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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Sep 16, 2025 12:00 AM Le Havre, France
It is still blowing strongly from the Atlantic, but no rain ant the sun appeared in the mid-day. This it my first visit in this big port. Fortunately they have cruise pier opposite the old part of the city so here is no need to pay for the shuttle bus. The commercial port is far in the back. It took me 20 minutes to walk to the Fish Market, then 15 minutes to the rather low Notre Dame cathedral (nothing special but...) much higher, with a tower visible from the port is modern St Joseph church. But the highlight of the city is huge library decigned by famous Ocsar Niemeyer. The white, no-window structure has a shape of the volcano. Local tourist info offers city maps in the port and on the city. But free wifi you will find only in the basement of library. Interesting day - tomorrow we have second day at sea on the way to Spain. I expect to meet our captain!
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Sep 15, 2025 12:00 AM Stormy North Sea....
Dark, windy and rainy morning at sea. High waves. The sea is rocking and rolling. Fortunately our ship has two 6-meters long stabilizers. The crew locked all outside decks. Not much to do except eating. :). In the afternoon Kate - the hostess of the English speking group gave us a lecture about the ship. We have 3500 passengers aboard and 1250 crew members from 35 countries. Few of them remember me from the other ships - that's so nice!
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Sep 14, 2025 12:00 AM Kristiansand in Norway
Ahoy! Today in the morning our ship docked in the southernmost port of Norway - little Kristiansand. It was foggy and rainy in the morning but later sun appeared and I started a walk around. They offer city maps and free internet already at the pier. It is walking distance to the main square where protestant cathedral stands. Still a lot of flowers around and little fort to visit for free near yacht marina. It is also worth to climb little granite hill 500 m west of cathedral for the view. Nice, neat place, worth the visit. Tomorrow we have day at sea and day later we will be docking on Le Havre.
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Sep 13, 2025 12:00 AM Wonderful Copenhagen
The flight from Gdansk to Copenhagen tooke only one hour. Then I took a metro yellow line to the city center to enjoy in the morning sun the "Wonderful Copenhagen" (do you remember this old, nice song?). The station of the metro Kongens N is right on the square where Royal Theatre stands and Nyhaven Canal - the old canal of the port offers tourist boats, sidewalk restaurants and the view of fishing boats and old houses. Crowd of tourists take a pictures here. To get from this place to the cruise port you should continue by metro blue line to the end of the line. Then there is bus 25 stop taking people to the ship. All for one ticket - it costs 30 crowns an is valid 90 minutes. i am waiting for check-in in the terminal where my ship docked. We will be leaving Copenhagen at 6 pm!
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Sep 12, 2025 12:00 AM I pack my backpack again!
I am setting off on a new journey with my backpack! It will begin with a short flight to Copenhagen, where I'll board a beautiful white ship and sail a new route around Europe. Among the ports I'll visit are three I've never been to! I'll bid farewell to this ship only in Marseille and take a high-speed French train to the supposedly beautiful city of Lyon. This, too, will be a completely new place for me.
From Lyon, I'll fly to Algeria on a low-cost airline. The only time I've been to this country was a very long time ago – in 1979. This time, I plan to travel by bus and train through Northern Algeria, visiting, among other things, the ruins of ancient Roman cities and picturesque stretches of coastline. I'll then return to Poland on a budget airline, connecting in Paris. If there will be free internet access, you'll find, as always, my hot notes from the trip in my travel log.
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Sep 06, 2025 12:00 AM Golden Prague after years
It was raining yesterday in the evening, when I arrived to Prague at 9 pm. It was luckily only 15 minutes energetic walk to my Wellmess Hostel. Today at 8 am it was still raining, but at 9 am the sun appeared and I start my sentimental walk around the old city. Prague is still attractive and full of tourists. Church towers, ornate houses, art galleries and picturesque river with gotic king Charles bridge. At 11 am I was forced to check-out from the hostel. To save energy I took the tram 22 uphill to the gate of Prague Castle. Then I walked down through the courtyards - to cozy Mala Strana quarter.
Finally I entered Charles Bridge. What a views! What a day!
In the afternoon I took green line of subway and trolley bus 59 to get for free to the airport. The seniors travel here on city transport for free! I said goodbye to lovely Prague!
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Sep 05, 2025 12:00 AM 0nce again in Vienna
They wanted from me 36 euro for the "international ". rail ticket Budapest - Wien. It is better to buy it well in advance in the net - it will be around 17 euro? I arrived to Vienna at 11 am. The locker at the station cost me 2 euro (coins only) and I was free to walk to the eell known places: Belvedere, Johann Strauss monument in the Stadt Park, St Stephen cathedral. Then I took line 4 of the metro to go to Schonbrun Palace - garden is open to the public and from this side the Palace looks better. It was a pleasure to refresh memories after years. At 5 pm I returned to the main station to take the train to Prague. No crowd and quality internet connection... All for just 14 euro! I should be in Prague at 21.15...
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Sep 04, 2025 12:00 AM Memories of Eger...
I love Hungarians. They are nice people - friends of all Poles, but they also offer free transport on state owned companies around the Hungary. I wanted today to go by bus to Eger - historic city (2 hours by bus from Budapest. I found the proper bus station (near the stadion, metro line 2. The lady in the ticket office checked my ID and said: you don't need any ticket just show your ID to the driver. I did! He did not speak English, but he smiled showing me the way into the bus...
Why Eger? Almost 60 years ago as a young student I decided for the first time to go abroad alone. I went to Hungary. I have in my documents a black & white picture of me taken on the upper balcony of the minaret in Eger - the northernmost minaret built by Turks. Eger is beautiful city with the basilica, parks, church towers and color houses of the old town. It is also famous fo wineries - red Egri Bikaver is the best brand for me. But I value most my memories...
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Sep 03, 2025 12:00 AM City break or Sentimental journey?
Some 60 years ago I was traveling for a first time solo abroad. This was the journey to Hungary. Wizzair just opened the direct connection from Gdansk to Budapest and I took the 20- euro flight flight to refresh the memories. It was sunny day when I landed in BUD as airport. Seniors 65+ have a privilege to go for free to thr city center on the bus 100E. Then I yook a M4 metro line to my well hidden Garden Hostel.
In the afternoon I took yhe metro back to the Duna river to take a long walk along the river, enjoying the views of historic bridges up totbe famous parliament uilding. Whata day!
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Sep 01, 2025 12:00 AM Visitors from Arizona!
I had a plaasure to host in Gdansk nice couple from the USA. Paula and Tim, both retired live in Aririzona came to Poland to visit few main cities. We have a long walk around the main attractions of Old Gdansk. Than we took a city bus to my Wojtkówka, talking all the time, because such experienced travellers can tell you a lot of travel stories from many corners of the world. In my dacha they enjoyed flowers and fresh vegetables. We were drinking tea and coffee with apple cake. I showed them my book and then there was a chance to see my movie from the Antarctic. What a day, what a people!
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