Pearl510's Reviews

This was a lovely hostel, just what I imagined it would be. First of all, it is not a party hostel. I liked that, as I wanted to see a lot during t…

I arrived late in the Barcelona airport, so I missed the last train to the city center. That's why I took the Aerobus, the official Airport bus that r…

Het Vinne is a small natural reserve based around a little lake in Zoutleeuw, a city located in the East of Belgium (Flemish part). It therefore makes…

This is a great hostel to my opinion. I stayed here for 5 nights in total and I haven't regret it for a second. The staff are the nicest really, ve…

This is probably the funniest museum in Amsterdam, and also the most unusual one. I've visited some museums in my life, but never any like this :) I t…

I really wanted to see the Van Gogh museum because Van Gogh is my favorite painter of all times. I really admire his work, all of it, but not so much …
This review was featured on Monday January 12th, 2009

I know this sounds really silly, to write a review about a station. I shall start by saying that I like this kind of environments: stations, airports,…

The Golden Tulip hotel is a four star hotel just behind the central train station, in the diamond quarter of Antwerp. I stayed here for one night duri…
This review was featured on Saturday December 6th, 2008

I was reminded about La Mort Subite by Christian (Chokk), who told me it is one of his favorite café's in Brussels. And yes, it is a really nice plac…

All I can say is: if you want to visit a park in Warsaw, visit Lazinski. We've payed way to much for the Wilanow gardens, which were sad, while this p…

The monument over the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising is a remarkable statue. It is pretty big and portrays huge figures of soldiers fighting or escapin…

The Saint Kasimir church is a little of the very center of the old town, actually just inside the new part of Warsaw, but sure worth a visit. You can'…

The old city walls and barbakan gate used to defend the old Warsaw from enemies. It took two centuries to finish these walls, towers and gates. The ol…

The Saint Johns Cathedral is the oldest church in Warsaw, and its history dates back until the start of the 14th century. At first this was a small bu…

On the main square of the old town you will not only find lovely terraces, nice restaurants and beautiful buildings. Here stands as well one of the Sy…

The Sigismund column is the oldest secular statue in Warsaw, and is 22 meters high. It is a monument of the king, therefore standing in front of the p…

The Tomb of the unknown soldier stands at the entrance of the Saxon garden. It is constantly guarded by two honor soldiers and contains 24 urns with t…

The Saxon garden, or Ogrod Saski in Polish, is a public garden in the center of the city. It had an important history, as it has been surrounded by ma…

This is one of Warsaws oldest buildings, in Gothic architecture, that stands beside the main road. It is also known as the St. Mary's Church. As the …

In my opinion, the Holy Cross is one of the nicer churches of Warsaw. Build in the late 17th century, to replace an old and small wooden chapel, this …

Not as notable as the monument on Krakows Rynek Glowny, this monument is ones more a nomination to the famous poet and patriot Adam Mickiewicz. He …

We were highly disappointed by the Wilanow gardens. Often compared to the French Versailles, we at least expected them to be nicely maintained. But in…

Buses in Warsaw are cheap and easy to use. Completely something else as the messy public transport in Krakow, here things are sorted out nicely. The m…

We sat down on the La Cantina terrace to have a drink. This restaurant/bar is located on the Nowy Swiat shopping street of Warsaw, so that's a pretty …

U Barssa restaurant is on the Rynek Starego Miasta, the main square of old Warsaw. This is a beautiful location, very cozy in the evening. The res…

This hotel is amazing, wonderful, beautiful, splendid,... I loved it. Check out their website and watch the pictures of the different rooms and you'll…

Karcma Po Zboju is a very nice restaurant in the heart of Zakopane, at the main street. The house itself is already very nice, all made of wood. There…

Morskie Oko is a lake in the Tatra national park, about half an hour drive outside Zakopane. It is fairly worth the ride though, as this is a very bea…

If you want to take a day trip to the Morskie Oko, you might best take a minibus to the entrance of the national park. These buses leave in front o…

Kasprowy Wierch is said to be the most famous mountain top of Poland, and is almost 2000 meters high. You can reach the top by foot, or with a lift. …

I'm crazy for anything that has cheese in it. Honestly, I'm a cheese freak. So I was very much set on trying the typical Zakopane specialty called Osc…

We stayed only two nights in this hostel. My parents had a private room and I slept in one of the dorms. From the outside the hostel looks a bit run d…

The buses from Krakow to Zakopane ride very frequently, in both directions. There are numerous companies, all leaving from the main bus station (close…

This church was the first Baroque and Jesuit church in Krakow and the architecture is based on the Gesu church in Rome. The founder of this building w…

In my opinion, the Franciscan basilica (or (Bazylika Św. Franciszka) is the most beautiful church in Krakow. I have never seen anything like this pla…

The Dominican church is a very beautiful, and rather big one, just a small stroll away from the Rynek Glowny. Seen from the outside it doesn't look ve…

I've written my full report of our visit to Auschwitz/Birkenau in my Poland travel blog. The reason why I add this review is so I can rate it. That is…

Anny church isn't very big, but it does have a very nice interior. The walls are painted with light fresco like artwork, that contrasts highly with th…

When world war two started, the Jews that lived in Kazimierz were banned to go and live over the river, in the Podgorze district. Nazi's build a wall …

It is said that Endzior is the best stall on all of Plac Nowy, and probably of all Kazimierz. I say it is the best snack in whole of Krakow. Don't i…

We went to the U Babci Maliny restaurant because one of the girls at our hostel recommended it. We were looking for a place to eat typical Polish food…

The Slowaki theater is at the Ducha square, in the North East of Krakow's old town. I don't think one can visit it from the inside, unless you're atte…

Reformica church is small and easy to miss. I don't know the opening hours either so it is unclear to me if you can visit the place as a tourist. Whil…

The Barbakan and Florianus gates are practically all that's left of the old city walls, that used to protect Krakow from it's enemies. What is now the…

This little church stands next to the Slowaki theater and is in all possible way outran by it. The church is small and from the outside, it isn't nice…

Kazimierz is the old Jewish quarter of Krakow. It has a completely different feel from the Rynek Glowny area, but to me it was twice as interesting. T…

Plac Nowy is the center of Kazimiers. You'll find the bars Endzior and Alchemia here, too. If you'd imagine the Rynek Glowny, this square is just abou…

I've read that the Isaac synagogue is the most beautiful of all synagogues in Krakow. I can't compare myself though, as I've only visited this one. Bu…

I don't know if the Pauline church (also called Ciala church) is the only Catholic church in Kazimierz, but it sure stands out between the other archi…

The Szczepanski square isn't the kind of place most tourists like to visit, basically because it is pretty ugly and there hardly is anything to do. Bu…