Krakow: Poland's 'Cultural Capital'
The city that gave the world both Copernicus and Pope John Paul II is home to outstanding examples of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture and one of the world's oldest universities
We got off our PKP Intercity Express train from Berlin just after 6 p.m. Even though it was February and well past sundown, the weather was clear and mild, so we decided to walk from the main train station, Krakow Główny, to our guest house in the Old Town.
Krakow is very pedestrian- and bike-friendly. The Planty is a city park and greenspace that traces…