Krakow + Antwerp Trip Day 1 (19 Apr 08)

I shall proceed to blog about the overseas trips i had in Delft since now i am more free now after handing in the interim report.

It was 2 weeks after our 3rd quarter exams in Delft and we were eager to travel outside of Netherlands. We took the train to Eindhoven as we were departing from Eindhoven airport. The ride took us 1.5 hrs and we took airport bus 401 to get to the airport from the train station.

At the Eindhoven train station

At Eindhoven airport

We were early and waited for some time before boarding. While boarding, we talked to a fellow Singaporean who took the same flight as us who lived in Katowice. We all were headed to Katowice Airport but we were not touring Katowice but touring Krakow instead.

Wizz Air

A brief description of Krakow (extracted from Wikitravel) is as follows. The city of Kraków is the capital city of the Malopolskie (Lesser Poland or Little Poland) province in the southern region of Poland. It covers both banks of the Wisla river (or Vistula) river. Uplands region at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. It is Poland's third largest city, with a population of 756,000 in 2007 (1.4 million after including surrounding communities).

I was drawn to Krakow mainly because of Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz and i blogged about intending to go Krakow in Oct 2007 post.

At Katowice Airport

I had booked the airport bus from Katowice to Krakow for the 5 of us and we took the 2 hr bus ride to Krakow. Being the chief navigator as usual, i was a little disorientated stepping out from the bus station (probably due to the weather coz it was rainy and dull). Thankfully, a helpful local Polish came forward to guide us to the Old City. We passed through the modern Galleria Krakowska, a shopping center on the way there.

Shopping Center: Galleria Krakowska

Rynek Główny (Main Marketplace)

Main Market Square in Kraków is the main square of the Old Town, Kraków, Poland. It dates back to the 13th century and – it is the largest (200 by 200 meter square) medieval town square in Europe.

Arriving at Atlantis Hostel to unload our baggages

We then headed back out for dinner and to change currency to Polish Zloty.

Horse Carriage

Modern Shopping Center

Having dinner