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Gdansk, Malbork, Torun, Gniezno - Poland. June 12-16, 2006.
I had several days
off in the middle of June, thanks to Corpus Christi celebrations in Poland.
I was on the conference at Gdansk and after that decided to use my
small vacations to see several interesting cities of northern and central
Poland. There are not many pictures of Gdansk on this page, and they
are additional to my earlier galleries about this city (August
3-4, 2003 and May 16-20, 2004).
However, the rest
of cities I visited for the first time. Malbork (Marienburg), is the
former capital of once very powerful Teutonic Order. It is known because
of its castle, one of the biggest in the Europe and enlisted in the UNESCO
World Heritage List. It is really huge and complete tour in this Castle
can take entire day.
Next city was Torun,
where famous Nicolaus Copernicus was born. It is also known for its cakes
- “pierniki”. This place is also enlisted in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
My last stop before return to Wroclaw was the little town Gniezno, situated in the central Poland. Gniezno was the cradle of Poland and the very first Polish capital (long before Krakow and Warsaw).
Gdansk
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Streets of Old Gdansk
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Maria mill and old house
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Long Market
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Streets of Old Gdansk
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Streets of Old Gdansk
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Long Market
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Long Market
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Gold Gates
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Motlawa River
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Ship sculpures
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Town Hall
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Streets of Old Gdansk
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Tower of the St. Mary Church
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Streets of Old Gdansk
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Ship - restaurant
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Malbork
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Castle by night
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Malbork Castle
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Higher Castle by evening
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Four Grand Masters
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Courtyard of the Middle Castle
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Courtyard of the Higher Castle
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Galleries of the Higher Castle
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Tower of the Higher Castle
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Gates to the Middle Castle
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Courtyard in the Higher Castle
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Gardens of the Higher Castle
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Ditch of the Higher Castle
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Gardens of the Higher Castle
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Gates to the Higher Castle
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Middle Castle
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Courtyard of the Higher Castle (panorama)
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Torun
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Sights of the Market Square
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Sights of the Market Square
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Sights of the Market Square
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St. Spirit Church
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Town Hall by night
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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St. John Cathedral
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Sights of the Market Square
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Town Hall
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Somewhere in the Old City
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Evangelical Church of the St. Trinity
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Streets of the Old Torun
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Ruins of the old Teutonic Castle
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St. Catherine Church
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St. James Church
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Wooden sculpture near the St. James Church
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Szeroka street
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Panorama of Old Torun
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Market Square
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Gniezno
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Market Square
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St. John Church
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Lech's Hill
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Cathedral
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Cathedral
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Chrobrego street
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Cathedral on the Lech's Hill
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Church of Franciscans
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Market Square at Gniezno
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Market Square at Gniezno by night
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