Apartment on Karmelicka

We were lucky to find our apartment at ul. Karmelicka 54/9. We came to love this apartment, not only for its beautiful interior but for its wonderful location as well. Our landlords, the Przekops, were absolutely wonderful. This Polish family actually lived in Denver as Jack worked for BP. Not only do we miss Krakow now, but we miss the apartment as well. It housed us and many wonderful memories. Luckily, we were able to share it with the many guests that came to visit. No matter how many people came, the apartment always held

everyone comfortably!


I loved our master bedroom. We didn't bring much of our furniture, except for our bedroom furniture. This turned out to be a good decision as

our friends


complained about the mattresses supplied in their rentals.

Stockholm Sweden - on the Baltic Cruise

Stockholm, on the eastern coast of Sweden represented a nice quiet entry point into our 2 week Baltic vacation. We joined the Johnson family at our hotel in the outskirts of the city, and then headed out by train/subway to explore the city. Our main goal was to do a brief boating excursion into the harbor. This was a wonderful way to see the city.

Walked through the old city.
Saw the old city fortress.
Watched the band play.
Went to the museum (Vasamuseets).
Had dinner at Friday's and wandered the city with the King's.

Estonia - Baltic Cruise

As part of our Baltic Cruise, we stopped in the beautiful medieval town of Tallinn, Estonia. A peninsula nestled between Latvia and Russia, and across the sea from Finland, Tallinn is the smallest of the Baltic countries. Estonia regained independence from Russia in 1991, shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall created havoc across all of eastern Europe.

We arrived in the morning and immediately walked to the World Heritage Site of the Old Town (Raekoja Plats). We spent much of the day there and visited many of the city's attractions. The early 15th century Town Hall tower was fun to climb, with its uneven spiral staircase. In one souvenir shop near the square, they had a lady dressed in period garb while weaving a rug.

Of course we visited a church...we are in Europe you know! This one is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It is a typical, and still operating Russian Orthodox church from the 1800's. We also passed by the former Parliament and KGB headquarters, where Brody checked in with his fellow spies. The Tompeea Castle was also a fun stop during our walk around town. The cannon towers were called the Kiek in de Kok. We like the name!

After a hot chocolate respite during a brief rain, we headed back to the cruise ship for our usual 4 course dinner. Tallinn was a fantastic city with lots of charm.