Europe – Page 14 – the wandering spot

April 1, 2017February 11, 2026

Two days in Kraków

My return visit to Kraków old town, 40 years later everything looks the same, exept when I focus on the details and then everything is quite different. Old recording of ☞ Hejnal Mariacki (Trumpet Call) played from the tower of St Mary’s Basilica in the Main Market Square of the Krakow Old Town.

Colegium Novum, Jagielonian University established in 1364 by king Kasimir III the Great, the collegium building is from 19th century

Barbican, an outpost once connected to the city walls

Kraków Main Square, Cloth Hall on the left and St Mary’s Church in the far corner

Grodzka street, view towards the Main Market Square

Kosciuszko Mound (1820-1823) over the 19th century Austrian city fortification

Collegium Maius the oldest part of the Jagiellonian University

March 31, 2017February 11, 2026

On the way to Europe

Just arrived in Frankfurt from Chicago, staring at ceiling art while waiting for connecting flight to Kraków.

June 20, 2015June 16, 2025

Andalucia

23-day trip to Andalucia. We hiked Caminito del Rey just opened after renovation and strolled to Torre del Tajo.

Itinerary

Places were we stayed o/n in orange
Chicago ➜ Malaga ➜ Cordoba and Granada (by train and bus) ➜ Malaga ➜ El Chorro/Caminito del Rey (by train) ➜ Malaga (by rental car to Seville) ➜ Setenil de las Bodegas ➜ Ronda ➜ Grazalema ➜ Puerto de las Palomas ➜ Zahara de la Sierra ➜ Ronda ➜ Cueva de la Pileta ➜ Cortes de la Frontera ➜ Parque Natural los Alcornocales ➜ Gaucin ➜ La Linea ➜ ☞ Gibraltar ➜ Tarifa ➜ Bolonia/Baelo Claudia ➜ La Brena y Marismas de Barbate/Torre del Tajo ➜ Cadiz ➜ Jerez de la Frontera ➜ Sanlucar de Barrameda/Parque Nacional de Donana ➜ Seville ➜ ☞ Morocco