Saturday, April 20, 2013

Day 16: Krakow, Poland

Poland, land of potato pancakes, pierogies and... well let's be honest... food reigns king in the Bowers' hearts. Speaking of kings! We visited Wawel Castle today - state rooms, ancient treasures, DaVinci's "Lady with an Ermine," royal tombs of nearly all of Poland's rulers, and (of course) a stunning cathedral. Almost five hours of walk, stand, repeat. We're on what you might call the "walking and pierogi" plan.

For lunch, we searched out a restaurant that serves a more avant-garde fare of pierogi. Having tried multiple pierogi thus far, I believe we have all agreed that my cousin Katherine's homemade ones are still our favorite. Plus, hers are fried and they boil them here. All the Americans together now - bring on the butter!

The evening was spent wandering the Old Town square. We visited St. Mary's Basilica and heard the St. Mary's bugler. He plays every hour on the hour, cutting short his last note in honor of the bugler who was (supposedly) killed right through the jugular while warning the city of siege.







2 comments:

  1. These castle pictures are awesome! And the Peace Wall shot -such a great pic of the SuperTwins=)
    But we really need an update on the dress withdrawal.. Are we talking shakes and night sweats or rashes and hives.

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    1. Haha, let's just say it was intense and I started staring at any dress that walked by me. Same happened with scarves towards the end of the trip. :)

      For whatever reason, we're not able to comment on the blog through the mobile app, so this is a tad delayed. Thankfully, the withdrawal has been tamed and it won't be a problem in Singapore. :)

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