Dluga street Gdansk
Maybe it was the excessive wheeling all over Warsaw the recent days, maybe it was the cold Baltic weather – anyway I was exhausted. We took it slow, had breakfast at Klatka B and just wandered the small streets of Gdansk.
One of Gdansk's side streets
Great Armoury
Typical facades in Gdansk
Eager to see some more and get to know some of Gdansk's history we joined a free Walkative! tour in the afternoon. Our tour guide Pawel told us all about the Solidarity movement which started in Gdansk.
Model of Gdansk Shipyard - Start of the Solidarity movement
In the evening we had dinner opposite of our hotel at Chleb i Wino, a Pizza restaurant that serves special Pizza, like the one I had, with a black dough, salmon, crème fraîche and dill.
Pizza at Chleb i Wino
It was pouring the whole next morning. That is why we spent half of the day at the Museum of the Second World War.
St. Mary's Street
A rainy day in Gdansk
The red cubical museum opened in 2017 and takes the visitors through the dark and confused time of World War II. The exhibition manages to combine the many events during that time in Europe to one big comprehensible piece. Much more interesting and impressive than history in school.
Museum of the Second World War
That night we had Mexican food at Pueblo. This place is definitely not accessible with lots of stairs but with the help of a friend worth the effort because of the delicious Mexican food they serve there.
Fajita at Pueblo
The following day was leaving day. We checked out of the hotel but left our luggage there to be free in our activites. Thanks to the good free Walkative! Tour two days earlier we choose to take another one. Around noon we took a train to Sopot, Gdansk's seaside resort with Europe's longest wooden pier. The pedestrian area down to the pier is nice and lively with lots of shops, restaurants and bars.
Sopot pier
Sopot Lighthouse
Our flight was scheduled early the next morning. That is why we spent the last night in Gdansk in an hotel next to the airport. We picked up our luggage at Puro and stopped one last time at Pierogarnia Mandu close to the station for dinner. Pierogi are Eastern Europe filled dumplings. At Pierogarnia Mandu they are handmade and stuffed with all kind of fillings you can think of – savoury and sweet.
Pierogi at Pierogarnia Mandu
On our 45 minutes train ride to the airport a ticket collector stopped us harshly because we didn't have tickets. In contrast to what the bus driver in Wroclaw had told us, it seemed like I couldn't use public transport for free. Does anyone know more? We didn't get a fine, though.
Gdansk main station
Gdansk Shipyard
The Hampton by Hilton we stayed for the night was located directly next to the terminal and train station of the airport. Our room was big with a big bathroom with a wheel-in shower. The bed was comfortable - unfortunately the air conditioning was noisy and the room without air conditioning cold. Continue here.
Accessible room Hampton by Hilton Gdansk Airport
Accessible room Hampton by Hilton Gdansk Airport
Accessible bathroom Hampton by Hilton Gdansk Airport
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