After a lunch of pierogies at the castle, Eliot settled down for a comfy nap in the stroller and Chris and I set out on a walk. We saw this hot air balloon that is tethered in one spot. I thought my dad would surely want to go on this if he were to visit Krakow....
We walked through one of Krakow's universities and saw students studying surveying.
We stopped to rest on a bench overlooking a large meadow. Upon hearing some commotion behind us, I turned around and saw a group of police dressed in riot gear walking with many, many men. They began to flood around the bench we were sitting on before we could move. We stood on each side of Eliot's stroller and watched in confusion as the quiet and calm flock of men passed around us. One jokingly stood by Chris, pretending that he was with us. Then he moved on. After the wave of police and men passed, I approached a dad standing nearby with his son and asked what was going on. The men, he said, were going to a soccer game under police escort so they did not tangle with the opposing team. Oh. We saw the stadium across the meadow and for the first time noticed all the police vans. As the cluster of men in black reached the stadium, there was some shouting and running and general commotion. People near us hardly seemed to notice, so this must be a common occurence. Seems like an interesting way to spend tax dollars - police protection for sports fans. I guess I would say it was quite a cultural experience.
Statue outside a university.
After a lunch of pierogies at the castle, Eliot settled down for a comfy nap in the stroller and Chris and I set out on a walk. We saw this hot air balloon that is tethered in one spot. I thought my dad would surely want to go on this if he were to visit Krakow.... 
We walked through one of Krakow's universities and saw students studying surveying.
We stopped to rest on a bench overlooking a large meadow. Upon hearing some commotion behind us, I turned around and saw a group of police dressed in riot gear walking with many, many men. They began to flood around the bench we were sitting on before we could move. We stood on each side of Eliot's stroller and watched in confusion as the quiet and calm flock of men passed around us. One jokingly stood by Chris, pretending that he was with us. Then he moved on. After the wave of police and men passed, I approached a dad standing nearby with his son and asked what was going on. The men, he said, were going to a soccer game under police escort so they did not tangle with the opposing team. Oh. We saw the stadium across the meadow and for the first time noticed all the police vans. As the cluster of men in black reached the stadium, there was some shouting and running and general commotion. People near us hardly seemed to notice, so this must be a common occurence. Seems like an interesting way to spend tax dollars - police protection for sports fans. I guess I would say it was quite a cultural experience.
Statue outside a university.
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