Weekend Plans, Not.
Well, my weekend plans did not go as planned. I mentioned a few days ago or more that I wanted to do a handful of things on the weekend here in Krakow, Poland.
Saturday, I was able to walk up the 228 or so steps of the Wieza Mariacka (St. Mary's Church). It was very impressive and the walk up took the breath out of me as I am not in tip top shape. You can see almost all of Krakow, Poland from the top and as you can see from some of the photos. I would highly recommend paying the 5 Zloty to check this out. For those not familiar with Wieza Mariacka, there is a man that stays up at the top and plays a tune on his horn every hour on the hour. I got my picture taken with him and paid 2 Zloty for an autographed postcard. Very cool. The next stop on my trip was not as impressive, it was almost a downer.
I figured since the the Wieza Mariacka was so impressive, the Miasta Krakowa (clock tower) would also be as impressive. Well, I was very wrong. The cost was 5 Zloty and 10 Zloty to take photos. The view was terrible as the windows had were not open to view the city ad were covered in dirt grime and bird poop. It is was called a Museum, but had no historical value inside it. The best view of this structure is definitely from the outside.
Another disappointing 5 Zloty expense was the Barbican. It is another great structure viewed from the ouside and for free. It is nothing but a tunnel that goes all through the inside and a big area in the middle, which can be seen from the outside.
After taking in these 3 sites I ventured on foot to almost all of the city of Krakow, Poland. You can go to the following link to see photos from the day. My Flickr Photo Album
Saturday, I was able to walk up the 228 or so steps of the Wieza Mariacka (St. Mary's Church). It was very impressive and the walk up took the breath out of me as I am not in tip top shape. You can see almost all of Krakow, Poland from the top and as you can see from some of the photos. I would highly recommend paying the 5 Zloty to check this out. For those not familiar with Wieza Mariacka, there is a man that stays up at the top and plays a tune on his horn every hour on the hour. I got my picture taken with him and paid 2 Zloty for an autographed postcard. Very cool. The next stop on my trip was not as impressive, it was almost a downer.
I figured since the the Wieza Mariacka was so impressive, the Miasta Krakowa (clock tower) would also be as impressive. Well, I was very wrong. The cost was 5 Zloty and 10 Zloty to take photos. The view was terrible as the windows had were not open to view the city ad were covered in dirt grime and bird poop. It is was called a Museum, but had no historical value inside it. The best view of this structure is definitely from the outside.
Another disappointing 5 Zloty expense was the Barbican. It is another great structure viewed from the ouside and for free. It is nothing but a tunnel that goes all through the inside and a big area in the middle, which can be seen from the outside.
After taking in these 3 sites I ventured on foot to almost all of the city of Krakow, Poland. You can go to the following link to see photos from the day. My Flickr Photo Album
posted by Tulio Bertorini at 3:19 PM
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