Helen and I traveled to Krakow waaaaaay back in March, but I’ve only just gotten around to organising the pictures and getting them up on this here crackin’ blog. We got a little, nah, a HUGE taste of a Krakow Stag or Hen Weekend. And pun intended. We basically ate and drank our way through this gem of a city. The food is DELICIOUS and Polish people are just amazingly friendly! So here follows the saga of Helen & Rita’s Trip to Krakow:
We arrived at the Krakow airport where we were greeted by Mike (our director of bookings in Krakow). We wasted no time and got right to the pub.This Krakow cellar pub/brewery is famous for it’s homemade microbrew, served in gigantic beer giraffes.
Later on we headed back out with one of our own Stag Republic groups in Krakow, who booked the pub crawl with us. We headed back to our favorite pub where Helen and I got friendly with the local drunk. One of our group was on crutches, and we meet up with a crazy Dutch guy also on crutches! Only in Krakow.
Steve enjoyed a brewski at one of the bars. Next stop was Club Carpe Diem which is filled with motorcycle paraphernalia and lots of students, locals and tourists alike.
The lads enjoyed this bar. The following morning we started with a hearty English breakfast, with a couple Bloody Mary’s to knock us back into the real world.
We stopped in to check out one of Krakow’s best Day Spas and were given very special slippers. Then we headed over to the Kazimierz district of Krakow, the trendy, hip and happening part of the city. There is a flea market in the middle of the main square with all sorts of really interesting things for sale.
We did the rounds at the stalls, I bought some crazy earrings and we both bought some delicious home-made Polish cheese. After that we relaxed in the hipster hangout - Alchemia Café and drank a couple beers.
We then headed to the Main Square where we did a little more shopping at the market. That evening we treated ourselves to a scrumptious traditional meal.
Cracklings with lard and bread, damn! that was good. My mouth is watering just writing about it. The main dish - glorious pierogies with steamed beetroot!
On the way back to the flat we walked through the Krakow Main Square again and saw some fire-artists. Then I braided Helen’s hair in preparation for another hardcore night on the town!
We went to so many places, I don’t remember half their names, but there was Rust (Rydza I think, in Polish), Prozak, and a bunch of other really cool clubs. We even checked out some local live music.
More clubs and bars in Krakow.
Our last day we did some hardcore sightseeing and looked at loads of Krakow Hotels. That’s Helen and I in front of the Barbakan gate.
This is one of the hotels we use when booking our groups, it was really nice inside. Mike had some trouble figuring out how to punch his ticket on the tram.
We, of course, stopped to eat a late breakfast at this really cool joint called Dynia. It’s the hangout for the local yuppies and their kids and dogs. But the atmosphere and food were both excellent. We said goodbye to Krakow in front of our favourite pub in Krakow. Click!
