I’m currently searching the web, looking for a cheapo city break holiday for October. After a week of looking at every godforsaken, seizure-inducing-get-yer-cheap-holiday-here-guvnor websites, after searching out every possible hotel review complete with cockroach counts, after looking at weather maps and judging climate for the time of year, after searching out all the top city break destinations, after starting with a short-list of Paris, Venice, Amsterdam, Prague and Barca I have finally decided to go to Rome.

Or maybe Krakow.

I’m beginning to hate the internet, there are far too many hokey little websites out there and not enough of them are in euros. I’m in Europe and I’m going to Europe, so why are there only 3 main travel websites that provide Euro prices? eh? eh?
Anyway, suffice to say I’m confuzzled, and it’s looking more likely that the final decision is going to be up to me. Which I hate, as I’m crappy at making decisions especially when other people are involved. I’ve taken two weeks off and my travel buddy is responsible for arranging the details for the second week away, which I am more than happy to leave with her. (We’re going to the sun, which at this time of year means er, the Canaries.)

Here’s the good and bad of both cities as I see ‘em:
Rome is two hours away which would give us more time in the city and less time spent in the air.
Krakow is not that far away but due to crappy Aer Lingus \ Ryanair destinations we’d have to fly via Malpensa which means 7 and a half hours travelling time there and 6 and a half back.
Rome has Italian food.
Krakow has Polish food.
Rome will still be mild enough.
Krakow will be brass-monkeys.
Rome has cheap flight and accomodation but is more expensive drinks \ food \ tourist trap wise
Krakow is more expensive for flight and accomodation, but is cheaper drinks \ food \ tourist trap wise.
Rome has the Colosseum.
Krakow has Auschwitz.

Decisions, decisions…