Blogs from Gdansk, Pomerania, Poland, Europe - page 3

Torun in central Poland and Gdansk on north coast 13 September 2014 After driving on excellent roads, in fact new freeways, we arrived in Torun and visited its Old Town. The key feature of the town was the castle ruins which was established by the Teutonic Knights in Malbork. The castle had a dungeon where they had set up a recording of ghosts and other such scary noises which switched on when people walked into the room. There were several children there when we were visiting, and they were screaming with fright. It kept the kids interested. We then walked through the old town and found a cafe called Queensland Coffee to have our cup of coffee. The waitress couldn't tell us why it was called that (due to language barrier) but we saw on the ... read more

Next stop in Poland was the city of Gdańsk, a city that has been fought over since its beginning in the year 997. It developed as a port over the centuries with the Germans arrived from Lübeck in the early 13th century, the first of many to come. The Teutonic Order (a group of warrior monks, similar to the Templar order in many ways came to this part of Europe to spread the teaching of the Catholic Church often resorting to the sword as the primary means of education) in 1308 seized the city and turned it into a major trade center joining the Hanseatic League in 1361. After losing a significant battle in 1410 the Teutonic Order began to lose its hold on this part of Poland. The local population in 1454 decided that they ... read more

I spent a week in Warsaw and then went to Gdansk, Poland on the Baltic Sea. Here is more about Gdansk if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk... read more

Home, sweet home;) 5 rano... buraczki i inne warzywa wesoło podskakują we wrzątku szykując się na 1 polską kolacje... Moje poczucie czasu fiknęło koziołka i nie wiem czy to pora aby jeszcze spać czy już powinnam szykować się do obiadu? Pewnie już zauważyliście ze zmienił się narrator;) Nie martwcie się to pierwszy i ostatni raz;) Wojtka poczucie obowiązku i zapewne chęć nadrobienia nie małych kwot wydanych na wyjeździe pchnęły go do tak desperackiego kroku jak pójście do pracy po 2 dobach podróży powrotnej. Mi natomiast przykazał napisanie podsumowania naszego wyjazdu... no nic, będę próbować ;) Wybierając się w miejsca położone w równikowych rejonach Azji należy być przygotowanym na trzy rzeczy, wszechogarniające wrażenie ze powietrze się ścięło jak serwatka na gotowanym mleku a ty siedzisz w tym garnku tonąc we własnym pocie (jeśli ktoś myśli... read more

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