The University of Gdańsk (Polish: Uniwersytet Gdański) is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland. It is considered one of the top ten universities in Poland. The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by a merger of the Higher School of Economics in Sopot (in existence since 1945) and Gdańsk College of Education (formed in 1946).^[1] Nowadays, the University of Gdańsk is the largest institution of higher learning in Poland’s northern region of Pomerania.

About 6 km from my apartment is an event venue with an established riding academy, Hipodrom Sopot. This academy is about halfway between the apartment and the University of Gdansk. Riding lessons and equestrian events are held here. You can learn to ride or develop skills aided by experienced teachers; they offer lessons in Polish, English, German, French, and Russian. The lessons are held outside, but they expect to have an indoor state-of-the-art dressage ring soon. It was fun to watch. I exited the train, one stop before my Sopot stop, at the Sopot Wyścigi station. Watched them ride for a bit and then walked back to the apartment.

The walk from the Hipodrom back to the apartment.