What do you need? Data? international calling (what countries)?
Usually Orange has the best deals (once you activate the packages)

I should have been more specific. I am only looking to make local calls and send messages.I will not need data.

nju mobile has a offer where its 2PLN (about 0.50euro cents) a day for unlimited local calling and texting. Its a MVNO on the tmobile network. It costs 6PLN to activate
http://www.njumobile.pl/oferta/nju-na-karte

details of the service:
If on a given day you would spend a total of 2 zł to talk (national calls), SMS / MMS, or on internet, for the rest of the day you receive unlimited calls and SMS to everyone, and 100 MB of internet.

price of the service: 6 zł

Valid for: 62 days

how to turn on the service: send a SMS with the text PROMOCJA to number 603 (charged as per SMS to mobile nju) or
type in your phone short code *127*52# and send or
log on to www.njumobile.pl/mojekonto and select "Services"


Original text:
"szczeg�ły usługi:
jeżeli w danym dniu wydasz łącznie 2 zł na rozmowy, SMSy/MMSy krajowe lub internet, to do końca tego dnia za kolejne nielimitowane rozmowy i SMSy do wszystkich i 100 MB internetu nie zapłacisz już więcej nic.

cena usługi: 6 zł

ważność usługi: 62 dni

jak włączyć usługę: wyślij SMS a o treści PROMOCJA pod numer 603 (opłata jak za SMS-a do nju mobile) lub
wpisz w telefonie kr�tki kod *127*52# i potwierdź przyciskiem połaczenia [zadzwoń] lub
zaloguj się na stronie www.njumobile.pl/mojekonto i wybierz "usługi"
"


There are other providers like orange or play which offer cheap calling and texting. Usually the calls ate 29gr/min (free incoming) and 9gr per sms (free incoming)

Re comment about the Wentzl restaurant and the possibility of being owned by the same people who own Marmolada (see below). I always stay at the Wentzl and necessarily have a meal there - and almost fainted. The restaurant did undergo a change - but has returned to the same chef and owner it had some 5 years ago.

Do try Hawełek, Szara and the Łemek Gościnna Chata - slightly different kitchen than Polish - very close to the Stary as it is on Sławkowska.

As for restaurants with a view and terrace - aside from Oranżeria there is Malecon - which is closer to the Wawel and directly over the riverside park.

The enclosed link to Forbes lists everything owned by that conglomerate - which includes Mi�d and Malina as well as Wesele. These two are places that discriminate against single women (trust me - you won't experience that when only speaking English, but I am bi-lingual and they thought I was Polish) and will put you at the smallest table in the furthest corner and act like they are doing you a favor for letting you in. When there with a man - correct service, when alone - lets just say that I walked out. I've actually only done that once before in my life.

http://www.forbes.pl/najlepsi-restau...08381,1,1.html

Thank you so much for the info on Krakow! I just printed it out, we will be in Krakow in May.

If you have any others questions, let me know!

Hi everyone,

May I seek some advice on this?

I am thinking of hiring a private tour guide to bring me and my travel mate on a tour in English of the two Auschwitz camps for a day. Can you recommend us a good guide and how much will it be? Do we need to make our own arrangement to Auschwitz and return?

Thank you.

Thyetus Lee

I haven't taken a private tour, but have done one of the group tours available from Viator last August. I thought the tour was very good, and as one of the larger group tours, very affordable. It was $40 USD for about 5 hours, transportation included. The smaller tours (8-10 people I believe) were about $75 USD.

You may want to check out the Viator tours as an alternative, and it's possible they have private tours as well. The site allows you to read reviews, and generally everyone I've spoken with who has used Viator has had a good experience.

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There are plenty of companies offering tours with transport from Krakow.
Viator shows some around $45 per person.

I also got a private driver. I went with my friend and his wife. Came out to be about $100 for the driver + Auschwitz tour fees (45PLN/$12 per person for the tour). Plus lunch costs. If you are interested, I can PM you the info.

Thank you JBord and jason8612 for your advice. I believe the tour group is the best option I have.

Appreciate the information you have provided.

Thyetus Lee

On my first visit to Krak�w in 1975, our friends took us to Jama Michalika. Is that still there? (Even if it is, I suppose, given the way of the world, it's probably not as cool as it was then.)

I've never been there but it does seem to be still around

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...rn_Poland.html

Current Jama Michalika is nothing - repeat nothing like it was back in 1972 or 74 or 75 (my first visits there) in the sense of who goes there.

Hi jason8612

May I ask one more question?

Would there be any exchange points in Krakow that accepts Singapore currency?

Thank you.

Thyetus Lee