Wawel Castle, the best zapiekanki and ice cream places in Cracow

One day when the weather was nice we walked to Wawel Castle in Cracow. Many others had the same idea. This was the location for Polish kings' and queens'coronations and funerals.

Here are some photos.

The man on horseback is Polish patriot Tadeusz Kościuszko. 

Another famous Pole, Pope (now Saint) John Paul II.

Castle and cathedral.

Hot air balloon over Grunwaldzki Bridge for rich tourists to ride in. It just goes straight up and straight down. Note the 2 birds that flew into my shot!

Tourist paddle boat and Dębnicki Bridge, Vistula River (Wisła River).

We walked over to Kazimierz (the Jewish district) and ate the best zapiekanka in town in Plac Nowy. There is a round building in the middle of the square with tons of walk up windows selling zapiekanki.

Walk by all of them until you get to the window with the sign saying "Endzior". This is the place.

For around 8-10 złoty you can get a long zapiekanka. It is street food. It is toasted French bread topped with yellow cheese and mushrooms (standard kind) plus a variety of other toppings you can choose. We got the "wiejska" which had sausage on it. We ordered the garlic sauce on it instead of ketchup (ketchup is standard on zapiekanki). Here is my mostly-eaten zapiekanka.

Go to Starowislna street #83 for the best ice cream ever. The sign just says "ice cream - traditional recipes". The place almost always has a line out front, so be prepared to wait. They usually have about 6 flavors to offer at 2.5 złoty per scoop. My favorite kind is blueberry. Raspberry is also good. The fruit flavors tend to be really intense. The chocolate with chocolate pieces and walnuts is also great. I don't think you can go wrong there with the choice of ice cream.