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Hello all!
We are now in the historical town of Krakow (pronounciation: Krakov) in Poland. We arrived very late last night, after a long train journey from Prague. The moment we arrived at the hostel, hunger pangs started and we became desperate for food; since it was so late at night, we couldn't find a restaurant. The heady aroma of food in the hostel did not really help! The hostel owner took us up to our shared dorm, which we found to be, typically, male dominated! Beer cans were strewn everywhere, random socks and leftovers of takeaways could be found in all corners of the room...we were not impressed and found it quite disorientating to wake up surrounded by sleeping men (they are quite cute when sleeping...) and their mess. However, we are more than accustomed to this strange sight (as we have been in male dominated dorms ever since leaving Hungary!)
After we all had a much needed shower, we made our way to the town square (reportedly the biggest and oldest town square in Europe, though we may have to do a bit more research into this as Cam's memory is a bit hazy!) and had breakfast. We then bundled up all our dirty clothes (three weeks worth- yuck!) and found a funky, retro laundry (we are sitting here now- updating our blogs). Can't wait to wear our washed, crisp, CLEAN and fresh smelling clothes!! It's funny how travelling makes you realise that a lot of things are taken for granted (*hint* a subtle moral lesson for you readers!)
We, being the most laid back people you can come across, have yet to decide what to do for the rest of the day....possibly the dragon's lair or the castle...
Second update:
Hello all! Have only 10 minutes to fill you in on all of our shenigans in Poland....
In brief, we spent the first day lazing about. Cam was quite ill so had to retire to her hostel room (sympathetic messages are most welcomed!! Hint hint!) so Erike and Ali explored the old town, Wawel Castle and the main town square (which is beautiful and imposing) The second day was much more productive; we had an early lunch before heading to the famous salt mines, which are based half an hour away from the city. It was a truly breath-taking experience to explore the underground passages, the many rooms of worship (the mines have a strong link with religious ethnics)and the stunning underground catherdral (which display wonderful salt carvings of relgious scenes on the walls):
On our last day, we befriended an Australian girl called Sara (who is absolutely lovely and very funky!) and went to Auschwitz together. Only so much can be said about our visit- it left a very sombre mark on us as it was a truly insightful and moving experience. We left the place more appreciative of life and tinged with sadness for those who suffered the terrible inflictions of the Nazis.
Oops, running out of time now! Will complete the blog a little later as we are in Berlin now!
Much love,
The girlsxxxxx
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