Lovely Cracow

We had a very looooong day today in Cracow, a beautiful city and one of my favorites.

The weather could not have been more beautiful these past days...warm sunny days and mild nights...just a few raindrops. We began our day having breakfast outdoors on the square.

It was lovely to have Karen Varian's cousin, Anatoly with us for the day. He traveled here from Northern Poland, although he is originally from Ukraine.

We then met our tour guide Monika. She was very knowledgeable about the city and even after being here several times I learned some new things. Below are some photos of our tour. Pardon the fact that they are all out of order...it's almost midnight and the photos are not cooperating being moved.

The lovely horse and carriages that are all over Cracow

Randy "digging in" to our dinner

At the famous Eros scuplture in the center square

The beautiful altar the nuns open at St. Mary's Church 

Our guide, Monika, showing us a replica of the Wawel Castle and grounds

The beautiful stained glass windows in St. Mary's

The famous dragon of Wawel Castle

Close up of the altar at St Mary's

Lunch at Camelot Cafe in the shadow of many paintings by the famous Rusyn artist Nikifor

Penny is studying the castle model most intently

The oldest street in Cracow

Deb's new bike

The castle grounds

More photos of the castle

Fascinating chandelier in one of the bars

Randy being...well Randy

The castle courtyard

Tomorrow we head out early to Slovakia. It will be a rest day for us  at the lovely resort in the Tatra Mountains. Then we are off to Bratislava making a few stops along the way. After another walking tour of Bratislava we will finally be headed to our villages...saving the best for last!!!