Pic of the Day: July 25
The star of the show here is Żubrówka, or Bison Grass Vodka. Banned in the US for containing the allegedly toxic compound coumarin, we were …
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24 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 24
Pic of the Day: July 24
We toured the ancient heart of Poland’s oldest university, the Collegium Maius of Jagiellonian University. Founded in 1364, their students and faculty have made a …
21 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 21
Pic of the Day: July 21
As I’m discovering, Krakow is quite the hotbed for tech startups. The IT talent pool here is huge–not too surprising, with almost 200,000 university students …
19 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 19
Pic of the Day: July 19
Part of the Czartoryski Museum is built into the city walls of Krakow. Being skilled at visiting museums on their free days, we went without …
17 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 17
Pic of the Day: July 17
What better way to memorialize Polish (and American Revolutionary War) hero Tadeusz Kościuszko than with a 35 meter high mound built by grateful volunteers? Kościuszko, …
16 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 16
Pic of the Day: July 16
We counted the number of bars on our block last night: 6. And that doesn’t include this famous Kazimierz bar, Singer, two blocks away. Kraków …
15 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 15
Pic of the Day: July 15
Which American revolutionary war hero might this Kraków street be named after? Null points for guessing correctly. Compared to many other travel destinations, there feels like …
14 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 14
Pic of the Day: July 14
We spent all day at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi extermination camps. Basically no one (147 out of 1.1 million) was able to escape …
08 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 8
Pic of the Day: July 8
Our new favorite neighborhood restaurant for the Polish classics is pictured here, U Doroty. The portion size of one of their special dishes, conveniently named …
04 Jul
Pic of the Day: July 4
Pic of the Day: July 4
The final concert of the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival claims to be the largest Jewish music event in the world. As you can see, it’s …
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