Not mit cucumber but, no way!
This Polish restaurant also served an interesting take on garlic butter to go with bread. It was dripping with black pepper and garlic cloves in it. I suspect that the garlic was lightly roasted as it was sweet and tender.
The outlook from the train wasn’t as picturesque as Czech Republic or even Germany. The countryside was nice but the buildings tended to be drab and many more of them than I expected were unkempt. There were also huge industrial chimneys spewing out smoke in a way that is no longer allowed further west. To be fair the outskirts of Krakow and some other places showed signs of recent prosperity
Krakow is very special. Particularly as far as old towns go. The wall is still up and the buildings are in great nick. Not as crowded as Prague, perhaps not quite as pretty but definitely as quaint. The square is the largest in Europe, 200 metres by 200 metres. There is a huge hall in the middle and a big tower off to one side of it.
Went to Polish Museum of Art which was quite impressive, then after lunch went to the castle. Krakow and Warsaw seem to have a bit of a Hobart/Launceston thing going on. As Warsaw is the current capital, I am going for Krakow.
Toured the state rooms of the castle and the private apartments this time. Quite interesting especially as there has been no king for ages. Lots of Gothic and Renaissance sections that haven't been baroqued. It is well preserved though I think and certainly up there with Prague's.
Cathedral in the castle
On the way out I left via the Dragon’s Cave. You go down the steps inside a round tower of the castle, to below ground level. There you enter a number of underground caves leading eventually to an exit by the river. Very Merlin.
Then on the way back through the Old Town I saw a fakir among then street performers. This one was hovering above his mat with only a walking stick to support him. 15 minutes later he was still there.
The fakir looks like you hovering over a pile of marking.
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