It is a beautiful area, right on the side of a lake. We have a holiday house in Swietajno and took a group of 20 there last year. We had a great time; the river runs through Polom and we took a canoe trail down it and went on a horse and cart ride. My group camped overnight in a field by the river. The locals were very friendly and sold them fresh honey.
Krakau … Don't miss the Saturday night parties in the center of Krakow!
An interesting city, more than in any other place I've been to are eastern and western European influences exactly in balance here. Particularly peculiar are the one truly tall skyscraper of the city (a greyish brown monster that was donated to the country by Soviet dictator Stalin out of gratitude for Poland's resistance against his Austro-German colleague Hitler), and the "Old City" of Warschau, which actually isn't old at all. It was built after WW II, when the centre of the city had been destroyed almost entirely, and it was decided that constructing an exact copy of the city centre as it was before the war, rather than getting creative and designing something new, was the most honourable thing to do. The result is an "Old City" with a highly surreal atmosphere. It's fake, but then again, it's not. The reconstruction was VERY well done, but when you look carefully, you miss the wear & tear, the colouring of moss and other tiny growths that you will invariably find on buildings that…
Kattowitz … Somehow it has charm, in an "I-don't-want-to-be-an-industrial-dump-anymore" sort of way. So many odd things to observe.
Łódź … It's a great, still undiscovered city full of mysteries.
Grzybowo … This place is a true paradise -- wide sandy beaches that stretch for miles -- lovely, relaxing summer atmosphere minus the crowds and the unbearable heat of southern Europe. Absolutely loved it.
Zakopane … Go to Kuznice. It's really beautiful. Although book in advance at Orbis for a ticket on the cable car, we queued for 3 hours in minus temperatures!
Radomsko … I had a hard time finding where to eat and finally had to drive to Czestohowa to find a McDonalds.
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