Gdansk

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Unloading the bus We check into the Hotel Krolewski An old sailing ship goes right past our hotel Wines for dinner tonight Our group at the dinner table Camembert baked in parchment Josh, Amanda, and Jessica Nicholas approves of the schnitzel Chocolate mousse with raspberries Nightfall On our day trip to Tczew from Gdansk we pass an old house from 1930 Brick church Jessica is resting Countryside Farm equipment sales Back to the hotel We seem to have marine engines and salvage next door to the hotel On our way to the shopping district Dave thinks he might be able to afford the first boat We are surprised to see an old Cadillac from the 1950's Fancy boats Tower for the Stagiew Gate Huge ferris wheel We head towards the Green Gate Museum The Motlawa River with a medieval crane Our hotel is behind the black and red ship The tour boat is turning around Signs for local sites Nicely restored half-timbered buildings A vew down the Dlugi Targ (Long Market) Cool looking old buildings Neptune's Fountain in front of a building with statues The old town hall is now the Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk Walking the narrow streets Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Fontanna Czterech Kwartalów Shops and the Golden Gate Wicker Tower and torture chamber Entrance to shops and the torture chamber museum Manor of the Brotherhood of St George next to the Golden Gate June shops at the craft fair Polish wine Another view of the old town hall Robin makes friends with a jeweler at the Stary Warsztat Mean looking drain pipe Another view of Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Great Armory in Gdansk from 1605 Sign for our next restaurant Robin and Jen Jen and Dave Our group Fancy beer glass Serenaded by an accordion player Ehren is surprised with a birthday cake Josh has a nicely wrapped present for Ehren A captain's hat and a bit of Polish vodka Another view of the medieval crane Old working boats Andrew and a tiny sailor sculpture Nicholas's new buddy The old sailing ship becomes a party boat Drinks for Jen and Diane Gothic arch Downstairs bar Sidewalk vendors Darius Kobzdej Square Foreign language book store This building sure has a lot of dormers Nico Jen, Nicholas, Andrew, and Dave at a restaurant across the river from our hotel