It does look beautiful, Nathan. And I like to hear of optimism these days;
well done the Poles!
Chris
> On 16 Oct 15, at 07:12, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Wrocław is a city of about 700,000 inhabitants in south-western Poland. Until
> 1945 it was known by its German name of Breslau. Since the Middle Ages, it
> has been a melting pot of Poles, Germans, Czechs and Jews, as wonderfully
> described by the British historian Norman Davies in his book “Microcosm -
> Portrait of a Central European City”. It is the city where I was born and
> where my sister still lives. Tuesday was her birthday, so my wife and I went
> there for a few days, taking advantage of the direct Ryanair flight from
> Alicante. The city is changing rapidly, it is one of the booming parts of the
> New Europe. But there are still many reminders of the Communist past and
> indeed of the German past before that. I used to not think much of this
> place, but recent visits, and especially this one, have given me an
> appreciation of the vibrancy and vitality of this city. Here is a small
> sample of what the place looks like:
>
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/wroclaw2015 <http://www.frozenlight.eu/wroclaw2015>
>
> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
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