Krakow going down the toilet!

okgirl66 3 | 88

17 Oct 2008 / #181

Its getting much better.

It's certainly a great place for a holiday - well worth a visit.

Kilkline 1 | 682

17 Oct 2008 / #182

Boy what 4 years does! That area is now real nice with the Galeria coming in.

That area has changed the most. I remember it being a bit dodgy and the only thing I could get to eat round there was a sausage cooked over a burning oil drum.

Wroclaw 44 | 5359

17 Oct 2008 / #183

the only thing I could get to eat round there was a sausage cooked over a burning oil drum.

I do miss traditional cooking.

McCoy 27 | 1268

18 Oct 2008 / #184

Travel Awards 2008 winners

The full list of winners announced at this year's Guardian, Observer and guardian.co.uk Travel Awards

Favourite overseas city
Last year's winner, Hong Kong, tumbles down the rankings - letting Sydney move to number one. The real surprise is Krakow which jumps from ten to number two.

· Top five:

1. Sydney
2. Krakow
3. San Francisco
4. Singapore
5. Vancouver

guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/oct/12/travel-awards2008

The world's top destinations

US travel magazine Travel + Leisure released the results of its World's Best Awards today, with Bangkok taking out the top spot on the World's Best City list.

TOP 10 EUROPE:
1 Florence, Italy 86.24
2 Rome, Italy 85.12
3 Istanbul, Turkey 84.61
4 Paris, France 82.59
5 Krakow, Poland 82.14
6 Prague, Czech Republic 81.81
7 Venice, Italy 81.74
8 Barcelona, Spain 81.32
9 Vienna, Austria 80.99
10 Salzburg, Austria 80.63

newstime7.com/haber/20080715/The-worlds-top-destinations.php

[quote]Streets ahead

Krakow leapt from 10th to second place in the Best Overseas City category this year. In our regular column, we focus on the emerging district of Podgorze