An Enjoyable and Educational Stop in Gdynia, Poland June 12 - 18, 2014

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June 18th 2014

Published: July 22nd 2014

Throughout history Gdańsk (Danzig) has been predominantly a German city even though it was well inside of Polish borders. At the end of World War I Poland regained its independence from Prussia but the city of Gdańsk was designated as a free city and put under the control of the League of Nations. The Polish government needing a port on the Baltic Sea and chose to develop Gdynia into a major sea... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Even the Church Is Modernistic

and quite beautiful inside

Mosaics Used in a Modern Design

are also stunning both on the wall and the pillars of this church

Glass and Metal Make Up the Design Detail Here

Pope John Paul

They are very proud of having had a Pope from Poland

Another Building Just Being Opened Here

The Curved Ends on the Buildings

are quite common here in Gdynia

Coca Cola Sponsored an Event

on the beach here and we were able to hear the activities from the marina

An "American" Cafe

complete with the American flag and plenty of US memorabilia on the walls

Balconies on the Buildings

are also to remind you of a cruise ship - does it?

Geometric Shapes Work Well

Still quite a difference from what we saw when in the historic towns such as Gdansk

Loads of Flowers are the Market in Gdynia

Clothes Are Also On Sale at the Open Air Markets

Plenty of Fresh Fruit

Strawberries and cherries were definitely in season here

Color is Added for Detail On This One

Balconies & Straight Sides

Cruise liners still were an influence here

Fireworks Seen from Our Front Hatch

We got to see fireworks a few times while here

Rain on the Hatch

a few minutes before did not stop the fireworks display

Part of the Maritime Museum

is this Polish Navy destroyer that found for Poland's freedom

Built in 1909 in Germany as a German Training Ship

it became a Polish training ship in 1929 & became part of the museum in 1982

Gdynia is Proud of its Modern Aquarium

located close to the marina

What Other Kind of Food Would They Sell???

23rd July 2014

john
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thanks
so enjoying the very informative revisits to what is a very sad moment in the history of western mankind. balanced with the news of today and what is happening in eastern Europe/Russia one wonders what was learned. travel safely my friends.

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