As Dave informed me today, he's 'into his 40's' while I'm 'still in my 30s.' He's 41 and I'm creeping up quickly to 40, but I'll take it. We had some celebratory cappuccino and croissant this morning. We could call it second breakfast. Or more like third breakfast if you count the pretzel.
Our guide book talked about famous Krakow big pretzels and we were determined to try one yesterday. They're on every corner, according to the book, but we found none. We were ready to chalk it up to a myth, similar to the quince-flavored vodka I've been looking for since we landed. Well, apparently pretzels are for breakfast because this morning they were, in fact, everywhere. So, of course, we indulged in a morning pretzel. And it was delicious.
Yes, there are two pretzel stands across the street from one another. It's worse than Starbucks in Seattle.
After the 3 birthday breakfasts, we decided to burn some calories by walking up the clock tower in Old Town Square. On the plus side, the views were great, I was surprised and delighted to see some old school festive garments displayed, it was free on Monday, and there were fewer stairs than I anticipated. On the not great side, there were fewer stairs because each step was the equivalent of 2-3 typical stairs.
Next, we walked around the Wawel Castle and Cathedral. Quite pretty.
And nearby was one church thought to be the prettiest in Krakow. There are over 170 churches in K-Town so I can't agree with certainty, but it's a very gorgeous church indeed.
Then, we walked to Kazimierz for lunch to have our favorite Polish beer (Tyskie) for the last time on the trip.
And we stopped for some freshly squeezed lemonade on the way back to Old Town.
We went to a swanky French restaurant for dinner. It was in the charming cellar of a building from the 14th century. The food was pretty modern, however. Service was immpecibile and we had a wonderful meal to celebrate Dave's bday.
Highlight of the day: Celebrating Dave's bday all day, in particular at dinner.