Saturday, November 22, 2025

Europe Trip 2025 - Gdańsk

Gdańsk (population 486 thousand) is a fascinating city. It is perhaps the most Dutch looking Polish city.

Old town nooks and bikes

Perhaps a bit overengineered bridges

Bold architecture

Old glitter

Narrow houses near canals

Houseboats


Main train station


Modern office buildings and an extensive tram network



You can take a tram to the beach - actually, many different trams, see below

Tram map: you can go to Jelitkowo, Brzeźno or Stogi beach (plaża)


We ate chebureki from a Ukrainian vendor near the beach

There is a lot of tragic history in Gdańsk, including the most recent, during the PiS party rule:

President of Gdańsk - Paweł Adamowicz, murdered because of Kaczyński's and Kurski's hate campaign against him in the public media.

This was not my first visit to Gdańsk, but first to the new World War Two Museum - it deserves a separate post. 

While writing this I remembered two unpleasant encounters with Gdańsk residents - one a tour guide, and another a city bike scheme user. I wonder if there is a city resident friendliness index, and where Gdańsk lands.

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