This wasn't that long time ago, but so many things happened in the meantime that it looks like it was ages ago... 🙂 When it was only a bit more than a year from the legendary #HiveBeeCon in Krakow! I remember when we were there, and after the event, that I saw at least 2 posts that had the same thumbnail as the one that I did too... And I did it on purpose... 🙂
Having @hallmann as a guest in the #HHHLive show last week brought some nice memories, so I searched my photo database for some unpublished photos from Krakow! As I already did a HiveBeeCon recap post where I published only a few, I knew that there should be more somewhere...
It looks corny, it is like buying something ridiculous souvenir at the shop, in your teenage excursion, but still... It is a memory... When we landed in Poland (for the first time in my life), after reaching the terminal on the way out, this sign was the first thing that welcomed us! I didn't know that after just a couple of days spent in this great city, I will say the same words... I love Krakow!
As we knew that we would have an excursion to the Salt Mines in Wieliczka, I noticed this huge banner I thought that's the place we will visit... But, this was another underground attraction that we didn't visit... Maybe next time... As there will be next time... Krakow is awesome and it lures you to pay another visit...
The good thing about Krakow is that when you come by plane, you can reach the train station without leaving the airport building... Very convenient, especially if the weather is bad...
Luckily, the weather was perfect that day! After almost a 3-hour flight, we arrived relatively early... It was 10 AM when we were waiting for the train to the city... As we were informed that we could enter our accommodation earlier, we unpacked our things, and hit the streets of Krakow!
I didn't visit Poland before, but I did visit Hungary and some of the buildings and streets reminded me of it... Also, it can be compared with Spain... For example, compared to some Spanish cities, Krakow is different as it has some huge squares, but also it has narrow streets too... So, it is like a perfect mix...
I suppose that there is a film festival in the city, as we saw many of these memorial plaques, probably with the names and handprints of the winners in specific years...
There were many, but I took photos of those that I recognized... My wife took a chance to compare her hand with Claudia Cardinale's handprint! Perfect fit! 😃
As we had no idea about the city at that point, we were just strolling around without any specific point, but rather relaxing after the flight, taking clear breaths, and trying to grasp as much as possible from Krakow!
An interesting facade of this building reminded me of Lisbon, as they had some interesting facades there, not painted like this, but rather covered by relief (stone or ceramic) panels...
The castle from a couple of photos above was at one end of the city, almost at the river banks, so we made a U-turn to go back to the city... If I remember well, we were messaging others who arrived before, arranging the first meetup in one local cafe... On the way there, we found another great cafe/restaurant completely covered in plants and flowers...
Before meeting our Hivian friends, we took a last look at the Holy Trinity Church and its beautiful architecture in Gothic style... According to Wikipedia, its history dates from the year 1223!!
That would be all for this #TBT post, remembering some great times spent in Krakow with a great company of fantastic Hivians!
Thank you for your time,
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