Gdansk’s River Front Embankment
May 14, 2015
Gdansk , Poland was my last stop before going home and what a breathtaking stop it was! It sits on the Baltic Coast and is an awe-inspiring, medieval, nautical city. Gdansk can be traced back to 997 and, obviously, has a very long history of events. In 1793 it became part of Poland and flash-forward to September 1, 1939, Hitler started WWII when he invaded Gdansk. The city suffered major destruction during WWII and has been rebuilding ever since. Most of the reconstruction replicates Gdansk’s ” Golden Age” of the 16th and 17 century.
Hope you enjoy the introductory photos…….
15 century crane, The Zurah, was used for loading ships, up-righting masks and picking up ships for repair to the capacity of 4 tons. It was originally powered by men walking inside 2 huge wooden wheels – very similar to a hamster wheel. Today it belongs to the Maritime Museum.
Statue of Neptune, god of the sea, sits in Long Square.
Samplings of the beautiful “burgher mansions” on Dlugi Targ.
Random residential side street while strolling about.
16th century Armory
Enough of the buildings – also Polish is the bird of the day – a Magpie.
And, look at this darling little face – my last thought as I walked back to the hotel was how could I lure this dog away from it’s owner and get it back to the US.
Stay tuned – more of Gdansk to come…
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