Krakow with Children

My children are fussy eaters. That's why most of my updates are sweet treats. It's hard to spend time creating something delicious for them to eat when you know at the end of it you're probably going to have to make beans on toast because they haven't touched it!

Anyway, we visited Krakow in Poland at the end of October, and it was a challenge to find somewhere to eat that wasn't McDonalds. In my opinion, the best place we ate was at a little Milk Bar. These are the Polish versions of a cafeteria, but they were just like nice cafes open late. We ordered omelette, scrambled egg, paninis, chips, toast and rice. So there was a nice selection of food to eat and the girls were happy with it. The history of the Milk Bars is fascinating. They were originally set up after the war by the Communists to encourage workers to drink milk instead of moonshine, especially given the large surplus of dairy products in Poland at the time. When times were really hard, the cutlery was often chained to the tables so people wouldn't make off with them!

I think if the girls are still fussy the next time we visit Poland, we will have to try more of these Milk Bars!

Recommendations for some things to do with children in Krakow:

The Castle in Niepolomice. We stayed in the hotel in this castle for the first half of our trip. It was exciting for the girls that we stayed in a real castle. They enjoyed the visit around the museum, especially the stuffed scary animals. The restaurant here was lovely. We had high quality food for very little money, compared to what it would have cost in the UK. And they had kids meals, so the girls had chicken nuggets and chips for tea. Whereas we had things like chicken wrapped in parma ham with mustard puree and steak with potato puree and beetroot cooked in red wine. For pudding, the pistachio creme brulee with chocolate sauce. Unfortunately the girl's ice cream had too much cream, too much strange fruit (we struggled to identify all the fruit) and not enough ice cream for them. It looked amazing though, but it was not a children's dessert.

The Wawel Dragon. We walked up Wawel Hill and saw the stunning Castle and Cathedral. The views from the top of the hill were spectacular. After taking some photos, when we walked down the spiral staircase into the dragons cave. We came out of the cave to where this statue of the famous Dragon stands and breathes fire!

Krakow Old Town. One evening we walked past a little girl who said to her mum "Why do we just come here every day!" Elizabeth said to us "I don't know why she doesn't like it, we get food and toys every time we come here!" One of the highlights, and another Foodie link, in the Old Town for the girls was the sweetie shop, where they made sweeties in front of you! Cukier Artist

Under the town square is the Rynek Underground Museum which is child friendly. It very hi-tech with holograms and touch screens. It documents the history of the town.

The town came alive in the evenings with street performers, horse and cart rides and cafes with outside seating areas. It was very European. 

I would like to go back to Krakow when it's a bit warmer to appreciate being outside. And when the girls are a little bit older and don't need to be carried on our shoulders when their "legs are tired".