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Originally Posted by EfromPegTown
I was the one that mentioned Auschwitz, very somber day, but I’m glad I did it.
I really enjoyed Krakow, I’ve never been anywhere else in Poland, and while there were a few touristy parts, I really enjoyed the big town square, the food was really good, and beer everywhere we went was great.
We also did a tour of the Salt Mine about 20mins out of Krakow which was pretty cool, it’s 1000years old or something.
Totally forgot the salt mines! What a crazy place and definitely worth seeing.
Everyone else seems to like Krakow, I'll concede I probably just did it wrong.
The whole thing about Warsaw being totally rebuilt post-WWII, with few historic structures, was one thing I oddly appreciated about it. In a way, that's kind of historic itself -- it's tough to be in Warsaw without thinking about all the terrible things that have happened there.
To clarify about what I meant by "adventurous", I mostly just meant getting as far away from my own culture (American) as possible. A place like Prague is great but the cafe menus, preponderance of English, remind me of home. Not that that's a bad thing, but looking for places to push my boundaries (while still being a quick flight from London).