{"id":1160,"date":"2011-09-11T21:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2017-10-29T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T08:34:47","slug":"krakau-die-alte-polnische-koenigsstadt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2011\/09\/11\/krakau-die-alte-polnische-koenigsstadt\/","title":{"rendered":"Krak\u00f3w, the Old Royal City"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the last two days, I explored Kraków<\/span> a bit – and was pleasantly surprised about the beauty of the city.<\/p>\n

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\n Rynek Glowny<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

Originally, I wanted to explore the city on my own on my first day in town. In the end, I ended up taking two (free) walking tours<\/a>, which were definitely worthwhile. Especially the second tour in the afternoon (going into "Jewish [spanlang=”pl”]Kraków[\/span]") led me to parts of the city I would have missed otherwise.<\/p>\n

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\n Old City Hall Tower\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n St.<\/abbr> Mary's Basilica\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Jewish Kraków<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n "Bridge of Lovers"\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Today, the morning was dedicated to Wawel Hill, the location of the old Royal Castle. This time, however, exploring on my own turned out to be preferable: The guided tour through the Royal Apartments was that rushed that simply listening to the guide left me breathless.<\/p>\n

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\n Statue of Pope John Paul II.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Wawel<\/span> Dragon\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Chapel of St.<\/abbr> Kinga
(© Cédric Puisney<\/a>)\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

In the afternoon, I finally visited Wieliczka<\/span> Salt Mine<\/a> some ten kilometers to the East of [spanlang=”pl”]Kraków[\/span]. Even though walking some 100 meters (!) under ground sounds more impressive than it is (simply because you do not notice the extreme depth), the massive Kinga<\/span> Chapel definitely was impressive: Measuring some 54 × 18 × 12 meters (!), it is carved completely out of salt – including all statues, the wall carvings, and even the chandeliers!<\/p>\n

\nThis blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German<\/a>. <\/div>\n
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