Gdansk/Danzig

Gdansk - destinatie de vacanta

Danzig - holiday destination

Atentie postare in limba romana si engleza

Warning, post in romanian and english

          In august 2012 cind m-am intors din Suedia m-am gindit sa ma opresc pentru o jumatate de zi si in Polonia, la Gdansk. Gindul l-am avut pentru ca trecerea de la civilizatia din nord la plaiurile noarte mioritice sa nu fie chiar asa de brusc. Ulterior la momentul ajungerii in oras am constat ca ideea a fost una destul de buna.

          Un pic de istorie nu strica asa ca: Gdańsk este un municipiu în partea de nord a Poloniei, reședința voievodatului Pomerania și unul dintre cele mai mari porturi ale țării. Face parte din zona urbană Gdańsk și din Trioraș. Din punct de vedere etnografic, este considerat ca o capitală a Cașubiei. Orașul se află pe lânga coastei sudice a Golfului Gdańsk, o parte a Mării Baltice, la estuarele fluviului Vistula și ale râurilor din delta ei, Motława și Leniwka și formează o conurbație cu municipiile Sopot și Gdynia și cu comunele suburbane, Prima atesteare istorica dateaza din anul 997  Municipiul este cunoscut datorită nașterii mișcari politice „Solidaritatea”, care sub conducerea unuia dintre locuitorii orașului, Lech Wałęsa, a fost una dintre cauzele căderii comunismului în Europa Centrală și de Est în 1989..

          Gata cu partea de istorie sa trecem la lucruri mai importante. Am ajuns la Gdansk in jur de ora 13.00 cind ferry-boat-ul a acostat in port. Am avut parte de o zi foarte frumoasa pina la acel moment. Cazarea am rezolvat-o relativ repede, deoarece la plecarea din Stockholm mi-am stabilit pe GPS citeva adresa de pensiuni in care as fi putut sa intoptez. La prima pensiune nu prea am avut noroc, pentru ca nu a binevoit nimeni sa fie la receptie, dar la a doua a mers la fix. Am primit apartamentul la pret de camera dubla normala.Singura problema era ca broasca de la usa mergea un pic mai greu, acesta fiind si motivul reducerii de pret.

          Dupa ce m-am instalat si am mincat ceva am luat-o la pas prin centru istoric al orasului. Pot spune ca ceea ce am vazut mi-a placut. Un orasel mic, cochet care isi pastreaza istoria la loc de mare cinste si din care comunismul nu a facut prea multe pagube. In primul rind am ramas placut impresionat de curatenia de pe strazi, chiar daca am nimerit in plina sarbatoare a orasului strazile erau lipsite de uzuazele chistoace de tigari, ambalaje de plastic si alte asemenea.

          Un alt lucru care mi-a placut a fost faptul ca polonezii au pastrat arhitectura centrului vechi si mai mult decit atit au restaurat majoritatea cladirilor aducindu-le intr-o stare aproape de cea in care erau cind au fost construite. Multumita acestui lucru orasul pare ca a calatorit prin istorie din perioada lui de glorie din timpul Ligii Hanseatice pina in prezent pentru a ne delecta cu aerul lui medieval.

          Dupa atitea lucruri care mi-au placut trebuie sa fie si unul care nu mi-a placut. Localnicii nu prea spre deloc vorbesc limba lui Shakespeare si atunci o conversatie cu acestia in engleza sau alte limbi de circulatie internationala cum ar fi  franceza sau germana are mari sanse de esec.

          In ceea ce priveste posibilitatea de a ajunge in aceste locuri, orasul este destul de usor de ajuns la el. Beneficiaza de port, aeroport, gara si sosele. In perioada cind am fost eu se lucra si la constructia unei autostrazi, dar din pacate in acest moment nu va pot da mai multe informatii. Preturile la cazare variaza in functie de dorintele fiecaruia. Exista posibilitatea de a sta intr-o pensiune sau intr-un hotel de 4*, oferta de cazare fiind destul de variata. Mincarea este si ea destul de accesibila si in general gustoasa.

          Acestea fiind spuse va las in compania unor poze si va recomand sa vizitati orasul daca aveti posibilitatea.

ENGLISH

In August 2012 on my way back from Sweden I thought to make a stop for half a day at Gdansk in Poland. My thought was that the transition from norther civilization to my native lands will not be quite so suddenly . Later when arriving in town I found that the idea was quite good .

A little bit of history does not hurt so : Gdansk is a city in northern Poland, Pomerania residence and one of the largest ports in the country. Urban part of Gdańsk and Tricity. From ethnographic , is considered the capital of Caşubiei. The town lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Gdańsk, part of the Baltic Sea, on the river estuaries of the rivers Vistula and its delta, Motława and Leniwka and forms a conurbation with the municipality Sopot and Gdynia and suburban municipalities. The city was first mentioned in history in the year 997. Also the  town is known for the political movement " Solidarity" , which under the leadership of one of the city's residents, Lech Wałęsa, was one of the causes of the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989.

That all about history, let s get back to bussines. I arrived in Gdansk around 13.00 when the ferry docked in port. We had a beautiful day up to that point . The accommodation problem was solved relatively quickly before leaving Stockholm I set the GPS with several hotels address in which I could have stayed. At the first one I wasent t lucky, because no one was at the reception, but the second one wass perfect. We got the apartment for the price of a regular double room. The only problem was that the lock on the door worked a little difficult, which is why the price was a bit low.

After setling in and I ate something I went into the center of town. I must say that I liked what I saw. A small and coyz town that place it s history on a very high place of importance and where the communism did not doo too much damage . First of all I was impressed by the cleanliness of the streets, even in the midle of the celebration of the city day, the streets were short on cigaretts butts or regular paper wraping., plastic bags and other things like that. Another thing I liked was that the Poles preserved the old town architecture and more than that most of the buildings were restored and bringing them into a state close to that in which they were when they were built. Thanks to this, the town seems to have traveled through history from his gloriuos days during the Hanseatic League until now to delight us with its medieval air .

After so many things that I liked there must be one thatI don t. The locals do not speak at all the language of Shakespeare and a conversation with them in English or other foreign languages ​​such as French or German is more likely to fail.

Regarding the ability to reach the city,  is quite easy to get there. It benefits from port, airport , railway and roads . During the period when I was there a  highway was under construction , but unfortunately at this moment I can not give more information. Accommodation prices vary depending on the desires of everyone . It is possible to stay in a hostel or a 4* hotel  accommodation offer is quite varied. The food is also quite accessible and generally tasty.

That being said I will leave in the company of pictures and will recommend to visit the city if you can .