Krakow, Poland

We saw an Easy Jet sale months back on flights to Krakow - and that was all it took. TJ was the main 'planner' for this trip and seems to be totally smitten with Poland.

I won't go into the hellacious experience of 'check in for Easy Jet at Gatwick', let's just say it's not a BA lounge. There are no Hello Magazines and refreshing cold drinks.

We did drive and park at the airport for the first time, which was quite easy...and almost made up for the lines at Gatwick.

Krakow was not bombed during World War II so the main square is the largest operational city square in Europe. It still has tons of restaurants, cafes and shops and is the main hub of Krakow.

We started with a lovely lunch in the square and then the sight seeing started. It was hot, almost Philadelphia Phillies hot....

But there were plenty of places to cool off, (above is an image of the Singer bar/cafe, where the tables are old Singer sewing machines...it was on the top of my must-see list.)

We ate well, (another post to come,) saw a lot, walked everywhere and stayed in a beautiful modern-meets-traditional hotel. We went to Oskar Schindler's factory which was just re-done and was one of the most interactive and fascinating museums we've been to.

There is a trumpeter, (or bugler) in this tower who plays every hour. Each time he plays, the song is cut off before it ends. According to legend, this is because when the city was invaded, the bugler was shot in the throat. TJ saw the man waving one time after he was done....

It was a lovely long weekend, and we're already excited about coming back to Poland. All of the pictures are here.