Last minute sight-seeing

Unbelievable but true, the last weekend in Gdansk! We started celebrating the weekend by going to cinema and restaurant. I must say the Indian restaurant we chose for the occasion was more than worth the money. They had vegan dishes and they allowed the customers to pay separately, which is quite rare. Usually you'll get one bill for the entire group and then you'll have to count yourself who ate what and how much was it, unless one of you is stinking rich and pays for everyone..

Thai meal in the Indian restaurant

Saturday was- of course- rainy but still we decided to visit the old lighthouse. I've been planning to go there for weeks now and I'm quite sure I'd have skipped it if my friends didn't arrange the trip for me. It's not that the lighthouse is far but I guess everyone knows how easy it is to postpone things that require some effort. Anyway, Latarnia morska is located in port of Gdansk and it was built in 1893. It is also known for being the place where the first shots of World War II were shot towards Westerplatte.

Latarnia morska retired 1984

Westerplatte seen from the lighthouse window

We thought we'll take the water tram to Westerplatte but the price of the service was 10 zloty (2,5 euros?) and decided against it. Just to let you know, the normal tram is only 3 zloty. Luckily I visited Westerplatte last year, so I didn't need to leave the city without seeing one of its most famous attractions. Instead of Westerplatte and its monuments we decided to go to Old Town and check out St. Dominic's Fair. This year's fair is said to be the 755th! All kind of things from sausages to knitwear were available. I bought earrings for 10 zloty, thus spending the money spared earlier when we skipped the water tram.

Vanity fair

Good food and coffee are an important part of any sighs-seeing day, so we ate sushi and later on continued our food tour to a cozy little coffee house where we could rest after 14 km of walking.

Gdansk is full of unique, cozy coffee houses