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My travel in Europe:
To the cities of Eastern Europe
Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Content:

  1. Planning and Stockholm to Krakow
  2. Walking in old Krakow
  3. Auschwitz
  4. Salt mine Wieliczka
  5. By train from Krawkow to Bratislava
  6. One day in Bratislava
  7. From Bratislava to Budapest by boat
  8. Visit Buda in Budapest
  9. Visit Pest in Budapest
  10. Memento park and Chain bridge
  11. Last walk in old town of Budapest

Day 2, Walking in old town of Krakow:

Google Map over Krakow:


Old town of Krakow:

Today we have a whole day to just walking around in Krakow. Even this day the weather is fine, about 29 degrees Celsius, one more than yesterday.

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Today we must buy tickets for the train, from Krakow to Bratislava. We have to do that at the train station which is placed in Northern Krakow and we live in Southern Krakow.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

We took the tram which we had close to the hotel.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

At train station once again. It's behind this galleria which we walk through. The Polish name of the train station is Krakow Glowny.


Krakow Glowny:

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

We have to take four different trains to come to Bratislava. It will not be easy for us, no English signs where we could get information. The tickets didn't cost very much, 55 Euro each.

We enter the platform to have a look at the trains, as you see they are a bit old but very interesting, that's the way we wanted it.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

This is how an old train station shall look like. It's a time machine.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

We found a sign that told that this water tower was built 1925, used in earlier times to fill the steam locomotives with water.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

It will be very exiting to travel by train but there is still 3 days left in Krakow until we leave.

At Wikipedia you find more information about Krakow Glowny railway station:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Now we want to take a closer look at the main square, Rynek Glowny. We walk along some old streets to come to that place.


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Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Street SW. Tomasza.


Rynek Glowny:

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

This is the main square of Krakow, or Rynek Krakow. In front of us the old market hall.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

As on all squares you find doves, a lot of them. This square is one of the largest medieval squares in Europe.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

This day they had a musical festival, it could be the rock group Valtern that are playing here.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Street Szewska, ulica = street.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Inside the market hall, not food as you normally find, more like stores or shops.

At Wikipedia you find more information about the main square of Krakow:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

This is one of the beautiful horse driven carriages we have seen signs about. Really cool.


St. Mary's Basilica:

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

At one corner of the square we found this church, St. Mary's Basilica. Almost 800 hundred years old and it has a height of 80 meters.

At Wikipedia you find more information about St. Mary's Basilica:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Another artist that perform her song, she was good but don't have her name.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

After this walk at the square we took the tram back to the hotel.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Jump of the tram and follow street Augustianska, follow this tunnel and then turn right.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

From our room at the hotel we have this view, it's a hospital, Oddzia Kliniczny.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

After two hours of rest at the room we are out on the streets again.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

This time we want to see the river Wisla or Vistula in English.


River Wisla:

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

The road and railway legions of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge.

Here you find more information about the Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

The river Vistula flow all the way through Poland, 1047 km long.

At Wikipedia you find more information about the river Vistula:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Just a few weeks before we arrived to Krakow it had been a catastrophic situation here, the river flooded and damaged one of the bridges. Here you see how they have they have rescued the bridge that was swept away. You also see all the sand bags they used to block the flood and now left on the beach.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

On the other side of the river and behind these buildings the Oskar Schindler's factory is placed which is famous from the movie Schindler's List. Schindler saved thousands of mostly Polish-Jewish refugees.

At Krakow Wiki you find more information about the Schindler's factory:


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

It had been a hot day so it's much better now in the evening.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

One of the foundations to the broken bridge. It was the Father Bernatek's bridge and what I can see from photos today it's restored.


Jewish blocks:

Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

After we left the river we walked into the Jewish blocks, we pass through a lot of old factories blocks on the way.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Elektryczny Tramwal, it looks to be a garage for the trams.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

Street Waska.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

It's very exiting to walk at this place and see all the old factories.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

A sign tell us that we have come to the Jewish Heritage Route.


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010


Travel in Eastern Europe's cities: Krakow, Bratislava and Budapest, 2010

In the Jewish district we found a lot of restaurants, good because now we were hungry. It start to be late and after we had eaten we walk back to the hotel. It's not far from here, maybe 300 meters.

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