A daytime journey in a very old uncomfortable train took us to Krakow station where a sign with our name on it. was being held up. Yes! We had pre-booked a room for 2 nights in an old apartment which served us well as it was centrally located for seeing Krakow sights on foot. We explored a beautiful castle surrounded by historic buildings but also took a sobering walk around the old Jewish Quarter. Rain set in so we used our time to catch up on our blog, send em...

After a special time in Torun, on the Sunday afternoon we travelled the 3 hours to Warsaw in Justyna and Wojtek's car and they invited us to be their guests for the 2 nights we had planned to be in Warsaw. Warsaw is quite a beautiful city and we enjoyed walking many kilometres seeing the sights and catching the underground as well. At one time we just happened to be in a park where we were able to watch a special ceremony, to mark one of the uprisings in Pol...

Making travel friends along the way is part of the charm and joy of travel.We met Polish couple Justyna and Wotek in Guatemala in early March. At the time we had no firm plans to include Poland in our travels but it seemed a good idea now we knew someone there.While in Berlin we had arranged by e-mail to meet up in the historic city of Torun in the Polish countryside for the weekend with a plan for us to come back to Warsaw with them in their car.With much troubl...

Berlin and its history is astounding.While checking in to our hostel we renewed acquaintances with a couple we had met and had a drink with in Amsterdam.They told us they had been enjoying Berlin and that we should do a walking tour of the city. Proved to be the best advice.The walking tour was a marathon 5 hours and only cost 9 Euro each. The guide was passionate about his subject and was actually a Canadian of German descent, who spends his holidays being a tou...

On the bus at a reasonably civilized 8.00pm we travelled all day through France, Belgium (lunch stop in the gorgeous Brugge) and the Netherlands arriving in Amsterdam around 5.00pm. With Busabout we have a tour guide who tells us a little about the place we are arriving for example where to find cheap places to eat, how to use public transport, what sights are the best to see in a short time frame etc.We spent 3 days in Amsterdam in 1999 so this time we endeavor...