Friday, June 8, 2018

A tale of two cities, with apologies to Mr. Dickins

Our family reunited for two weeks in Kraków. We had a three bedroom Airbnb with a full kitchen including dishwasher, washing machine and absentee host. There was plenty of room to spread out, respecting each other’s space as we adjusted to sleep, work and leisure patterns. The rhythmic passing of trams outside our building drew us into a lively, bustling city.
We arrived at the Airbnb unit in Banska Stiavnica by taxi after a long day of train travel. We were greeted by our host who paused at this view from our terrace to point out the landmarks. All we wanted to do was dump our stuff and go find some dinner. Upon reflection, I realize he may have been pointing out a good point of the unit before easing us into some of the limitations. As he picked up a suitcase to carry in, he made a comment that maybe we would have difficulties arranging our luggage in the room. And indeed it is a very nice, but small, room. A double bed, a twin bed, three sraight back chairs and a two by two foot table fill the room. One wall has a kitchenette with all the basics: sink, microwave and dorm-size refrigerator. The biggest disappointment was the questionable WiFi.
So we left it, went to a great brewpub about twenty steps down the hill, for supper. After a good nights sleep and a day finding the necessities, like a coffee cafe with good WiFi, and the Billa grocery store, we had dinner on the terrace overlooking this view. We are looking forward to spending a week enjoying this old mining town reminiscent of Telluride, Colorado, U.S., or Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
And to let you know, the WiFi is strongest in our bathroom.

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