Wroclaw
Reading a review about one of the tours, I saw the phrase "there is nothing to do in Wroclaw", and I sincerely felt sorry for those tourists who would believe such recommendations. It so happened that Poland, located nearby, remained a transit country. On bus tours, transit hotels in small charming cities, on air tours, only huge illuminated "octopuses" of night cities flickered under the wing, and a direct meeting with Poland for me began in Wroclaw. In preparation for the tour, having looked at all the cities in Wroclaw, they did not pay much attention, but in vain, the city was worth it. The guide, a little obsessed with Soviet times, began the story with some political events, but it's good that there are a lot of gnomes in Wroclaw and her story quickly moved into a more interesting direction. Past the Opera House through the streets, we came to the central Rynok Square. Who was in Karlovy Vary can imagine the picture we saw. Houses of various colors and wonderful architecture lined up in a row with a beautiful building of the Town Hall and a modern fountain square. The Town Hall has two completely different facades. It looks like they are two different buildings. . Past the Svidnitsky cellar (the oldest pub in the city) we go to the Salt Square where there is a huge flower market around the fountain. We stopped at the Church of St. Elizabeth. Unfortunately, we did not climb the observation tower. Adjacent to the church are two houses Yas and Malgosya connected by a gate with the inscription "Death is the gate of life". Further on, there are old trading rows with an interesting monument to domestic animals, the meat of which was traded in these rows. Past the Audra to the university building. Those who wish could look into the assembly hall of the university. Of interest is the church of Mary Magdalene made of raw brick with two towers and a bridge of the penitents. Legends about unmarried girls were told about him. On the Tumsky bridge, hung with locks of the newlyweds, we crossed to Tumsky Island. Here I was very impressed with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with a monument to John of Nepomuk (the patron saint of Wroclaw) and of course the Cathedral. Here we already climbed the tower despite the strong wind. And then it became clear why Wroclaw is called the Polish Venice. We had a charming view of the islands connected by a large number of bridges. Very nice. We sat in a cafe on Cathedral Street. We ate excellent Tiramit around the city (Florian is resting) and just went for a walk around the city. Finding and taking pictures of gnomes was a special entertainment. And they are in the strangest places. One, even on the very bank of the Oder, erases. We walked around the malls for a bit. Very good kids clothes. Further on the Market Square in the cafe "Under the vultures" we tried dishes of Polish cuisine. At parting, they could not resist and bought an autumn bouquet on Salt Square. Despite the fact that we had such cities as Brussels, Paris and Cologne on this tour, Wroclaw did not lose to them in any way. And for me it became a hallmark of hospitable Poland, which has ceased to be a "transit" country.
