Flying from Luton at 21.05 with Wizzair meant a late night or, more correctly, an early morning arrival into the city of Gdansk. The taxi from the airport was certainly 'fast' and we were soon checking into the Hotel Królewski that overlooks the historical waterfront area of the city.

Gdansk is a fabulous place to visit, and as both of us have been here before (numerous times actually) it meant that we could just to wander and enjoy the place . . . . that said there are some fabulous new museums that we had on the list to see during this weekend trip to Poland.

After a few hours sleep it was time for breakfast and then a trip to the European Centre for Solidarity (ECS Museum). The ECS Museum charts the history of the struggle for the Gdansk shipyard workers to have a Trade Union recognised which led to the creation of Solidarity, led by Lech Walesa. We spent well over three hours taking in what seemed like just a small amount of the information on display - there was loads to take in about this part of Polish history.

After a late lunch of tasty pierogi we headed out from Gdansk to Sopot by train, a 20 minute journey, to visit this seaside resort. We have been before but Heather likes the sea so a drink at a beach side cafe was in order. As the sun set on the Baltic coast it started to feel rather chilly prompting a walk back to the railway station and the catching the local train to Gdansk.

Once back in Gdansk we had dinner at Pod Basztami restaurant which was a most pleasant way to end the day before wandering back through the gorgeous old town area to our hotel.

With an early evening flight on the Sunday back to Luton we had most of the day free before needing to head to the airport. This gave us time to visit the History of World War 2 museum that has recently opened in Gdansk.

Again, just like the ECS Museum, there was so much information to take in that we felt that we skipped some parts just to get through the place. It was well worth visiting and if you are ever in Gdansk then pop both of these museums on your 'to do' list.

Close to the WW2 museum was a nice modern Italian pizzeria which served up great food (and at a great price too) which pretty much brought our brief trip to an end. It was soon time to collect our bags from the hotel and head out to the airport by train for our Wizzair flight back to Luton.

The Polish rebuilt many of the historic city centres after WW2 and I am glad they did as Gdansk still remains firmly on the 'return to' list even after many visits . . . . we are just not sure when.

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