Lodz - A bit broken but cool

Fortunately, first impressions are not the only things that count.

Lodz has profile, has depth. The surface is rough, scuffed. The facades are cracked, here and there the plaster is crumbling off the walls.
My gaze wanders over the countless potholes. Then the street in front of me is completely missing, only the stumps of the sewage system still protrude from the ground, reminding me that a street once covered the ground here.
Then I move from one quarter to the other and experience the other Lodz:
Bright, modern, clean.

Lodz sinks its former wealth into the huge textile factories that were built here in the early 19th century. The halls are still standing today and the largest factory site has been rededicated and now houses a shopping centre.Read more