Gdansk is known as the birthplace of Solidarity, the pivotal democratic movement that helped shape changes throughout Easter Europe. It is also the homeland of Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Poland, who came aboard later in the day and gave a lively speech. We entered the mouth of the…
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Christianso & Bornholm Islands, Denmark
After calm sailing all night with westerly winds at our stern, we were very lucky this morning to make a landing at Christians Ø, named after one of the many King Christians of Denmark. The bastions are still lined with front-loading cannons. Seventeen-fifties barracks colored with the traditional yellow pigment and red tile roofs form…
Lubeck, Germany in the Rain
We arrive in Germany! Cloudy skies and 50% chance rain….of course, that means it will rain at some point. Normally August is suppose to be warmer and sunnier, however this year the Germans have experienced cooler temperatures and much more rain. Some facts about Lubeck: – Founded for the first time in 1143, later founded…