Krakow from the top of the belltower in Wawel Cathedral, where we saw the Royal Sigismund Bell. Cast in 1520, it takes 12 sturdy dudes to ring it, and climbing the steep stairs up to the...
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Wawel Castle in Krakow was built in the 1300s on Wawel Hill and has been an...
Wawel Castle in Krakow was built in the 1300s on Wawel Hill and has been an art museum since 1930. We took an excellent audio-guided tour of Wawel Cathedral and enjoyed making fun of the English guy’s...
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Inside St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow. Tell me you don’t love a blue ceiling.
Inside St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow. Tell me you don’t love a blue ceiling. Photo taken at: Basílica de Santa María (Cracovia) View in Instagram ⇒
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Lunch that day in Krakow was at Gruszka Nowa (New Pear), where I had the...
Lunch that day in Krakow was at Gruszka Nowa (New Pear), where I had the chicken with pearl barley, parsley pesto, and spicy caramelized carrots. The main reason I chose this place was the amazing...
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Town Hall Tower (Wieża ratuszowa) in Krakow’s Main Square was built in the...
Town Hall Tower (Wieża ratuszowa) in Krakow’s Main Square was built in the 13th century and obviously once included a Medieval torture chamber. Photo taken at: Wieża Ratuszowa w Krakowie View in...
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The Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski), which helped give the city of Krakow its...
The Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski), which helped give the city of Krakow its name, breathes fire outside of his cave under Wawel Castle. Legend has it that the dragon was terrorizing the townsfolk back...
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Florian Gate (Brama Floriańska) was built in the 1200s to keep out those...
Florian Gate (Brama Floriańska) was built in the 1200s to keep out those Tatars and became the entrance to Krakow’s Old Town. Because nothing’s more intimidating to some invading Turks than a carving...
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Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków (Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego), built in...
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków (Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego), built in 1893, is named after the Polish poet Juliusz Słowacki. Which I’m sure you’re already aware of, since he IS the father of...
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Another view of the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, because it’s...
Another view of the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, because it’s basically the most beautiful building ever. Photo taken at: Juliusz Słowacki Theatre View in Instagram ⇒
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The pączki (pronounced kind of like “ponch-ki”) is Poland’s version of the...
The pączki (pronounced kind of like “ponch-ki”) is Poland’s version of the doughnut but with a richer dough that’s usually punched up with a little alcohol. You’ll usually find it deep fried, covered...
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A walk around the old Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz, where we stayed while...
A walk around the old Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz, where we stayed while in Krakow, will show you the oldest synagogue in all of Poland (conveniently called Old Synagogue, built in the early...
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In the middle of our stay in Krakow, we drove two hours south to the Tatras...
In the middle of our stay in Krakow, we drove two hours south to the Tatras Mountains town of Zakopane on the border of Slovakia. Behind this charming hotel, you’ll see the chest and head of The...
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In Zakopane, we ate lunch outside on the patio at Karczma Bacówka along...
In Zakopane, we ate lunch outside on the patio at Karczma Bacówka along Krupówki, the famous promenade in the center of town. We had bacon-wrapped dates, sauerkraut soup, pierogies, and these placki...
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