What
are some of the “things” or activities that the people
in Wroclaw do for fun?
ANSWER:When the weather is good, the sun is shining and
it’s warm – we like to spend time outdoors, for example taking
part in Parks of the European Capital of Culture – a cultural initiative,
where everybody can take a mike and perform. In the evening – concert
in National Forum of Music – brand new and impressive concert hall
with great acoustics. Or sometimes when we do not want to plan our evening,
we just go to the Marker Place, and stroll along the historical city
center or drop into Barbara or one of many restaurants, cafeterias,
pubs and clubs.
What's
one thing the public probably does NOT know about Wroclaw?
ANSWER:
The public may wonder where the interesting name of the city come from.
Well the city is traditionally believed to be named after Wrocislaw
or Vratislav, often believed to be tribal duke of the Silesians. Along
the ages the city was changing it’s “nationality”. In
the midleages the city belonged to Poland and Bohemia, than Hungary,
Austria, Prussia, Germany and in the end Poland. The city's name in
various other languages is: Hungarian: Boroszló, Czech: Vratislav,
German: Breslau, Hebrew: ורוצלב (Vrotsláv)
and Yiddish Bresloi.
What
has Wroclaw contributed to the world?
Wroclaw contributes to the world mostly the energy of
a young city – 122. 000 students! The complete replacement of the
city's population after a second World War gave a potential for incomers
to reinvent the city. So Wroclaw gives to the world innovations (growing
ICT sector), creativity and a lot of positive, cultural energy (we will
be European Capital of Culture in 2016).
Three Musical Pilgrimages: Mozart, Grieg and Hendrix
Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
could read and compose music, plus play the violin and piano, when he was
five years old. Born into a musical family in Salzburg, Austria (then the
Holy Roman Empire), he had a unique ability for imitating music, which first
became evident when he recited a musical piece by simply observing his father
conducting a lesson to his older sister. This led to a childhood on the
road, where the young prodigy performed before many of the royal courts
of Europe.
Treasures of Ireland: The Irish Goodbye (Dispatch
#20)
The Palladian Traveler brings to a close his 20-part
series on the Emerald Isle from an upscale restaurant in downtown Dublin
where he files his final dispatch and then quietly slips away.
Two "MUST SEE" Truly Spectacular Places
in Europe. Here's Why.
The Han Grotto and Culzean Castle. As the name
of my Traveling Boy feature is "Travel With a Difference," it's
important to me to always bring you offbeat and unusual tourist places around
the world you may not know about. These two fit that category to a T, and
they're absolutely worth a visit. One's in Scotland and one's in Belgium.
Culzean (pronounced CULLANE) Castle is located near Maybole, Carrick, on
the Ayrshire coast of Scotland.
Highway 49 Revisited: Exploring California's
Gold Country
In the 1840s, the population of California was only
14,000, but by 1850 more than 100,000 settlers and adventurers had arrived
from all over the world – and they came for one reason: gold. James
Marshall had discovered the first gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in El
Dorado County, creating the largest gold rush in history.
Lake Charles’ Family-Size Low-Key Mardi Gras
The Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras in Lake Charles,
the second largest in Louisiana, does not need parents there to avert their
children’s eyes. This is family entertainment and children are very
much part of it. The main office of the Lake Charles CVB has costumes from
last year’s Mardi Gras but it also has figures to fascinate little
ones from country boys fishing for their dinner to alligators who have already
fed and are rubbing their stomachs.
Puerto Vallarta: Magic and Mayhem on the Malecon
So I heard that you could spend from dawn to dusk on
the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and never get bored and I thought,
"Okay, I'm up for that challenge." Well, maybe not the dawn part
– I'm not a morning person – so I had no problem leaving those
early hours to the joggers and those seeking an early start to catch their
red snapper for dinner.
Two "MUST SEE" Truly Spectacular Places
in Europe. Here's Why.
The Han Grotto and Culzean Castle. As the name
of my Traveling Boy feature is "Travel With a Difference," it's
important to me to always bring you offbeat and unusual tourist places around
the world you may not know about. These two fit that category to a T, and
they're absolutely worth a visit. One's in Scotland and one's in Belgium.
Culzean (pronounced CULLANE) Castle is located near Maybole, Carrick, on
the Ayrshire coast of Scotland.
Relaxing at The Inn at Laguna Beach
There is nothing like sleeping in an ocean-front room
and awakening to the sounds of waves crashing against the sand. It is
one of the finer things in life. And it is exactly what I experienced
recently on a memorable getaway to The Inn at Laguna Beach. The adventure
began when a friend I pulled off the 5 Freeway in Orange County and took
SR 133 south nine miles through winding lush hills and wilderness areas
to the ocean.
