A big and interesting day today. We booked two tours yesterday for the Wieliczka salt mine and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The bus picked us up at 8am then we were dropped at the main bus terminal for all tours to board another bus, unfortunately there were too many people for the salt mine so we got our own private minivan. Oh dear :) 380 steps(backless stairs) and over 135 metres underground we explored the 3.5km of tunnels and caves that make up the first 3 levels o...

Reluctant to leave the cushy bed, we went downstairs for breakfast. A massive spread! Cereals, breads, hot food and fruit. As well as a personal chef to cook you eggs and omelets . Finished with breakfast we went back upstairs to pack. The hotel organized a taxi to take us to the train station. Once at the train station, we had major trouble buying tickets, I had thought the ticket would be $40 but it was a shock when the lady told us over $200. Afterwards we r...