A Jewish Kinda Party

So I've arrived in Kraków after an extremely pleasant train ride and bus ride....bit with Leo Express. The train was extremely clean, and I lucked into business class. I guess they know I mean business, therefore they gave me business class.

At any rate, the bus ride was three hours and it went by very quickly as I talked with Wally and Joanna the entire time. They live near Chicago, which I like to think of as a suburb on Indianapolis.

Fascinating couple that just spent two months in Egypt and are going to spend three months in Poland mostly so Wally can brush up on his Polish. Seriously.

I continue to meet some serious world travelers. I feel like I'm still in training and that's ok with me.

Wally suggested I grab some dinner in the Jewish Quarter of Kraków and I heard what I thought was some cool patio music. However I stumbled upon an enormous crowd enjoying some Jewish tunes. It was really quite cool. I grabbed dinner at Ariel, a Jewish restaurant, and it didn't disappoint. The soup disappeared before I could take a picture. This potato stuff dumpling was very good.

I'm going to hit the sack here shortly and try and get a little sleep. Auschwitz is tomorrow and I'm already feeling a bit somber. Wally told me I'll never want to go back again and I think he's exactly right.

Krakow, by the way, is a vibrant, clean and bright city. I maaaaaaaaay think about doing a third night here but we'll see. Time is dwindling away on this first leg of the trip. I'm thinking Budapest next. Any thoughts, oh fictional reader?