Luckily Kamil and Ania allowed Noah and Milly to spend a day at the kindergarten they run, so we could have some time to buy birthday presents for Milly, as well as some other stuff we wanted to take back with us to Austria including a chin up bar to help Maciek along on his ongoing goal of trying to get big arms! (to match his newly acquired beer belly!)
One of my favourite things to do in Wroclaw was to stroll through the Rynek (old town square) in the early evening and enjoy the sights and sounds. It was always full of music and buskers and plenty of nice places to eat and drink, and one evening, thanks again to Kamil and Ania, we were able to go out and enjoy it alone so we could actually experience a couple of these places. All through the city centre are little sculptures of gnomes which when you touch them bring you luck (see the pic in the previous post). The Rynek is gorgeous. The architecture; colourful buildings; stalls bursting with flowers; clip-clopping of horse and cart; accordion players. I loved it.
On one of the main streets there is a sculpture of men and women going under the road on one side and rising again on the other. It symbolizes the ever changing Wroclaw through the decades. Not sure if the photo of it really does it justice, but I found it quite moving.
On our second last evening there, Maciek’s other cousins took us on a walking tour of the oldest part of Wroclaw, which I always thought was the Rynek. It was dark by the time we got to it, but I’d love to see it by day. The stunning cathedral, which was destroyed during the war, has been rebuilt exactly as it was.
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| Milly's presents |
Amelia and Noah were showered with books, toys, chocolate and sweets from family. We spent Amelia’s birthday at the zoo, in 34 degrees. It was a lovely place, with loads of nice cafés and restaurants to have lunch, a drink or an ice-cream, all with a theme from a different part of the world. Then after tea we danced and popped balloons, had cake that Ania made and sang happy birthday, and Amelia was spoilt with so many presents including fairy wings, a sparkly lacy bejeweled princess school bag courtesy of Aunty Jo, an Ariel Barbie and the long awaited shiny black shoes ‘for parties and going out to dinner’ which she has been asking (whinging!) for since June.
There are so many layers to Wroclaw, and Poland in general. It’s probably not a place to visit for a relaxing break, but if you’re interested in culture and history, there’s plenty of it here.
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| Make a wish |
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| Amelia's favourite animal |
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| Watching the seals |
On one of the main streets there is a sculpture of men and women going under the road on one side and rising again on the other. It symbolizes the ever changing Wroclaw through the decades. Not sure if the photo of it really does it justice, but I found it quite moving.
On our second last evening there, Maciek’s other cousins took us on a walking tour of the oldest part of Wroclaw, which I always thought was the Rynek. It was dark by the time we got to it, but I’d love to see it by day. The stunning cathedral, which was destroyed during the war, has been rebuilt exactly as it was.
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