Off to the east! I head out of the hostel with a girl who also just arrived in Eastern Europe to see the sights. I think they can mostly be seen in a day. Wroclaw isn't big. After putzing around the square and taking a bazillion pictures of the adorable colored houses we walked to the river to see a few of the churches and have some lunch at a milk bar. I guess that is where the cheap "home cooking" happens.
Isn't this the most adorable little old lady in the world???
clock on the town hall
Church near the center
The churches were a welcome change from those of Italy. While Italy has some of the most beautiful and famous churches in the world the style is quite similar all over the country so a bit of change is good for a person. I loved the use of stained glass. So much beautiful stained glass.
We also happened upon a bridge with more locks. From what I have been told couples come here and put a long on to represent the strength and longevity of their marriages. Fun. Fun.
The river and I
After the churches we found us some lunch and I had pirogi and soup. It cost like two dollars. Loving this already. After lunch we did a bit of window shopping and had a few local brews wondering what to do next. It turns out that you can buy this map of the trolls of Wroclaw and hunt them down around the town. They are symbols of anti-communism from the past but are now something that every Wroclawian knows about. When we were searching between the library and pizza hut for the book troll a family came up to assist us. Everyone from the little girl to grandmother was trying to get a word in about where the next one was, or share the location of the newest addition. It was adorable!
After a bit of time searching far and wide for trolls we had to return to the hostel and sort out transportation for the next day. I am already moving on to the next city. I think this pace is going to take some getting used to.
they aren't moving anywhere anytime soon
daydreaming about the future Mrs. WroclawTroll
Pirogi, Pirogi too much Pirogi
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