Krakow...moist and cultured

Arrived in Poland to find that Marie Curie, Pope John Paul II and Chopin all bezzed here for a bit apparently so we are in the good company we are so well accustomed to! We are well settled in to the palace that is the Jump Inn hostel, which incidently is not what we will be doing on the beds as they are so damned creaky...otherwise a very nice establishment. Already developing a taste for Zebrowska vodka (which comes with a free blade of grass what a bargain!)- think this could prove dangerous as we have 100 steps to climb every time we want to go back to our room. Saw some flying things that looked like bats and got rather concerned that they were vampire bats on their way to Trannsylvania, that was until we remembered that they only go for virgins so I think we might be safe on that note!!

Today we kicked off the tour of the Irish bars of Europe (we are British after all), befriended Jim the Kosovan kebab man, visited the Jewish quarter (survey of big Jewish noses began) and a few synagogues to boot, looked around some impressive churches. Have visited so many religious buildings we could actually be in line to be the next Pope (obviously disregarding the vampire issue, being female and come to think of it the visiting of Jewish institutions)... never mind I don't really think that was top of either of our career aspirations lists anyway.

So far all is good, we are learning Polish manners and becoming all round refined and cultured ladies...for the moment anyway, the vodka is coming out shortly (what-it's a major part of Polish national culture!!!). Hopefully the sunshine will do the same :-)

Auschwitz tomorrow...