Post industrial Poznań

Like Łódź, Poznań is making the most of its post industrial heritage. On Thursday night I stayed at the City Park Residence, a five-star hotel with spacious apartment rooms, built in what used to be cavalry barracks. I stayed here a year ago, soon after it was opened. At the time, the hotel was great - but there was nothing around it. Since then, a number of shops, bars and restaurants have opened, adding life to the place. More are coming on stream. I ate in the sushi bar, also within the former barracks compound - good, but pricy when compared to Warsaw sushi bars.