Europe > Poland > Kraków
I am now in Krakow and I will stay here three days.
The first day nothing really worth writing happened. I found a new hostel named Yellow Hostel. It's only about two weeks old can't be found in any guide books. It's in the west part of Krakow about seven minutes of walk from the old town. It's really good. Nice kitchen, nice bathroom. Laundry, internet and breakfast is free. The personel is helpful. The best thing is that, because it's so new and unknown, I am sleeping alone in the 8-bed room. Great!
I hope they get more computers when guests are increasing, because now they have only one internet computer.
Europe > Poland > Wieliczka
I took a minibus to the little city Wieliczka. It's about 15 km southeast of Krakow. The city is mostly known for it's salt mine.
After walking down a really big number of steps, you reach some halls/rooms. Many of these rooms has sculptures made of salt. Most impressing down here was the underground church. After some more smaller stairs you ultimately reach a level of 135 metres below ground.
Visitors here have to walk together with a guide in a group. No wandering on your own. I walked in a Polish group with a Polish guide. It was a bit to understand him, since I only know about 7 words :). But it did not matter that much because on the bus to Wieliczka, I met a Polish family: Lucas 10 years, his mother Sophie and grandma Regine. Regine emigrated to France under the war. They are now Polish residents in France but are here in Poland to meet relatives and do a bit of touristing. Back to the salt mine. Sophie's english was good so she could translate what the guide was saying. Really nice of her. Regine didn't know any english but I actually could understand some of here French.
After visiting the salt mine we ate dinner together. Traditional polish food at a restaurant. I can't remember the name of the dish. It looked like ravioli. Tasted really good.
Tomorrow I will visit Oswiecim, maybe better known as Aushwitz.
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