01 Oct 2025
Joanna took us on a wonderful bespoke tour over two days. The second was a Private Walking Tour with Schindler's Factory for which she stood in line for the tickets in advance of our arrival. We took most of it in but I would recommend watching some of the films which cover the history of Krakow such as Schindler's List and The Pianist (many others too) as she is a bit of a film buff and the references were lost on my wife.
We could not have covered half the area or seen half the sights without her informally presented local knowledge. A week later I am only just remembering much of the details of our visit. We did follow up some of the areas we visited on our last day.
Our only slight criticism is that even after more than two hours in Oscar Schindler's Enamel Factory my wife felt that she needed to know more about everything. She refuses to watch war films on the topic and likes the minutia of the detail.
Without Joanna we would not have even got in so we will be forever grateful.
Her tour of the Dragon's Den and Wawel Castle set us up for our final free day of sightseeing