I made it to Lviv in the Ukraine. I wasn't sure how easy it was going be so I've been nervous about it for the last couple of days. I was traveling from Krakow but there's not an exactly "direct" train. It's about a  9 hour ride.

So when the hostel I am staying at had  line on their page saying something like: email us to learn how you can get to Lviv from Krakow in 6 hours and for 15 Euro I enquired.

Here's what they sent me:

From Krakow to Lviv for 15 Euro:

1. From Krakow you have to go to Przemysl. The train goes every hour and the ticket costs 43 Zloty (12 Euro). It will take 4 hours.

2. Just next to the train station in Przemysl there is a bus station.  Take little bus to the point on Polish-Ukrainian Border (it goes very frequently). The village is called Medyka. 25 minutes and 2 Zloty (0,5 Euro).

3. Then you simply cross the border on foot through the pedestrian corridor (it will take approximately 30-40 minutes).

4. When you cross the border you will be on Ukrainian side of it in the village of Shegyni. The bus Shegyni-Lviv (Шегині-Львів) takes you directly to the Main Train Station in Lviv. The duration of the trip is 1,5 Hour and the price of the tickets is 2,5 Euro.

Needless to say the cross the border by foot part kind of freaked me out.  But I am here for an adventure so I decided the worst that would happen would be that I couldn't cross the border and I'd go back to Krakow.  Also, I didn't tell my mom how I was getting between the two places.  (Sorry MoM.)

Anyhow, I am here.  I made it without incident and I couldn't be happier with my choice to come and check out the city.  So now I am off to explore this little piece of Lviv--that is now a part of the Ukraine after being a part of Poland.  I am excited because the city mostly escaped bombing during WWII which means that the old town should be really interesting see!