Wroclaw, Poland

First off, let's discuss pronunciation again. As they are in German (Deutsche), Ws in Polish sound like Vs. But that's only the beginning of trying to pronounce this city's name. The best way I can write it to match English pronunciation is "vote-slav" if the first V had a slight "R" at the end of it. So more like "vrote-slav."

Over the centuries Wroclaw has exchanged hands many times. It's been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, and the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany.

It's a cute city with a huge number of churches and other architecturally notable buildings in a relatively small downtown.

The University area was one we almost missed, but wandered into it and found it very impressive. Their church, the Parish of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, had one of the prettiest interiors we've ever seen. Overall it was a beautiful city.Read more