Hello from Poland. Our ship docked in Gdynia Harbor, on the Gulf of Gdansk, just off the Baltic Sea. We arrived at 9:30, so we had a leisurely morning today (especially with an extra hour on the clock last night too). The view from our balcony is of a very scenic port. We had plenty of time today to go to breakfast, return to our cabin to publish the Estonia blog with pictures, and report for our tour at 10:40.
According to the ship’s description of this port:
Gdansk, previously called Danzig was recognized by many as the starting place of World War II. The city is over a thousand years old with its founding in the year 997. As member of the Hanseatic League, Gdansk was the richest port on the Baltic and became a cultural center that drew artists and intellectuals from across Europe. However, on September 1, 1939 a German warship opened fire on a garrison north of the city, launching World War II. By the end of the war, Gdansk was in ruins and Poland was occupied by Russia.
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