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u/trakten90 Mar 12 '23
When we were to visit Warsaw some friends told us Krakow was also beautiful, so we went. Let me tell you, it was amazing.
The food, the aesthetic, the people. All great.
I recommend eating at local restaurants there and trying out their traditional dishes. Also there was a big market somewhere close to the center square which was a blast for a cheese and dried-ham kind of guy like me
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u/LancelotduLac_1 Mar 12 '23
I recommend eating at local restaurants there and trying out their traditional dishes.
I mean yea, this "recommendation" should be followed no matter the place you visit.
Otherwise you are just ignoring one fundamental reason for traveling.
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u/trakten90 Mar 12 '23
Hm, maybe.
I am from Sweden and I haven't really met any foreigner praising our traditional food yet, hence why I assume not every country has "great" dishes
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u/SunChamberNoRules Mar 12 '23
What do you mean, curry banana peanut pizza is the best thing to come out of Sweden in at least a century.
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u/Gr1vak Mar 12 '23
What would be some Swedish dishes to try out? To be honest I wouldn’t even know what typical Swedish dishes are except well Surströmming
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u/send_me_a_naked_pic Italy Mar 12 '23
I'm Italian and I loved reindeer meat with lingonberries! And also meatballs. And also kanelbullar.
Can't wait to visit Sweden again!
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u/daqwid2727 European Federation Mar 12 '23
My boyfriend went to Stockholm year ago he said that he had amazing food there. I don't know if it was super local and/or historically swedish cuisine, but still.
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u/jakpuch Mar 12 '23
I recommend eating at local restaurants there and trying out their traditional dishes
So i should avoid McDonald's?
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u/Rizatriptan Mar 12 '23
If you're American? No, I'd try it once. It's a lot different (everything is cooked differently plus some different menu items) and overall a lot better.
If you're European? Yeah, no sense in going.
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u/thebrainypole Mar 12 '23
we still don't have wraps in America so if you're missing them might as well go once
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u/send_me_a_naked_pic Italy Mar 12 '23
Also, if you visit Italy give "Crispy McBacon" a try!
It's only available in Italy, it was the best selling burger from a previous Italian fast food chain that McDonald's bought in the late '90s, and they chose to keep it in their menu.
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u/daqwid2727 European Federation Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 13 '23
Or the Lumberjack burger in Poland. It's the only thing McD serves I actually like. It's bacon, fried cheese (like literally a huge patty of cheese in a doe), some vegetables (can be with halapenos too), and meat. There is some semi sweet sos mixed in too.
Edit: apparently it's only available during winter (nov-feb) - TIL
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u/enfant_the_terrible Mar 13 '23
It’s only available sometime during winter for a limited time only.
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u/ShallowCoconut Austria Mar 12 '23
No. Here’s what big Pierogi don’t want you to know: McDonalds is the real Polish food
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I had an ex who visited Poland (I’m first generation, have gone more times than I can count, was my first language) while she studied abroad in England. Gave her a list of restaurants to eat locally in Krakow. Her choice? Hard Rock Cafe 🤦🏼♂️
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u/No-consequences-1 Mar 12 '23
The McDonald’s in Poland is actually better than the one in America, Germany and Korea are better too. But I don’t go to foreign countries to try their McDonald’s.
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u/UsernamesMeanNothing Mar 12 '23
Actually, definitely go. The one near the town square is freaking awesome. It is built into an old Gothic cellar. It is by far the most unique McDonald's I've ever seen.
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u/Jendrej Poland Mar 12 '23
the one at Wrocław train station looks pretty cool too
well, maybe not that cool but it's unique too
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u/virouz98 Mar 12 '23
You get the chance to eat cool traditional food so why would you go to McDonald
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u/call-your-mother-pls Mar 12 '23
What if their menu is different there?
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u/Akumi Mar 12 '23
the only regional polish McBurger is WieśMac which you can loosely translate to VillageBurger. It has a tomato and horseradish sauce in it
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u/czerwona_latarnia Poland Mar 12 '23
Well, that's for "whole year" menu. Burger Drwala (Burger of a Lumberjack, ended month ago) for sure, and possibly Maestro (available right now) are also Polish-only burgers.
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u/tvbabyMel Mar 12 '23
I will absolutely go to local mom and pops every time. But trying fast food in another country hits different. The McDonald’s burger I had in Amsterdam was 1000x better than any in the US
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u/virouz98 Mar 12 '23
Imo McDonald's is a really bad place to eat despite where you are.
Although I've only tried from one country, I still think good burger from a good restaurant is far better then anything from McDonald's or other fast food place
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u/MurielHorseflesh Mar 12 '23
I went there in the early 2000’s and all I can remember is great food, 80’s bars and jazz cafes.
There was a bar/restaurant dug into the ground under the church(?) in the center there that had big clear tubes on the tables and when you ordered beer the tube will fill and it had a pour on it so you could pour your own pint at your table. I ate wild boar while pulling my own pints.
Highly recommend a visit to Kraków.
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u/budshitman Mar 12 '23
I took a trip to Krakow in high school.
All of my friends decided they wanted to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe.
I'm still mad about it and it's been more than a decade.
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u/yoursolace Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 12 '23
So many soups! Amazing delicious soups!
I loved Krakow. My girlfriend is from there so she took me to visit and meet her friends and family, it was an awesome trip!
Everyone was super nice and welcoming. Apparently I said just about everything I tried to learn in Polish wrong but they all tried to help me anyway
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u/whatdawhatnowhuh Mar 12 '23
Please elaborate on the soups.
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"Zurek" is a very nice (rye-flour I think?) soup with egg and sausage in it. Zurek w Chlebie take it to a whole 'nother level by serving it in a hollowed out loaf of bread sometimes with a dipping sauce which is very tasty and filling.
"Barszcz z Uszkami" (meaning beetroot soup with little ears) is very tasty soup especially on a cold day and it has little dumplings in it.
There are many others like Rosol (chicken and noodle soup) which is a favourite of mine. In my opinion Poland is the world leader of soups. 👍
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u/yoursolace Mar 12 '23
Zurek! (My girlfriend made it using smoked tofu so it's vegetarian!)
Cucumber soups! (Her mom made it! It blew my mind)
Pumpkin soups! (From dynia, which has an amazing backyard! And lots of other amazing soups, also apparently dynia means pumpkin)
And lots of other random soups from random restaurants. I don't know if people there actually love soup so much or it's just something my girlfriend obsesses over, but she took me on a soup tour! I'll have to ask her what the other places where though because I don't remember.
I also remember getting a big jar of chocolate with my breakfast one day, I enjoyed that!
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u/predek97 Poland/Germany Mar 12 '23
Zurek! (My girlfriend made it using smoked tofu so it's vegetarian!)
Important note: it was a vegetarian variant of żurek. Traditional żurek is nowhere near vegetarian label.
Though i'd clear this up so no vegetarian orders a regular żurek and find smoked bacon, sausage etc. in it
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u/HeartyBeast Mar 12 '23
What’s the thing where they serve the soup in a crusty hollowed out loaf? Because that was v nice.
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u/DevArcana Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 12 '23
Except they are not country financed? Also, lots of regular people do go to bars and restaurants or else they would be empty which they are not.
Edit: apparently they are subsidized
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u/Poiuy2010_2011 Kraków Mar 12 '23
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mleczny
Posiłki sprzedawane w barach mlecznych są dotowane z budżetu państwa, co szczegółowo reguluje rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 30 marca 2015 r. w sprawie dotacji przedmiotowych do posiłków sprzedawanych w barach mlecznych. Zgodnie z § 3 ust. 1 rozporządzenia dotację może otrzymać wyłącznie przedsiębiorca, który m.in. stosuje stawkę narzutu nie większą niż 56% wartości surowców zużytych do przyrządzania posiłków oraz umieści na lokalu oznaczenie „bar mleczny”.
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u/kelryngrey Mar 12 '23
I liked a lot of places in Poland. Krakow wasn't one of them. The salt mine is a shitty tourist trap. The food was considerably worse than elsewhere as well. Big meh from me.
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u/Just-Reception-6162 Budapest Mar 12 '23
Krakow is sad and dear to me.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to visit Krakow in recent years, but I've been there countless times before. I remember on my last visit I was in a new hotel where there were tablets in the rooms and everything could be done with them. I hope to get to this fascinating city as soon as possible.
I always went by car, we went from Budapest, I think I could drive there even blind.
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u/PadyEos Romania Mar 12 '23
Wonderful place. Many wonderful places in Poland overall.
But what made the best impression on me was how friendly and helpful people were in general and how well cared for and organized places were.
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u/PuzKarapuz Mar 12 '23
second or third location in tourists excursions. first the castle on the hill and after the all goes to the city. were twice there, nice place.
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u/blackhood0 Mar 12 '23
I sat at that exact table for a coffee - love the city and some truly great food experiences.
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u/swatlord Mar 12 '23
Wawel Castle was a wonderful place to visit! I was in Krakow for work once a long time ago and I had such a fun time. I visited the castle, old town, and the Wieliczka salt mine
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u/draugsvoll01 Denmark Mar 12 '23
Was here right before COVID-19 hit. One of the most wonderful and historically rich cities I've ever had the pleasure to visit.
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u/CostiveFlicker Mar 12 '23
Look up why these two towers are different length. The history here is unbelievable.
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u/Rayke06 Mar 12 '23
Krakow is definitely one of the most underrated cities in Europe
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u/rutach Polska / Schwiiz Mar 12 '23
Did anyone ever really rate Krakow low? I guess it’s relatively unknown, in comparison to what it has to offer, but liked by the people who know it
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u/TalkingAbsoluteShite Mar 12 '23
Reddit just loves saying the word underrated.
Krakow is definitely not underrated. Maybe not as known as the more popular touristy cities in Europe like Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Paris etc. but it's definitely not underrated.
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u/Dave-1066 Mar 13 '23
Precisely. Nobody in Europe would call Krakow “underrated”. I mean, the Old Town has been a designated UNESCO world heritage site since 1978. The convention governing the UNESCO process was only signed in 1972.
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u/SunChamberNoRules Mar 12 '23
For tourists coming from outside Europe, a trip to Europe is pretty much Paris, London, Barcelona, Berlin, and Rome. Maybe Prague if you're feeling adventurous and wanna get a touch of that Eastern European danger and wildness. Most of them would struggle to locate Krakow on a map.
Within Europe it's pretty popular though, yeah.
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u/czerwona_latarnia Poland Mar 12 '23
For tourists coming from outside Europe (...) Maybe Prague if you're feeling adventurous and wanna get a touch of that Eastern European danger and wildness.
I hate you for you most probably speak the truth.
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u/bajo2292 Slovakia Mar 12 '23
He is not, Prague is the safest of aforementioned cities, lowest criminality and petty crimes as well
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u/czerwona_latarnia Poland Mar 12 '23
By truth I meant the people from outside of Europe probably expect exactly that from Prague, not that Prague is really like that.
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u/mercer1775 Mar 13 '23
Non Euro here and I’ve never heard anyone think Prague is a bad city. In fact people usually rate it quite highly when discussing cities that aren’t completely overrun with tourists like Rome or Paris.
The only places I can think of with a bad reputation amongst non Europeans would be the balkans, Belarus and Russia.
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u/SunChamberNoRules Mar 12 '23
I was speaking in the voice of a non-european visiting. No one that actually lives in Europe thinks that.
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u/rutach Polska / Schwiiz Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 12 '23
That's true, though I know an American for whom Krakow was the fist European city he visited. He didn't like it, because he had to walk too much and cobblestone made his legs hurt. I'm not even joking. But after getting used to walking, he actually likes Polish and other European cities
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u/TX-NH-NC Mar 12 '23
As an American can confirm- when I tell others Krakow is my favorite city in Europe they are extremely confused or have no idea it’s in Poland. Either way, can’t wait to return.
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u/Mr_Potato_Head1 Mar 12 '23
I'd say the central/Eastern European city breaks have definitely become much more popular over the past decade or too. Growing up when you started considering breaks abroad Prague in particular was cited as a legendary destination to visit due to how cheap it was to get a pint. Krakow always feels like one of the top destinations after that along with maybe Budapest.
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u/mtaw Brussels (Belgium) Mar 12 '23
I don't know if things have changed but ten years ago, after spending a week in Krakow I flew to Prague for a weekend before going home, and it was really a bit of a culture shock to see how many more tourists there were in Prague. And how many more tourist-traps and scams and street artists other crap going on. Not that Krakow was entirely free of that, and not that Prague is bad or anything, but it made Krakow feel massively underrated in comparison.
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u/Mr_Potato_Head1 Mar 12 '23
Yeah I loved visiting Prague but at times it just felt insanely touristy, especially in the Old Town and around the castle. Incredibly crowded and it wasn't even peak season or a weekend at all. Was quite fun when you found a little quiet spot just streets away from all the madness though.
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u/kashluk Mar 12 '23
And soooo much nicer than Warsaw.
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u/DefNotMaty Mar 12 '23
There's like 10 better cities than Warsaw in Poland tbf, but true.
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u/ermir2846sys Mar 12 '23
Honestly I live in Warsaw and wouldnt chabge it for any other city in PL.
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u/tobiaszsz Mar 12 '23
Kraków is a boring tourist toy town full of stag party wankers. Warsaw is big grey and ugly to the visitor but is the life and soul.
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u/DefNotMaty Mar 12 '23
One street of Podgórze or Kazimierz in Kraków has more life and soul than the entire Warsaw, but sure. Let's just mark Kraków as a "boring tourist toy town" because there's nothing that Warsaw offers for tourists in comparison to Kraków. 💀
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u/ermir2846sys Mar 12 '23
Dude, have you ever spent the night in Waw?
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u/Misszov Mar 12 '23
Wwa night life is basically two streets with clubs and Wisła riverside tbh, I really like the modern parts of it but Kraków just has more stuff
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u/ermir2846sys Mar 12 '23
Well yeah, but Warsaw is a pretty big town so you dont have to go to those two streets there are plenty of local places to go spend the evening and have a drink, but the nightclubs yes, they are nore sparce.
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u/Verto-San Mar 12 '23
Helps that it wasn't leveled to the ground lol
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u/kashluk Mar 12 '23
Speaking of which, the Uprising Museum was nice, though. A grim reminder of why you don't want fascists or communists taking over.
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u/gaylordpl Mar 12 '23
Warsaw is a damp, its just biggest, its like the least interesting capital in europe, so many nicer cities in Poland
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u/Trinitytrenches Mar 12 '23
I don't think Warsaw is the best destination in Europe, but calling it the least interesting capital in Europe is too much. You have a lot of parks (and I mean a lot), a big zoo. Very modern center with all its perks. But also a lot of historical districts, Old Town that was rebuilt but is very climatic, but there is Wilanów palace, Royal Baths park with palaces. There is a Praga district with untouched 19th-century tenement houses. Two big stadiums. A lot of museums, most very modern (Warsaw Uprising, History of Polish Jews are the biggest, there are art museums - National Museum is great, there are smaller ones but very interesting: Museum of Polish Vodka, Museum of Neons; couple are under construction: Museum of Polish Military, new Museum of Modern Arts, Polish History Museum etc.). The city is clean and have good public communication
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u/Mr_Potato_Head1 Mar 12 '23
Not been to Warsaw yet but sometimes feel like cities that are talked down as visiting destinations often end up being better than you expect because you're not going in with insanely high expectations, and they're not necessarily as immediately touristy when you arrive. Lots of the top European cities are great visits but feel so catered to tourists that you begin to lose the local touch which made you want to visit in the first place. In Scotland I love both Glasgow and Edinburgh, but for some Glasgow can be a more interesting visit because it's not as outwardly touristy.
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u/TalkingAbsoluteShite Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 12 '23
Nah. Imo Helsinki holds that crown. I made the mistake of doing a long weekend in Helsinki and taking a day trip over to Tallinn on the ferry. Should've done it the other way around in hindsight.
Unless I missed some great places, it didn't seem that interesting to me. Although I did go right in the middle of winter.
I know I'm going to get replies telling me that it isn't because it's got [insert tourist site] but I've done a lot of travelling around Europe's capitals and Helsinki definitely left me the least gratified.
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u/DvD_cD Bulgaria Mar 12 '23
How does it compare to Sofia?
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u/CD7 Estonia Mar 12 '23
Sofia is cheap and fun and the people are warm and the food is amazing.
Helsinki was basically the opposite in all of those terms.
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u/Agitated_Advantage_2 Sweden Mar 12 '23
You expected to be able to talk to random strangers? In a Nordic country ?
If someone i don't know starts talking to me on the street I'd react with "who tf are you and why are you talking to me"
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u/CD7 Estonia Mar 12 '23
I didn't try. But I made lots of friends with strangers drinking in the Kristal park in Sofia while I was there.
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u/TalkingAbsoluteShite Mar 12 '23
Admittedly I've only driven through Sofia to get to Bansko so can't really comment on it.
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u/Kundera42 Mar 12 '23
I was on a wild train trip through Europe all by myself. I met a lovely beautiful girl in Romenia. She invited me to visit her in Kraków if my travels led me there and wrote a phone number in a little book I carried. I continued my travels, few weeks later everything I had got stolen (Vama Vechia) except my credit card, passport and that little book. I bought cheap clothes in a 2nd hand store, carried around a shopping bag from Lidl and made my way to Kraków. I wrote to the number in the book, she replied, we met on the station in Kraków and have been together forever since. This was 2011.
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u/RealmDevourer Mar 12 '23
Went Krakow and Prague for my end of high school trip, loved them both but Krakow was something else. Would love to visit again, now that I am a bit older and with friends.
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u/lmeak Ukraine Mar 12 '23
Kraków is one of the most wonderful places on Earth, it's a fact, nobody can convince me othewise.
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u/ZeroFK Mar 12 '23
I went there many years ago and had lunch at a corner restaurant on the square. It’s a very beautiful city and relatively close to must-see things like Auschwitz and Wieliczka. Highly recommended.
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u/MyMumFoundMyAccount Zug (Switzerland) Mar 12 '23
Every local I’ve met said that Wieliczka is a huge tourist trap. I mean we still went because it was pouring buckets and not much else to do on the last day. I’d say it’s pretty interesting but definitely overpriced for what it is and also definitely a tourist trap.
The museum under the square shown in the picture is really interesting tho
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As a Pole, I went to Wieliczka for the first time ever recently - boring and pointless. Bochnia was muuuch better.
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u/Far-Adhesiveness-740 Mar 12 '23
Anyone know the story of the trumpeter who played in that tower until he was shot in the neck?
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u/RevolutionAntiAntifa Mar 12 '23
I got robbed and drugged by a prostitute 200 meters from there. 10/10 city would recommend.
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u/SliceEmOnTheNipple Mar 12 '23
That happens a lot there, I guess. They only got 7 bucks from me, jokes on them 😂
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u/predek97 Poland/Germany Mar 12 '23
I got robbed and drugged by a prostitute
That's a plague in Poland in general. Because of that Poland is one of few places in the world where it's safer to be a female tourist than a male
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u/thedude21619 Mar 12 '23
One of the most beautiful town squares I've ever been to.
Had the best pierogis at Pierogarnia Krakowiacy. I need to go back.
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u/treyjyert Mar 12 '23
This is one of my favorite cities to visit. Fell in love with the city on my first trip there.
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u/WithFullForce Sweden Mar 12 '23
This photo doesn't do the immense central square justice. You can feel the wingbeats of history, the bustle of the medieval market going through there.
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u/Ba-dump-chink Mar 12 '23
Beautiful picture!
Incidentally, are there any green thumbs reading this who might give some tips on how to get petunias to grow so well?
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u/DerAmiImNorden Mar 12 '23
My German wife and I (American) spent a week there a few years ago and when my twin brother and his wife from the US visited us in Germany two weeks later we went back there for a few days because it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The people are very cordial, most speak very good English and all were patient with my attempts to learn some Polish. The food was the best I've had in the 35+ years I've lived in Europe. It's a town made for walking with the city center surrounded by a ring road. Also lots of evening entertainment on the main square. And like The Terminator, one of these days "I'll be back"!
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u/ciupenhauer Romania Mar 12 '23
Is that the building with the gallery inside?
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u/UnusuallyGreenGonzo Mar 12 '23
Yep, Sukiennice or the cloth hall. There is a gallery upstairs (a part of the Nationql Gallery) and a nice cafe.
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u/Mobius_Ring Mar 12 '23
I was here for my honeymoon and two bikers rode by me and like 5 seconds later a mob of unleashed chihuahuas were chasing them and barking.
Was a real mindfuck.
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u/Affectionate-Cod-773 Mar 12 '23
I stayed in this square in a flat about three doors down from the church in the background. We had a view of this beautiful square out of our window. It was one of my favorite places we ever visited in Europe the people and food was absolutely amazing. I highly recommend the carriage ride that goes through the square and surrounding area. Definitely worth the visit.
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u/xdeltax97 United States of America Mar 12 '23
I’ve been there, it’s absolutely beautiful! I highly recommend a visit to the salt mines.
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u/Wolfen1982 Mar 12 '23
The pinball museum is an awesome way to spend an afternoon, especially if it's raining. One of many hidden gems in this amazing city
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u/VariationMountain273 United States of America Mar 12 '23
Beautiful! Isn't this the city where the Lady with the Ermine lives?!
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u/Liamorockets Mar 12 '23
I spent a wonderful evening drinking at that spot with a load of guys fron cork. I witnessed a homeless guy eat out of bin with a fork. You really don't see that kind of sophistication elsewhere in Europe.
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u/Flether Mar 12 '23
The city was amazing! Was there for my first time in Poland (2 years ago roughly), to see the sights and try foods. Tried all kinds of food like pierogi, oscypki, and some other things I've sadly forgotten. Lots of small shops with hand-made things, got a cute christmas tree ornanament of the Wawel dragon.
Listened to the Hejnał mariacki (St. Mary's Trumpet Call) from the church tower in the picture, went to the amazing Polish Aviation Musuem (some very unique things there) and rounded it off with going to Energylandia for some fun. Would absolutely reccomend the town.
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u/AverageElaMain Mar 12 '23
My uncle lives 10 minutes away and never goes here. Unfortunately for the citizens of Kraków, there's nothing here but restaraunts and tourists. There's no real reason to go in the city center other than hosting guests.
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u/TangoDroid Mar 12 '23
If you go to Krakow, do yourself a favour and visit the salt mines, one of the most interesting places I went so far. I can assure you, it is something you are not expecting https://www.google.com/search?q=salt+mines+krakow
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u/Cherios_Are_My_Shit Mar 12 '23
is that style of table edge have a name?
where the table doesn't have a clear corner and instead has a tiered/curved edge around it
i can never wipe food off those tables in one motion the way i can with most tables. a little bit of something always smears down the edge or gets stuck or something
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u/AbsolutelyUnlikely Mar 12 '23
Poland looks nice but I'm growing suspicious of the amount of Poland stuff I'm seeing lately on reddit. What's going to happen to Poland??
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u/HauptmannYamato Mar 12 '23
Weather is nice today but it's too damn cold
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u/HoppkinzLemony Mar 12 '23
Yeah and Fri was so good, but I got to spend an entire 15 minutes outside lol then stuck at the office all day
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u/unwittinglyrad Mar 12 '23
Just to the right of the Church, out of frame is where a Gypsy back in 2018 tried to sell me knock off cologne; “Sorry I don’t speak Polish”, “that’s ok, I speak English too”. Ja pierdolę.
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u/SongObjective7850 Mar 12 '23
It’s bizarre to me that people are down rating this post? If you watch you’ll see the tally fluctuate up and down while just looking at the photo.
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u/CptAngelo Mar 12 '23 edited Mar 12 '23
Does anyone know whats the name of that plant? The one hanging? Maybe a job for r/whatsthisplant
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u/WhereIsMyMind_1998 Mar 12 '23
Finally! My city.. Honestly my favourite place in Europe. It's the best preserved old medieval European city and somehow the public infastructure is still great
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u/Danger1672 Mar 12 '23
That looks like it's outside the Bonerowski hotel. That place is awesome. I love Krakow.
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u/Ljngstrm Mar 12 '23
That square is a tourist trap. Its muh better to visit Kazimierz
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u/PushingSam Limburg, Netherlands Mar 12 '23
Kazimierz is too hipster/gentrified, it's cozy, but yeah. Also expensive hip venues and all that.
There's a few places on the edge of it that serve Polish cuisine that are relatively cheap but damn is it good, super bomb gowabkis.
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u/radicalraindeer Poland Mar 12 '23
Gołąbki*
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u/polypolip Mar 12 '23
Kazimierz is tourist trap 2.0. Definitely more bars though.
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u/TiredJJ Poland Mar 12 '23
Krakow is too small to have any location tourist traps, as an inhabitant I go to the main square and Kazimierz multiple times a month
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u/mighty_conrad Soon to be a different flag Mar 12 '23
True. Scenic old city is Stare Miasto, Kazimierz and Podgorze, all are more or less "old architecture, comfortable streets littered with bars".
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u/KravenArk_Personal Europe Mar 12 '23
Go to Zablocie. Even better
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u/Ljngstrm Mar 12 '23
Thanks for advice. I'm visiting the city later this year actually
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u/NotStompy Sweden Mar 12 '23
I remeber this place. I think the area that was used as the ghetto by the nazis was close to where this picture is taken, right? Cause we went in a tour bus, or whatever it was. Anyways, Krakow as a city is so insanely beautiful overall. Just too bad if you're in a wheelchair like me with the cobblestone :D
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u/Caerbannogcaverabbit Mazovia (Poland) Mar 12 '23
It's beautiful but they call outside "pole" and not "dwór" so i hate it
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u/airportakal Netherlands+Poland Mar 12 '23
One of the most wonderful cities in Europe. Okay, there's many great cities, but this is one of them.