Krakow - The Wawel
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A good flight to Krakow yesterday; about time too - this self-organised trip should have happened 2 years ago, but was postponed for some reason....
The Royal Complex on Wawel Hill, overlooking theLäs mer
A good flight to Krakow yesterday; about time too - this self-organised trip should have happened 2 years ago, but was postponed for some reason....
The Royal Complex on Wawel Hill, overlooking theLäs mer
Our route from The Wawel to the Stare Miasto (Old Town) takes us past the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, with its Baroque facade, the Church of St Andrew next to it and on to the Franciscan Church;Läs mer
South of the Old Town, but still north of the River Vistula is the Jewish Quarter of Krakow, Kazimierz (this is where our hotel is located).
We start in the beautiful Ulice Szeroka, where there areLäs mer
South of Kazimierz, but on the other side of the River Vistula, is the district of Podgórze.
Located at 4 Lipowa Street in the post-industrial part of Podgórze called Zablocie, is Oscar Schindler'sLäs mer
Wieliczka is approx 30 minutes outside Krakow and famous for its ancient salt mine, which opened 700 years ago and is still in operation (for maintenance only). Rock salt is a valuable mineral thatLäs mer
We arrive in Warsaw Centrale Station before 1pm after a good train journey from Krakow. Luckily our room at Hotel Ibis is ready and we set off for the Old Town on bus 106 to Mariensztat with a streetLäs mer
The New Town (Nowe Miasto) is next to the Old Town and became a separate urban entity in 1408; it was also mostly destroyed during WWII andhas been rebuilt.
We enter from the Old Town via theLäs mer
We take the bus 106 again to Mariensztat and walk up to the Old Town again to start the "Warsaw - In Your Pocket" walking tour of The Royal Route.
The full Royal Route links the city's three RoyalLäs mer
Warsaw is not all "old" buildings; there are many high rise and modern buildings in the city centre.
We start at the Palace of Culture and Science; this was built 1952-1955 and was a gift to theLäs mer
Gdansk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland with a complex history, having had periods of Polish, Prussian and German rule, as well as periods of autonomy as a free city-state.
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