Dates: October 14th to 18th, 2006
Mom and Dad were on a trip to central Europe (Budapest, Prague and Vienna) so we decided to meet up with them in Poland for a fews days together touring the country.
The plan was to fly into Warsaw on Saturday morning, then drive to Krakow on Monday, and then fly back to Paris on Wednesday. Unfortunately, things got off to a tough start on Saturday. For one reason or another, our alarm clock didn't go off on Saturday morning, so we completely missed our flight to Warsaw. Normally, this wouldn't be a terribly big deal, but we had booked our tickets with a low-cost airline (Wizzair) so we knew that there would be no help in trying to rebook us on another flight later in the day (in fact, I don't think they fly between Paris and Warsaw more than once a day). I figured the only way we would get a decent flight on the same day would be though Air France. After a number of calls, one incorrect booking in French (from Warsaw to Paris) and a near-heart-attack at the 800 euro/ticket cost, I finally managed to get us a flight to Warsaw later in the day using my Air France points.
We arrived in Warsaw on Saturday afternoon and checked into our hotel (the Radisson). The hotel clerk managed to upsell us to an executive suite, which came in handy the next day when it started raining. The hotel was fantastic; in fact, so good that Nadya and I decided to just spend the next few hours in the hotel while we waited for my parents to arrive on a later flight.
Sunday
Old town
Uprising Museum
Best Pirogie Restaurant
Monday
Drive to Black Madonna
Auschwitz
Krakow - dinner in Old town square
Tuesday
Old town and Wawel Hill
Salt mine
Dinner at hotel
On Wednesday morning, we had a quick breakfast very early in the morning with Mom and Dad. They had an earlier flight than us so we said our goodbyes and then went to the airport a few hours later
Some of my thoughts from abroad. You can also have a look at my photos from abroad.
