I chose the Puro hotel in Kraków, Poland only because of its location: it is directly opposite of the main railway station and therefore really easy to find. When checking in I was pretty surprised because it had nothing in common with the mostly shabby hotels found close to German railway stations.
The hotel is a nicely designed boutique hotel that plays with technology: you can sit in the lounge and watch TV or surf the internet on installed tablets. When being at your room you can control light, heating and television with a tablet. A place to feel absolutely at home! In the basement there is a small car park and in the lobby you can get hot drinks for free (which is an awesome idea during cold Polish autumn).
Autumn is road trip time! And after looking on a map of Poland there was only one spot left, I haven't visited in the past: Kraków. And as I have not been to Praha during the last 15 years I decided to cross the entire Czech Republic with stops in…
Kraków, Poland is a wonderful medieval city that survived the centuries without being destroyed or harmed. That is why it has a very unique atmosphere and style. It was until 1596 the capital of the kingdom of Poland and most Polish kings are buried within the cathedral of Kraków. Here…
There are many old mines that can be visited in Germany, especially in the Harz mountains. But the salt mine in Wieliczka close to Kraków, Poland stands out in different dimensions. At first the vast size has to be named; it is somehow like a city under the earth -…
