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  • Sofitel Grand Sopot, Sopot, Poland

    Visiting Sopot and Gdynia from Gdańsk: The Perfect Day Trips on Poland’s Baltic Coast

    Gdansk and it’s nearby sister cities of Sopot and Gdynia are collectively known as Tricity, so after breakfast we set off to Gdansk Glowny station to embark on our journey.  Trains in Tricity are operated by SKM and have a distinctive blue and yellow livery. Tickets need to be bought either from the SKM desks…

  • Malbork Castle, Poland

    Malbork Castle from Gdańsk: How to Visit the World’s Largest Castle

    I’d read about Malbork Castle and was eager to visit whilst staying in Gdansk.  It is the largest brick built castle in the world and was constructed in the thirteenth century. Malbork lies 69km from Gdansk and is easily accessible by train with numerous services daily.  It’s on the main line to Warsaw, so tickets…

  • Gdansk Oliwa Station Sign

    Day Trip from Gdańsk to Oliwa: What to See & Do

    On our final morning in Gdansk we took the SKM train to the suburb of Oliwa, located 5 km to the north of the city centre.  Single tickets cost 3.8 zl (80p) for the short journey to this prosperous neighbourhood. Leaving the station, we headed to the main road from where it was only a…

  • Krakow Christmas Tree and Horse and Carriage

    Kraków at Christmas

    A few weeks ago we noticed some cheap flights advertised to the beautiful city of Kraków from an easily accessible airport so without hesitation we snapped them up for a pre Christmas weekend away. The flight with Ryanair left on time and two and a quarter hours later we were touching down in Kraków, the…

  • Krakow Old Town Watch Tower

    Exploring Kraków

    We started the day with breakfast in the hotel, a good selection of hot and cold dishes were on offer in the pleasant restaurant.  Setting out,  it was a cold, sunny morning and our first stop was to the top of Wawel Hill to visit Wawel Castle  built between the 13th and 14th centuries.  …

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