Sunday tour through Krakow.

On Sunday, which was the day of the Holy Ghost in the Catholic faith which is much of what the Polish are was a big holiday with many families roaming about the city of Krakow. We went to the main market square of Krakow where there were floods of shops and people all through out the main market square.This is known as the Wawel market square where St. Mary's Basilica is located at the center. Every hour a man from the top of the Basilica plays the trumpet on the hour and stops mid note of the song due to tradition. Centuries ago when the Swedes were invading a man was playing his trumpet on top of the tower and a warrior shot him with an arrow as they invaded. This basilica is impressive tall so that was a shot to end all arrow shots for sure. We walked through the main park where of course all the European lovers had to be making out in front of everyone in the scenic area right across the street from our hotel. We also got to see the Sukiennice clothe hall, Wawel Castle along with Wawel's Cathedral. We also got to see Jagillonian University which is one of the oldest schools in Poland where Copernicus actually studied. We toured the dorm of the former pope St. Paul II and got to see the tomb of the current fallen president and first lady of Poland who were placed in the Wawel Castle. We got to see so much in such a short amount of time that it is definitely hard to take everything in all at once. We went out to eat and had a traditional Polish Dinner in the middle of the market square in a loft with a window view to the outside. The dinner included Pea soup, a rare type of fish only found in Europe and another apple dessert. Later that night everyone was exhausted form the traveling and the night before and most retired at night.