I really loved Krakow, it seemed like such a livable city with lots of small parks and trees, plenty of old and beautiful buildings, some busy sidewalk cafes, and just a generally fun atmosphere.
Unfortunately there was no time to try to look up relatives of my great-grandparents; all I had were a couple of names, and I didn't have that until a couple of days before I was there. But maybe that's a good excuse to go back!
Here are just a few photos, and more are online here.
1) The view from my room (of a guitar-playing hippie, a McDonald's, and a historic stone gate):
2) The textile market, which reminded me on the inside of Istanbul's spice market:
3) Poles seem to love flowers. Reminded me a bit of the Romanians. Maybe it's a post-Communist thing?
4) The castle (many more photos of it on the Kodak site):
5) My hosts, Kate and her boyfriend Mikolaj:
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