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    Statue of Copernicus
    Mediaeval homeBlack displayed the wealth of the merchant because he could afford the colour pigmentsInstead of the pied piper, they have a violinist who removed frogs into the river using his violinMedieval defensive walls made with different stones for added strength.Windows depicts sacks, as this was a flour storage building.Leaning tower of TorunChurch of St JohnPrisonChurch of St JamesOur tower accommodation. We were on the 3rd floor.Amuse buseGoose gizzardsVenison loinLemon meringue

    Day 80 POLAND Torun

    June 6 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We joined a walking tour of Old Town today that also took us to the start of New Town. Torun was once guarded by the Teutonic Knights who still exist today. They were the guards of Jerusalem Hospital but when it fell to Muslims, they were invited to settle in Torun doing the same. The city of Torun was never bombed or razed to the ground. They only suffered some destruction from the Swedes who broke defensive walls and looted the town. It is such an intact mediaeval town that it was declared UNESCO World Heritage town. Torun is also sister state to Philadelphia.

    We returned to the Restaurant Pernicova and the chef prepared a special amuse buse for us he called surf and turf. We did have different dishes to the ones last night but had a repeat of the prawns because it was so delicious. We even tried goose gizzards for the first time and needless to say it was delicious.

    Torun is also famed for gingerbread man. It is apparently better than Nuremberg. The recipe had been the same for over 700 years. Ruby had a gingerbread coffee which was like a chai latte but with gingerbread spices.    Read more