On our trip to Gdansk, the four of us took a sleeper train...I thought I had booked private compartments for couples, but evidently not. When we got to our compartment (no, not compartments...), there were people in the bottom 2 bunks, and there were 6 bunks. I was quite shaken and not so sure about this, but it turned out to be fine. The odd thing was this older gentleman was out in the aisle when we arrived (so I mistook him for the train car monitor) trying to explain to us the situation in Polish, of course...we don't understand nearly enough to communicate so we just nodded and tried not to look too confused. There was a women and a boy already asleep in the compartment, so we tried to be quiet as we put our bags up in our bunks and got into bed. During the night, the man kept opening the door and looking in. As the night wore on I must have slept some because when I woke to the door being opened again I noticed that the man was now where the woman had been. Oh, I finally got it, they were sharing their bunk and the boy (who we met when he woke up) was in their other bunk. Wes' mom was awakened by the boy in the bunk below because he was poking her in the back through a space in the bunk with his walking stick he had gotten from Zakopane. But she made the best of it and played along with him as he giggled while they played tug-o-war with the stick. His grandparents didn't know he was doing that, as they were both out in the aisle then. When we got out of our bunks we shared a small breakfast of apples we had brought and train coffee while we watched the Polish countryside go by. So now I guess we are "seasoned" train travelers, but the next time I will be sure the ticket agent and I are on the same page.
Gdansk - during WWII 90% of it was destroyed, most of it has been restored now...
We are standing across the river from the Gdansk crane, built in late 15th century as a port derrick to handle ships' cargoes and erect ships' masts. It was able to lift a load of 4 tons to a height of 27 meters.
Pirate cruise ship!
Typical Gdansk buildings and flower pot
Astronomical clock and some interesting things...notice the beetle and frog are rain gutters
Sunset in Gdansk and war bunkers with memorial cross in the background
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