I fancy going there. I loved Poland and the people, great place. And to the original OP my son and I went. He was 20 at the time and can supp. A top meal with steak and beer would cost 40 quid for us both. The dumplings and pork knuckle were superb and that's even cheaper
Language won’t be an issue. Public transport is extremely cheap to get around the city and surrounding areas
Most people in the bars and restaurants etc will speak English, if you take in a football match be careful as they are quite fond of throwing slabs of concrete at each other
Zakopane is magical and probably the cheapest skiing trip ever. If you don’t ski there is plenty to do
Polish time
. l take it you don’t need to isolate when you get back to Limerick?I'm a musician and played over there a few years ago. We played in a place called Wroclaw formally Breslau. It was 40p for a vodka and fresh orange. 5 of us went for an Italian with wine and the bill came to £28.
Nope thats one of the main reasons i want to go lolSee what you’ve done here Limerick, you’ve got everyone salivating over Krakow
As others have said, cheap as chips, you should have loads with £500. Be prepared for Auschwitz, very interesting and heart rendering. It certainly brought tears to my eyes. Some wonderful bars and vodka bars. The food is excellent and language is no problem. I would certainly visit again one day. Can't vouch for the transport, we walked everywhere. Tour to the salt mines and the camps. Enjoy it. I would imagine the plane is Polish time.
We flew to Krakov and drove from.the airport. We walked around the city it was really interesting. The statues on the pavements were really good. I liked the place and the people were lovely.
prices have crept up over the last few years, at least the cities that I visit most which are Warsaw and Wroclaw. But you can still get a pint of good beer for less than 2 quid and a main course for a fiver. And hotels very cheap. Also worth visiting in Krakow is Plaszow on the hill, close to Schindler factory, where the camp was. Huge memorial there and Amon Goeth's villa. And in the evening Kazmierz is a great place for bars.
don't worry about travelling alone. I do a trip every year on my own, driving round Europe doing WW2 stuff. It's highly liberating and peaceful, doing exactly what you want, when you want, where you want, etc. I do find evenings can be slightly lonely, when say having a meal on your own, but that lasts about 30 mins. Take a book to read, you'll have your phone to read stuff on. Nothing can go wrong. You are in a major city in a first world country
If you shopped around €50 would do. Great place.
Take a walk through the Jewish quarter, there's some decent bars down there. Also, if not already mentioned above, be careful with taxis (eg. to/from the airport), some will rip you off.
We booked an airport transfer from the airport to the city centre that wasn’t expensive and through a reputable company, and then took the train on the way back to the airport that was cheap. But your right 1966 if you just jump into a taxi outside the airport you will get spanked!
Agree about Plazow. We went there one December and wandering around Plazow in late afternoon was very unnerving. I still think I saw some mysterious face at the window of Amon Goeth's house! ( and no I hadn't been drinking!!)
Schindlers museum is free on Mondays but it is only open in the morning ,,,so need early start ,,,Krackow is a great place ,,,so much to do and see ,,,
