Kazimierz, an area of Kraków wedged between the Old Town and the Vistula River to the south, is where I stayed during my week (11-18 July 2018) in Kraków. Kazimierz is known for its great restaurants and nightlife. It was also the home of Kraków’s very large Jewish community up until World War II. After
On Sunday, 15 July 2018, I rode a bus for about two and a half hours to reach the town of Oświęcim, Poland, better known in the English-speaking world by its German name, Auschwitz. There I spent three and a half hours on a guided tour (it’s mandatory to join a group, for reasons I
Kraków, it turns out, is a (significantly) cheaper, (slightly) less touristy version of my favorite city so far, Prague. Well, no, Kraków has its own unique history and place in the world, of course. But from the perspective of an American tourist, I think the comparison with Prague is apt. Like Prague and many other