Little more than a fishing village before it became Poland's access to the Baltic in the inter-war years, Gdynia was filling up with modernist architecture by the time Germany invaded. Below: public-sector building currently hosting the local tourist-information office on the ground floor and social security offices above.
Below: angular modernist apartment building on the corner of ulica Armii Krajowej and plac Grunwaldzki, nearer the beaches.
Below: modernist apartment building, on the corner of ul. 10 lutego and ul. 3 maja.
In Gdańsk for the sights. Below: the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre, formerly the old town hall. Designed by Antonis van Obberghen as the Spanish Armada was sailing to England (1588). The Flemish architect was also responsible for Gdański's Old Armoury (now the Fine Arts Academy, as seen in this post), and the extension of Toruń's Gothic town hall.
Below: a slice of northern Europe. I reiterate the words of Jonathan Meades – Europe's real divide is not east-west; it is north-south. Gdańsk has more in common with Amsterdam, Hamburg and Helsinki than with Varna, Constanta or Split.
Footpath between Widok and Chynów station is opened
This time two years ago:
Summertime, and the living is lazy
Thoughts occasioned by the picking of fruit
First half of 2019 - health in numbers
This time six years ago:
Key Performance Indicators - health - first half 2018
This time seven years ago:
Three and half years of health and fitness data
This time eight years ago:
First half of 2016 health & fitness in numbers
This time nine years ago:
Venus, Jupiter – auspices
This time ten years ago:
Down the line from York
This time 11 years ago:
Cider – at last available in Poland
This time 12 years ago:
Despondency on Puławska
This time 13 years ago:
Stalking the stork
This time 15 years ago:
Late-June lightning
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