After three exciting days in Warsaw we were looking forward to a little bit of calmness in Gdansk and that is exactly what we got there. It had stopped raining but the streets were still empty. Gdansk is much smaller than Warsaw and has a lot of uneven sidewalks with cobblestones and potholes. Challenging but still manageable with the wheelchair and charming for sure!
Honestly, I was sad to leave Warsaw. The last few days had been full of urban discoveries, good food and perfect weather. We had seen the main sights of the city and thanks to walking and rolling through Warsaw's urban jungle all the time we had gotten a feeling of the city's layout. The single pieces on the city map connected to one big idea. We checked out of the hotel and brought our luggage to the main station. Finally we found the stairless entrance, too. There are low priced lockers in...
We just had to cross the street to get to one of my Warsaw highlights: The Palace of Culture and Science. This high-rise building was built in the 1950's in the style of Stalinist architecture. It is huge and massive and grey. You definitely can't ignore it.
We managed to resist the tempting hotel's breakfast buffet again and decided to walk to the area around Plac Konstytucji to have breakfast there. This is unusual for me, because I am always afraid of not finding 'the perfect location'. Again I was wrong. We ended up having breakfast on the terrace of Charlotte. Charlotte is a bread and wine bar but you can have lavish breakfasts there, too, including selfmade bread, spreads and champagne. This was definitely a perfect start of the day before...
I have a habit when it comes to clothes. I buy my clothes only while I'm on vacation. Firstly, because different places have different stores and different stores have different clothes. Secondly, because when I go back home I have everyday souvenirs to reminisce.
Do you know the good feeling that you get right after waking up after your first night of vacation? Well rested, relaxed and ready for new adventures! No wonder, because our hotel bed was comfortable and the room quiet with a window to the patio.
In spring 2016 my boyfriend and me travelled to Poland for the first time. My boyfriend wanted to do some genealogy and I didn't mind going to a country I hadn't been before. To be honest I didn't expect much...and I was so wrong!