Morning from Krakow!
We arrived yesterday in Krakow, after a 3am start - ugh. The weather was appalling, heavy rain, cloudy, not a good start! After a break-neck taxi ride from the airport, we arrived at the hostel called 'Stranger Hostel', a cute little place with projection tv and x-box games galore! It's full of Americans but hey, guess that's not the hostel's fault..
Went to watch the England game last night in a bar down the road, which was full of English and Irish guys on stag do's - lots and lots of beer was consumed and they all turned into lager louts - but nice lager louts, there was no trouble. English guys swapped shirts with Polish girls, which made for interesting outfits!
Highly disappointed with the result (I mean, England should NEVER have to take penalties, we're useless), we made our way dejectedly back to the hostel, stopping on the way to have a 15p bagel to share - everything is so cheap! A good pint of beer is a pound, a burger is about 80p...
There's a couch in the hostel lounge which also serves as a bed, it's big and round and everyone piles on to it, with a good view of the projection screen for DVD's - pure luxury. We read for a bit then made our way to bed as it was a very long day.
Today, we will mostly be exploring what Krakow has to offer, make our way to the Old Town and find some Polish fare for lunch.
Met a guy here who is travelling round the world on his motorbike, a la Ewan and Charley in the Long Way Round - he has some cool stories to tell, and a very nice bike. He's been on the road about 10 months already and is making his way to the Arctic Circle - all at the age of 52! So it's never too late...
Anyway, Krakow awaits. Will post again soon...
Went to watch the England game last night in a bar down the road, which was full of English and Irish guys on stag do's - lots and lots of beer was consumed and they all turned into lager louts - but nice lager louts, there was no trouble. English guys swapped shirts with Polish girls, which made for interesting outfits!
Highly disappointed with the result (I mean, England should NEVER have to take penalties, we're useless), we made our way dejectedly back to the hostel, stopping on the way to have a 15p bagel to share - everything is so cheap! A good pint of beer is a pound, a burger is about 80p...
There's a couch in the hostel lounge which also serves as a bed, it's big and round and everyone piles on to it, with a good view of the projection screen for DVD's - pure luxury. We read for a bit then made our way to bed as it was a very long day.
Today, we will mostly be exploring what Krakow has to offer, make our way to the Old Town and find some Polish fare for lunch.
Met a guy here who is travelling round the world on his motorbike, a la Ewan and Charley in the Long Way Round - he has some cool stories to tell, and a very nice bike. He's been on the road about 10 months already and is making his way to the Arctic Circle - all at the age of 52! So it's never too late...
Anyway, Krakow awaits. Will post again soon...
posted by the travellers at 9:25 am
4 Comments:
Well hello ladies!
Just read your blog for the first time, and very entertaining it was too.
Hope you have lots of fun, how can you not when everything is so goddam cheap?
Take lots of pictures, as i probably wont ever make it to Krakow- would be good to see it!
...and most importantly, BE CAREFUL!
Big glove,
Lydia xx
Hey there guys,
So glad you are there safely and are having fun and didn't get killed by england football fans with beer after loosing at a pointless stupid crappy... nevermind, will not go into that, neither the time nor the place. Really glad you are ok and now have something extra to look forward to reading each day now. will send yu a proper mail on tuesday (me day off wahooooo!). Take great care you guys, miss you big time.
xxxJames
Hello
Have just read your blog, very amusing!
Glad you arrived safely, shame about the weather. Here is blistering!!! Sods law that!
Enjoy yourselves and as Lydia put be careful!
Thinking about you both and send lots of love
Love Zegna
Hi girls!
Your blog is fun reading...
Cant wait for the next instalment with your take on Krakow..
Everything so far sounds hunky dory (except the weather that is) better than here, with our last British hope gone from Wimbledon!
As Lydia say, take lots of photos for us poor souls who will probably never make it to Poland. And as everyone has said, BE CAREFUL!
Lots and lots of love from your Essex Home XXX
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