As I said, I arrived in Wroclaw Wednesday evening, and after a bit of a stroll, basically chilled out, saving it for the next day. So Thursday morning, refusing to let the disturbingly English drizzle get me down, I set off around the impressive square (2nd largest in Europe!) and Old Town, taking in the theatre and the riverside as well. All in all, it's a very nice place, certainly one to make sure you visit if you get to Poland! One of the things that struck me most was the amount of interesting statues the city has, perhaps most impressively the sculptures representing those who mysteriously "disappeared" underground when military law was imposed for a while under Soviet rule. I'm a big fan of statues, and Wroclaw certainly has plenty to go round :)
After my little tour of the old town, I took a bit of a trek to visit the pride of the city - the Wroclaw Panorama. 15 metres around, this impressive piece of art is accentuated and made even more realistic with use of lighting, real earth and trees in the foreground and the specially designed tower it is displayed in. The 30 minute voice tour takes you through both the history of the painting and the different scenes depicted (the painting is of a famous Polish victory over Russian forces at the Battle of Wroclaw - lots of horses and swords and things :D ). Certainly well worth a visit for anyone going to Wroclaw.
After this rather hectic morning, I quickly headed to the train station and my next stop: Krakow.
No comments:
Post a Comment