by Robin Rodig |
November 07, 2015
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You probably know by now that museums are not my thing. I typically flee like Usain Bolt from any exhibition that details more dates than the Bachelor. But on wet, foggy, two-pairs-of-socks kind of days when odds are high for a more miserable experience let alone miserable photos, the options get considerably slimmer for indoor fun in history-thriving European cities. So since there hasn't been even one partial sun icon in my iPhone's weather forecast for the past several days until I leave, I needed to think fast to squeeze as much out of every day left as possible. As a result, my days have been filled with trips seeking castles, cookies, and croissants.
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Poland
by Robin Rodig |
November 03, 2015
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For centuries, Gdansk's importance as a port town for Poland (the country's biggest) and Europe due to its position on the Baltic Sea has been undeniable. You see it in the historic shipyards where the start of the overthrow of Communism happened. Where massive cranes dominate the horizon like The Empire Strikes Back AT-ATs. Where occasional workers' welding sparks light up the dreary, gritty, mostly deserted surroundings of this once-thriving area like Fourth of July. Gdansk was virtually leveled during WWII, but thanks to relatively quick reconstruction and loyalty to design, there is a salty charm that perseveres.
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Poland
by Robin Rodig |
October 29, 2015
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A leisurely 5-hour train trip through rolling farmland and forests of stunning Fall color has delivered us to the Baltic coast and one of Poland's most important cities and ports, Gdansk. I've been anxious to check this town out from all I had heard and read so without a moment to spare, I heaved my suitcase into my every-window-has-a-view, Old Town apartment and darted out the door to see what I could catch before the now-early sunset. From the first cobblestone corner I turned, I knew Gdansk would be magical.
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Posted in
Poland
You probably know by now that museums are not my thing. I typically flee like Usain Bolt from any exhibition that details more dates than the Bachelor. But on wet, foggy, two-pairs-of-socks kind of days when odds are high for a more miserable experience let alone miserable photos, the options get considerably slimmer for indoor fun in history-thriving European cities. So since there hasn't been even one partial sun icon in my iPhone's weather forecast for the past several days until I leave, I needed to think fast to squeeze as much out of every day left as possible. As a result, my days have been filled with trips seeking castles, cookies, and croissants.
For centuries, Gdansk's importance as a port town for Poland (the country's biggest) and Europe due to its position on the Baltic Sea has been undeniable. You see it in the historic shipyards where the start of the overthrow of Communism happened. Where massive cranes dominate the horizon like The Empire Strikes Back AT-ATs. Where occasional workers' welding sparks light up the dreary, gritty, mostly deserted surroundings of this once-thriving area like Fourth of July. Gdansk was virtually leveled during WWII, but thanks to relatively quick reconstruction and loyalty to design, there is a salty charm that perseveres.
A leisurely 5-hour train trip through rolling farmland and forests of stunning Fall color has delivered us to the Baltic coast and one of Poland's most important cities and ports, Gdansk. I've been anxious to check this town out from all I had heard and read so without a moment to spare, I heaved my suitcase into my every-window-has-a-view, Old Town apartment and darted out the door to see what I could catch before the now-early sunset. From the first cobblestone corner I turned, I knew Gdansk would be magical.