(in no particular order)
I was fortunate enough to spend over a week in this beautiful city and all its surroundings!
If this list doesn’t make you want to hope on the next flight to Poland, then maybe I should reconsider my persuasive writing skills. (just kidding- this is my creative space, don’t @ me)
1. Pierogi Pierogi Pierogi Pierogi, did I mention Pierogi?
2. Carriage horse rides
3. Polish Breakfast of CHAMPIONS
4. Main Market Square
6. Złoty (Polish currency)
7. You can live like a Queen, go ahead & buy piwo for everyone
8. Piwo (Polish Beer)
9. Obwarzanki (Polish bagels!)
10. Wawel Castle
11. Wawel Chocolate
12. 24/7 Street performers
13. Old Town- one of the 1st urban UNESCO World Heritage Sights
14. Paczki (Polish Donuts)
15. Salt Mine!!
16. St. Andrew’s Church, built in 1079, survived the Mongol’s attack in 12th century
17. Bigos (hunter's stew)
18. People watching with an Aperol Spritz
19. “Wonderwall” performed by every other street musician
20. Night rollerblading squads ???
21. Riding electric scooters on cobblestones, ‘A Thrill’
22. Renaissance architecture
23. KEBABS
24. Polish Folk dancing (Krakowinska)
25. Old Jewish Quarter
26. Everyone speaks English, no need to worry
27. Vibrant Night life (felt like everyday was Friday?)
28. HAPPY HOUR EVERYHOUR
29. Mass celebrated in the Basilica every 30 min
30. The trendiest coffee shops
31. Good looking Europeans, everywhere
32. Vintage clothes shops
33. Visit the tombs of the Kings and Queens of Poland
34. Pigeons don’t bug here
35. Daily classical music concerts for 60zl ($15 bucks)
36. Baroque buildings
37. 24hr Biedronka & Carrefour (grocery stores) in the city square
38. City is immaculate
39. Huge vegan scene & pretty good too- check out no bones
40. Nice people
41. You’ll probably fall in love
42. Polish pop music- A VIBE
43. WWII history
44. Smokey Sheep Cheese
45. Nutella Naleniski (Polish crepes) for breakfast
46. St. Mary’s Basilica
47. Live music at every other restaurant
48. 20 min Uber ride from the Airport to city center
49. Lavender fields
50. Wawel dragon
51. POLISH STREET STYLE
52. Dinner at 10 pm
53. Kielbasa ALL KINDS
54. Aspiring artists selling their work everyday
55. You can walk everywhere
56. Eat traditional polish cuisine for 12 bucks
57. Wisła River
58. Schindler's Factory ( credited for saving aprox 1200 Jews during Nazi Occupation )
59. “Free” walking tours
60. Polish bread
61. Surrounded by 40 parks and gardens
62. 2-hour drive to Zakopane Mountains
63. Florinska Street
64. MOCAK museum of Contemporary Art
In all honesty, the list can go on – but all I can say is this- if you have the chance to travel through Europe, don’t forget about Eastern Europe. It's a gem- especially Poland.
Yes, you can argue I may have a slight bias being half Polish…BUT STILL, tell me one person you know that doesn’t like pierogis….
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Exactly. Image Poland as pierogi. One big Yummy pierogi. Your stomach will be full just as your heart.
ENJOY!!