(Safely) In Krakow!

I made it to Poland!

Now that I've made it here safely, I can tell you all why I was so nervous about my night train from Budapest to Krakow. Apparently, night trains in eastern Europe can be a little sketchy. There are all sorts of stories about people getting robbed on these trains - the most common story is that someone gasses your sleeper car somehow, then, when you're knocked out, comes in and robs you. Some girls I met at the hostel in Budapest said they met someone in Prague who this happened to - the thieves even stole her money belt off her waist, the ring off her finger, and the purse from under her head.

So, I was a little nervous.

This is kind of embarrassing, but here's what I did: put my money belt with all my leftover cash and my credit card around my leg (they wouldn't look there, right?) - under my tight thermal pants, nonetheless - my passport down my pants on my other leg, and my debit card in my bra.

Well, when I got to the sleeper car on the train, I was relieved to find that I was sharing the cabin with three other single travelers - all were male, all spoke English. Whew.

So then, I made it here with no problem, was neither gassed nor robbed, and even managed to sleep a bit. After the 10 hour ride, I was greeted at the Krakow train station at 6:30 a.m. with SNOW! It's been freezing, snowing, raining here since I arrived. Might be time to buy some warmer clothes and boots. In October - who would've thought?

Off to explore - I'll have a few pierogies for you all :)