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Tag: Krakow

  • Main Square Entertainment

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    Main Square Entertainment

    As the crowds amass through the day, entertainers come to juggle, dance and sing, to attract attention and some donations.  But entertainment comes in many forms and one day we were there that included a bicycle race.

  • Main Square Activities

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    Main Square Activities

    As the morning progresses into day, more people come into the square, either to traverse it to get to their destination, to meet with someone, or as a destination. With more people come more vendors.

  • Main Square Awakes

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    Main Square Awakes

    After the street cleaners finish their rounds the street vendors start to appear, people come to enjoy their morning coffee and sit for a moment before the day really starts to move.

  • Main Square Portrayals

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    Main Square Portrayals

    Early morning, before the crowds come, is a good time to see the uncluttered elements of the square; unobscured and undistracted by the hordes of people.

  • Main Square

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    Main Square

    The asymmetrical towers of St. Mary’s Basilica distinguish this as the Main Square of Krakow. On the hour a trumpeter plays his arpeggio 4 times, once for each direction, after the bells toll.  If one looks closely the player can be seen, thus confirming it is not in fact a recorded message. While we were told the…