I’ve been fortunate enough to have a holiday within a holiday of sorts. Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot make up Trójmiasto, but to me it felt like Gdańsk was three cities in itself.
I spent time in the beautiful surroundings of the old town, Stare Miasto, as well as afternoons swimming in the Baltic Sea at Jelitkowo and Westerplatte.
Of course, you’re here for the football content first and foremost. There is little to report on this front, save for my eventful trip to visit Lechia’s stadium. On the day I planned to go, my last day in Gdańsk, my girlfriend (who has been my translator on this trip being a native speaker) came down with a migraine. Undeterred, I ventured out myself. It wasn’t until an issue with a ticket inspector (kanar) on the tram occurred that I realised quite how much further I have to go in my speaking of the Polish language under pressure. Buying a student ticket by accident didn’t seem to cross the language barrier, but a hurried phone call managed to smooth things over. After all that excitement, I was already at the stadium.
Stadion Gdańsk, known under a different name for sponsorship reasons, is designed to look similar to the amber found along the coastline nearby. It was the site of several Euro 2012 matches, as well as Lechia’s home matches for the past 11 years and the 2021 Europa League Final. Even from the distance I was at (no time for the tour, sadly) it was a striking sight.
I’m now in Kwidzyn, visiting some of my girlfriend’s family, so I’m a bit off-grid compared to the places I’ve been so far. Fear not, articles will continue, and I’ll be very active tonight on Twitter with the Europa Conference League qualifiers.
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