Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Views [1848]

Express trains make few stops; they are not necessarily fast, not in Poland. But it was a nice trip from Malbork through farmland and forests. We had a compartment to ourselves most of the trip. The only annoyance was the guy who stalked ... Read more >
Thursday, 11 Oct 2012 | Views [2137]

The German couple fidgeted and looked up the track expectantly. The train that would take us from Gdansk to Malbork was late, unheard of and unacceptable across the border in their country. With my "schlectes Deutsch" and his marginally better ... Read more >
Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [3321]

A visit to the Roads to Freedom Exhibit is a must in Gdansk. The museum in an underground bunker near the former Lenin Shipyards is a monument to a few committed men with great conviction and huge testicles willing to face down the largest ... Read more >
Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | Views [1615]

Travel book author Rick Steves admonishes, "If you don't like something you probably don't know enough about it." Take amber, for example. We have seen amber for sale in every Baltic town we visited. We're not much for jewelry so pretty ... Read more >
Monday, 8 Oct 2012 | Views [2957]

In the pre-dawn rain, after an all-night bus trip from Vilnius, the McDonalds at the Gdansk station was a welcome sight. A cup of hot coffee, an Egg McMuffin and a warm, dry place to wait were just the ticket until we could go to our hotel. ... Read more >
Saturday, 6 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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