Into the East: Lody & Pirogi in Gdansk

Sunday, August 13

Lody & Pirogi in Gdansk

Second time to Poland but first time to Gdansk! The trains from airport were confusing and no signs in english. Uber worked well so we decided to take it into the city and leave our bags at the central railway station before heading out to the wedding resort. The baggage service worked well in the station and we were off to hunt some pirogis and then walk around as long as we could Gdansk + take a car to Sopot and see the beach.

First observation: It's the only city in Europe that I didn't see full of shopping Chinese tourists. Or any other Asians for that matter. Strange? Really nice old port city that somewhat resembles Amsterdam & Copenhagen. Except, service is slow but prices CHEAP! Very cool old buildings and fantastic Lody (ice cream) everywhere.

Central station

Many places on bucket-list still

Locked

And then food time :)

Awesome pirogis

Nom nom

Up in the clock tower museum, looong walk up but great view of the city

So cheap here!

Some of the many gargoyles around the city

Cool graffiti in old town

Astronomical clock in St Mary's. Similar one on Prague but it's outdoors. To see this you have to pay a ticket of about 2 euros

Old Town street

Taxi anyone?

Crane from 1444, got bombed heavily by Germans in the war but the rebuild it to it's might. Oldest and biggest crane of it's time.

Could be a picture taken very long ago if the boats weren't new

Spider Man was here

Started raining so took an Uber out to Sopot seaside to see the wingdings house and beach

Finns will find this funny

Sopot beachfront

Wingdings house, it looks really cool but covered with trees in the way so you can't get a good picture. Well placed!

Pirates of Sopot

Would be a nice place to chill on a sunny day

Took the train back to Central Station before heading out to the resort. Ticket checkers are not to be messed with here! It was 4 massive body builders that looked really harsh. Good that we had tickets