poland meeting Thursday, March 19th

The great day started at 6.50 in front of the hotel. We arrived to Gdansk at 10.00. We were divided in two groups and the guides told us the details of Gdansk. We started the tour in Dlugi Targ (The Long Market). The Dlugi Targ was really fantastic. We were among the historical buildings. They preserve their history with respect. Congratulations to Polish people for this respect to their history.

On the visit of Artus Court, we found a photo of our one of the previous presidents. He had been there also so we are also some special people who had a chance to visit Artus Court.

Then we visited the Amber museum. The ambers were fantastic and fabulous.

While walking in the streets, entering the churches and museums, we felt that we were living at that time of age.

The other visit was St. Mary’s Church. We saw the first computer in the world. It was a kind of calendar in fact. The huge calendar and the huge church brought us to the medieval times.

Gdansk was a huge and historical town which still lives with history. The people of Gdansk were really friendly and the atmosphere was really relaxing. After the trip of the town we sat by the river and drank a cup of coffee while feeling the nice atmosphere of the town.

After the lunch, we visited the Westerplatte. It was located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula. It was the Gdansk harbor channel. From 1926 to 1939 it was the location of a Polish Military Transit Depot. It is famous for the battle of Westerplatte, which was the first clash between Polish and German forces during the invasion of Poland. But the best think we remember from that place was the nice and beautiful beach of Baltic Sea. The history of Westerplatte was depressing.

After the Westerplatte trip, it was time to return Wloclawek. The day ended for the teachers with the dinner at the hotel. We had a nice meal and enjoyed the meal and the evening.