Olimp Hotel Gdynia

... determined to just spend a lazy day by the seashore.

The weather today is great. Not too cold if you are in the sun. We checked our email messages last night and discovered that we might have purchased a house in Florida, if we can get all the paperwork and such done long distance. As we have done this before, shouldn't be a problem. Just getting all our ducks in a row and going to whatever ...

... same chocolate. Oh heaven. This morning we headed directly to this café to check it out and to share with my hubby what a wonderful delicious thing this is.

While the Polish drink is not quite as decadent as that which I had in Croatia, it comes with so many more choices! You could get chocolate with coffee, with raspberries, with whiskey, Contreau, orange ...

... 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.

A restaurant on the sea shore. Many people sitting at tables outside for the sunset and the breeze ...

Gdańsk, a city symbolically associated with the outburst of WWII and the beginning of the fall of communism in Europe, is a popular holiday and tourists destination in this part of the world. It is considered to be the capital of a metropolis called 3miasto (3city), and has got one of the biggest harbours in Poland.

The main tourist attraction is, undoubtedly, the Old Town. It is located just a zebra ...

... the bus even though it was another hour and a half til we left. I'd gladly send the rain to California where we really need it because I am sick of it here. During the bus drive back to the ship, we passed the Solidarity Monument, the memorial
to the 44 dock workers who died in the workers riot against the Russian
communist regime. We also passed the home of Lech Wolinska (I don't know how to spell his name) He was the dock ...

... the funds to reconstruct the village but it was the spirit of people that made it happen. Under communism, the architecture of the area changed completely. Large apartment buildings replaced individual residences. Communist thinking believed that keeping people in small apartments kept them feeling insignificant and powerless ...

... made by Lucy and they joined me in the town for a drink when they'd finished work. Went to a quiet pub then a disco where me and Lucy had a boogie. Then to a karoke for me to sing, but fortunately it turned into a disco before my turn. Danced again with Lucy but Ula wanted to home so we did. Disturbed night in caravan as right next to railway line and the whole thing vibrates every time a train goes past.

... half a dozen bowling lanes (REAL bowling...not that candlepin ****), and a weight room. Additionally, a set of thick glass windows looked in on a shooting gallery with 4 stations. Above the window was the smorgasbord of weapons one could choose. The intimidating selection ranged from air rifles to semi-automatic handguns. Having never fired guns before, Mike and I discussed the ...

... ou l architecture est hallucinante . Les gens sont tres coquets. On se sent un peu decalees, femmes-velo sorties des bois avec les mains incrustees de camboui! Nos effots vestimentaires forcement rudimentaires restent pathetiques ! Question communication avec les polonais, on a appris quelques mots de base: djendobre, djenkouye, nie miensa... (bonjour, merci, sans viande...) Dans les restos, on est plutot limite, alors on mange surtout des fritky ...

This city is definitely in the top five of my favorite cities in Europe. It would be hard to compare it to any other city, but the closest place that comes to mind is Prague. The city center, where we were, is so unique. The architecture is unlike any that i have seen. Distinctly Polish i would say.