Krakow

I didn't really know what to expect from Krakow. We mostly just went because it was somewhere new we could get to on our long weekend. It turned out to be a really nice city, though. I would recommend it to anyone traveling through Eastern Europe with a couple of days. Plus, how many cities are you going to see with an actual fire-breathing dragon?
Krakow actually reminded both Chelsey and I quite a bit of Prague. The main centre of Krakow is the Old Town, centered around Old Town Square, just like in Prague. There's even a double-spired church on the square, although the spires on Krakow's St. Mary's don't match each other. There's also a castle overlooking the river, although in Krakow it's right on the river. Plus it has the dragon. Walking from our hostel through Old Town to the castle was a very nice way to spend a day. There's also a nice bike path along the river that proved excellent for getting in a run in Poland.
One of the days we spent there we took a day trip out to some salt mines near Krakow. This mine is huge, and a tourist attraction because of the way the miners have carved some of the shafts in their free time. There's several sculptures carved from salt, a couple of chapels carved out of the salt and rock, and some other interesting work. The main chapel was very impressive - 10 meters high and richly decorated, including a copy of Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" carved into one of the walls (which is entirely salt). It was a very interesting. At the end of the tour there was a bar in case you wanted something to eat or drink a couple hundred meters under the earth.
-Jason