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Wroclaw

Our friends met us in the lobby around 6PM and we walked up to the nearby Town Square.

And had dinner at an old traditional Polish restaurant, Dwor Polski

Some traditional Polish food including Pierogi, Kielbasa and borsch.  And a Zywiec or two. :)

After dinner, we explored old town Wroclaw

One of Wrocław’s new tourist attractions is an army of little gnomes that first appeared in the streets in 2001.
Dwarf-trackers are offered special brochures and guided tours. Seriously? Tough to resist but we passed.

And explored more of "Vrahts-wahf" for the next hour. OMG, this is one tough language to pronounce.

Hard to imagine but we passed on this place as well.

At 10AM, we left our hotel walking thru more of old town towards the Oder River.

And a 45 minute cruise down the Oder River. It looked to be a peaceful cruise until a tour group of 80 descended on the boat at the last minute. 

And the tour leader who apparently was paid by the word, yapping nonstop the entire trip.

Gypies, apparently.

After the cruise we crossed the Tumski Bridge featuring 'lovers padlocks".
Mrs. SFO declined an opportunity to place a lock with me. Hmmm. 

To really old town Wroclaw

and John the Baptist Cathedral...

Heavily damaged in WW2.

With wonderful views of the city from the top the visitors tower.

Classic drain spout.

On our way back, a great farmer's market.

We had purchased tickets for 1:30P entrance to the Raclowice Panorama, a 140m-long canvas which depicts General Tadeusz Kościuszko's victory over Russians at Racławice in 1794. The rotunda was completed in 1967, but the Panorama itself was not installed for display until after Poland gained its most recent independence.

Amazing 3-D like combination of art in the background and real live props in the foreground.

After the tour, a quick lunch at one of the major shopping malls.

A stop at Coffee Heaven for coffee and people watching before our next stop.

And the University of Wroclaw.

After a late afternoon power nap and refresher back at the hotel, we had a wonderful dinner at nearby Mosaiq, one of the best restaurants in the city. No pics tonight as I gave Mrs. SFO and my camera a break. Outstanding meal from a Paris-trained Polish chef who recently returned to open this restaurant.

From there, we went to The Wroclaw Fountain, part of the Wroclaw Convention Center.

Equipped with 800 lights, the Wrocław Fountain even has pyrotechnic capabilities with fireworks and lasers shooting out of the large semicircle basin. The result is a dazzling displays of light, sound and water that is right up there with the Bellagio.