Neighborhood this visit—it’s nice. Yesterday the weather was good, high 40s, mostly sunny and almost no wind. Walking tour today. Weather was great today, low 50(s), partly sunny and again, no wind.
The apartment/AirBnB. Across the street, Zabka. It is like a Wawa or 7-Eleven. There is one on almost every corner. Across the street and over two blocks. A glass of wine after I closed all my (Apple Watch) rings. Around the corner, more apartments–newer.Cafe around the corner. The yellow bins are full of sand for melting the ice.Around the corner.
Today’s pictures. Walked all over.
Preparing for summer. Installing new seating.A view of the pier from one story up. Fountain is covered for the winter.A rehabilitation center located in the very center of Sopot. State-of-the-art inside.Some pictures of beautiful Sopot homes by the sea.So. Many. Parks.All the parks and squares are preparing for summer.Manhole covers in Sopot.Fishing boat at the shore in Sopot.More fishing boats along the shore.Paul Puchmuller (1875 – 1942). Sopot’s most famous architect. The house is covered with a ceramic roof, with extensive scenic balconies and turrets. A characteristic feature of the home is that there are two three-story bay windows in the living rooms.Well-known Polish artist, Jacek Malczewski (1854 – 1929). Although I didn’t know of him. ; )E. Wedel is a Polish confectionery company, which has been producing a variety of chocolates since 1851. Wedel is considered to be the Polish national chocolate brand. I think today, they might be owned by Cadbury. I sampled a few. DELICIOUS!These interesting looking stairs are for strollers and bikes. I tried to get an action shot, but wasn’t fast enough. Almost every stairway in Gdansk and Sopot has this section.Allotment gardens from the train on my way back from lunch with Mike in Gdansk. These allotment gardens are quite common in many European countries–I saw a lot during my travels last fall. In particular, they say that these gardens are an important part of the urban space in Central and Eastern Europe. They serve to improve the inhabitants’ physical and mental well-being and relieved the family budget thanks to being able to grow their own crops. My picture doesn’t do them justice. They are really often pretty and quite interesting.
Train to Krakow tomorrow morning. Back to Sopot on Monday. Leave for Galway on Wednesday.
Sopot is in the north on the Baltic Sea in the Gdansk Bay. Sopot is in between Gdynia and Gdansk. Krakow is straight south near the Czech Republic and Slovakia borders. To give some perspective, Poland is slightly smaller than New Mexico.
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