[Raellus]

The high school at which I teach [history] has a World Travelers' Club. I talked them into choosing an Eastern European trip several years back, mostly because I wanted to visit Krakow (that's 100% to T2k!). It was worth the social capital I had to spend. As a chaperone, all I had to pay for was lunch, snacks, and souvenirs. I toured the Wawel, dipped my fingers in the Vistula- it was awesome! The only bad part was having to choose between a guided tour of the nearby underground salt mines and free time in the old town. I chose the latter. I don't really regret it, but the folks that went to the mines had a blast and it was a really unique experience.

The most powerful part of that particular tour, however, was the visit to Auschwitz, which isn't all that far from Krakow. I don't believe in ghosts, but that place has a feeling that I've never felt any place else in my travels. I shed some tears there.

IIRC, @Spartan-117 actually lived in Poland for a bit.

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