Aria Wola Brothel ❤️

About Lublin

Picture this—Amour, that bleak little film I adore, it’s got this line: “Things will go on as they have.” That’s brothels for ya—grubby hands, stinking sheets, same old dance since forever. Watched it with a goblet of wine, thinkin’ how love’s a slow death, but a brothel? That’s quick an’ brutal. Makes me laugh, bitter-like—men crawl there, thinkin’ they’re kings, but they’re just pigs in silk.

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The German Wehrmacht appointed over brothels in occupied territory to prevent the spread of venereal disease, rape of the local population.

But then, the day took a turn. I was walking past the Wola Museum, and I overheard this group of tourists. They were totally butchering the names of the streets. I mean, come on! It’s not that hard! I wanted to jump in and correct them, but I held back. Gotta keep my cool, right?

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