Why not consider the wonderful Baltic port of Gdansk, a city that has everything you could ask for?
The ‘Journal’ recently visited the glorious city in Pomerania in northern Poland and was blown away by its sights, the sea and the seismic historical events that have shaped it and its sister cities of Sopot and Gdynia.
45. A crane cab in the European Solidarity Centre at the former Lenin shipyard in Gdánsk. The firing of crane driver Anna Walentynowicz in August 1980 helped spark the Solidarnosc movement for trade union and political freedoms.
A crane cab in the European Solidarity Centre at the former Lenin shipyard in Gdánsk. The firing of crane driver Anna Walentynowicz in August 1980 helped spark the Solidarnosc movement for trade union and political freedoms. Photo: Kevin Mullan
47. The outstanding European Solidarity Centre in the old Lenin shipyard tells the story of the Solidarnosc trade union and political movement that led to free elections and the end of communist rule in the 1980s.
The outstanding European Solidarity Centre in the old Lenin shipyard tells the story of the Solidarnosc trade union and political movement that led to free elections and the end of communist rule in the 1980s. Photo: Kevin Mullan
48. The Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia) in the heart of the old town was built in the 1600s.
The Great Armoury (Wielka Zbrojownia) in the heart of the old town was built in the 1600s. Photo: Kevin Mullan