Gdańsk and Sopot

where is the sea? right there:)

Solidarity museum - the entrance

our travelling group

Crooked House - unbalanced

Monument of Solidarity

I'm really glad that we made this trip to the other side of the country.. Despite the really long train way (15 hours) and some creepy guy, it was a perfect weekend:) 6 of us - Shane, Juliana, Shirley, Cory, Valentina and me - decided to travel together and I have to say, I really liked to travel with all of them:) Also, having an American, an Irish and a Canadian in our group was source of many funny moments and debates concerning English language :)

the world's wood longest pier

domino effect - Solidarity museum

We had so much fun... arriving to Gdańsk, Cory accidently stayed on the train so we had to wait for him until he got back with another train.. it was okay, cause we arrived there at 7am. Walking through the city reaching our hostel, we participated the current Independence Day! We got a lot of free stuff, balloons and windmills, and enjoyed the parade of old cars.

the pier from the old lightening house

Gdańsk is beautiful... completely different from Krakow, it's a mixture of Scottish, Polish and mainly German architecture. I know, originally it was Danzig, but still. I didn't expect that it gonna be so similar to Bremen... Walking in the fascinating old city center impressed all of us. I didn't know it before but the movement of Solidarity started in this city, so we saw a huge monument and also, the museum that made me think of those times in the past. In the evening we went to an Irish pub, where unfortunately couldn't drink cider beer, but a regular tyskie with syrup kinda compensated us. Moreover, some other (Northen) Irish guys in the pub were singing "interesting" Irish song :P

girls

it's soooo German :)

Sopot, the other city that we explored, is right next to Gdańsk, 17 minutes by train, and it was the city where we finally could enjoy the panorama of the see. The pier is the longest not only in Poland, but also in Europe (or the world?). We climbed the old lightening house, and took pictures of the strange house on the main street.

main street of Gdańsk

 Oh, and I have to mention our hostel that practically was a hotel :P We had 4 bed rooms, but the place was not crowded so we didn't have to share them with strangers. I've never stayed to a hostel like this that moreover was really cheap!

flower and Flora :)

Next trip? It seems we're going to Vilnius :D