Krakow!!!! Amy Style

Hello All!!!

After letting Lance and Ian control the blog for the first two posts, I have decided to regain some control. Please note that in the first post there is not a single picture of my face...only a shot where a small portion of my torso is included (only because I was sitting behind the pint of beer the boys were taking a picture of). Sigh.

So, with that, let me detail our trip from Prague to Krakow. Firstly, it was a 9 hour overnight train from Prague to Krakow. We were in a 6 person couchette and we were joined by "Anna" from Perth. "Perth" had mixed reviews but she was a relatively quiet bunkmate so that is good. The toilets on the train were scary as they had blackish sludge on the bottom of them. I tried my best to dehydrate myself before going on, but alas, my bladder got the best of me and I had to make 3 journeys to the dreaded bathroom. Shudder. Lance, Ian and myself did not have a very good sleep however Jade seemed completely refreshed in the morning and did not even stir when the conductor woke us up in the morning. Ian had to give her a love tap (i.e.: a swift kick in the ribs) to wake her up.

Krakow is beautiful but quite a bit different from Prague. It is much less touristy and many of the buildings are in the process of being restored. There are fewer crowds and the pace is not quite as fast. This might be however because some of us are still recouperating from Prague. We are staying in the Old Town right near the Main Market Square on a street with many great restaurants, pubs and ice cream shops. It is a 10 minute walk from Krakow's Wawel Castle and a 20 minute walk to the Jewish quarter (Kazimierz). Tomorrow we are off to Auschwitz and then on another night train to Budapest!!! We will make sure to update you all once we land in Hungary.

We hope you are all doing well. Big shout out to Dayve who just had his birthday and to Chick Pea Herman- I hope farm school is "WHEEAAAWWWW" worthy.

Love,

Lamy and Jadian

Couchette on the overnight train to Krakow from Lance's view point on the top bunk. Ian called bottom.

Lance on the overnight train looking like he has been overcome by heat stroke and Ian using the wrong hole (for his earplugs). I have heard that is a common problem for him.....

Ian, Jade and Lance outside of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul joining the 11 apostles.


The Old Cemetery in Kazimierz.

Lance and Ian in the Old Cemetery covering their heads to show respect.

Fine dining with wine and good friends.

Jade and Ian reading Rick Steves - a happy time for everyone involved.

Wawel Hill - a symbol of Polish royalty and independence.

Cappucino time in a square in Kazimierz.

The fire belching dragon beneath Wawel Hill - one of the founding fathers of Krakow slayed the dragon according to folklore - and Lance.

Lance contemplating dragons and folklore.....with an authentic Irish coffee....in Poland....hmmmm.....