Last weekend we flow to Poland. We spent Saturday with sightseeing. On Sunday we went to an ice hockey game, because this year world championship Divison I, Group A. is taking place in Krakow. Hungary plays in this group with the host, Poland, Japan, Italy, Kazahstan and Ukraine. Countries with the gold and silver medal will step up to the elit group, and get a chance to play against the best hockey nations (Canada, USA, Finland, Russia...) next year. The country with the less points will fall out to Division I. Group B. But this is not an option. :) We are really crossing fingers for our guys to make a miracle.
We had to wake up really really early to catch the plane at 7 a.m. Since there is no direct flight to Krakow, we transferred in Warsaw. After arriving, we headed to our accommodation, and then went for some sightseeing. We walked a loooot. My legs hurt in the evening. The city is really nice, especially the old town. Some parts of the city look a lot like Budapest.
The streets are mostly cobblestoned. At the old town tourist can travel by carts. The terracotta appears in most of the building in Krakow.
The building of Wawel Cathedral seemed a little crowded for me with the many colours, shapes and materials. But it is really unique.
The Royal Castle was highly renovated due to the destruction of WWII. It is not a tipical castle buliding.
We visited the Shindler's factory (Schindler's list) where Shindler employed jewish people, and this way could save many of them from being sent to concentration camp. You can learn more about it on website: http://www.mhk.pl/branches/oskar-schindlers-factory
My favourite buliding of all was the St. Josephs's church. It is so huge and majestic.
The weather was really changeable and crazy. We got wind, icy rain and sun in a couple of hours, but it did not keep us from exploring the city.
For dinner, we had lángos, or as they wrote it: langosz. It is a traditional hungarian meal, made of flour, yeast, milk, salt, water and a little bit of sugar. It is fried in hot oil, and topped with garlic, sour cream and cheese. It was almost as yummy as the ones at home.
For dinner, we had lángos, or as they wrote it: langosz. It is a traditional hungarian meal, made of flour, yeast, milk, salt, water and a little bit of sugar. It is fried in hot oil, and topped with garlic, sour cream and cheese. It was almost as yummy as the ones at home.
On gameday we left the hotel after having breakfast, and headed to Tauron Arena. On our way there we met many Hungarians with red-white-green jerseys and scarfs, No surprise, I knew a lot of people will come to support the team. It was nice too see this many people from my country after 2 month. Somehow it was like being at home. I was really happy about finally meeting my little sister again, who is also a hockey-lover.
During the game, the atmosphere was fantastic. The voices of the Hungarian fans (about 2000..., unbelievable) filled the place. We defeated Japan in a really exciting game. We were really happy. The players were really glad and thankful as well.
After the game we had to go to the airport. Too bad, we could watch only one game on the spot. Many fans are spending the whole week in Krakow. I am cheering our guys in front of the tv. Go Hungarians! Hajrá magyarok!!! :) <3
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