Gdynia Hotel

... cold now from being out of the sun. As we get closer to town, we pass a man selling smoked barbequed cheese. It is delicious. What a treat. We thought at first that it was covered in something but it is nothing but the cheese. It is so fresh that it squeaks when we chew it.<br><br> Back to the hotel to get our jackets before venturing out for dinner and an evening promenade. What a lovely easy place.

... milk or dark, white chocolate, and on and on. Oh the menu made one drool. My husband got a classic. I went for the white chocolate with raspberries. Deliciously decadent. How do these people manage to go to work each day? Just sit in the café and have one delightful flavor of chocolate after another. Swiss Miss has been relegated to the back pantry, possibly forever.

... would be all over us. Nothing. There are three other customers in the store and about 5 men working in the store. We wave at one and he waves back but does not approach. After looking at all the beds and prices and never seeing a clerk come close, we leave.<br><br> A restaurant on the sea shore. Many people sitting at tables outside for the sunset and the breeze ...

... is a piece of green amber. Hubby found an amber elephant which was a bit pricier than he desired but he hardly ever finds anything for a souvenir so it is going home with us.<br><br> Wandering and wandering back around the town, through the market to pick up some food for the train trip on Saturday and back to Sopot and the hotel. Tomorrow it will definitely be ocean viewing and pier walking.

... Gofry (pronounced Gofree, I think) are waffles in Poland. We had seen several restaurants yesterday serving them in the early evening. Mistakenly I wanted some for breakfast. Not to be. Couldn&#8217;t find a single place open in the morning that was serving gofry. Funnily enough, I could find places to ...

... that treaty with us (that is ******* off Russia) seems like their own way of showing their stubbornness to Russia. Their country has been repeatedly destroyed by war because they are surrounded by Russia, Germany, and Austria. Gdansk (called Danzig by the Germans) and Warsaw suffered the <br>heaviest bombing during WWII and you can still see the burned out buildings that were never torn down or replaced after all these years ...

... although they had little, everyone had the same, except, of course, the communist leaders. Ironically this environment produced a Lekh Walenza who led the shipyard workers revolt leading to the Solidarity Movement and eventually the freedom of Poland. Walenza credits Poland's freedom 60% to Pope Paul and 40% to Ronald Regan ...

... Very drunk by now and Greg was all over Madzik. Went for a drunken dance but had sandals on so must have looked hilarious.We went outside and it was light, Madzik tried to phone a cab but I managed to find one that had just dropped an old lady off. Dropped Greg off who was smashed on the way in some lovely tenement blocks. Saturday 12 August Madzik was revising for job so I went for run to beach again - slightly easier. Madzik feeling really bad from working ...

... encountered fighting with the Nazi's. It's a strange feeling to be standing at the post office and battlefield upon which the Second World War started. Our tour guide was amazing. She was so enthusiastic about her town and she appeared to know everyone in the town and another random fact, when Prince Charles came to visit the site it was she who took him around Westerplate. Sunday we left early and took the train to Malbork, which is a neighbouring town to Gdansk off the ...

... in Guangzhou. Incidentally, in a somewhat confusing development, there are a string of Nescafe Cafe's around Europe, and they appear to be franchising like rabbits. Lord knows why the Europeans would do that to themselves, as there is simply no need for it. It is refreshing to see open water, other than in large puddles in the street. My suntan was dwindling rapidly so it was good to get some rays. Actually I should say 'T-Shirt Tan' as its not as if you can bask in the sun of 47 ...