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.
17. The seaside village of Orlowo is easily accessible from Gdánsk, Sopot and Gdynia.
The seaside village of Orlowo is easily accessible from Gdánsk, Sopot and Gdynia. Photo: Kevin Mullan
18. 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
19. The entrance to the Gdánsk Shipyard.
The entrance to the Gdánsk Shipyard. Photo: Kevin Mullan
20. The old cranes in the Gdánsk shipyard have been maintained as a symbol of the Solidarnosc movement of the 1980s.
The old cranes in the Gdánsk shipyard have been maintained as a symbol of the Solidarnosc movement of the 1980s. Photo: Kevin Mullan