by Joji There is no direct train from Krakow to Prague so the best we could find was a morning train that left Krakow Glowny at 9:44am and arrived at Katowice at 11:44am. From Katowice we changed trains at 12:15pm for a 6 hour train ride into Prague. It is a good thing that our […]
Euro Rooms has an excellent location off of Wiepole Rd and is only a short 5 minute walk to Rynek Glowny, the center square. It is also easy to reach from Krakow Glowny Station, which is about a 20 minute walk. We had a double room with our own bathroom that was very clean and
On May 9th we visited the Wieliczka Salt Mine, near Krakow, which is another attraction that you can easily visit without an organized tour. Directly across the street from Galeria Krakowska (which is next to Krakow Glowny) is a mini-bus bus stop. Look for the bus that says “Wieliczka” and/or “Salt Mine”. The cost for
On May 8th we visited Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Oswiecim, near Krakow. It is very easy to get to Auschwitz without a tour from the city center of Krakow. At the main bus station, located behind Galeria Krakowska (and next to Krakow Glowny Train Station) look at the departure signs for the next bus and
We bid our fair-wells to Ollie, Kasia, and Gosia at the Gadansk train station on the morning of May 6th. We arrived in Krakow around 6pm at Krakow Glowny (main station). The location of the station is excellent for visiting the old city. Also Galeria Krakowska mall is adjacent to the station with many shops
The day after the wedding we checked out of Awo Hotel in Gniezno and moved to the Pietrak Hotel. Our room at Awo Hotel came with breakfast, but we decided to sleep in as long as possible, and check out right at noon, instead of waking up in time for breakfast. When we got to
From Mumbai, India we flew to Frankfurt, Germany on Air India, arriving on April 29th. We weren’t too thrilled about flying Air India, since their service isn’t very good, but the 8.5 hour flight wasn’t bad. From Frankfurt we took a short 1 hour flight to Poznan on LOT Air. Ollie, Kasia, and her father