Hanza

... windows open all night, we awoke, stretched, and enjoyed our breakfast (from quite the spread) on a "summer terrace." Hotel Hanza is a beautifully restored 19th century building that sits on a square surrounding Jesus Church, a very old wooden structure ...

... and has an interesting shipping history. My thoughts of Gdansk however are usually related to WWII. We checked into our hotel, The Hanza Hotel, which was located in downtown Gdansk, in great proximity to the Historic Centre. It was on the pricey side, ...

... , as I said good-bye, for now, after a three-week visit to dear Rymarov. chau, Modern Oddyseus Thanks to Daniel; Dusha; the fast-talking trucker; and Hanza for rides! Much thanks to Jana, Helena, Jano, Brano, & "Ricky"; and Klara for hosting ...

After Segesvár, we left for Désfalva, which was only about an hour trip. The paved road was bumpy, but not necessarily worse than Grove or Pleasant Streets in Belmont before their recent repaving. A lot longer, but not necessarily bumpier. Then we ...

... from Windhoek (again), The 10 Best Beers 1) Chang - Thailand 2) Angkor - Cambodia 3) Saigon - Vietnam 4) Beer Lao - Laos 5) Hanza - South Africa 6) Windhoek - Namibia 7) Tafel - Namibia 8) St Louis - Botswana 9) Mosi - Zambia 10) Laurentina - Mozambique ...

We started off the day today with a trip to the resort city, Jurmala, on the Baltic Sea. Jurmala is a summer resort city for "poor Russian millionaires" (the rich ones go to Nice, France).  After a stroll down the sandy beach, we took a few moments ...

This was our Last Full Day in Gdansk, so after we spent the Morning taking in some more tourist sites, such as The Royal Chapel, The History Museum and a few Churches, we took the afternoon to enjoy a boat trip down the River; and WOW! What an ...

We started the day with a hearty breakfast, and started exploring Mid-Morning. Our hotel was Located on the banks of the Motlawa River, and we had superb views of the Old town from our Room. The historic sites were all within short walking distance. The ...