Polish Geometry

Although I live near Slough in what I’ve read to be the Polish capital of the UK my views on the Poles is probably no different to everyone else’s...Poundland, Pole dancing and what I can’t make work, builders. So far though it’s only the builder’s variety that we’ve seen plenty of, with loads of building work going on that goes against the empty half built buildings seen across Europe. Maybe young Polish boys are given junior tool kits early on but the stereotype seems true.
The first of our two destinations was Krakow, a recent favourite destination for stag do’s that allows for the second of my views on the Poles to be found. This though isn’t a stag do so no pole dancing pictures I’m afraid but instead I found out that it has the largest European town square, interesting eh? That may well be true but within the town square is a huge building taking up much of it and so it doesn’t seem much like a square anymore. After all, if you made a circle and then punched out a big hole in the middle it’s no longer a circle, just a hoop. Anyway, Old Castle and town hoop (with 90° bends) explored we headed for the big helium balloon to take a look at Krakow during dusk. 120 meters or up so gave a pretty decent view with some good photos.
The second of our Polish destinations is probably the most difficult to pronounce. Wrocław is actually pronounced ‘Vratsvraf’ which doesn’t make it any easier. However you (try) to say it, this place we like as its smaller, quieter, a little more upmarket and neater than Krakow. Many of the central buildings were recently restored due to a flood which probably helps as to does the huge town ‘L’ which like Krakow’s isn’t really a square. Before we left though we solved the riddle of Slovenia's padlocks, as like in Ljubljana Krakow's pretty bridges are decorated with thousands of padlocks. A further inspection of these revealed names and dates! Wedlocks no doubt but it did make me wonder whilst looking at the old rusty ones...how many people have actually come back to cut theirs off after their divorce?