Krakow: The old town square

My second and last installment from the wonderful city of Krakow is the area know as Old Town Square, or Main Square of the Old Town. It's a handsome area where I spent several blissful hours just strolling around, taking in the sights and sounds of a free market economy in action.

There was a large hall in the middle of the square, on one side of it was a space for the many horse carriages.


And the many flower booths...


An ancient tower stood in the other half of the square.


The large hall was home to dozens of small vendors, all hawking Chinese products. Bah!


This small monument was to an old guy who'd set fire to himself to protest communism back in the day. I'd never heard of him, but I thought his sacrifice was worth at least a picture.


There were dozens of stalls selling all manner of yummy food. Here, the smell of burning animal carcasses was almost overpowering. Mmmmm, burning animal carcasses.


Bread! Big, juicy lumps of bread!


Sausages, hams, bacon. Droolz.


Cheese. Big chunks of delicious, smelly cheese.


I feasted on this big pancake, which was filled with lots of yummy jam and fruits.


I have no idea why they chose to make a chocolate model of a deranged bunny.


Some of the stalls sold these... ahem... different products.


This blacksmith made lots of different things; I bought several engraved horseshoes from him.


Naturally, I was skeptical of Krakow.