I would lay there tossing and turning all night. The noise from outside was so incredibly loud that earplugs and putting my head under the pillow simply did not work. I tried sleeping in the lounge of the hostel and the worker came to wake me up and tell me I couldn’t be there. We got into a mini-argument about how helpless we all are from the noise situation. The plan was to take the train to Jozefow the next day. I wanted to be well-rested and alert. I was pretty nervous about the whole thing. I wasn’t even sure Jozefow had a train station…
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Lublin
I wanted to see Lublin before I left Poland. I needed to go back to Warsaw, to something familiar, to regroup after my experiences in Krakow. The weekend in Warsaw, now my second time in Warsaw, was uneventful. It’s an easy city to navigate. I know where to eat and where to chill. I know that the bar and dance club scene kinda sucks on weekends. I know the drivers are crazy aggressive. I booked my train to Lublin and my hostel there.
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Krakow
Arriving in Kraków, the friendly girl at the hostel let me sleep in an empty bed after I told her I was on the overnight bus. I had noticed that Kraków was already beautiful even though I hadn’t entered the old city yet. The fortifications were surrounded by a beautiful green ribbon of parkland with small ponds and fountains and mounds with plenty of benches for contemplation. I had also noticed a giant sign advertising Auschwitz tours at the checkin desk…
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Prague
Prague is beautiful and historic. The history is quite tragic. You would not know it from the way it looks. Unfortunately, in recent years, it has become a destination for bachelor and bachelorette parties from all over Europe. Thanks to the discount airlines, groups of 20-30 friends descend upon the old town of Prague, arguably the most beautiful part, and ransack it nightly…
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I used Torun as a transfer point between Gdansk and Wroclaw. I did not want to spend all day on a train and Lonely Planet recommended Torun on its Poland itinerary. I arrived in the bus station on a rather gloomy late afternoon. I would be staying in the hostel located, incredibly, in the train station…
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