Some people just seemed to have a blast and fall in love with Poland. I was not one of these people. I am very happy that I went on this trip and it has some really nice things however to be honest I found it to be overall more depressing then fun.
This is a little boy who was playing the accordion with his puppy for money. I saw a TON of kids doing this around the city. I also saw one pack up and hide as he saw a police car in a distance about to drive by. After the police car passed he began playing again. I was just sort of shocked by this because Krakow doesn't come off as an extremely poor city known for children begging or anything like that. I expect to see some poverty in visiting these cities but not like that.
This little boy wasn't begging or anything, he was just friends with the pigeons. They were just like sitting on his shoulder and hanging out even when he wasn't feeding them.
Pretty castle area!
My friend and I in the main square.
Auschwitz I.
We visited both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II.
Makes for a very thrilling day...
Auschwitz was sort of overwhelming. Earlier in the semester I visited another concentration camp, Terezin, I don't think they can really be compared. Auschwitz seemed a lot more real and depressing. It's a very interesting place...
Other stuff about the trip:
-It took almost 11 hours to get there. Why? I'm not really sure but we were told this in advance. The ride home was a TON shorter and thats when we stopped in Auschwitz. Who knows....
-I did not LOVE the food, it was just ok. I think this was because of the restaurant we ate at the first night...
-Hotel Polonia has amazingly comfortable beds!!! Fantastic sleeping. It is also very close to downtown.
-The language! A lot of words are similar to Czech!
-The main square has a fantastic shopping market.
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