Krakow 2

Nummer 2 dag i Krakow startede med morgenmad i den jødiske bydel. Egentlig ville jeg have spist på cafeen med Singer symaskine-borde som caféborde, men de serverede desværre ikke morgenmad, så det blev til müsli hos naboen i stedet.

The second day in Krakow started with breakfast in the Jewish part of town. I wanted to go to the cafe with Singer sewing-machine tables as cafe-tables, but they didn't serve breakfast. So I ended up with muesli at the neighboring cafe instead.

Det er koldt i dag, og har regnet en del, så dagen var perfekt til at besøge Wieliczka salt minen i nærheden af Krakow. Næsten alle turist-butikker sælger ture derud, og da jeg fandt en med afgang kl. 12, passede det glimrende. Der var lidt over 300 trappetrin nedad til at starte med, og som I kan se, var der langt ned!

It is cold today, and quite rainy, so this day was perfect for visiting the Wieliczka salt mine near Krakow. A lot of places in town sell trips for this place, and I found a trip leaving at noon, which was excellent. There was a giant staircase with a bit over 300 steps down in the beginning, and as you can see, there was a long way down!

Nede i saltminen var der en masse huler, hvor man bl.a. kunne se, hvordan minearbejdernes liv var. Der var også mange statuer af berømte mennesker - lavet ud af salt. F.eks. var der kong Kasimir. Igen.

Down in the salt mine there were a lot of caves and places showing how the life of mine-workers was. There were also of lot of statues showing famous people - carved in salt. For instance king Kasimir. Again.

Der var en imponerende kirke, hugget ind i saltet. Man kunne blive gift dernede, men som guiden tørt bemærkede, så skulle man tænke sig godt om. Det var ikke nemt at stikke af, hvis man fortrød!

There was an impressive church, carved into the salt. You could get married down there, but as the guide dryly remarked, you had to consider it well. It is not an easy place to run away from, in case you change your mind!

Der var kæmpe lysekroner med salt-krystaller i stedet for prismer. Fuldstændig gigantiske!

There were giant chandeliers with salt-crystals instead of prisms. Totally ginormous!

Og der var strømper til min svoger! Faktisk hæftede jeg ender 130 meter under jorden, bare for at kunne få dette trofæ-billede. Vil helst ikke vide, hvad andre folk tænkte, men jeg er sikker på, at der ikke er færdiggjort mange strømper dernede!
De er strikket i 150 gram wollmeise. WD Ahoi til bundfarven, WD Grünfink som striber. Meget dejlige. Måske lidt salte, eftersom der var salt i luften.

And there were socks for my brother in law! Actually I weaved in the ends 130 meters below ground, just to get this trophy-photo. I really don't want to know what other people were thinking, but I'm sure this place hasn't seen a lot of finishing of socks!
They are made from 150 grams of wollmeise. WD Ahoi for the main color, WD Grünfink for stripes. Very nice. Perhaps a bit salty, since the air was salty.

Der var også en (hel del) butik(ker). Bl.a. med dette smukke forklæde! Jeg købte bare ting med salt. Kedeligt.

There was also a (lot of) shop(s). Among other things, you could buy this pretty apron! I just bought things with salt. Boring.

På vej hjem, kom jeg forbi en af de mange steder med lækre kager. Uhm. Inden jeg skal hjem herfra, må jeg altså smage!

Going home, I passed one of the many places with delicious cakes. Yum. Before leaving, I will have to taste!