We went to Krakow last Sunday, and we were blessed with very good weather. After the usual Wawel castle and Old Town tour (courtesy of my p72 Lonely Planet guidebook), we came across the city main square, which was absolutely filled with people:
Apparently, Poland had this championship volleyball game with Brazil, and the streets were packed with people watching it on a big screen they setup in the main square:
Unfortunately, Poland lost - by a big margin.
Anyway, after wandering around for a while, I noticed people lining up in front of this particular barrel-shaped stall:
I had no idea what they were buying, but having a long queue in front of some "mysterious" barrel-shaped shop is always a good sign in my book. I decided to line up - and after some sign language and lots of finger pointing, I finally ended up with a plastic cup full of warm wine.
It was very, very good - perfect for the not-so-cold (around 6 deg. C) weather. Alcohol content was quite high though - I am not sure if that is good or bad. Also, unlike "normal" wine, the buzz did not go away after my visit to the bathroom.
After walking around a bit more, I came across this:
Initially I thought they were grilling sharksfin siomai - the kind we get at the local Hen Lin stall back at home. There was also a fair-sized queue, and since I was feeling a bit adventurous after drinking some of the warm wine, I decided to line up again.
It turned out to be grilled cheese - called Oscypki - a specialty of the mountain towns south of Poland. They were very good, and also very salty. A perfect snack, reminded me of the grilled cheese sandwiches (made of Ques-O) I used to eat back home.
Now this next picture needs no explanation:
Foot-long Kielbasa!!! Ang sarap!!!
2 comments:
great Pope. I like yout photos and your comments even if a bit slanted, that is only food and paseos. Do you go to any artistic event. Poland is famous for their classical music.
Regards Fr Doods
Hi Fr. Doods,
I went to a couple of photo exhibitions and museums - they were quite interesting. Unfortunately, taking pictures is not allowed in such events.
Some of my officemates were inviting me to go to the Opera - I think I need to learn a bit more Polish to be able to enjoy that. Unfortunately though, I have not gotten the chance to listen to Polish Classical music - will look out for it though, although I have to admit I am not really a big fan.
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