Gdansk, Poland

We didn’t get to spend nearly enough time in Gdansk but fortunately we did have enough time to take a bus down to Old Town where we took a 3-hour walking tour and it was delightful.  Most fascinating was the fact that this area was extensively damaged during World War II but, through the use of photos of the area, they were able to completely restore the area to its original look. It’s a splendid mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.

Along the way to Old Town we saw these stately houses. There’s just something so pleasing about them.

 

 

 

These buildings along the river look centuries old. It’s hard to tell which are original and which have been restored.

 

We saw this this before and after photo in one of the shops. It shows how the burned out buildings have been restored.

 

 

 

This building tells it all. It looks like it’s from centuries past but it shows a construction date of 1954.

 

St. Mary’s is the largest brick church in the world. It holds 25,000 people. It was originally a Lutheran cathedral but after WWII it changed to Catholic.

 

Inside St. Mary’s.

 

This is the Old City Hall with its beautiful clock tower.

 

Here’s one of the street lamps in front of the old City Hall. Actually I guess it’s a post lamp.

 

This too was in front of the old City Hall but we have no idea what it was for.

 

Here’s the front of the old City Hall. Why is this door so short?

 

A beautiful Neptune fountain was nearby the old City Hall.

 

There was a little car ride under the bridge where we crossed the river. This Despicable Me sign was advertising the car ride.Looked a little out of place.

 

Don’t these look like great fun?

 

What a pretty scene along Gdansk’s Motlawa River. The tall structure to the far right is a human-powered medieval port crane made of wood and stone.

 

Visitors could take rides on these long ships and it looked like a lot of fun.

 

Gdansk’s beautiful old train station.

 

Locals call this the amber donut but it’s actually the soccer stadium.

 

There are lots of these pipes around the area. Apparently they carry steam, an industrial bi-product, to heat their homes.

 

This is Westerplatte, the historic site where WWII broke out on September 1, 1939. We can see it from our boat.

 

Yum!

 

So let’s end this post with a few Polish doors. We saw so many interesting doors in Old Town that I wished I could have had the time to just walk around and photograph only doors.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow we’ll spend the day in Berlin. Looking forward to it. By the way, thanks so much for your comments. We enjoy hearing from you.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to Gdansk, Poland

  1. Denise's avatar Denise says:

    Loving the blog. By-the-way, Happy Anniversary. I remember when you guys got married and the cute little apartment you lived in before you left for California. Could that possibly be 50 years ago?

    Like

Leave a comment