Back Down To Earth
Again a travel day yesterday to get to the top of Poland and the Baltic Sea. Said to Katelyn that I was unsure why we were really going to Gdansk. Just wanted to get back to the sea I guess. Arrived on a pleasant train ride (our last Eurorail) and found our AirBnb by 2. Thought we should check out the town a little before the day was done so we headed downtown. Gotta say, nice place! Really like the feel and charm of Gdansk. Always seems that when you expect the least it always turns out to be the best. We had a great meal and headed home determined to get an early start away from the crowds.
We were downtown today by 8:15am. Very few people were around but by 9:30 there was lots. Spent the day wandering around looking
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Shall we Gdansk.....
July 06, 2017
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Gdansk
Again a travel day yesterday to get to the top of Poland and the Baltic Sea. Said to Katelyn that I was unsure why we were really going to Gdansk. Just wanted to get back to the sea I guess. Arrived on a pleasant train ride (our last Eurorail) and found our AirBnb by 2. Thought we should check out the town a little before the day was done so we headed downtown. Gotta say, nice place! Really like the feel and charm of Gdansk. Always seems that when you expect the least it always turns out to be the best. We had a great meal and headed home determined to get an early start away from the crowds.
We were downtown today by 8:15am. Very few people were around but by 9:30 there was lots. Spent the day wandering around looking
at lots of interesting things. Saw an old crane they used to unload ships in the 1200's, climbed a big tower to get a good view of the Baltic, visited the biggest church in Europe, caught some history of Lech Walesa (from Gdansk). Always admired the strength and conviction of that guy. Turned out to be a nice sunny day, but the early start had us tired out by 3, so we headed back and spent the evening booking our last third of our journey. We now are booked with accommodations and a bit of travel to Helsinki where Katelyn will go home and I will continue on alone. Sad day that will be for me
as I have enjoyed her company a lot. Tomorrow we head to Vilnius in Lithuania on an overnight bus. Really don't know what to expect but I am sure it will be fun.
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It all started with the first grey hair.........
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On the Road again.....
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Eataly and Old things......
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Culture Day
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The Medici Curse
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A Slanted View.......
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Lining up for David
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Holy Cannoli
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Exploring Paradise......
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Verona and Shakespeare......
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South to the home of Pizza and Mozzarella.....
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Sunday is not a slow day in Napoli...
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Pom Pom's for Pompeii
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Totally Different.....
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Hidden Gem of the Adriatic.....
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Kotor below the mountain.....
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King's Landing......
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Surf and Sun .......
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A Pleasant Day of Travel.........
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Rainy day in Croatia......
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Plitvice and Plum Brandy.......
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Whacked Crazy Day of Travel ......
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Fathers Day in Buda (with a) Pest.
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Relaxed Day in a Vibrant City.....
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Vienna the Good, the Bad, and the Lucky....
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Music and Mountains.....
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More of Magnificent Vienna...
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Day and Night in Prague.....
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Sunday in Prague.....
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Lots of Bones........
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Beer is Cheaper than Water......
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Perogies in Poland....
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A Sobering Day.......
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Happy Birthday Canada from Poland......
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A Few Days in Warsaw
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Shall we Gdansk.....
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Long Trip to Lithuania
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Vilnius in the Air and on the Ground...."
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Nida Break......
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Latvian Charm......
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Riga in the Rain....
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Estonian Excitement......
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Taking It Easy in Tallinn
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Pasty No More
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Hel(yeah)sinki
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Helsinki Highlights.....
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Sad Day as Katelyn Goes Home....
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To Russia With Love......
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Peterhof the Russian Versailles
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St. Petersburg Crazy........
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Moscow or Bust
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Moscow's Finest.......
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Moscow Winding Down...
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Gorky Park......
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Trans Siberian Railway........
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Baikal in the Rain.....
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Russia Ends, Mongolia Begins......
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Mongolia Camping Trip..........
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Busy Beijing
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Beijing and the Great Wall
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Great Wall Hike
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Great Wall Hike 2
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Back to Beijing and Summer Palace...
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Walk around Beijing
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Ancient City of Pingyao
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Warriors of Xi'an
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Panda-mania
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The Fun of Travelling
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Lijiang a Breathe of Fresh Air......
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Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous
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Stone Forest
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West Mountain of Kunming......
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Hot and Humid Guilin
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Rice, Rice, and More Rice......
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Terrific Tianmen Mountain.....
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Avatar Park in China.....
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Yellow Mountain in the Sky.....
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Tranquility in Chaos.......
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Modern Urban China
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Tibet or Bust
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Tibetan Temples and Taboos.....
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Treading in the Footsteps of the Dalai Lama...
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Tibetan Countryside......
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Everest
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Nepal Travel Hell........
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Trekking into the Top of the World.....
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Life Between Treks
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Annapurna Beauty
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Pokhara Relax Days
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Jungle Adventures
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End of Nepal
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To Thailand for Rest
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Beach Life
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Week on the Beach
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Christmas in Paradise
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Few days of Cool
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Fun in the Sun
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