09.17.19 Poland

09.17.19

Today we woke up early and packed our bags for a train ride to Krakow! It was humorous watching us try and fit all of our bags into the small European Uber that we ordered to take us to the train station. Once we reached the train station we were a little confused on where to go. Our train ticked was in Polish! Luckily we spotted some other SASers in the station and we all worked together and figured out where to go. Once we reached the platform my friends and I realized that we had not had any breakfast and we had a 5 hour train ride ahead. My friend Morgan and I went over to the only restaurant by the train station that was open…KFC. Yes, KFC. The Polish people seem to love their Kentucky Fried Chicken because they have them everywhere! We walked in and ordered what we thought might be appropriate for breakfast at a KFC! Ha! As we were waiting we got a text message from our friend saying we need to come back because the train would be there soon. We freaked out so we left our food and sprinted to the platform. Turns out we still had 10 min before the train arrived. If anyone knows me they know I don’t like to waste food or money. So my friend Delainey and I sprinted back up to the KFC and got out food and sprinted back to the platform. We made it just in time and let me tell you it was worth it. We had ordered a chicken breakfast quesadilla- it was delicious!

Once we found our seats on the train we settled in and started using the wifi while it was available to do some research for our next port, Portugal. While we were on the train my friend Morgan also accidentally walked in on a Polish man in the bathroom…. It was definitely a good laugh! The train arrived in the city of Krakow around lunch time. We got all of our stuff together and started to make our way to the Airbnb. It wasn’t too far of a walk and the Airbnb was super cute. It had dark green accent walls in each room that helped give the place character. By this time we were hungry again. We threw our stuff down and walked to a little restaurant across town called the Milk Bar. It had traditional Polish food for good prices!

Following lunch we found a ATM that was much needed. The currency here is amazing because it is so cheap compared to the US dollar. For example at the ATM, I took out 150 Polish Zlotes and it only cost me $45 US dollars! We were all enjoying the amazing exchange rate. After a little more exploring we went back to the Airbnb and got dressed for the night. We got invited to another SASers rental house to have a little party. We walked over there and hung out with some friends for a while. After a while of hanging out with friends we decided to go out on the town. We all ended up at an underground club called Prozac. It was really fun and we danced all night long. Once we got back home we all slept like babies!

Bon Voyage,

Christian