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The dwarfs of Wroclaw

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The Polish city of Wroclaw has many hidden jems in the form of dwarf statues. They are small, multi-talented and scattered all over the city. Since 2005 they started appearing in different places and nowadays it’s almost impossible for a tourist to find all of them. I can’t even tell you how many there are because their number increases constantly. There are maps, marking their locations for the more organised hunters. For all the others, there’s the option to stroll around the town keeping your eyes open. That’s what I did and here are some of the dwarfs I found.

The statues of Budapest

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Budapest has a lot of statues. Perhaps its most famous monument is the group of shoes on the bank of the Danube, honouring the Jews who had to take off their shoes before they were shot and fell into the river. But there are many other, far less heartbreaking statues sprinkled around the city. Like this fat policeman, whose belly you should rub for good luck.

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