Kraków - Poland's Finest City

[baydost89]

i just came back my home from krakow .. have been there for 4 months.. i know every street in this video .. :) the only bad impess of mine was thives stole my friend's wallet the last moment of mine in the city . anyway i liked krakuf and polish people much

[TheCanadaGold2010]

@baydost89 I'm sorry to hear about your friend's wallet. Unfortunately every now and then these kinds of things happen.

[youtoocanwearpyjamas]

My favourite place in the entire WORLD :)

[orczylorinc]

Great! Me and my transylvanian-hungarian crew will return! Both of our people achived great things throughout our - sometimes common - history; unfortunately the hungarian nation was cut up at least in three bits, so it's trauma had not been overcome untill this day, therefore we couldn't play a significant roll as poles in shapeing the future of central Europe - but we know what u stand for and we will be beside you! For a great polish and hungarian future!

[CountGrishnaak]

@orczylorinc Polak+Wegier dwa bratanki....! Orok baratsag!

[transitcoffin]

think i will move their and take one of the jobs see how they fucking like it

[JNadobnik]

@Matiikumple7 everything is true! Poland IS beautiful, but the people can't stay there because they want more money. A Pole (±) get $20000 every year. A German $36000, a Portugese $22000. A Russian $15000. A Italian $30000. A Slovenian $28000! Look at that, Poles want money! They do everything for it

[Matiikumple7]

How strange it is. Polish people move away to other countries, people from other countries say Poland is wonderful. And what's true?

[MsPL2010]

@Matiikumple7 London is a great city too, yet millions of Brits are living abroad.

[trykkermike]

@Matiikumple7 Its hard to find a well payed job in Poland, that is the main reason many polish move to other european cities..

Here in Denmark were im from, I got 4 polish friends who now work as proffessionals here in Denmark, and the same job would only payout 1/4 to 2/3 if they were working in Poland..

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike Take that in Poland prices are lower but yes in Poland they would earn less.Why is that?Poland is developing country.U can't rebuild completelly destroyed economy and country after 2 ww and communism within 20 years.It needs time to get level of "Old European Union countries"

[trykkermike]

@MrThorn88 I agree, but luckily for Poland, they are the country in old Eastern Europe who has the most benefits: Sea side close to "rich Scandinavia", long border to "rich Germany" and still, close to countries who can provide them with cheap pick-iron (Ukraine fx.) and lots of other things for the polish industry, and goods in general.

One thing I can tell you, here in Denmark were I live, we simply pay too much for everything - groceries fx. the prices for those in Poland, are much more fit.

[trykkermike]

@trykkermike ..And the thing with groceries, were just an example - an example we always use, us here from Denmark, cause the prices are simply heretic..

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike Yes you are right but Poland is considered to be central europe.Belive me this is the big difference:)All you said is true but like I said it takes time to stand on feet.In my opinion it will take like 20-30 years to get 'western level' of wages.Poland is the fastest developing country in europe in crisis(4,3% growth) but crisis doesn't help.Higher taxes,prices of oil etc so many Poles decide to leave country and move to 'west'.I invite you to Poland for Euro 2012(football).Cheers

[trykkermike]

@MrThorn88 Okay, yeah ofcourse, but when I wrote "old eastern europe", it was ofcourse, as im sure you know: The half of poland, was under Russian control in a long period, and in fx. Krakow, there is still a lot of buildings aso. from the time when they were "communists".

They also have great humor in krakow, about the times they were communistic, there is fx. a hotel in the centre of krakow, which has the name "Good Bye Lenin" ;)

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike Well.Not half but whole Poland was under russian influence not rule after 2 ww.To what period of history you actually refer ?And what communistic buildings? Yes I know "good bye lenin".Nice hostel:))

[trykkermike]

@MrThorn88 The dividing of Poland in the beginning of WW2 1939-40, ruoghly said, the half of Poland was under German control, and the other half was under Russian..

In Krakow, the "Zaczek Dom Studenckie" is said to be an building build by the communists, and it certainly looks like it, especially the corridors inside..

I stayed there for 1 week in 2007..

Also, the Nowa Huta <- this was actually something the communists were proud of, but nowadays, its just a sad sigth..

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike Yes but it wasn't too long period;))Żaczek was built by commies but by Polish commies(of course polish commies were influenced by Russia).As for Nowa Huta it was communistic project to weaken Kraków which was intelligensia city.Commies wanted to destroy Kraków and heritage of 'Royal times" but now Nowa Huta is very interesting place(turisticly and urbanisticly).Urban plan structure is very interesting:))Also doesn't look worse than districts in western countries from that times:)

[trykkermike]

@MrThorn88 Yeah, i know, the suburbs of the big cities in Spain fx., some of them are horrible too I've heard..

What was Zaczek in communist times in poland? a hospital or something, cause that could explain the very wide corridors..

In denmark :):) which has maybe the worlds best reputation for pretty, clean, structured cities, we still do have some small areas which just looks like crap, and mostly drunks and people who take hard illegal drugs, live there.. Gotersvej, Bolbro Odense V. fx.

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike 1.As for Żaczek is longer story.It was built before the 2 ww in 30's in modern style(moderna) which was popular in europe in that period,later was rebuilt into more "commie" style.It was always Student's house from the beggining:)There are many buildings in Kraków which people think is commie style fx High building at "Plac Szczepański" which is in Art Deco style.INowa Huta is big,some parts are ok but some are rough.Krakovians don't see NH as part of Kraków

[MrThorn88]

@MrThorn88 2 they see it as other city.Nowohutians also consider themself as different city.Nowa Huta has big autonomy from Kraków.Every country has its crappy districts fx Paris(horrible on suburbs,everyday murder there:).Kraków is uniqe as for urban plan and architecture.I think they didn't make mistake listing Kraków with Wieliczka on the very first Unesco world heritage list in 1978:)

[trykkermike]

@MrThorn88 I understand, the thing about Krakovians dont see Nowa Huta as a part of cracow, but you know: It is a city-district of krakow nowadays, its the district XVIII of Krakow.

I am actually going to Krakow this summer for 1 week in april .. im thinking about going to visit Zakopane this time, is it worth going there in the summer ?

[MrThorn88]

@trykkermike 2.When you've been to Kraków last time?Have you seen museum under main square?Visited Wieliczka salt mine? :))

[trykkermike]

@Matiikumple7 And the reason so many people from other countries say poland is wonderful, is ofcourse because its really cheap going there as a turist, and many things in poland are so cheap, besides the cities of fx. Cracow, Warzaw and Wroclaw, are very beautiful cities.

[Lodger3]

My wife and I honeymooned here (along with other cities) in 2009. Although I am Polish, my wife is not, but this might have been our favorite city! We spent a night dancing at the floating nightclub on the Vistula river. Fantastic place.

[googleme19802000]

@Lodger3 Im keen to go visit Poland and Lithuania. They look like great countries

[misr67]

informative , sorry.

[misr67]

Thank you , for the video , the inforormative discription , & the very nice 29 pictures shown in the site .

[adrkrez]

Miasto z zyciem i dusza.

[wczesnelato]

A tak @m3rcin-masz rację.Gniezno bylo pierwszą.Ale pierwszą najbardziej znaną był Kraków :) Pozdrwiam serdecznie.Maja:)))))))))))))

[emde123]

@wczesnelato "pierwszą najbardziej znaną" - dobra logika. czego was w tej galicji ucza w szkolach ahahah

[wczesnelato]

Kraków jest najpiekniejszym miastem w Polsce .Jest autentyczny i jedyny w swoim rodzaju.To pierwsza stolica naszego kraju.Kraków-miasto Królow Polski.Serdecznie pozdrawiam.Dziekuję za przesliczny klip.:)

[m3rcin]

@wczesnelato A nie czasem Gniezno?

[mdhookey]

How I'd love to go back there :) Poland's a wonderful place in the world.

[allinlodz]

Kraków - nuda, nuda, nuda.

[adrkrez]

@allinlodz

no lodzi napewno nie przebije. pavulon, dzieci w beczkach - zawsze sie cos dzieje :D

[allinlodz]

@adrkrez Jeżeli uważasz, że to jest dobry kontrargument, to ja się utwierdzam jeszcze bardziej w moim przekonaniu n/t Krakowa i krakowian. Bez pozdrowień.

[MsPL2010]

@allinlodz & adrkrez - czy Polacy tylko umieja sie klocic? I Lodz i Krakow sa fajne, tak jak cala Polska. Pozdrowienia.