The Rise and Rise of Upper Silesia

“If this is Upper Silesia,” P.G. Wodehouse famously said, “Then I’d hate to see what Lower Silesia looks like.” When I moved to Śląsk, I had similar expectations. I thought I would see endless rows of grey factories and apartment blocks.

Well, some of it was like that. But a lot of it wasn’t. There were a lot of lovely natural places, which I have docum…