Getting to the hotel in Warszawa was a lot easier the second time. The bus (20 zł each) left Zakopane right at 9:15 and arrived in Kraków at 11:30, only 5 minutes late. At the Carrefour adjacent to the bus and train stations, I grabbed some bread, meat, and beer for our lunch. The train (60 zł each) left on time and arrived on time (3hr 12 min). Right after we left, there was a pheasant in a field next to the train. No deer this time however. And for a considerable time, we were going almost 150 km/hr.
It's about a ten minute walk to the tram stop with the only confusion being which of the dozen exits to take from the subway under the major intersection. we got it right the third time. The old-style #15 tram (3.4 zł each for a 20 minute ticket) comes before the spiffy new #4 but they both stop at the corner where the Ibis Hotel is located. Check-in is fast and we're settled by 16:30. There are few restaurants in the area and we'd sooner have grocery store stuff than this hotel's restaurant. I find the Karafka online; it's less than a 5 minute walk away. It was a good choice. We have a nice chicken salad, two spinach crêpes, and two cheese crêpes with whipped cream and chocolate. With 2 bottles of blackcurrant juice and a glass of wine: 63 zł and a 7 zł tip.
It's off to the grocery store to load up on treats for some friends back in Toronto. Back at the hotel, we run into a problem. After a shower, the drain starts backing up through the floor tiles. Ick. When informed, the front desk immediately offers us another room. It has a fold up single bed which turns into sort-of a desk. But the light over the desk doesn't work and a new bulb doesn't solve the problem. They have no other rooms on the quiet side of the hotel with a double bed so we'll tough it out for the evening. They can fix it tomorrow while we're out.
Seen on a child's T-shirt: "Help save more trees; Give me less homework"
And on a menu: "Smoked trout with log"
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