After Warsaw we headed back up to the Baltic coast, where we stayed our first night in the bustling, young industrial town of Gdynia. We had a beer and enjoyed a torrential (really!) downpour that at least washed our clothes for us.
The next morning we headed to Gdansk, a surprisingly beautiful city for one known for shipyards. And indeed, we spent much of our day at the shipyards, ogling a giant monument of three crosses, touching the wall where the first successful stand against communism took place, and visiting a museum dedicated to the solidarity movement. It was all quite powerful, and found me choked up, for what felt like the 9th time so far on this trip! There was also a little piece of the Berlin wall to poke at.
Read more about Solidarity, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity
We also visited The Museum of Amber and Torture, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Then we wandered the old town, admiring the beautiful buildings, churches, and squares, before spending the evening in a retro basement bar decked out with psychedelic paintings of icons from the 60s and 70s.
Thus far, at least... Poland is where it's at. I'm loving this country.
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Glad all is well. Love and miss you, Mom ox0o0
PS: At Clifford fair this week.
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