My friend, Barb, said, ‘The IFLA Annual Conference
is in Wrocław,
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| Wrocław city square |
Poland this year. Do you want to go?’ I’d never been in Poland,
nor did I know anything about Wrocław so I replied, ‘Of course!’ And off we
went on a rather unusual adventure. Wrocław has a history dating back a
thousand years and throughout that time has functioned as the capital of
Silesia and Lower Silesia; it’s still the capital of the Lower Silesian
Voivodeship (a governmental region similar to a county). Currently it’s considered one of the best
places in Europe to live because of the high level of art appreciation,
education, and international business; this is probably why it is the
fourth-largest city in Poland. While the part of the city that we saw was attractive,
I particularly liked the historic part. It’s very walkable with plenty of
things to see and do as well as good places to eat and shop.
