Farewell to Gdansk

Lousy night sleep! Didn't help being woken up by the slamming if doors at 6 am by the rotten school kids. This is going to be a day of walking and shaking off the cobwebs before I board my overnight bus at 7pm tonight. After breakfast and having to wait until 9 to get into the kitchen for a cup of coffee Agatha and I set out for a tour of the Solidarity Museum. It took about 3 hours to go through the museum and was so packed with information about the set up of the trade unions by Lech Walesa in the early 80's, the country falling under martial law and communism. I never realized how powerful the people of Poland were in the support and backing of trade unions. Hundreds if people died and were jailed during this period. There is a statue erected of anchors on three crosses erected in front of the museum in honour of the three shipyard workers who were shot to death in the site. We headed into the old town after and found a locals restaurant and had lunch. I had a beetroot borscht with spinach and a piece of fresh halibut. Grabbed my bags from the hostel and Agatha walked me to catch my 7pm bus. I sure hope I can sleep a bit on the bus. Total bus time is 10 hours 40 minutes.Read more