Thursday, July 14, 2005

More Krakow

While Gretchen has had most of the fun this week, from what little I've seen, I have to agree that Krakow is definitely worth a visit--I would actually put it above Prague if I had to choose. Tomorrow I finish work and Gretchen finishes sightseeing, then it's back to Basel. We haven't taken a ton of pictures, but here are some scenes from around town:

The Market Square, which is enormous (supposedly 10 acres) and beautiful, even in the rain:



One of the twelve apostles in front of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul:



A riot of color in the interior of the Church of St. Mary (I'm convinced you'd be hard-pressed to find a more Catholic country than Poland):



Wawel Hill with a looming thunderstorm as backdrop:




A new friend admires my man-purse at Chlopskie Jadlo:



And finally, we prepare to eat lard (the one on the left):