This material reminded me of what I probably wanted to erase from my memory. Two years ago when I was traveling around Silesia during the holidays. Full of historic towns, castles, palaces, mountains - a real paradise and I decided to visit Wałbrzych with my wife. For lunch. After the rest of the region, I expected it to be a great attraction. XD What a boomer. I experienced the same culture shock as the author. I thought there were no such places in Poland. Both markets are the only normal place in this city and everywhere around it was a horror. It was probably the first time in I don't know how long when I felt unsafe somewhere in Poland. Although I travel a lot around and I like to visit such a place that is not the first freshness. Just like in the video, everything were closed in the middle of the season in the middle of the day. We ate in one of the two open bars. To this day, I think it was the worst pork chop in my life. Wałbrzych, never again. This city is a mistake. There are some poor cities in this country, but I've never seen a city drag itself down so much by its own people.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Seem like we had a similar experience. The Ksiaz Castle was beautiful and I had a great time. But returning to the city was a bit of a shock. On my channel I tell it like it is, whether it be good or bad. Of course every country has a place like Walbrzych or worse. Thanks for sharing your story Drez. Luckily there are many beautiful cities in Poland too.

@awedsgtsvfcgtre7269

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy Walbrzych is probably not the best turist destination in Poland, but you also landed in completely wrong spot. The old town is like half an hour walk from where you have been and on a different train station Walbrzych Centrum.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@awedsgtsvfcgtre7269 That makes sense, I'm sure that the old town looks much nicer.

@KingPiter2000

9 ай бұрын

​@@TravelAddictGuy As a resident of Wałbrzych, many monuments are nice, but most of the tenement houses are in poor condition

I was born in Walbrzych and haven`t been there for 30 years , now I know why

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

To be fair, they told me that the center of town is nicer. I understand you, though.

Prawdopodobnie byłeś tam w czwartek 08.06, a to było święto "Boże Ciało" - wtedy faktycznie mogło być wiele sklepów/lokali zamkniętych.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

No, I was there only a week ago.

@glicek1

Жыл бұрын

to musiało być dość grubo popołudniu, patrze na zachód słońca i padający cień - moim zdaniem to mogło być tak ok. 19:00. To Stary Zdrój dzielnica opustoszała i głównie starszych niezamożnych ludzi. Tam już nawet nie jest niebezpiecznie jak jeszcze powiedzmy 20 lat temu.

This is what a mining town looks like where all the mines have been closed. On the way, you passed open liquor stores and a church - these were hints to: a) buy (and drink) some alcohol and b) go to church or vice versa ;-)

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

It kind of reminded me of my hometown of Detroit. After the auto plants closed, many parts of it look similar or worse.

I suppose that you were here in late afternoon (i see sunset & shadows). Area around rail station Walbrzych Miasto is really empty in late afternoon. Walbrzych is broad city but real center of city width restaurants, shopping mall ect. are in Piaskowa Góra & Szczawno Zdroj. Some part of this city is like village - after 18:00 everythings are closed. Here is not a lifestyle like in big cities like Wroclaw, Warsaw, Krakow ect.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Glicek.

@adam19595

10 ай бұрын

2:00 w tym miejscu w czerwcu czy w lipcu słońce jest ok godziny 17-17,30. Bar mleczny KANKA jest czynny do godz 17,00

Thankyou

It was an interesting video in spite of the weird neighborhood, dude. Hope you found some grub in the end.😂

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

I took the bus about a kilometer and walked to some kebab shop.

Wow! My city!

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

I must have visited the wrong part of town. I really enjoyed the castle.

It just came to my mind - you have to go to Warsaw on august 1st to experience "W Hour" at 5pm 😀and let us know what you think

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

August 1st is my birthday. What is W hour?

@glicek1

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy 1 August 1944 at 17:00 - the day & hour that start Warsaw Uprising against nazi bandits (left river bank of Wisla) & comunists (were staing on the right bank of Wisla).

@Kelner_z_Manhattanu

Жыл бұрын

​@@TravelAddictGuy W hour - it's exactly at 5pm, the sirens go off around the country , but first of all in Warsaw, people stops for one minute to pay a homage to fallen heroes fighting for freedom and human dignity during the Warsaw Uprising. It was the biggest rebellion in all countries occupied by Germany during the II World War. August 1st 1944. The outnumbered army was expected to stand up for a few days while help from allies would come, but they were fighting for over 2 months and no any help ever arrived. As a consequence, around 85% of Warsaw was literally razed to the ground by Hitler as a punishment for rebellion. To give you a picture you can search in youtube: minuta dla powstania

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@glicek1 I can't believe that is the same day I was born on. Makes me feel even closer to Poland.

Do you have a GPS navigation?

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

My mobile phone.

Przejdź się wieczorem nigdy Wałbrzycha nie zapomnisz

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

I think I might be a bit scared actually. 😄😲

Wałbrzych ? Just remember, if you find the Golden Train, we split it fifty-fifty 😃 🤫 👍

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing, if I find it. But it's like finding a needle in a hay stack. 😆

Walbrzych miasto is far from city center, you need thd next train station walbrzych centrum.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

So that was the problem. Online it said to get off at Walbrzych Miasto for the Ksiaz Castle. Thanks.

@dsgg5714

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy the nearest railway station to the Ksiaz Castle is Wałbrzych Szczawienko station.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@dsgg5714 Good to know. I don't think that my train stopped there.

What day was IT? What date exactly?

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

July 29, Thursday.

Bytom Has beautiful old town part.

nice

Wow, you've made it alive out of Wałbrzych! Now you are ready to go to Sosnowiec.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Why is Wałbrzych not a safe place to visit? 😲

@dsgg5714

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy it is a safe city and you only visited Stary Zdrój hood - this part of city is completelly dead.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@dsgg5714 It looked dead. 👍🏻

Looks exactly like current situation in downtown San Francisco but without element on the streets.

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

San Francisco is worse for sure.

In this town restauraants open up at 11 o'clock.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

That is strange, 11 p.m.?

Before watching this episode I will assume you were there on a Sunday when most shops are closed due to our government declaring Sunday a holy day couple years ago, where everyone has to rest and not work adding to the decline of our economy :) There are couple sundays in a year where you are allowed to open up your bussiness. You can google niedziela handlowa 2023 to find out the dates.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

No, I was there last Thursday. I know that things are closed on Sunday.

To sobie wybrał dzielnice 🤣

@TravelAddictGuy

11 ай бұрын

I was only there to visit the Zamek Ksiaz.

whrere you from amerika?

@TravelAddictGuy

7 ай бұрын

I'm from Michigan.

@nogawa683

7 ай бұрын

awesome @@TravelAddictGuy

🤣🤣 Welcome to paradise, it looks better after Wodka

@TravelAddictGuy

8 ай бұрын

Hahahaha, I need to try that next time. Na Zdrowie! 🥃😁

Jak wpisujemy w GPS wałbrzych zaważy wychodzi stary Zdrój a nie centrum dla czemu.

@TravelAddictGuy

6 ай бұрын

I was there to visit the Zamek Książ, that's why I was there. I didn't know where the center was.

Ha ha i grew up in walbrzych it was coal mining town back then but I moved for better life near Kensington Philadelphia 😢if you know what I mean

@TravelAddictGuy

2 ай бұрын

My grandparents were from a small town in Pennsylvania called Greensburg. I'm glad you found a good life in Pennsylvania.

Reminds of the corona times 😮

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Kind of looks like it a bit.

Wałbrzych Ask Poles how to pronounce the name of the town.

@EA00000

Жыл бұрын

Who cares ? The city is shit hole anyway

WAŁBRZYCH = NOTHING 😂SHOCK

Abnormal City = Wałbrzych = NOTHING .SHOCK.😂. City Died.

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

It sure seems that way, unfortunately.

This area isn't center anyway and you been at something like a bank holiday .

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

It was a Tuesday and no bank Holiday. The castle was open, that's why I went there.

@Ondiage

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy 08.06.2023? It's Boże Ciało

@TravelAddictGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@Ondiage No, it was filmed in July. I believe it was July 6th.

Wałbrzych był zawsze miastem górniczym i przemysłowym. Po upadku komuny kopalnie zamknieto, przemysł upadł, bo robil konkurencję fabrykom Uni Europejskiej (Fabryka Porzelany, Huta Szkła kryształowego, inne Hity i odlewnie) i z czego ci ludzie mieli żyć?! Ja pochodzę z Wałbrzycha, ale na tym filmie prawie nic w mieście nie mogę poznać.

@TravelAddictGuy

4 ай бұрын

We had something similar happen where I'm from with the auto industry. I'm sorry to hear that's happened in Wałbrzych.

The worst cities in Poland: Bytom & Wałbrzych.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know. But they have the beautiful castle.

you could have been killed there

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

Are you serious?

@Ula-Ka

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy That's very unlikely.

@dawid30w

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy yes

@awedsgtsvfcgtre7269

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelAddictGuy you must be very, VERY unlucky to get killed in Poland. In Walbrzych there was in total one person killed during last year and that was in a car accident. In Poland you got 10 times bigger chance to get killed in a car accident than to get murdered. So it is very unlikely that anyone would kill you.

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@awedsgtsvfcgtre7269 I know that Poland is very safe. Dziekuje.

You should go to Klodzko. They call it "little-Prague"

@TravelAddictGuy

Жыл бұрын

I'm looking for lesser known places to visit. Thanks for the recommend.

To nie jest centrum miasta... ale ogólnie miasto powoli umiera i tak jest niebezpiecznie, centrum jest o wiele ładniejsze i w innym miejscu kawałek ci brakowało

@TravelAddictGuy

4 ай бұрын

I'm sorry I missed the good parts. But this area felt a bit unsafe. I was there to visit the Ksiaz Castle.