Krakow ended up being the first city I visited in Poland, and it was quite pretty. Some pictures:

Krakow has many churches :)

The Wawel Royal Castle was a main sight:

of course, nice views of the town

The museum of technology and engineering was entertaining:

Krakow is known for amber:

More churches and museums:

And the house of attractions as a last fun place to check out when the rest was closed :)

The last day, after a side trip to Zakopane, went to check out the Schindlers Factory Museum, which did a good job explaining the story of jews that were saved by Schindler:

the lucky ones

Krakow back then

the factory

The rest was visiting: