When Lauren and I booked our trip to Gdansk we knew we’d be in for an adventure, we just had no idea what kind of adventure it would be… As we stepped off the plane we quickly realized how little we knew about our new destination. We wandered aimlessly around the airport trying to find the bus stop under the impression that Poland used the Euro...what we also didn’t realize was that hardly anyone in Poland actually speaks English…this is when the real adventure began. Eventually we were able to scrounge up some Polish money and board a bus that we prayed was headed in the right direction. After a 40 minute ride through some sketchy looking woods and a 10 minute walk in the rain, we finally made it to our hostel…
Despite our rocky start, Gdansk turned out to be a real hidden gem. While it is very small and could be easily seen in a day, it is absolutely beautiful and has a unique charm to it. We spent the next day walking around seeing the sights and eating half our weight in Polish food…everything there was so cheap and we were able to treat ourselves to some fine dining! Overall the trip was a great experience and we learned that having no idea of what to expect on our little adventure made it that much more exciting!
The streets were all so beautiful and colorful! Most of them were lined with carts selling Amber because little did we know, Gdansk is the amber capital of the world…
Lauren and Neptune, the supposed creator of Gdansk’s claim to fame, Goldwasser liquor, also known as “Fire-Water” which contains 23-karot gold flakes in it. We had no choice but to try it because as they say, “No trip to Gdansk is complete without it…”
The museums in Gdansk were so random, but Lauren and I were able to entertain ourselves by taking pictures and creating our own descriptions for everything, considering only about 20% of it was in English….
Enjoying a classy meal at this traditional Polish restaurant we stumbled upon. I can’t decide what was better the Polish food or the Polish man who started playing piano and singing during the middle of our meal….
