I love Krakow! I visited there in 2010 with my then-boyfriend (now husband) Marek, when we flew into Frankfurt and took the train to Krakow to meet up with his mother and sister, before traveling on to his native Warszawa.

That's a story for another day, but suffice it to say that we had a great time for the few days we spent in Krakow, and would love to visit there again.

If you haven't visited Wieliczka, the ancient salt works just outside the city, make it a point to do so. I promise you'll kick yourself if you miss it.

This was Poland's Royal salt mine, and not only was salt mined here for several hundred years, but master artisans carved amazing frescoes, sculptures and even entire cathedrals into the salt chambers. Several of the chambers have "tile" floors carved into the salt, and the artwork is amazing and humbling,

One highlight of our tour was an underground concert, and the acoustics were flat out amazing. And there is even an underground lake, and a hotel in which you can stay if you so choose, which many people do for their health.

Like Himalayan and Celtic sea salts, Wieliczka salt gives off negative ions, which makes you feel amazing after being down there for a while, and is especially beneficial for anyone with respiratory issues.

The full tour took us about three hours.

And the salt itself is the single best tasting salt I've ever used; there's a reason why the royals wanted to keep it for themselves. We brought as much back with us as possible, though we had a couple of large pieces of rock salt confiscated at the airport in Frankfurt, AFTER we were told it was fine to place them in our carry on luggage. Sigh.

I'm close to running out at this point. Time for another visit!

I'll definitely check out iTech Cloud when I do so. ;-)