Hotel Faltom Gdynia

... to spend time walking along it and sitting on the benches and taking in some sun. it’s just a lovely pier. There is a side pier that is gone and only the pilings are left. Cormorants and seagulls and mallard ducks make this their resting place as they dry their wings and contemplate feathers before jumping in the water again for another snack of fish. A few brave men jump in the water and ...

... 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.

... is very time challenged.

Another local restaurant, a different city, a different country. I walk up to the hostess to make her seat us so that we will get service. She puts us in a room where there are not as many people nor any cigarette smoke either. 30 minutes later we leave without ever having seen a waitress. The hostess thanks us for coming as we walk past ...

... they'll find you a tour guide who speaks your language, they'll help you find the accommodation, rent a car for you or book a trip to Hel (a town in Poland, for some it feels like hell out there) or to Sweden.

Gdańsk can be accessed easily by any means of transport. It has got the international Lech Wałęsa airport, a well-kept motorway, and an everyday ferry connection with the Scandinavia.

... there was a lot of the heavy, depressing Russian influence with their huge ugly multi-storied apartment complexes made out of concrete. If they wanted to spread their architecture, why couldn't they have picked their beautiful buildings, like in St. Petersburg? It would be interesting to see Poland in another 10 years or so if they are able to remain free and prosper. We returned to the ship and are off to Ronne, Bornholm,
Denmark.

... everyone. Gdansk, along with Gdynia and sopot, make up the tri-city. We spent the late afternoon in Gdynia, a port city with a more suburban and typical Polish city fell to it, which I loved. We met up with Agnieszka and Jakub at 5pm, and spent the evening at their home in Gdynia. They live in a Flat close to the Baltic sea, a typical home for a Gdyia Resident. Myself and my husband were treated to a Typical Polish Dinner, being served Mushroom Soup; Bigos, a stew; pą ...

... another gate we came upon the spectacular arcaded courtyard of the High Castle, with a reconstructed well in the middle. I'm not sure how long we spent wandering round here, and around the crypts below, but I remember being overwhelmed by the size of the place the whole time I was there. Given the bad weather and public holiday the place was very quiet, and as such it had a kind of sombre atmosphere. It was a little ...

... I do have to admit it beats the sweltering heat of some countries, but come on - a fleece in summer? Gdansk is another great city. It's got beatiful architecture, but most defintely less of a tourist infrastructure. I have seen about three other people with backpacks. Have yet to meet another American. Although there was an Irish guy at the hostel this morning who apparently has been there for a few weeks who told a story of a ...

... returned to the hostel and met Ryan from Canada. He told me that he is working at this hostel for "free". The only he receives for his service is Free room and board. he then said the standard of living is low here and people make very little money. The average wage is around 6-7 zloty per hour or $2-3, but then again the expenses are low here. It sure is interesting to see how people in different part of the world make a living.