My FIRST DAY in Kraków 🇵🇱 I Didn't Expect This!

[@JayandKarolina]

Have you been to Kraków before? Or would you visit the city yourself? Let us know your thoughts in the comments 🙌🙌

[@wladyslawbukowski]

With all due respect, the largest market square in Europe, not one of the largest. Best regards and enjoy your stay in Poland.

[@yakeosicki8965]

Bagels also originally come from Krakow. Obwarzanki were made already in the 14th century, and bagels began to be made by Krakow Jews in the 17th century. It was an occasional bake. They were given to women after a successful delivery. Emigrants brought bagels to the United States in the 19th century. They are a symbol of New York today.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much for this insight! I had no idea that actually Obwarzanek impacted the bagel scene in the US 😎🙌

[@julioc4978]

Excellent narration and history as all the other vids as well. The old town looks more antique than warsaw

[@Naonaonia-zc3py]

Because it is much older than Warsaw. Approx. 600 years.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much! We’re glad to hear that 😍 That’s a great observation! Indeed Karków is older than Warsaw 🙌

[@davemucky]

We are going 10th of may , thanks for the insight to a beautiful city

[@JayandKarolina]

Our pleasure! You’ll have lots of fun in Krakow! There’s so many great things to do 🙌😬

[@BeataBeata-j1c]

Karolina is lovely!❤

[@JayandKarolina]

She is! But what about me? 😂😂😂

[@underated17]

@@JayandKarolina You are too! Cheers from a Polish Canadian girl : ). Thank you so much for this, I want to come visit Krakow now so badly :). I have been to Poland twice Warsaw and Gdansk, mostly Gdansk as most of my family is there. My parents are visiting Gdansk right now. My brother lives with me in Canada and my oldest brother in USA.

[@machthermann2837]

I HAVE BEEN THERE LAST YEAR AT XMAS TIME...BEAUTY STUNNING PLACE ..SALT MINE ARE WOWWW...U COULD THERE...XMAS MARKETS ARE BEAUTY RELAX...

[@JayandKarolina]

I totally agree! There's so many fun things to do around the city 🥳

[@Maciej-ij5ye]

This food combination looks delicious. I love Polish cuisine.

[@JayandKarolina]

So good! I love Polish dishes too :) It’s amazing how home-cooked food tastes the best over here!

[@umbertoconte2081]

Hi Jay, congratulations on the video you made 😄 Hi Karolina, you're nice 🥰

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you! 😃

[@chiang_paul]

Thank you for sharing 😂❤❤❤

[@JayandKarolina]

You are so welcome! We had such a great time in Kraków 😍

[@StephanusAbed]

I enjoy watching your videos, very informative. i cant wait to come to Poland...

[@JayandKarolina]

Happy to hear that! Krakow is such a nice city to visit with plenty of great historical places and amazing restaurants 😍

[@bryany4828]

oh man summer in Krakow is soooooooo packed with people. But the food is so damn good

[@JayandKarolina]

That's the thing 😂 I think everyone loves coming to Kraków but the trick is not to come on the weekends if you can choose! Because then it can be a real madness 👀

[@GaryBuchan-ru3mb]

superb video very informative will have to remember that cake shop and the sour pancakes evening meal our first time krakov oct 24

[@JayandKarolina]

So nice of you! I can guarantee you that you will love your trip 100%! There's so many things to do, see and EAT in Kraków, so everyone will find something for themselves 😍 That restaurant was called Kuchnia u Doroty: maps.app.goo.gl/Myi5jhoEe9WqnkqT7

[@Maciej-ij5ye]

My home town. I will be in Krakow in December. Greetings from London 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Btw. Wisła Kraków won the Polish Cup in Warsaw for the first time in 21 years.

[@JayandKarolina]

Glad to hear that 😍 Oh, wow!!! That’s a huge success!

[@dianach-fl7fw]

Building construction in Europe is always fascinating

[@JayandKarolina]

We’ve never thought about it that way 😜 It’s a great spot from your side because most probably for us it would feel the same abroad!

[@JanKowalski-bm9rv]

Kraków's main square is not only one of the biggest in Europe but it in fact is the biggest in Europe. And before 1820 there used to be earth embankments and a moat where the Planty park is right now.

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, it’s huge! We found Planty very interesting since they remained the same shape encircling the medieval walls around the Old Town 🧱🌳

[@stanislawkowal4657]

Hi Guy's. I visited Krakow 13 years ago and it has changed mostly for the better. Could not get used to the transport system so we ended up walking all around the city. Bagels look and taste that's something unique to the region. Thank you for a wonderful video.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for sharing! I can imagine it looked completely different back then! Now all the big Polish cities are developing super fast and even a 3-year break makes a huge difference 😄 Yes, indeed, OBWARZANEK is such a staple Kraków snack so definitely needs to be tasted when in the city! 🥯

[@acestrats]

Those 2 cakes and 2 drinks for like £7.50 or so is amazing value! I’ll be sure to check that cafe out when I’m next there in January!

[@JayandKarolina]

You definitely should! It was delicious too 😍🙏🏼

[@acestrats]

@JayandKarolina they looked very yummy! I'm there in January so will be definitely going to try it out

[@joxp6971]

Hi jay we are coming to Poland in Dec from Sydney Australia my son wants to meet a lovely polish girl like karolina who has a lovely smile and accent, and her English is first class.

[@odyssey7128]

Nice😊

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Perriermaster9]

Is it nice in November and does the Christmas atmosphere start then....? Great video BTW>>

[@JayandKarolina]

Most of the Christmas markets open last weekend of November! But the true Christmassy atmosphere will be probably in December :) Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@birminghamcloseup]

I have just stumbled upon this excellent channel. It is a very beautiful country. The service, quality of the food, prices and the people are wonderful. Obviously, I have subscribed. The restaurant not allowing you to film is there loss, I have found in this situation on many occasions the owner is not even aware of your visit, unfortunately the staff get above themselves sometimes. Best wishes from Birmingham UK. Please keep making these wonderful videos.🙏❤️🙏

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you very much! Your kind words made our day 🥹❤️ Kraków is definitely one of our most favourite cities in Poland due to its rich history, amazing food places and welcoming people! We try not to feel upset when places tell us not to film but find it a bit strange because you want to promote them… Anyways, we found a great alternative and loved the most authentic cakes from Ciastkarnia Vanilla 😋🍰 Thank you so much for watching! Hope you’ll enjoy our upcoming exciting series too!!!

[@claraambroz2647]

You are a cute couple 😊😊 I watch from Washington DC and is amazingly beautiful these architectural styles of the buildings! ❤❤❤❤

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much Clara! You should definitely visit Kraków yourself one day 😍🇵🇱

[@tomekpi1184]

Without Mariacki's Church and Wit Stwosz alter and Jan Matejko's painting wall?

[@JayandKarolina]

We’ve shown the inside of the St Mary Basilica as well as the famous alter 😬 Sorry, we’re not historians and our vlogs are having a more leisure style. That day was super intense though!

[@vito74m]

o... i see "my city" now! :D

[@JayandKarolina]

Yaaaaayyy! We also filmed a street food video - tried to captured what is the most local but let's see if we managed 😬

[@tomekville7]

I forgot about racuchy Ill make them tomorrow!!

[@JayandKarolina]

Mmmmmmm 😋 Do you make it with some fruits or just by themselves? I've heard some versions have apples/bananas inside!

[@bluesmurf8065]

Another great video! I definitely want to visit that restaurant. The food looks so good especially the bigos and racuchy! Oh i visited that Cafe Camelot a few years ago on my visit to Krakow and even then they were a bit weird about taking photos or shooting a video with my phone. So i just took like 3-5 pics only but they kept telling us stuff. Btw are you guys on IG? would love to follow you guys there. Cheers from Korea.

[@JayandKarolina]

Ah, that place with Polish food was so good - we will definitely come back 😍 Wow, so as we said - there is even a problem with photos in the Camelot cafe :( Oh well, the owner is probably very specific when it comes to the image. Yaaas, of course, we try to be as active as possible on IG and this is a place where you can ask us any questions or make suggestions because we are quite active in Q&A or DM! :) These are our accounts: instagram.com/jayeshchhaya/ instagram.com/meetrollka/

[@Kategan]

Poland ❤

[@22Paulinaa]

Guys, can you tell us how did you meet? 😊

[@JayandKarolina]

We met in 2019 during a summer job in London 😬🇬🇧 We were Activity Leaders for the kind who came to learn English in the UK!

[@EyeScreamPL]

Ostatnio (kilka filmików temu) troszkę zrugałem Karolinę za kilka rzeczy, ale ten komentarz może mnie trochę zrehabilituje - mam nadzieję. Mam też nadzieję, że Karolina mimo wszystko się również czegoś nauczyła. :) Co chcę powiedzieć to to, że pisanie suchych komentarzy - wypranych z emocji, jest domeną tekstowej komunikacji internetowej i czasami trudno wyczuć intencje drugiej osoby. To, co wtedy pisałem było pół żartem, pół serio, ale w żadnym wypadku wyrzutem, czy "hejtem". Karola jest świetna i jako przewodnik i jako osobowość! Dużo radości i najlepszego, a ja oglądam dalej! ; ] Oh, and btw: Jayesh, I'm watching your vids cos you too! :D Cheers dude! ; ]

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

A co sie stalo z Karolina kilka filmikow temu?

[@JayandKarolina]

Cześć! Muszę przyznać, że nie spodziewałam się takiego zwrotu akcji - jeszcze nie jestem odporna na negatywne komentarze, bo jednak dużo biorę do siebie i zarzucam sobie "a mogłam powiedzieć to, albo tamto", albo że nie pokazaliśmy tego co kluczowe, czy nie odwiedziliśmy jeszcze innych paru miejsc bo najzwyczajniej nie starczyło nam czasu. Aczkolwiek, swoją przygodę z YT zaczęliśmy zaledwie kilka miesięcy temu a dni ma się jednak różne i zdecydowanie należę do tych co się najlepiej uczą na błędach 🤪 DziękujeMY za przemiłe słowa i oczywiście nadal będziemy kontynuować nasze vlogi ❤️ [Karolina]

[@EyeScreamPL]

@@JayandKarolina A ja będę bardziej wyrozumiały! :D Łapki też lecą (pod tamtym filmem również ; ] ) Rzecz jasna zostaję z Wami i kibicuję! :)

[@EyeScreamPL]

@@michaelmckelvey5122 Bardziej chodzi o formę mojego komentarza pod jednym w poprzednich filmów, ale... To już nieważne. :p

[@Kowalek94]

My favorite city Greetings : )

[@JayandKarolina]

Glad to hear that! Kraków is a very nice city 😍

[@mirkocutura9882]

Hey Jayesh!! Nice video mate! What can u tell me about the weather?? (I want to go to Krakow in March 2025)........above zero? below zero? rainy? Another question, what is the best place according to you for buying souvenirs? what is the best market to try REAL local food? Greetings from Chile!!

[@JayandKarolina]

Hey Mirko! Here’s Karolina speaking :) March is a tricky one because the temperature during the day can vary from 0-15 degrees depending on the year haha and it might be sunny but also rainy so you need to be prepared! Regarding souvenirs you’ll see them stands around all Kraków - either on the streets or shops in small alleyways. Maybe Cloth Hall might be the place for you to check out too. And in terms of the food, there’s no right or wrong way in Krakow because there’s so many authentic places/restaurants. I can definitely recommend you to look for dishes like PIEROGI, GOŁĄBKI, and meats like SCHABOWY, MIELONY, KARCZEK that you eat alongside salads and potatoes… We love our soups and homemade cakes too so make sure you try some! Hope it helps :) Check our ig (@jayeshchhaya) because we are big foodies so we post a lot what we eat over there!

[@mirkocutura9882]

@@JayandKarolina Dziękuję Karolina!

[@nicklapuz4790]

love u both ❤️❤️❤️ im from philippines

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for watching 😍 We’re thinking of coming to the Philippines soon! Do you have any recommendations?!

[@MiroslawMichalski-ci3ss]

Karolina ucz powoli przyjaciela polskiego fajnie te filmiki takie naturalne zdrowia i pokoju na świecie

[@JayandKarolina]

Uczę, uczę! A Jay co raz to więcej rozumie 😇 Dziękujemy!

[@arturkranz-dobrowolski2959]

I'm not sure, but it seems to me that Krakow is still the capital of Poland in the legal sense. Why do I think so? Although King Sigismund III Vasa moved with his court to Warsaw, he never made it the capital of Poland. In documents, Warsaw was consistently referred to as his majesty's residential city, not the capital of Poland. And it was probably for this reason that until August III the coronations of the kings of Poland were held in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. The king could reside wherever he wanted, but the coronation had to be in the capital.

[@JayandKarolina]

This is very interesting 😊 Somehow Kraków has this more cultural atmosphere around and is richer in history whereas Warsaw is way modern now with a lot of HQs from international companies!

[@joxp6971]

U guys should have come down fro asia to sydney and visit our homeland

[@JayandKarolina]

We would definitely be down for it one day! Already started to think how we could plan it in the best way! I’ve been to Australia and NZ on a working holiday and absolutely loved it!

[@EA00000]

Is good to travel country with someone local 😁 I love the choice of cakes in Poland coffee shops 😀 nothing like that in Sydney only brownie or banana bread or some old tiramisu 🤮 lots English rubbish ? 😂 it is very hard in Sydney to find nice fresh cake

[@JayandKarolina]

It really is! Travelling with Karolina in Poland made things so much easier 🤪 And also before, we had been exploring each other countries so it always felt very exciting to see each other! Say no more… I love how fresh and tasty Polish cakes are 🙏❤️🍰

[@mortar1964]

Great video! I hope you liked Kraków very much

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes we absolutely loved it! There’s such a nice vibe in this old medieval capital :) And obviously amazing food options!

[@KamilP-cm9vk]

Krakow, Poland my favorite CITY in Polska 2024.

[@JayandKarolina]

Krakow is nice but I also really like Gdańsk 😍

[@KamilP-cm9vk]

I am to Polish and British Born in London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 been to Krakow Polska many times its very Beautiful.

[@joxp6971]

Have you guys seen shindlers list?

[@JayandKarolina]

We did watch the movie but couldn’t manage to go into the Schindler’s Factory Musuem - it was sold out on that day way more in advance for all the groups :(

[@annakohli3556]

Och Karolina, you were walking through the Market Square and there was "hejnał" in the background and you did not say a word about it!! You could also say some more words about the Kazimierz district,, about its history, show the Jewish cemetery, perhaps go to the restaurants in Szeroka Street, serviing great Jewish food. Cracow is a magical place, I know it is difficult to show everything but still...Going away from tourist traps would be a blessing. And whiile being in Sukiennice, the visit to one of the oldest cafes, Noworolski is a must. And Jama Michalikowa? You missed all the jewels but went to the banal cafes and mediocre restaurants. What a pity!

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, you're right - the "bugle call" did ring exactly at 6:42 - so I could have emphasised it a bit more :) Krakow is a really interesting city and to cover all the things that interest most people we would have to spend several days - we are still a growing channel, so we can't always afford as much time as needed, but I hope we showed the essence of the city :) Thank you for all your suggestions! We will probably come back to Krakow again, also next time we will try to record a more "local" vlog! [Karolina]

[@anetaadamus8959]

Can you recommend where to stay 2 nights for 4 people in Krakow, closer to main attraction, please

[@JayandKarolina]

We would recommend Kazimierz area - not too overpriced but still charming and relatively close to the city centre :)

[@machthermann2837]

YES AT KRALOW

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

9.54 The toilets now you have to pay for so I never use them. I like Krakow but it was nicer before in 1985 when I first went there. Today, as you showed here, it is so touristy with people hassling you the whole time with either expeditions going to see striptease or other visits, everybody just wants to sell you something. It was a much more natural working town forty years ago with Nowa Huta not so far away. I always prefer the old Poland with the Syrenka motor car and when they sold plastic records-remember those round plastic records with a hole in the middle?! I could buy Lady Punk, Manam, Baam and Budka Suflera to mention just a few famous Polish pop groups. Zapiekanka was sold everywhere on almost every street. I find the whole town rather slick nowadays and so expensive as well. It was a shame that you did not pick a nice bar mleczny called Bar Mleczny Pod Temida, the food is really good and I am sure you could have filmed as well. You were very near to this bar mleczny, in fact, you passed it on your way to the Wawel castle and it is also a bar mleczny that was once frequented by Michael Portillo on one of his train journeys. As far as making films in private areas go, yes, it is a shame that you could not film but I suppose on the other hand, do people want to be unpaid film extras in your videos? You are traveling and making films to earn money so I see both sides of the argument, you are a commercial business using the locals for free.

[@JayandKarolina]

Very insightful! Thank you 🙏 I completely get your point with how nice probably things were couple of years/decades back but I cannot really compare it! Filming-wise, it’s quite difficult for us to find a sweet spot because some people love the camera, the others hate so we really need to adjust to the situation - which is okay because it’s not something super common to vlog in public!

[@brianfleming8561]

It's not one of the largest market squares in Europe, it is THE largest.

[@vito74m]

"Gołębiami brukowany Kraków, gówno ma z tych ptaków" :) Karolina przetłumacz mu proszę, i powiedz, że to pewien poeta napisał:)

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so funny 😂 Made my day lol

[@sareawok]

Camelot owner might also be aware of privacy of his customers, that might be why he has a policy no pictures and videos

[@JayandKarolina]

That sounds legitimate 👍

[@bee12117]

Łałel

[@JayandKarolina]

😂😂😂 Sorry, I was trying my best!

[@lukaszz4053]

Nie łałel tylko Wawel (vavel)

[@JayandKarolina]

Polish is too difficult for all the foreigners, sorry 😂😅

[@lukaszz4053]

​@@JayandKarolina I know 🤣

[@pewex114]

U missed most of Kazimierz!

[@JayandKarolina]

We just wanted to capture the essence of Jewish District because in our next video we filmed all the best street food spots, mainly in Kazimierz because the food scene over there was just unreal 😍🤪

[@xix94]

Will you visit auschwitz ?????

[@JayandKarolina]

I've been to Auschwitz couple of years back and would not feel comfortable filming there I think... It's a totally worth (and a must!) visiting place when in Poland showing the real history though 🙏🙏🙏

[@magdamada58]

Nie ma co .... w Polsce mamy najlepsze jedzonko

[@tomekpi1184]

Obwarzanek to krakowski bajgel!

[@JayandKarolina]

Not quite! I shared what’s the difference while having it :) Obwarzanek has a distinctive production process and can be described as something in between pretzel and a bagel indeed. [Karolina]

[@xix94]

is that your polish girlfriend ?

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes we’ve been together for 5 years!

[@DavidKearns4]

@@JayandKarolina maybe it's time to upgrade that relationship...... 🤔

[@Leanndy217]

I enjoy your videos, but please stop talking over Karolina. I appreciate all Polish local facts she had to offer 😅

[@JayandKarolina]

Noted! Thanks for watching 👀

[@ericzawoYT]

How come your friend didn't teach you how to pronounce Krakow or Wawel properly

[@JayandKarolina]

Polish pronunciation is hard 😅 I tried my best though!

[@AntyStepanBandera]

Haven't you noticed thousands of strong ukrainian🪳🪳🇺🇦🪳🪳 men walking, sitting in restaurants, on park benches and everywhere on the street, they should defend their wild homeland and not stay in Poland.

[@JayandKarolina]

We’ve seen a lot of Ukrainians in Poland! Strong nation 🙏 Wish you all the best.