Kraków, also known by its traditional English name Cracow, is a city in southern Poland and one of the country’s former capitals. It lies along the Vistula River in the region of Lesser Poland, not far from the borders with both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With a population of around 800,000 inhabitants, it is…
Traveling in January has its perks. There are fewer tourists around and the flights are a lot cheaper. This is part of the reason for my three weekends abroad during the past month. Budapest and Tirana were eventually followed up with Kraków. This city in southern Poland was a nice return visit. It is almost…
While visiting Kraków in 2013 we also took the opportunity to see the site of one of the world’s worst crimes. Susann and I visited Kraków together with my two siblings and it was my sister who wanted to see Auschwitz. Susann had previously been to the concentration camp Majdanek outside of Lublin. For her, the thought…
Kraków is probably one of the most fascinating cities in Europe. We visited the second city and the cultural capital of Poland in September 2013. I do have a soft spot for Poland and considering the fact that I actually lived in the country for many months in 2003-04, it’s quite a surprise that it…