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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.
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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:
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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A few photos of the WWII Museum:
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I hope I haven't repeated any.
I'll post a few pics of Gdansk in general later but OHs phone is better than mine so I'll get him to WhatsApp me some over.
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I hope I haven't repeated any.
I'll post a few pics of Gdansk in general later but OHs phone is better than mine so I'll get him to WhatsApp me some over.
Absolutely Bobbi. I used my MBNA card to book my hotel and flights to Riga and got charged £16.99 and £12.99 in fees respectively by MBNA (owned my Lloyds I think). Using Revolut doesn't charge you any fees wherever you use it in the World.
LordMG has the App on his phone so he can transfer money on and off the card at the touch of a button.
We used the Revolut to pay to get into the museum and the transaction in GBP was only something like £11 for the two of us (I think it was 58 PLN in their money.
LordMG has the App on his phone so he can transfer money on and off the card at the touch of a button.
We used the Revolut to pay to get into the museum and the transaction in GBP was only something like £11 for the two of us (I think it was 58 PLN in their money.
Gdansk has one of the greatest paintings in the world, 'The Last Judgement' by Hans Memling;
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It is housed in the National Gallery which is just slightly off the centre of town, easily walkable.
The opportunity to see it should not be missed.
There's also the Museum of the Polish Post where the postal workers held out & continued sending out communications against the nazis who were trying to gain access.
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It is housed in the National Gallery which is just slightly off the centre of town, easily walkable.
The opportunity to see it should not be missed.
There's also the Museum of the Polish Post where the postal workers held out & continued sending out communications against the nazis who were trying to gain access.
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