tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post520957520795517515..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: Łódź risingMichael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-90715227543123490972009-11-10T22:33:05.234+01:002009-11-10T22:33:05.234+01:00Jan - I'm afraid I have no reference points re...Jan - I'm afraid I have no reference points re: Łódź prior to the late '90s/early '00s, when it really was a dump. Back then, it seemed that every <i>afera</i> was kicking off in Łódź, Leszek Miller's fiefdom. My children even supposed that the word 'złodziej' referred to 'someone from Łódź'.<br /><br />Since then, I've been observing steady progress. <br /><br />When it comes to Polish cities that really have little to offer, it is <a href="http://jeziorki.blogspot.com/2008/10/rush-hour-in-biaystok.html" rel="nofollow">Białystok</a><br /> that wins my rotten tomato.Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-62884090523284660092009-11-10T22:18:00.974+01:002009-11-10T22:18:00.974+01:00Quite a few controversial points you make. Łódź is...Quite a few controversial points you make. Łódź is (in)famous for the barbarian destruction of some pearls of industrial architecture (take a look at Łódź's threads at skyscrapercity for some clues) and tons and tons of potential - never realized. Piotrkowska is in decay, industry is no more, old good atmosphere has evaporated. One 4* hotel and one (indeed nice) mall for a city of almost 800 thousand people is really not enough. <br /><br />Ok, much of Łódź's poor fate is owed to the fact that it is just too close to Warsaw sucking all the juices out of it. But the situation is not helped by the fact that the place is governed by one individual that some find rather feeble-minded.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I have a LOT of sentiment for Łódź. It is a place of my childhood visits to my beloved granma, but in the league of Polish cities this second-largest place lags far behind Wrocław, Kraków, Poznań, Silesia, Tri-city and even maybe Szczecin. Sad, dark, gloomy.jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-66490749874838892612009-11-09T19:22:22.764+01:002009-11-09T19:22:22.764+01:00But have you seen the "Would you in Łódź?&quo...But have you seen the "Would you in Łódź?" campaign on BBC World? Embarrassingly feeble.Island1http://polandian.home.pl/noreply@blogger.com