by axxxm
Kraków: Alternative History
8/August/2023 in Kraków
No matter how horrible the weather is during the daytime,
somewhat always beautiful sky appears around 7pm in this city
Around 10 days has passed since coming to this Japan's old capital, Kyoto-like city, Kraków
Actually this is my first time to spend "such a long time" in the non-capital city
Looking back, since 5-7 years old, I had never stayed in the outside capital cities for more than around a week
Then, it seems only natural that I feel more familiarity with city's concrete jungles
A couple of days ago, I just remembered that
in 2018 when I moved to Poland from Japan, I was originally thinking to live in Kraków, not Warsaw
However, at the last minute, I felt like;
"Well, can I really live in a city which is not a capital?
Won't I miss skyscrapers, concrete buildings, car noise, crowded streets, cold-hearted city people who are selfish, self-centered, conceited.....all these good inhuman things, like Tokyo?
Probably Kraków would be too small & too humanly for me"
Then, I cancelled a train ticket & an accommodation in Kraków, and heading to Warsaw
Now, staying in Kraków
It feels like I'm experiencing an alternative history that could have happened, if I had decided to come & live here 5 years ago, in 2018
