We arrived in the city of Wroclaw (Vrot-Swav) at 10:30am, after a somewhat long, yet fairly comfortable flight. A taxi drove us to our hotel, just outside, but within walking distance, of the city-square and the Opera House. After checking in, I sleepily made my way up to our hotel room and found this on our TV screen...
Yes. It was a screen of champagne glasses and roses, with a note from the concierge, welcoming us to Hotel Orbis, specifically "Pani Woolf". Which means "Miss Woolf"...ooh...personalized!
The Hotel was mostly there for sleeping in, that's it. In Poland you are allowed to smoke in restaurants, lobbies, bars, and hotels. Our room wasn't too bad, as it was a Non-smoking room, but several of the rooms on our floor were definitely smoking.
Then, in order to fight off any jet lag, we went walking around the city (for 6 hours...whew, I was exhausted. Mind you, I had already been up for a good 20 hours. So by the time I got to bed, it was about 36 hours without sleep. But, it was worth it!)
So the next couple of photos is of the more historic part of Wroclaw.
Above Left, are statues that gradually make their way down below the
street level, which represented those who "disappeared" or were forced to go
underground during Soviet rule (let me know if that is not totally accurate).
Above Right is a picture of me in front of Town Hall. I'll say once and I'll say it again...such great architecture!
Above is a picture of me jumping for joy in the city square.
The buildings in downtown Wroclaw are so colorful!
Top is a picture of the Opera House where we, rehearsed and performed.
Below is the logo for the festival. I thought it was pretty cool.
I have to go now but there is more to come, so stay tuned...
Oh. About Pollack jokes...I don't know if they can ever be told in good humor. I say this because of the origin of Polish jokes. After WWII, word was spread as to how quickly Poland was defeated by German and Russian forces (just over a month). And shortly thereafter, Pollack jokes appeared, making fun of Poland and how quickly they became occupied.
And after reading about Poland history, AFTER WWII, I have great admiration for Poles. Despite their historic struggles, Poland is quite resilient and tenacious.
So no jokes from me sorry.
2 comments:
What the Polish people don't tell jokes? That is sad that they have no comedy clubs or history of humor.
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I really like the picture of you jumping. The "classy" welcome in your hotel is just the kind of randomness I love. Thanks for knowing what to share to make me smile!
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