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| Gdansk, Sopot, and Gdynia on the Baltic Sea are called "TriCity." There, my impression of Poland has been taken away. |
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Gdansk,
located in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea, and destroyed during world war II
like Warsaw and other Polish cities... I'd had some pre-knowledge of this city
and had a rough image of it. Upon getting out of Gdansk Central railway station,
I was stunned to see the bright scenery of a modern American hotel, America's
fast food restaurants, cafes, and a big cinema complex with brilliant sunshine
and blue sky. I couldn't believe what I was seeing; the city looked completely
different from other Polish cities that I had visited.
Gdansk is not
as big as Warsaw or Krakow, so most tourists can easily be accessible on foot.
Walking through Dlugi Targ (Long Market), I reached River Motlawa where I found
the Maritime Museum, St. Mary's Church, and the biggest and oldest wooden crane
in Medieval Europe near by. |
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| The most elegant and picturesque area I found was a short street called Ulica Mariacka (St. Mary's Street) that runs from the St. Mary's Church to River Motlawa. I enjoyed strolling through this street with traditional architectures and gargoyles (my favorite, of course) on both sides. It is said that wealthy merchants once lived around it; today, however, I saw a lot of amber jewelers and luxurious cafes. I came back here at night and it was good, as expected. |
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