Yesterday was our first all-day sunny day here in Wroclaw. The sun did not drift behind a single cloud all day and the temperature got up to 60 degrees. I went downtown to do some errands and I have never seen it to packed. There were tours going on for tourists, restaurants were installing awnings for outdoor seating, a guy with an accordion, and people, people, people. The whole scene made my heart jump around a little, especially when me ears caught English being spoken by someone who I knew wasn't from Olowek. I felt the sleep getting wiped from Rynek's eye as I noticed the sand blasters were completely gone (they fill the cobble stone in) and the fountain in the square was actually running. The people were laughing and smiling finally. Students were just laying on benches soaking up the sunlight. It was weird to stand amongst Wroclawians and tourists, which group do I belong to? It's weird to see tourists in a town that you live in, that never happens in Greensboro. It all made me proud to claim Wroclaw as my city.
Wroclaw is getting ready for Easter and so shop windows are displaying eggs and chicks and flowers foretelling the holiday. I haven't noticed a change in the meat selection yet though; no summer hams or big turkeys rolling out. Perhaps they don't get into that tradition. I have noticed these weird bundles of colored reeds popping up everywhere though, I wonder what they stand for.
As a last note: my friends and I have been commenting on how the city is a completely different one in the sunshine; one that seems less lost in it's own smog. Finally!
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