Gdansk, Poland
Polish food, beer, nightlife... does it get better?!?
06/05/2007
15 °C
Going back a few weeks now, headed over to Gdansk, on the north coast of Poland, between 19th and 21st April. We were a group of ten, making the less than one hour flight on Ryanair, the lowest of the low cost airlines, not bad for $60 return!
Was quite a relaxed couple of days, spent the days exploring and sightseeing around the old town and central area of the city, climbing the 450-odd stairs up to the top of a church belltower, getting some great views over the city. Enjoyed some delicious Polish food and beer over the days, and discovered some pretty great nightlife as well. Check out the photos (link below). Had a nice first experience in Poland, would love to check it out some more!
Apart from that, life in Sweden has been keeping me busy enough. The sun is back and seems here to stay which is more than welcome! Everyone has come out of hibernation so it's nice to see people everywhere enjoying the weather, brings a great vibe around the place. It's tough to be stuck inside studying when the weather is as nice as it is, so a lot of people just take the books outside. The winter conditions make you really appreciate the sunshine when you get it! Today a few of us went outside to throw the frisbee around for a couple of hours, yesterday, it was lunch in the town square followed by coffee and cake at a garden cafe. Lazy weekend, love it!
Over the past couple of weeks, I was studying a subject looking at globalisation among other things, ending in an exam last Friday. Start a new 5-week finance course Monday, my last committment here at Linkoping University 
Other than the studying and sunshine, I have been keeping up with the student party life, a big 21st party for my French mate Martin definitely a highlight. On the evening of the last night in April was another big party, a Swedish festival known as Valborg, or Walpurgis Night in English. During this night there are big bonfires around the country and lots of singing, to celebrate the arrival of the spring time. Oh, and lately, it's a big excuse for teenagers to get drunk and roam the streets. So yes, I spent a couple of hours down at the river watching the music, bonfire and fireworks, was another nice traditional Swedish experience!
So, that's about it from me for now... Have a look at the latest photos from Poland, as well as some from Germany and Stockholm from a few weeks ago.
