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What makes Poland different from other countries [55]
yeahIKnow,
Tourism seems to be doing well in Poland. Just look at Krakow.
But, here in Wroclaw we have a local government who are only interested in bringing in Foreign Business concerns. Banks, IT developers and so on.
Tourism doesn't seem to be on the agenda. You won't hear many different languages spoken in Wroclaw town centre.
There is nothing really special to put Wroclaw on the map. No alternative architecture, no big wheel [as in London ] Nothing for people to say "Wow ! I've got to see this place"
To prove my point try to find posts on these boards where people say "I must go to Wroclaw"
That said. Wroclaw is a beautiful city. But it is a city for young people who are only interested in "Rynek" and afternoon strolls along the river. You can do all the sights in one weekend and this shouldn't be the case for the fourth biggest city in Poland. For size Wroclaw would be in the top five when compared to British cities
Don't get me wrong, I love this city. It's just that it has so much potential and no-one is doing anything to capitalize on it.
I'm sure there are plenty of people who'll come back at me and say "What about ........"
"Wroclaw The Meeting Place" [yeah, for business]
"Wroclaw The City Of One Hundred Bridges" [and who outside Wroclaw knew that]
London is said to make more money from tourism than business. You would think that they could make a little more effort to make tourism work here.
