01 January 2012

Krakow


Krakow is a charming city located in south-eastern Poland.  We spent a week in Krakow around New Years.  We stayed with two different hosts.  The first were a charming couple who lived in some communist era apartment buildings away from the center.  We stayed with them twice - before and after New Years.  They had a grumpy rabbit they were watching, who Javier and I often think about.

During New Years we had to leave the couple's house, because they were going away to visit family.  For New Years we spent the night with a young man who was having a big party at his small apartment.  We rang in the New Year with these young people who proceeded to open sparkling wine and spray it all over the place.  It was a long sleepless night of fun and conversation.


On a hill overlooking the center is a small citadel.




The central plaza of the city is broad and impressive.