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…
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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…