From Warsaw to Krakow, the bus ride was more than six hours, so we had a stop in the middle to see the Black Madonna, and have a lunch break:
New friends from Maryland (left) and our Program Director with our Bus Driver (right)
Krakow is a very livable town. We had only heard about it before because it is close to Auschwitz. It is Nicolas Copernicus' home town and is still a University town. We went to several places nearby. With very good weather, it gave us a many good memories.
Pictures of those Oskar Schindler saved:
Zemak Castle 
Town center 
a popular UNESCO
site!
Everything is
carved in salt!
Tetra National Park
a hard place to
visit
toilet holes and the kitchen (below):
...
and the railroad - end of the line!