the european solidarity center - a museum and library dedicated to the history of solidarity and civil resistance of formerly communist eastern europe. danzig, or gdańsk how it's called in polish, was the biggest city we visited while staying at the baltic sea in poland. and it's been an amazing one, that i couldn't quite get out of my head after we left again. this city breathes the air of the hanseatic league, rich in medieval architecture and culture, but also is full of more recent historic places that bring you closer to the time of the eastern bloc. and throughout it all the contemporary side of the city entices you with its bubbly, creative and free-thinking demeanor. while we were there we checked out a little bit of the shipyard of danzig ( mainly because we parked close to it and were meant to stumble upon it anyway ) and of course parts of the old city, which was sometimes quite overwhelming ( partially also because of the masses of tourists sp...
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