July 17

Our overnight train wasn't so bad, especially after the young German student left at 11pm and we had the coachette to ourselves and were able to lay down. we arrived at the Krakow train station at 5:45 am, bought a ticket on to Prague for the next night, and walked to our hostel. we were so early we had to wait an our for breakfast, but Syd used the computer and I napped on the couch. After carb loading at breakfast, we walked to Wawel Castle and took a tour through, to the cathedral, tombs, and state rooms. The castle and grounds were very beautiful. After that we went back to our hostel and were able to get in our beds (they were occupied when we arrived). I showered and then napped. After a much needed rest and a sub-par doner kabab we walked around the city square. It is the largest medieval square in Europe. Krakow seemed very touristy this afternoon, despite its few attractions. Syd and I ran out of things to do, since we are speedy site-see-ers with much practice, so we watched (my favorite) a street performance (this time break dancing), people, and found dinner before we called it a night.