Gdańsk
Arsenal in Gdansk
July 18, 2005
Gdansk is almost completely reconstructed, but they did a good job and the city
has a nice feel, attracting many German and Polish tourists alike, giving the city
an unique atmosphere. The city looks German and Polish, signs were in both languages
and the city felt much more international than most Polish cities, yet there were
no tourists outside of the two neighboring countries.
Adding to the uniqueness I found the hostel crowd to be fantastic. Many hostels
it seems are filled with drunken partiers, however since this isn't a particular
tourist destination other than to those for whom it has meaning, Gdansk attracts
a different crowd. My room had two Austrians, a German, a Dutch, a Czech, an Australian,
and English girl, a Pole, and myself. Quite diverse and I really liked all of them.
For nearly an hour we all sat around just talking and learning from each other and
about each other plus everything each of us has seen. They invited me out for dinner,
but my bus leaves at 6:30am tomorrow, so I regretfully denied.
Motlawa in Gdansk
Plac Solidarnosci in Gdansk