WROCŁAW - In Your Pocket

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FOREWORD
It’s my great honour to introduce you to Wrocław In Your
Pocket and proudly point out that this is our landmark 25 th
issue (please hold your applause until the end). If you’re reading
this guide for the first time, welcome aboard; it’s a shame you
didn’t join us sooner. We can sincerely say you missed one hell
of a summer, but more than that it’s been an incredible pleasure
and a privilege to witness Wrocław’s development over the last
8-plus years that we’ve been producing this guide. After all, we
remember when it seemed you couldn’t buy a green vegetable
anywhere in this town and eating ethnic food meant pickled
cabbage in a tortilla; when staying in a hostel meant bringing
your own sheets to sleep on a metal cot in an anti-social Sovietera
dormitory run by a humourless granny who locked the
doors promptly at 23:00 and didn’t entertain English-language
appeals for late-arrivals. My how times have changed. Now
we’ve got ultra-hip vegan eateries (p.49) and juice bars (p.50)
popping up around the city centre, and finding a cheap bed
that not only isn’t comfortable, but doesn’t seem to come with
the prospect of trading your pillow for a cute girl is increasingly
difficult. Wrocław has come a long way in a short amount of
time and the evidence is everywhere, from the hundreds of
tourists snapping photos of gnomes (p.73) to the unveiling of
the Wrocław Fountain and recent renovation of Centennial Hall
(p.70). Surely you’ve already seen how phenomenal the train
station looks since its facelift (best station in PL, hands down,
p.12) and do we even need to mention the success of that little
football tournament earlier this summer?
No sooner is Euro 2012 over than Wrocław is gearing up for
its next star turn as 2016 European Capital of Culture. It’s
also difficult not to see the recent opening of the imposing
Sky Tower – the city’s tallest skyscraper (p.87) – as a symbol
of Wrocław’s determination to make a name for itself as a
dynamic city on the rise. Wrocław is exactly that, and you’ve
arrived at an excellent time. As the city has developed so
have we, and like every issue before it, the trusty tome you
hold in your hands represents our best guidebook to date.
Within these pages you’ll find the most honest, up-to-date
information on all the best and worst drinking holes, dance
parties and dining establishments in this densely-packed
city, plus all of the memorable things to see and do between
indulgences. Business as usual as far as we’re concerned,
and we go about it gladly. Let us know what you think about
the venues you visit by dropping some comments on our
website – wroclaw.inyourpocket.com – and feel free to
extend your glad tidings or air your grievances at
editor_poland@inyourpocket.com. Have a great time in
Wrocław. (You may now commence clapping.)
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