![]() We were joined in our trip to Gdynia by a friend we made on the pub crawl the night before Nova, an Australian girl living in London. The next morning (or more accurately, early afternoon) we arose and got dressed – as this was the day we visited the other 2 cities of the Tri-City area Gdynia and Sopot. There nothing particularly out of the ordinary on the pub crawl, except the chance to try some Polish beer (my favourite of which was a wheat beer called Ksiażece). The pub crawl took us around 3 bars and then to a nightclub, and offered us the chance to speak to some fellow tourists and the local guides leading the crawl. We walked back to the hostel, grabbed a few drinks and then returned to the fountain for our pub crawl. Neptune’s fountain: check out his booty in panel 2 In a few hours we would be returning to długa to partake in a pub crawl starting at Neptune’s fountain. It pretty much consisted of a few drinks, grabbing food, and checking out the długa (the long street – a street in the old town filled with restaurants and bars). It was bittersweet being reminded of the interconnectedness of the world, but also seeing concerns and the negative effects of our modern politics on people’s everyday lives. That night we ate at a spot named Jack’s bar, and were served by a man named Magic (or so he told us) who had lived in Ballymena for years – his parents still doing so, voicing concerns about his parents ability to remain post-Brexit. I was confident they’d be good at cooking it at least. With us being right on the brink of the Baltic Sea, I opted for a lot of seafood (despite the fish being imported due to a fishing ban during the summer months). The famous Crane building along the waterfront in Gdańsk The idyllic waterfront We quickly dropped our bags off before heading out for some exploring and food, stopping at the nearby Labeernyth craft beer bar for a quick pit stop before embarking further into the city. Our taxi dropped us off at our hostel (La Guitarra) which was a rock n roll themed hostel with rooms named after various different musicians – ours was named in honour of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. Upon touchdown we collected some złoty from the ATM and had a quick drink before descending on downtown Gdańsk. The flight over offered remarkable views of the beaches around Pomerania, before showing the city before landing. ![]() I had previously been to Poland on a trip to Kraków with my family, but this time was different – we had a translator this time. Gdańsk had been in the planning stage for 7 or 8 years – not necessarily Gdańsk, but somewhere in Poland with my friend Maksymilian – a Polish native, and 2 other school friends. ![]()
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