From the Sublime to the Brzeg

Another flight, another strange cloud formation

Returning from Florence to Poland I am staying for the first time in Brzeg - at least they built a hotel - just a bit late as I am now nearly finished with the project.  For many years it was a closed town with a Soviet Airforce garrison and then has suffered from being stuck in between Opole and Wroclaw - where most of the investment has gone - there is some serious catching up to do.

My taxi driver lives on what was originally "Adolf Hitler Straße" then was something else under communism and is now Ul. Jana Pawła II

Every Polish town has the necessary for the "Three Memorials" Race - from your starting bar visit the John Paul II Statue, The Popiełuszko Memorial and the Katyn Monument
According to the sign outside my hotel Brzeg is on a spur on the pilgrims route to Santiago De Compostella (The Lesser Polish Way and then the Via Regia) - a bit of a hike.

It is also where your Crunchies, CurlyWurlys, Picnics and DoubleDeckers now come from - hence the Christmas lights sponsorship

The view from the restaurant at Hotel Arte (not to be confused with the nearby Art Hotel on which it appears to be modeled)

A new take on the "egg timer" - this tea timer runs backwards!