"You are welcome: 28-30 May 2010, Krakow, Poland" EuromeetKrakow2010's Profile

The 6th official Euromeet finished and we enjoyed it a lot, even if we were very busy. We leave this page as it was created before the Euromeet for possible use of future large VT Meets organizers. We only add below some information on the Euromeet real and virtual attendees and our thank you for all who helped us to organize the 6th Euromeet in Krakow as well as album LINKS TO EUROMEET PAGES !!!

MAIN MARKET SQUARE AND ST. MARY'S BASILICA

Please, open and read the albums below.

If you need more information download two up-to-date travel guides to Krakow (both issued every 2 months, you will probably get them free in Krakow, too):
Krakow in your pocket
The Visitor Malopolska

Not enough?
Check Virtual Tourist Krakow Travel Guide

Need any more information, advise or help?
We are here to help you plan a great time in Krakow. E-mail us directly or ask the community in the appropriate forum (links above).

We can't wait to see you in Krakow. WOW!

Urszula - matcrazy0
Matt or Maciek - matcrazy1

CLOTH HALL - THE WORLD'S LONGEST GIFT STORE!

1. a2lopes - Antonio Lopes from Lisbon, Portugal;
2. - 3. Andraf (+1) - Andreea and her father in law Viorel (Vio) from Bucharest, Romania;
4. ania70pl - Ania from Warsaw, Poland; her friend Madzik_d (Magda) who also came to the Euromeet has joined VT recently :-); Euromeet helper and piggy bank superviser, also a chief of Euromeet tour to Auschwitz (Oswiecim) Memorial and Museum on Saturday 29th May, 2010 :-);
5. annemariebyrne - Anne Marie Byrne from Dublin, Ireland;
6. - 7. annwag (+1) - Anna and her friend Agnieszka from Bydgoszcz, Poland;
8. AussieMadCow - Anita from London, United Kingdom (nationality: Australian);
9. balfor - Chris from Atlanta, Georgia, USA;
10. bartw - Bart from Brussels, Belgium;
11. Beach_dog - Stace from Marbella, Spain (nationality: Welsh), husband of Carmen (Carmela71) who also joined the Euromeet;
12. Belsaita - Isa from Barcelona, Spain (Catalan); a piggy bank superviser :-);
13. benazer - Az from London, United Kingdom;
14. Bernd_L - Bernd from Eggensteon-Leopoldshafen, Land Baden-Württemberg, Germany; husband of Andrea (VT-member Jadefrau) who joined VT-gang in Lviv, Ukraine on 2-3 June, 2010 :-); also piggy bank superviser :-);
15. bijo69 - Birgit from Berlin, Germany;
16. BorneoGrrl - Valerie from Malaysia; sister of longsanborn (Malaysian, Helena from Vienna, Austria) who also joined the Euromeet;
17. breughel - Eddy from Belgium;
18. budapest8 - Tim from Ekensberg, Sweden (nationality: United Kingdom);
19. cachaseiro - Claus from Denmark;
20. Carmela71 - Carmen from Marbella, Spain; wife of Stace (Beach_dog; Welsh) who also joined the Euromeet; captain of crazy afternoon and morning VT-trains from Krakow to Lviv and back on 31th May and 3th June; also piggy bank superviser :-);
21. chocolatecake - Abbey from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
22. co48 - Co from Emmen, the Netherlands; a friend of Ali (sachara) who also joined the Euromeet;
23. - 25. crazypaws (+2) - Sarah and her friends: Lies and Frederic from Kortrijk, Belgium;

THE BARBICAN

26. - 27. Dabs (+1) - Kristi and her husband David from Chicago, Illinois, USA;
28. DanielDiNicola - Daniel from Long Beach, California, USA; the Euromeet helper and VT staff member;
29. DAO - David from Wakefield, United Kingdom (North Carolina, USA);
30. davesut - David from Manchester, United Kingdom (Lancashire, England, UK);
31. DavidGB - David from England, United Kingdom;
32. DennyP - Dennis from Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia;
33. dila - Diana from Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
34. Ekaterinburg - Katherine from Cork, Ireland;
35. fairy_dust - Amelie from Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
36. Fen - Andy from London, United Kingdom;
37. Gerry - Gerry from Westlake Village, California, USA; husband of Stephanie from Manhattan Beach, California, USA - the Euromeet helper, former VT staff member and our dear VT-mom or VT-Queen forever :-);
38. Gillybob - Gillian from Manchester, England, United Kingdom;
39. gubbi1 - Christian from Kempten, Germany; captain of crazy, night VT-trains from Krakow to Lviv and back (on 31th May and 2nd June);
40. GyuriFT - George or György from Budapest Fovaros, Hungary (nationality: American, Hungarian and Russian);
41. Hikerpark - Mark from Baltimore, Maryland, USA; a friend of Larry (littlesam1) also from Baltimore, Maryland, USA who also joined the Euromeet;
42. HORSCHECK - Holger from Germany; a friend of Sonja (yumyum) from Zürich, Switzerland;
43. - 44. Hosell (+ 1) - Manuel and his sister Visi from Benidorm, Spain;
45. jo104 - Jo from London, United Kingdom (nationality: South Africa and United Kingdom);
46. johngayton - John from Appledore, United Kingdom;
47. jonathanbarker - Jonathan from Reading, England, United Kingdom;
48. jonkb - Jon from Malmö, Sweden (nationality: Norway);
49. jorgec25 - Carlos from Alcochete, Portugal; a friend of Glória (LusaTraveller) also from Alcochete, Portugal who also joined the Euromeet;
50. Kaspian - Edward from north Bay, Ontario, Canada;
51. - 52. katamorgana (+ 1) - Katarina and her husband Jozef from Piest'any, Slovakia;
53. Kathrin_E - Kathrin from Karlsruhe, Germany;
54. kikalena - Marzena from Gdansk, Poland;
55. kovani - Koos from Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, the Netherlands; husband of Margaret ( margaretvn) who also joined the Euromeet;

THE WORLD'S LARGEST GOTHIC ALTERPIECE

56. leics - Jane from Leicestershire, United Kingdom;
57. littlesam1 - Larry from Baltimore, Maryland, USA; a friend of Mark (Hikerpark) also from Baltimore, Maryland, USA who also joined the Euromeet;
58. longsanborn - Helena from Vienna, Austria (nationality: Malaysian); a sister of Valerie (BorneoGrrl) from Malaysia;
59. LoriPori - Lori from Windsor, Ontario, Canada; a wife of Hansi (Waalewiener) who also joined the Euromeet;
60. LusaTraveller - Glória from Alcochete, Portugal; a friend of Carlos (jorgec25) also from Alcochete, Portugal who also joined the Euromeet;
61. - 63. MacedonianUK (+ 2) - Valentina from Bitola, Macedonia, her husband Simon (nationality: United Kingdom and Macedonia) and their daughter Frosina (nationality: United Kingdom);
64. Madzik_d - Magda from Warsaw, Poland; a friend of Ania (ania70pl) from Warsaw, Poland who also joined the Euromeet;
65. - 66. Maggies (+1) - Magda from Krakow, Poland and her husband Tobiasz;
67. Mahieu - Els from Belgium;
68. margaretvn - Margaret from Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, the Netherlands; a wife of Koos (kovani) who also joined the Euromeet;
69. marielexoteria - Mariel from Märsta, Sweden (nationality: Dominican Republic); also piggy bank superviser :-);
70. - 71. Martin_S. (+1) - Martin and his wife Zohara from Arad, Israel;
72. matcrazy0 - Urszula from Tychy, Poland (Pszczyna, Poland hopefully in 2011); the Euromeet organizer and wife of Matt/Maciek/Maciej (matcrazy1);
73. - 75. matcrazy1 (+2) - Matt/Maciek/Maciej from Tychy, Poland (Pszczyna, Poland hopefully in 2011); the Euromeet organizer and husband of Urszula (matcrazy0); our two great and very friendly City Krakow guides: Ms Ewa Gawryla and Ms Alicja Natkaniec from Krakow, Poland;
76. - 77. MATIM (+1) - Ilse and her sister Marie-Louise from Breda, the Netherlands;
78. Maurizioago - Maurizio from Caldonazzo, Italy;
79. melek02 - Yana from Moscow, Russia;
80. - 81. michu1988 (+1) - Michal (Michael) and his friend Krzysztof (Chris) from Pszczyna, Poland; the Euromeet helpers :-);
82. mickybleck - Daniela from Essen, Germany;
83. Nathalie_B - Nathalie from Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel;
84. nomad7890 - Martha from Orlando, Florida, USA;
85. OH_DK - Ove from Copenhagen, Denmark;
86. - 87. om_212 (+1) - Olya from Kiev, Ukraine and her German friend Christian;

ST. KINGA CHAPEL IN WIELICZKA SALT MINE

88. Paris92 - Courtney from Los Angeles, California, USA; the Euromeet helper and VT staff member;
89. - 90. pedroswift (+ 1) - Peter and Carole from Brisbane, Queensland;
91. Penelope4 - Penelope from Vienna, Austria;
92. - 93. pieter_jan_v (+1) - Pieter Jan and his wife Swanèt from Hengelo, the Netherlands;
94. - 95. pollon (+ 1) - Chiara and her husband Alex from Italy;
96. poons - June from Staffordshire, United Kingdom;
97. RhineRoll - Winfried from Remagen, Germany;
98. Roadquill - Karl from Calabasas, California, USA;
99. Roam - Lesley from London, United Kingdom (nationality: South African);
100. Roggeveen - Walter from Utrecht, the Netherlands;
101. sachara - Ali from Emmen, the Netherlands; a friend of Co (co48) also from Emmen, the Netherlands who also joined the Euromeet;
102. Salsa_Girl - Sandra from Málaga, Spain;
103. Stephanie - Stephanie from Manhattan Beach, California, USA; the Euromeet helper, former VT staff member and our dear VT-mom or VT-Queen forever :-); also a wife of Gerry (Gerry) from Westlake Village, California, USA who also joined the Euromeet;
104. stevemt - Steve from Brisbane, Australia (nationality: New Zealand);
105. Suet - Sue from Penicuik, United Kingdom;
106. suvanki - Sue from Sheffield, United Kingdom;
107. tere1 - Teresa from Lisbon, Portugal;
108. TheView - Allan from Copenhagen, Denmark;
109. toonsarah - Sarah from Ealing, United Kingdom;
110. - 112. Travelchili (+2) - Ande, her sister Birgit and their father Ants from Tallinn, Estonia;
113. Tripack - Patrick from Zermatt, Switzerland; often nicknamed "Toblerone" because of bringing and sharing Swiss Toblerone chocolades with other VT-ers and guests :-);
114. Urzu - Ursula from Madrid, Spain;
115. VZ-Pam - Pamela from Queens, New York, USA;
116. Waalewiener - Hansi from Windsor, Ontario, Canada; a husband of Lori (LoriPori) who also joined the Euromeet; also VT-Meets famous movie maker as well as the Euromeet helper and manager of Can you adopt me? Yes, I can. VA Euromeet 2010, Krakow, Poland thread posted by us in Miscellaneous Forum :-);
117. wandeljp - Jean-Pierre from Dadizele, Belgium;
118. yumyum - Sonja from Zürich, Switzerland; a friend of Holger (HORSCHECK) from Germany who also joined the Euromeet;
119. zaffaran - Anita from Gdansk, Poland;
120. Zajem - Eman from Rychvald, Czech Republic.

You are always welcome back to Krakow and Poland!

IN WIELICZKA SALT MINE

Number of the 6th Euromeet attendees by country of residence:

United Kingdom 16
Poland 14
USA 12
Netherlands 10
Germany 7
Belgium 7
Spain 7
Australia 4
Canada 4
Portugal 4
Denmark 3
Estonia 3
Israel 3
Italy 3
Macedonia 3
Sweden 3
Austria 2
Ireland 2
Malaysia 2
Romania 2
Slovakia 2
Switzerland 2
Ukraine 2
Czech Republic 1
Hungary 1
Russia 1

TOTAL: 120 attendees residing in 26 countries (21 in Europe, 2 in North America, 2 in Asia, 1 in Australia and Oceania), by continent:
Europe - 95
North America - 16
Asia - 5
Australia + Oceania - 4.

29 Euromeet attendees (24%) came from countries of Central and Eastern Europe belonged to the Eastern Bloc in the past.

57 Euromeet attendees (54% of non-Polish attendees) visited Poland for the first time.

Exactly 50 of you we were lucky to meet for the first time :-)!

POLISH BIG BEN IS SOME 350 YEARS OLDER!

I. VT-community:

Thank you very much to VT-members for your support, help and for your very friendly gifts brought by you and given to us during the Euromeet. We are speechless. Especially we would like to say thank you to:
1. VT-staff members: Stephanie, Giampiero (giampiero6 - VT's General Manager), Courtney (Paris92) and Daniel (DanielDiNicola);
2. our great Euromeet helpers: Michal (michu1988) and his friend Krzysztof;
3. Ricky (ricky52) for making beautiful VT-badges for all Euromeet attendees;
4. Euromeet helpers and piggy bank supervisers:
- Ania (ania70pl),
- Carmen (Carmela71),
- Isa (Belsaita),
- Mariel (marielexoteria),
- Bernd (Bernd_L);
5. the Euromeet helper and manager of Can you adopt me? Yes, I can. VA Euromeet 2010, Krakow, Poland thread posted by us in Miscellaneous Forum: Hansi (Waalewiener);
6. captains of crazy VT-trains from Krakow to Lviv and back: Carmen (Carmela71) and Christian (gubbi1);
7. chief of VT-tour to Auschwitz Memorial and Museum: Anna (ania70pl).