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Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk June 21st 2009

Gdansk, Poland - June 15th, 2009 We arrived in Gdansk after a 6 hour train ride from Szczeczin. As usual, we were greeted by heavy rain, and of course, we did not have a hostel reserved. So we set out on a mission to find some lodging. Easier said then done. A lot of the hostels were booked solid because it was a holiday. After wandering around for several hours in the rain we managed to find of all places, a barge on the river which was converted into a hostel. The place was decent, even though the room was about 10'x6', with two bunk beds, which looked more like shelves then actual beds. It was so small that Dan could not even stretch out on the bed, as his feet and head would hit the ... read more

Beautiful Gdansk

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk June 4th 2009

Main City Hall

Kuriatkowie

When we arrived in Gdynia, it was raining heavyly. When I decided to take Ania with me, I made a point to show her how european young people travel. Keeping to this promise, instead of taking a taxi to the centre we walked to the bus stop in the rain, when with a norvegian guy took the city bus to Gdynia train station and later train to Gdansk main station. I don't have to mention that we were the only ones from the whole ferry to do that. In the beginning of the day it rained, despite of this we left luggage, and went to the old town. It was relatively cold but it got better and at the end we saw even sun. Gdansk is one of the oldest city in Poland and one of ... read more

Life in Poland

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk March 23rd 2009

Feeding the Gulls

Olivers Travels

"One more time, how do you say Pleased to meet you?" I asked Michał as we got off the plane and walked across the wet runway in Gdansk. I wanted to make a good first impression on his Mum. Plus, she didn't speak English anyway, so I figured I should make the effort. Michał gave me a disappointed look I was quite familiar with. I'd last seen it a few hours before when I told him I'd dropped my boarding pass on the way to the airport. 'Miło mi Panią poznać' he responded, wearily. You think that looks hard to pronounce?? Imagine hearing it. See that first word? That says Meewo. Apparently if you put a cross through an L it becomes a W. Fair enough... So Michał is really mee-how. I won't even go into ... read more

Gdansk, Poland

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk October 8th 2008

Kings Mile

TeresaTraveler

Tah Dah! One taxi, plane, taxi, bus, bus, and I'm here in Gdansk; registered in hostel and spent afternoon 'downtown'. Great weather so far! Getting use to the silence of one who does not speak the language. Enough people in service sector speak English to point me in general direction. It was a good trip despite the early morning, 4:15 a.m. to get flight. Can't complain as the ticket was ten dollars Canadian, no taxes, but with the extras for luggage it was fifty dollars total. If anyone follows my tracks, I recommend the Lucky Hostel in Gdansk. They will pick you up at the trainstation free of charge, and a single room with breakfast is 26 Can dollars. Rooms are tiny, but when you just want to crash, they are fine. Very clean place with ... read more

7 Days In Gdansk

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk September 16th 2008

Food food food

laztozia

7 Days In Gdansk June/July 2008 Back in 2005, myself, Rob Heyes, Michael Hodgson, David Jeffries and John Yates began a tradition; the exploration of European cities. Trips prior to 2008 may be a little too old to retrospectively blog, so I’m going to concentrate on 2008’s trip to Gdansk. Earlier in the year, the 5 of us had decided to do something over summer. As usual, commitments at home prevented the prospect of a lengthy trip and so we scoured skyscanner.com for cheap flights. Gdansk was the absolute cheapest, and having visited Poland 4 times already I thought it may be a good choice. Gdansk lies in the north of Poland, on the southern edge of Gdansk Bay, looking out towards the Baltic Sea. The 5 of us found ourselves in a British owned apartment, ... read more

Part 6: Gdansk / Sopot (Days 10, 11, 12 and 13)

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk August 29th 2008

Jai Essex

For all the cosmopolitan charm of its new town, the northern Polish city of Gdansk's real history lies within its hulking, dilapidated shipyards. From within this run down background, many believe the first nail was driven into the coffin of communism in Europe. The workers spoke out for the Polish population and former the largest trade union in the world to show their puppet government that they were no longer prepared to accept the Soviet Union pulling the strings. Now pay attention at the back there. The first rumblings occurred two weeks before Christmas 1970. Obscene food price hikes caused workers in Gdansk and nearby Gdynia, along with several other cities in Poland, to rise up in angry protest. The militia were criminally heavy-handed in dealing with the demonstrations, and 45 people were killed. After a ... read more

The Tri Cities

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk July 9th 2008

Gdansk, Port

Bikegirl fromOz

The Tri Cities - Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot I travelled from the farm in Mazuria on Sunday 22nd of June. About a 5 hour trip with a nasty vodka hangover from the night before at the tacky disco with the sleazy manager, giving me lots of vodka shots. Needless to say I spent most of the trip sleeping and drinking water! Initially I had planned on staying in Gdansk, though I had no accomodation booked. But when i arrived I decided I wanted to stay in Sopot, which is a beach town, though alot smaller. What a great decision! After walking around for a while with all my luggage and also my hangover I found a room. People advertised vacant rooms in private houses in they're windows. A nice small room and this way I can ... read more

Tczew, Poland

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk June 25th 2008

Dan in Poland

So here is a map of Poland with a marker of where I will be: Still just playing around with this site and trying to remember HTML coding. It's too bad I skipped that class about building a website senior year in high school so often. Mighty Taco for lunch was a way better choice at the time though. Is there anyone who knows how to put this text under the picture Is there anyone who knows how to get the text underneath the picture instead of to the side? ... read more

Poland - Gdansk and the Baltic Sea

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk June 25th 2008

Old Town of Gdansk

Brett and Sylvia

Our next stop on the Poland trip took us all the way to the northern coast and the city of Gdansk. The city is an important Polish port and is the location of the famous Lenin shipyards where the Solidarity movement began. Lech Walesa worked here as an electrician in the 1970s and in 1980, he helped form Solidarnosc as a trade union to combat communism in Poland. We had nice weather and walked throughout the old part of the city which, like a lot of the larger ones in Poland, was bombed and suffered a lot of damage. It is quite sad to see and read about all of the wonderful old sights in these cities that were destroyed during World War II. Fortunately, most cities were quite proactive about reconstructing damaged buildings in their ... read more

Dziekuje

Europe » Poland » Pomerania » Gdansk June 17th 2008

Gdansk

EmilyZ

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Brief history of Poland

Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ...more history

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