Katowice; Friday, 24 May, 2013

I had a long lie-in and by the time I’d had breakfast and headed out of the hotel it was already gone 11.

I went for a bit of a wander around the town centre, trying to see if there was anything worth visiting. I visited the Silesian museum and spent a fair amount of time taking in the exhibitions there, before heading up to the Cathedral to look round.

A bit more of a wander around the town presented a couple more nice churches and a decent park, but there was very little to keep me in the centre so instead, after a quick consult of the guidebook, I headed down to the station to catch the train into the town of Opole.

The main site worth visiting, according to the guide book, was the only remaining tower of the former castle for the stunning views over the city that were available from the top.

Unfortunately, the tower itself was closed for renovation, but I still had a pleasant afternoon wandering around the pretty streets of the town, taking in the riverside views and the very pretty restored Rynek.

After a quick pit-stop for a snack in one of the many bars facing the town hall I headed back to the station to pick up the train back to Katowice.

Given it’s only just over 100Km from Opole to Katowice the train took over two hours, so it was already dark by the time I got back to Katowice.

I wandered back to the hotel, and after a quick drink in the bar turned in for the night.