Our Europe Trip – #Poland ( Part 8 #Ojców #National #Park)

As nature enthusiast then you know that nothing is more relaxing than a walk through the national park⛰🏕🏞 and connecting with nature. Basically, sometime everyone also have just want to escape city for need to break free😎😎😎 of the city’s hustle and bustle, switch the sounds of beeping cars for chirping birds, look at the peaceful and natural scenery, fresh air and tranquillity, where you can restore your energy💪💪💪 and find inner balance. Or if you same as us although enjoy life for travelling in the Krakow city but also like for adventurous and looking to immerse yourself in nature.

In the Krakow city, if you wish to just take a moment to breathe and relax among nature, embark with us take a relaxing day trip to the proximity of the city- Ojców National Park. Nestled between a series of rugged rocky outcrops in the Jura Uplands north of Krakow, the Ojców National Park is a real wonder to behold. It might be the smallest national park in Poland but with created a range of landscapes, today it is home to forests surrounded by limestone cliffs and underground streams. Be away from city only 20 km, National Park certainly one of the most accessible just arrives within one hour by public transport. Refers to the natural and historical region, short trails are perfect for everyone who want a day trip to absorb the natural beauty.

How To Go:👉👉👉
Generally, you can go to the Ojców National Park by public bus🚌🚌🚌, but most easy way arrive by a company called UNIBAS mini-bus (actually is Leisure Travel Vans)🚐🚐🚐, which will take you from 2 bus-stops: Worcella street and Nowy Kleparz. We catch the UNIBAS (actually is Leisure Travel Vans) on Worcella street, NOTE: bus stop very close to the trams-stop station🚎🚎🚎. You must wait in front of the A4 Size small signboard that show the word of “Ojców”, UNIBAS would leaving from the car park, ticket price is 8 zł (1.84€) for single fare with be purchased from the driver. The journey takes about 35-40 mins, it goes around small villages and drops off us on the parking area near Kazimierz Castle.

A company called UNIBAS mini-bus (actually is Leisure Travel Vans)

Arrived Ojców National Park :😄😄😄
If you want to take a short while for connect with nature, Ojców National Park strikes a beautiful balance between wild splendour and civilized charm. We trekking through virgin forests🌲🌳🏵 surrounded by limestone cliffs and cliffs formed by nature in unusual shapes will transport us to the time of leave the era of civilization behind. We weave past the famous rock spires, bulbous and shaped domes of stone that seem to enclose the whole reserve in a wall of ancient geology.

Nature conservation is still the main goal, Ojców National Park was established to protect its flora and fauna with over 1,000 species of flowering plants🌹🌼🌺 within its boundaries. Here dot the forest floor in abundance: although we come at the winter time and only can view the chestnut and pine trees🌲🌲🌲 which are visible from a lot of trails but you can imagine in other season the rolling heather moorlands are absurdly gorgeous when the flower are in bloom😍😍😍. If you’re looking to immerse yourself in nature, you can have long nature walks and explore a huge cave. The cave lent you a relaxing to explore its peace and enchantment of this natural marvelous. Plus as if that all weren’t enough, there’s have of history in the area as well, with two castle🏰🏰🏰 open to the public, you can have to travel between ancient civitates with castle that constructed thousands of years ago. The castles are one of the finest examples of the Polish Renaissance architectural style, enchanting Gothic medley of constructs, adorned with elegant century arcades and surrounded by manicured gardens.

Even if you’re not big on outdoor activities, follow us started walk🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ on the tiny villages🏡🏠🏡 which filled with half-timbered houses feel as though relaxed atmosphere that dotted with several small picturesque villages. We dotted through the tiny villages that the length of the valley, some perched high up on the mountain🏔⛰🏔 tops, while others are nestled way down below alongside the river. Keep our eye and view from an entirely different perspective and revel in the natural beauty of the river runs through the valley, view over the rugged rocky peaks on the north side of the reserve and old arched bridges connect the pathways that zigzag this stunning landscape. In the winter, when everything is white⛄⛄⛄, we find that, a little bit far huts from being a familiar feelings but at the same time a bit of a desolate beautiful scenery😶😶😶, Ojców’s snow-covered trees and huts beckon us in to explore a special kind of solitude.

The Ojców National Park is extremely worth for visit not just for connecting with nature, but also undoubtedly the food! A tiny village packed with restaurants🍕🥗🍖, pubs☕🍸🍻 and cottage, the best part is that you can have a hearty meal. While, walk through this village, met up and chat with local traveller and they recommend us the popular dish here “Smoking Fish”🐟🐟🐟. Us, as food lover🤤🤤🤤 must not miss off it!!! The restaurant use traditional method involves the fish being suspended in smokehouses over slowly smouldering wood shavings. This ancient technique was utilized out of necessity in the past. Today the restaurants harness this process to greatly enhance the texture and flavor of fish.

A whole of smoked fish dishes is come up, using fork🍴🍴🍴 take out fillets with the skin, the meat of the fish is soft and easily peels away in tender and also flaky chunks as it is infused with all the flavors of sweet smoky wood. Wow.. This fish dishes give us a delightful😄😄😄 and delicious flavor. It is also insanely fresh, mild flesh making it haven`t any “fishy smell “, part of the fish for smoking stems from its fantastic fat content which gives it a rich flavor along with its flesh structure which is naturally flaky. Mix a fresh of lemon, it will give us a fresh taste. Although this smoked fish recipe is simple but it gives us swoon😋😋😋 over for this dish. This price of one smoked fish is 25zł (5.75 €).

Now a moment, for us nothing is more relaxing😝😝😝 than a walk through the forests of mountain, breath the pure of fresh air, enjoying the majestic views of cliffs and visiting charming village. Of cause, don’t forget their traditional and delicious food…

Simultaneously, we are finish write on our Poland trip story and continue write on our journey of Czech Republic.

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Our Europe Trip (Part 7 Poland Restaurant and Dishes)

Our Europe Trip – #Poland ( Part 7 #Restaurant and #Dishes) 

If you’re heading to Krakow Poland, not only stick with authentic restaurants and quaint cafes. Don’t get me wrong, there are some amazing meals to be had at a gazillion restaurants that’ll take you all night to enjoy. But now we talking about street food🍔🥖🌯, Polish street food is still very much alive. A stroll through Krakow’s Rynek Główny (Market Square), or the Old Town will invariably reveal Polish street food in all its glory, from terribly satisfying cheesy treats and juicy cuts of meat with all the best toppings and sauces to freshly baked pastries. The Polish streets foods are filled with affordable local delights, these cheap🤩🤩🤩 eats are a great way to explore a country’s cuisine without spending too much cash. It’s also great idea for when you have limited time in a city.

It is worth mentioning that some of food that we savour are not considered traditional by Poles themselves or maybe not be Polish food but for us most important is delicious😋😋😋!!! We start with the Obwarzanek the bakers who created it dates back to the Middle Ages, a thin bagel or simplified pretzel with sold from blue rolling carts on every in street corners and squares in Krakow. A cheaper typical snack with the price of 1.80zł(0.41€), braided ring-shaped bread that is boiled ingredients with sesame seeds, salt and cheese🧀🧀🧀 as well. Obwarzanek has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb underneath a crunchy golden-brown crust. Tasty and filling with crusty skin, it’s inside slightly sweet and much softer.

This is a food call Trozkol. We love it so much….Yummy Yummy

Actually this is one large size Spaghetti and serve to two plate…

This is food call Mashed-potato-filled Croquettes🧆🧆🧆

 

A fragrant aroma let us busy to find out where they come from and my feet follow blindly took me to that smell of freshly baked goods. A stall selling a kind of spit cake, called Trozkol a traditional treat that’s the dough is baked by an open fire🔥🔥🔥, rotisserie-style, it is wrapped around rotating wood or metal bars and roasted until its golden brown and topped with sugar, cinnamon and walnut mix. The Trozkol is a sweet pastry has got something to suit every sweet tooth. It`s so fresh, while you make order where they’re made outside as you watch. And it does look delectable, golden brown and still steaming from the fire. They are boasts a wide variety, you can get them filled with chocolate🍫🍫🍫, Nutella, caramel, jam or whatever’s in the pantry. We ordered Nutella flavor of Trozkol cake and it was well worth the wait. Hot spread of golden lightly crispy makes from thick and soft dough and inside with thick an irresistible combination of Nutella and roasted hazelnuts. The rich, slightly nutty and cinnamon flavour of hazelnuts floods your mouth first😋😋😋. Almost immediately you become aware of the texture — so soft and clinging to your tongue as you press it against the roof of your mouth. Then comes aromas of burnt sugar for caramelized richness that shoots up through the roots of your teeth straight to the top of your head, the of chocolate leaves a last lingering taste🥰🥰🥰.

In Europe, Pizza🍕🍕🍕 is a popular food. It can find everywhere even in restaurant and food trucks. In Krakow, they use original Italian ingredients and dough is perfect and the combination of ingredients farmer’s cheese, potatoes🥔🥔🥔 and onions🧅🧅🧅, plus sausage, bacon, cream sauce and spring onions. The spiciness of the sausage combined with the fragrant of the cheese is what will make your day brighter.

You can find blue rolling carts on every in street corners and squares in Krakow.

A tuna salad……

Walk in hypermarket of the food store, look a side dish similarity as Japan Korokke, so we decide buy and taste what the different of this little morsel. After that know this side dish which called as Mashed-potato-filled Croquettes🧆🧆🧆 are often served as a side dish in winter holiday meals. It is just delicious, a small bread crumbed fried food roll containing as main ingredient with ground meat🥩🥩🥩, potatoes, veggies, sautéed onions mixed with sauce, spices and herbs. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and sure to please anyone and everyone👨‍👩‍👦‍👦. Croquettes gained worldwide popularity, for us this is a one of a lovely side dish, more important it is a tasty and most important palatable with the cheaper price🤑🤑🤑!!!!!

A stroll along to the Kazimierz district, it became known as the Jewish Quarter of the city and was finally transformed into a center for Krakow’s bars🍻🥂🍷 and cafe culture🧁☕🍰. Defined by stately architecture, bohemian character behind the wooden shutters of dozens of antique shops and art galleries and ringed by numerous cosy art cafes, paved street and monuments of Jewish culture, Kazimierz street are the perfect venue for teeming with cultural and artistic life. Among the medieval-tinged building with cafés and bars allowing yourself frequent pit stops yourself for a few hours – is one of the best and most relaxing ways. Centred around the former Jewish square now known as Plac Nowy, Kazimierz has emerged as the city’s best destination for cafe culture and nightlife to keep you satisfied. The square, where you’ll find a number of restaurant, pub and cafe, from albeit unpretentious architecture with provide sofas🛋🛋🛋 in the private garden🌳🌷🥀 to the renowned ancient architecture of provide wooden tables with elegant ambience spill out onto the pavement. At night🌛🌛🌛 while the sound of music🎵🎶🎺 emanates from the bars and cafes of the surrounding alleys, plus serving snacks, Polish staples and a ton of quality local beer and wine.

During Krakow, you must face some true: you’re going to spend your time here for enjoy the meal. Of cause in Kazimierz district, we would not forget taste dishes, we walk into a value for money, and ambiance or tastes of cafe for enjoy our dinning. Thank for the house host recommend this cafe offers a wide range of delectables with bigger sizes of dishes where exact value for save your money🤑🤑🤑! The cafe would leave your enchanted with it interiors, decorated of antique musical instruments🎻🎺🎷 all done up in the mild and smooth light has feel as Classical style. Not only explore here the instruments, styles & music genres available to it, but with its grand bar provide enjoy fun-filled moments , truly is a splendid place to escape from the busy city center and to sit back with a fine brew.

In this cozy cafe, order one large size of Spaghetti🍝🍝🍝 share for two plenty of hungry stomachs to fill. You are not hear wrongly, you can ask waiter for a order a large size plate of Spaghetti share for two🍽🍽，ask them separate to two and they would take out two plate of dishes while you only pay for one plate of money😮😮😮. A large oval plate on boasting rich Spaghetti are smooth and elastic which slippery and slimy of sauce, that tastes like ‘real’ pasta, like the secret is that came from Italy. Although this pasta with a meat sauce🥩🥩🥩 that is widely seen as the inspiration for spaghetti Bolognese but combining simple fresh ingredients using local ingredients and seasonal produce into dishes that is another flavor with no worse than single taste. This is a delicious mouthful😋😋😋 of each bite, the texture of the pasta itself is enough to penetrate the experience of each of your taste buds, enough to make it difficult to miss the taste. A simple of ingredients are combined, a dish that has been in existence since ancient times, a popular and delicious cuisine will continue to be passed down to the present day.

A large plate of Tuna Salad🥗🥗🥗, rustic simplicity it revolves around using local fresh ingredients and seasonal produce to create simple, elegant dishes. Definitely popular for its distinctive taste and healthy ways, a salad with big pieces of lettuce and large chunks of vegetables can be appetite, particularly it has lots of, onion🧅🧅🧅, blackberries, tomatoes🍅🍅🍅, chives and skinny greens. This is a colorful and excellent visual dish🤩🤩🤩. Well, inside of the dishes conceal a more rich of fresh tuna🐟🐟🐟 and plentiful herbs. Mmmmmm! Cafe offers such wonderful of it good healthy food. With the colorful and simple fresh of ingredients, are what foods dreams are made of, so get ready to dream of Tuna Salad dancing🕺🕺💃 in your head. For the total price this meal is 10.35 €/ 45 Polish złoty.

We wholeheartedly agree Europe is a food-lover’s paradise; every food lover ❤❤❤including us wants to explore an endless smorgasbord of delicious foods of all flavors. In Krakow, Inhaling the scents, savouring the flavours and looking on wide-eyed at a city’s cuisine through its restaurant and street stalls is one of our favourite ways to experience culture.

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Our Europe Trip – #Poland ( Part 6 #Krakow )

Our Europe Trip – #Poland ( Part 6 #Krakow II )

Renaissance style architecture, medieval-tinged metropolis, cozy pubs🍺🍷🍸 galore and cafe🍵☕☕, so much good food🍽🍴🥄—it’s true, all of these things are endemic to Krakow whose looking for a city break full of culture, exceptional cuisine and exclusive experience, this charming city that looks great in all seasons. Spend some time wandering through the old historic centre, nosing around in its cobblestoned streets, exploring its lovely old town and take advantage of the country’s Polish culture. Walking through the ancient grounds of the historic centre, admire the elegant medieval Renaissance architecture which packed with historical interest and brimming with welcoming charm.

These days, one of the world’s oldest cities is brimming with new life. In addition to being the birthplace of the Renaissance, the Krakow has a modern makeovers👍👍👍: Though you spend most of their time in the medieval center, you also can explore outside of the Old Town where centuries-old history combines with an exciting present. We walk in some of the highlights which is no shortage of picturesque cities, Vistula river offering one of the finest ways to see this different of Krakow.

The longest and largest river🚤🚤🚤 in Poland, the Vistula like a snake cuts through the centre of this stunning city. A stroll along the gently bustling banks of Vistula river, the view from Boulevards or Bridge with magnificent panoramas of Ancient Krakow, 13th century of Wawel Hill with its elegant of architecture presents a superb prospect of the atmospheric medieval-tinged. At the moment, on the other side opposite river, offering one of the finest ways to see this stylish city🌟🌟🌟, great slabs of on the architectural glories and its mercantile serve as monumental reminders of the recent past. Snaking through the city along from Salwator to Kazimierz and Podgorze which lined with bars, cafés and restaurants, the river offers wonderful vistas of Renaissance and Art Nouveau mansions interspersed with overhanging trees and foliage.

Europe is a perfect shopping 🛍🛍🛍destination; many people of cause including us like tend to spend hours and hours of aimless walking through the stores. Situated near the Old Town and just beside of the main bus station (Dworzec Autobusowy), Galeria Krakowska Shopping Mall🏬🏬🏬 is mix of amenities includes fashion shops, leisure activities, and food and drink establishments, all accommodated in a modern architecture. The outlet’s beautiful modernize architecture and plays host to over hundred boutiques and stores selling everything from clothes👗🥼🧥 and accessories to cosmetics💄💄💄 and home essentials within the mall to cater to all their customers.

We love shopping sure we don’t forget missing shopping in our travel planning📗📘📙, delightful spend some hour in Galeria Krakowska Shopping Mall. An excellent alternative to the big, bland malls, outrageously expensive fashion houses, and crowded flea markets, these clusters of outlet designer stores, restaurants🍝🥧🥩, and cafés🍕🍟🥞 make for the perfect destinations for your shopping break. With the hypermarket🛒🛒🛒Carrefour and shops like Zara, H&M, Pull & Bear, Mango, Wittchen and etc, plus, they offer incredible discounts and a stylish and relaxed ambience all attracts us to spend the day at the mall. Buy a bigger size of luggage with one of our favorite colour in Wittchen store, we are blessed for buy a few of prestigious brands fashion clothing in Zara fashion Store, all of them offering amazing discounts🤑🤑🤑.

 

Krakow, a combination of a spectacular panoramic views over the town🏙🏙🏙, a unique destination combine stroll through the alleys of the old historic centre🏤🏛🏛, sensory experience modern city standards, shopping in modern shopping mall together , engage with the colorful locals and smell, touch and taste the vast array of goods and products on display.

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