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Gdansk - one of the most beautiful cities I've visited.
This is a pretty good guide to start with:
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We stayed at the Hotel Hanza which was right on the waterfront and the location could not have been better. The view from our room was spectacular (pics to follow later). Buffet breakfast was included in the price and you can even have a glass of bubbles with it. The room we had was huge, possibly a bit dated but that didn't bother us as the beds were big and very comfortable, we had a fully stocked minibar and a very big bathroom.
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Just a day or two before we flew out we found out there was a giant fair / market in town and that road closures could cause potential problems when transferring from the airport. We were unsure whether the fair would be a good thing or a bad thing but it was fine. St Dominic's Fair was one of the biggest markets I've ever seen and there were kiosks selling every conceivable cuisine from Argentinian to Azerbaijani and everything in between. We enjoyed mooching around.
Gdansk was heaving, it has to be said. There are literally thousands of bars and restaurants which cater to every taste and budget and every place we passed was packed out and in some cases people were queuing in the street to get in. The place to be seen though was Granary Island which was almost opposite our hotel. We ate there on the first night and the third night:
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On the second night we ate at a restaurant just a stones throw away on the street at the back of our hotel. Two doors down from there was a craft cocktail bar which which served the most fantastic cocktails - a couple of them are so strong they are limited to 2 per customer. The sour apple martinis were to die for. The restaurant we went to afterwards was an Indian:
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We also had one lunch out whilst we were there:
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It rains in Gdansk so take an umbrella. This didn't spoil it in the least because once the rain stops the sun comes out and it's glorious again. There are a couple of bridges that are ALIVE (they move their position to allow the boats though and you just have to wait for them to return to their pedestrian position before you can cross the river). Gdansk is bigger than I anticipated and when our Taxi Driver was taking us back to the airport later (and avoiding roads closed by the market traders) we went down roads we hadn't seen in all the time we were there. All the streets are just beautiful. I cannot recommend Gdansk highly enough.
Any questions, feel free to ask. I'll have to do the photos from my phone.
Gdansk - one of the most beautiful cities I've visited.
This is a pretty good guide to start with:
https:/
We stayed at the Hotel Hanza which was right on the waterfront and the location could not have been better. The view from our room was spectacular (pics to follow later). Buffet breakfast was included in the price and you can even have a glass of bubbles with it. The room we had was huge, possibly a bit dated but that didn't bother us as the beds were big and very comfortable, we had a fully stocked minibar and a very big bathroom.
https:/
Just a day or two before we flew out we found out there was a giant fair / market in town and that road closures could cause potential problems when transferring from the airport. We were unsure whether the fair would be a good thing or a bad thing but it was fine. St Dominic's Fair was one of the biggest markets I've ever seen and there were kiosks selling every conceivable cuisine from Argentinian to Azerbaijani and everything in between. We enjoyed mooching around.
Gdansk was heaving, it has to be said. There are literally thousands of bars and restaurants which cater to every taste and budget and every place we passed was packed out and in some cases people were queuing in the street to get in. The place to be seen though was Granary Island which was almost opposite our hotel. We ate there on the first night and the third night:
https:/
https:/
On the second night we ate at a restaurant just a stones throw away on the street at the back of our hotel. Two doors down from there was a craft cocktail bar which which served the most fantastic cocktails - a couple of them are so strong they are limited to 2 per customer. The sour apple martinis were to die for. The restaurant we went to afterwards was an Indian:
https:/
We also had one lunch out whilst we were there:
https:/
It rains in Gdansk so take an umbrella. This didn't spoil it in the least because once the rain stops the sun comes out and it's glorious again. There are a couple of bridges that are ALIVE (they move their position to allow the boats though and you just have to wait for them to return to their pedestrian position before you can cross the river). Gdansk is bigger than I anticipated and when our Taxi Driver was taking us back to the airport later (and avoiding roads closed by the market traders) we went down roads we hadn't seen in all the time we were there. All the streets are just beautiful. I cannot recommend Gdansk highly enough.
Any questions, feel free to ask. I'll have to do the photos from my phone.
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If you get more time next time, Andy, ride one of the old pirate ships down to Westerplatte - we sailed the Galeon Piracki there and back. If you get off at Westerplatte you can come back on either the Piracki or the Lew. The WWII museum is amazing too. It is graphic and harrowing in parts and you need to allow a good few hours there.
I know the feeling, RR. I can't see me stopping the overtime any time soon. :-( There's always so much to fork out for. I dread to think what his credit card bill is going to be this month but he'll be asking me for the money in a day or two and I know at the end of August I'll have to pay for the shutters which were fitted just before we went away and the car insurance too. It's never ending.
I feel the pain. Daughter has decided to do a masters from September, so I'll have to top up the tuition fee by £850 and then pay for accommodation and maintenance for a year. The uni seriously frowns upon employment whilst studying. My poor pocket.
She'd better get a flippin good job at the end of it all.
She'd better get a flippin good job at the end of it all.
Your buffet breakfast will include that for Polish people as well
polish country men may have a gllass of sweet sparkling as part of breakfast ( as coornflakes)
you should all go
useful phrases - many poles fought and died for King George
( NOT churchill - see Yalta - ( screams of what yalta foo den))
AND
the poles broke the enigma before the british at Bletchley park
AND
very very political
we now realise that the Poles were betrayed to Stalin by Churchill for 50y - THEY will understand but you may not ! haw haw haw
polish country men may have a gllass of sweet sparkling as part of breakfast ( as coornflakes)
you should all go
useful phrases - many poles fought and died for King George
( NOT churchill - see Yalta - ( screams of what yalta foo den))
AND
the poles broke the enigma before the british at Bletchley park
AND
very very political
we now realise that the Poles were betrayed to Stalin by Churchill for 50y - THEY will understand but you may not ! haw haw haw
Peter, I saw from the War Museum that Churchill and Roosevelt were considered to have handed Europe to Stalin and Roosevelt even admired him.
RR - that's an amazing thing you're doing for your daughter and I would do the same for my lad in years to come. Your daughter is a lucky young lady and you are one amazing mum.
I think I might have paid slightly more than that, Zacs, but I booked through Booking.com and the prices might have been inflated due to the fair. There is a city tax to pay on checkout but that amounted to a whole £3.27 on our Revolut Card so didn't break the bank :-)
I'll try to pop a few more pics on here later. I'd have done more last night but we were late home and had to unpack, etc.
RR - that's an amazing thing you're doing for your daughter and I would do the same for my lad in years to come. Your daughter is a lucky young lady and you are one amazing mum.
I think I might have paid slightly more than that, Zacs, but I booked through Booking.com and the prices might have been inflated due to the fair. There is a city tax to pay on checkout but that amounted to a whole £3.27 on our Revolut Card so didn't break the bank :-)
I'll try to pop a few more pics on here later. I'd have done more last night but we were late home and had to unpack, etc.
