NYTimes - Next stop - Wrocław, Poland

skysoulmate 13 | 1250

27 Apr 2010 / #1

A Polish City Feels Its Future Has Arrived

ON one side of Tumski Bridge in Wroclaw, in southwest Poland, the Gothic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist hovers agelessly over Ostrow Tumski, the city's oldest quarter. Nearby, a boot-sized brass dwarf sits fishing over the river's edge, one of more than 150 such statues placed throughout the city since 2001 in honor of the Orange Alternative, a Dada-influenced resistance movement that is widely considered to have had a hand in bringing down Poland's Communist regime in the 1980s.

travel.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/travel/25next.html?hpw

nymph888 2 | 31

27 Apr 2010 / #2

nice... quoted: “If you look behind the dirt and the collapsing facades, you’ll find beauty.”

i wish, i can have a charming polish guy to tour me around this place when i get my off days from work :)

thanks for sharing!

Wroclaw 44 | 5359

27 Apr 2010 / #3

“If you look behind the dirt and the collapsing facades, you’ll find beauty.”

there is a lot of truth in that. they still make ww2 movies here because some of the buildings haven't changed much since the war.

OP skysoulmate 13 | 1250

27 Apr 2010 / #4

You're welcome, I found myself reading about Wrocław in the online New York Times while on a layover in Kuala Lumpur... LOL

...and after this charming guy has given you a tour you'll have to show me around... :)

there is a lot of truth in that. they still make ww2 movies here because some of the buildings haven't changed much since the war.

What's the name of the large park that has a mini-lake and many white swans in it? It's one of my childhood memories...

Wroclaw 44 | 5359

28 Apr 2010 / #5

What's the name of the large park that has a mini-lake and many white swans in it? It's one of my childhood memories..

Sorry, I don't know. I could name a couple of parks with lakes, but I don't know about the swans.
Which part of town is it ?

urszula 1 | 253

28 Apr 2010 / #6

What's the name of the large park that has a mini-lake and many white swans in it? It's one of my childhood memories

£azienki (bath rooms) in Warsaw.

OP skysoulmate 13 | 1250

28 Apr 2010 / #7

No I meant in Wrocław. I was a kid so I don't remember what part of town but it was always packed with families with kids. Lots of beautiful swans that people would take pictures of...

convex 20 | 3928

28 Apr 2010 / #8

Any more hints? We have lots of nice parks with ponds :)

nymph888 2 | 31

2 May 2010 / #9

You're welcome, I found myself reading about Wrocław in the online New York Times while on a layover in Kuala Lumpur... LOL

sky, that's really cool! :) I'll be back in KL for 3 more months of proj, by this week :)

and yah, glad to show u around..SG? :)
in KL, i'm not so familiar with the place even after 1.5 yrs of stay.... i usually focused on the hotel to office route everyday.. and whenever I get the chance, i go back to SG every weekend :)

hmm.. this charming guy.. is just... urgghh... i don't know ... i'm just guarding my heart for now :) until he's ready to at least... open up :)

hv a good weekend yah!

m_kornacki - | 1

3 May 2010 / #10

thanks for calling me a charming polish guy. that quote was taken from the context but still it's very true. Wroclaw has been revitalised pretty much in the area around the heart of the town. It looks modern and flashy but still in the downtown the city life and the architecture looks much more "grey". There's a lot of great stories from the modern history to tell out there

everyone is welcome for the tour if you come over to Wroclaw. Hopefully they will start running within the beginning of june. you can find my webpage at whatsupwroclaw.pl or on facebook

@ skysoulmate: the park you meant is most likely called Park Poludniowy (which means "South Park" in English). This is in Krzyki district located in the south part of Wroclaw by Sudecka street

OP skysoulmate 13 | 1250

14 May 2010 / #11

sky, that's really cool! :) I'll be back in KL for 3 more months of proj, by this week :)

Check your PM plz.

...@ skysoulmate: the park you meant is most likely called Park Poludniowy (which means "South Park" in English). This is in Krzyki district located in the south part of Wroclaw by Sudecka street

Yes, yes! My grandmother lived in the Krzyki area, now I remember the name... Very good memories from the park, it was beautiful. Thank you.

travel planner

18 Jul 2010 / #12

m_kornacki

everyone is welcome for the tour if you come over to Wroclaw.

Hi! Is it always in English or should that be booked in advance? What's the participation fee?