Krakow: Mildly Offensive since 1945!

We arrived in Krakow, Poland last night after what seemed like a 4 hour drive. I say it seemed like a 4 hour drive, because it should have been a 2 hour drive. I woke up from a nap to discover that we had apparently taken a wrong turn somewhere, and we're were now on some back-country roads in the middle of nowhere....in Poland.

^$%&^%!!!


Not to worry though, after stopping at a gas station to buy a map (and talk to an equally confused gas station attendant who spoke only Polish), we were back on the road and back on track. I got my first experience driving in Poland, which I suppose was as monumentous as say...driving on I-275 in Detroit. We arrived late last night so didn't really go out and see the city.

Today was adventure day, and I was pretty stoked. We made a trip down to the Old Town Center first. Very beautiful. Old churches. Old buildings. Old people. Just your typical European city. Krakow sort of reminds me of a 50 year old retired meth-abusing SuperModel. You can see it still has some beauty, and a long time ago it was probably extremely beautiful. But it also looks as if it's been put through the ringer a few times (and in this case, by the Commies)

Regardless, it is a wonderful city. After checking that out, we drove through the Jewish Quarter (and past Liam Nees...I mean Oskar Schindler's factory), before walking around the Wawot Castle as the sunset. Again, another fantastic structure which gave a great view of much of the rest of the city.

All in all a great day. And a great start to our little trip to the land of Golash and Lech Walesa. On a side note, I will probably never figure out this damn language. Everything seems to end in an 'e', 'y' or an 'i'. I saw a sign for computer repair with the words "komputery" written in big letters on the window. It is even harder trying to comprehend the language on the radio, although after every 5 minutes of talking, they seem to continuously play Lady GaGa music.

That's all for now.

Cheers.

*ON a side note, you may be wondering what makes Krakow "mildy offensive" as my title suggests. I have a picture from a tour guide brochure which I need to upload (and have to dedicate a short post to). Regardless, you will know what I'm talking about once you see the picture.