Join us for a weekend of Polish food, polish beer,
here in the northern Polish city of Gdansk!
Gdansk is perfect for walking around, all of its major sights
are located within 20-minute walk of each other. The city center was rebuilt
after World War two bombings and is now home to many brilliant shops and
restaurants. Strolling along "long market" you will see many shops selling trinkets
and jewellery made from amber.
The region is famous for the abundance of this
ossified resin.
Gdansk is primarily a port city located right next to the Baltic Sea.
If you fancy getting out on the water you can take a trip
on this cool-looking pirate ship.
Ports mean one thing, trade and it's been happening here since
the 13th century evidence of this is"the crane" imagine big wooden ships being
loaded and unloaded before setting off on another expedition out into the Baltic
After all that walking we took a break at Mandu, here you can find many
variations of the traditional pierogi these dumplings can be filled with any
number of things and are either boiled or baked. You can see them being made in
the window I wish I was that quick at making them!
We tried a meat one with bacon bits and sour cream, salmon and dill and pork and
mushroom all were totally delicious and if you're in the city we highly
recommend dropping by to experience the friendly service and hearty food, you
will leave feeling very satisfied indeed.
Zlota Brama or "Golden Gate" marks the entrance to the old town, it's only about
a 10-minute walk from the main train station Gdansk Glowny.
Walking underneath the gate will take you on too "long market" continuing all the way down
to the canal waterways that lead off into the baltic sea
This area is currently undergoing gentrification, there are new hotels and
apartment blocks springing up and it's going to look great once finished.
During our visit we enjoyed the winter Sun and gazing at the comings and goings on the water.
Completed in 1502 Saint Mary's Basilica is the world's
largest brick-built Cathedral. The main hall is 105 meters long large enough for
25,000 people.
It's possible to climb the 409 steps to the top of the tower.
First up a stone spiral staircase which takes you above the vaulted ceiling then
continuing via concrete steps before completing the climb via very steep
steel steps. It took us about 15 minutes to reach the top and the 360 degree
views were well worth the effort to get there.
If you fancy giving it a go tickets are 10 zloty.
We decided to take a day trip to a small town called Malbork, famous for its Castle.
There are multiple daily trains from Gdansk Glowney train station.
We purchased tickets from the cashier at the station and jumped on board.
There are different classes and speed of train and as such have different prices.
We boarded the first available train so paid 11 zloty each to depart and 17
zloty to return. The polish trains website lists all the info and
timetables, we'll put a link to the website in the video description.
After about 50 minutes you're arrived at Malbork station.
The castle ticket office is a 15 minute walk and easy to find.
Included in the 29 Zloty entrance fee is an audio guide that
provides detailed information as you tour the castle.
It works on GPS so knows which room you are in
and tailors the commentary to suit
Malbork castle is the largest castle in the world by land area.
It's history is vast dating back to the 13th century so there's a lot to learn.
The guide does a good job navigating you around as a lack of signs would make it
hard without. We found the level of detail the guide provided to be good,
sometimes too good you'd have to have a deep interest to care about some of the
info but it's still worth coming here to experience what life would have been
like for the Teutonic Knights,Polish Kings and Prussian army, all of whom
occupied the castle
World War two brought destruction the castle was badly damaged but by 2016
restoration was complete and the castle started a new chapter in its history.
Once back in the city we went to central craft beer hotel which is right next to
the main train station. With a fabulous on-site restaurant and brewery this
place is a one-stop shop for all your eating drinking and sleeping needs.
We tried the beer tasting board, 4 beers came with paired food,
perfect for the beer connoisseur.
After a couple more beers our weekend came to an end. Let us know if you
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