Poland Autumn Adventure Plan (Week 1, September 18th-24th, 2023)

 

 September 17th, Sunday

 Seattle-Warsaw

 

 

    Arrive at Seatac Airport by 6:15 AM


catch: Finnair at 9:10

        18 hr 5 min total flight and layover time

 $850 round trip  *BOOKED*


2 meals during flight



18th Monday

        Warsaw

    Arrive at 12:15 PM

 

        Buy Orange sim card at airport at Relay, right after exiting customs, $20 unlimited calls one month plus max data


 

        At Arrivals 2 catch bus 175Pl. Piłsudskiego


, Ride 20 mins to Plac Zawiszy 03


        Check in after 14:00 at AB Hostel *BOOKED $68 2 days*

 

        Have Lunch at Bar 99





        Go to Warsaw Railroad Museum (free on Monday)


        Have dinner at Fadi Kebab






 

19th Tuesday

 

    Have lunch at Bar Mleczny Lindleya 14


 

    Visit Muzeum Narodowe (free on Tuesdays)


 


       Have dinner at Bar Mleczny Śmietanka Towarzyska





20th Wednesday

 Warsaw - Olsztyn     

 

     Check out around 9 AM

     Walk 7 minutes south to Filtrowa

 

        Walk 5 minutes to visit Church of Saint Jacob the Apostle

 

     Walk 1 minute to Plac Narutowicza 07, catch tram 1 to Dworzec Gdanski



      Walk 2 mins to Piekarnia PUTKA Zygmunta Słomińskiego for coffee and pastry

 

     Walk 3 minutes to Warsaw Gdanska train station


 

        Catch IC 3520 at 11:45 to Olsztyn Zachodni (2 hr 10 min) *BOOKED $7*


  

      Olsztyn

  

    Have lunch at Stołówka Warmińska

 

 

    Hang out in old town 



 Check in 15:00 at Hotel Wysaka Brama, private room with shared bathroom *BOOKED and PAID $19* 


      Go to the castle




 

         Go to Olsztyn Cathedral



        Have dinner at Dziupla

 




21st Thursday

 

        Catch IC 5322 at 11:35 to Ilawa (45 min) *BOOKED $4*


 

     In 20 minutes catch IC 18114 at 12:45 to Gdynia (1 hr 35 min) *BOOKED $12*



Gdynia


 
 
Walk 4 mins to Gdynia Dworzec Gł. PKP - Hala 01
 

 Catch bus 128 to Dom Marynarza 05

 walk 2 mins to Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 15

 
        Check-in (arrange meet-up time before 15:00) to Bursztynek *BOOKED and PAID $137 3 days*

        Private apartment with bathroom on quiet street with fridge and electric kettle
 
       Shared kitchen with clothes-washer
 
      Walk 2200 feet, through trees to waterfront

         Walk down promenade to beach

        Watch sunset

 
        Walk 10 minutes to Małpi Pub


        Take weird windy route up in the hills on way back to room (25 mins)








22nd Friday

Gdynia - Gdasnk - Sopot - Gdynia 

 

         Walk 10 mins to grab juice and coffee from LoveEat


 

     Walk 5 mins to  

    Gdynia Wzgórze Św. Maksymiliana train station


 

      Buy $1.50 ticket, catch SKM59744 at 12:00 to Gdansk Oliwa



        Go to Oliwski Park 


        Go to Katedra Oliwska



    Listen to organ concert at church at 13:00 

 

 

   Have lunch at Lisia Chatka




 
        Take tram to Plac Komorowskiego 02
 

 
 
        Walk 7 mins to Skup Staroci Antyków Monet





        Walk 5 mins to Sonar Record Store, buy their delicious coffee for trip

 
 
 
     Have dinner at Przystan Pierogi
 

Walk a block to catch tram 2, 4, or 8 to Jelitkowo 02


 

Walk from tram platform to Jelitkowo beach


   
 

        Walk beach 45 minutes to Sopot



    Walk 5 mins to Krzywy Domek


 

     Walk 10 mins to Sopot station

 
 
 
     Catch SKM back to Gdynia Wzgórze Św. Maksymiliana 




23rd Saturday

 Gdynia - Hel - Gdansk - Gdynia

         From Gdynia Main catch R 90343 train at 10:40 to Jastarnia (1 hr 10 min) 

 




    Walk 7 mins to rent bicycle at OttoBike 


(can also rent from same company in Hel or Władysławowo and drop at any location)


    Ride to Hel


    See Stanowisko along the way




 

    Get fish and chips at U Markewki w Helu Foodtruck





 



        Catch 15:30 ferry to Gdansk (2 hr 45 min) $22





        Gdansk
 

        Walk 30 minutes along beach,  have dinner at Pizza Hallera



         Walk 5 minutes to Brzezno Pier

 
Walk 20 minutes through Ronald Reagan park

 

     Walk 35 mins to Gdansk Oliwa station



    Catch SKM train back to Gdynia 



24th Sunday 

Gdynia - Gdansk- Starogard Gdanski

 

        Checkout by 11


        Have breakfast at Anker (opens 9)


 


         Catch train to Gdansk Glowny
 

 
    Walk up to top of Gradowa Hill to admire view and explore fort
 

  Walk down south side of Gradowa

       See High Gate and Golden Gate

   

     Walk down to Neptune's Fountain and The Long Market


        Visit Basilica of St. Mary (Sunday mass at 7:30, 9, 10, 12, 16:00 in English, 18:00)



        Walk along water, see Stary żuraw portowy
 

 
    Visit Basilica of St. Nicholas and monastery
 

 
        Get lunch from Czebureki z Krymu
 



        Visit Basilica of St. Bridget






        Visit Wielki Młyn (The Great Mill)





 


 


        Buy $4 ticket, catch R 55206 16:35 (50 mins) to 

 

         Starogard Gdanskie

 


 

         Check in to Willa BROWAR pokoje gościnne $43 *BOOKED*



Have dinner at Bar Restauracyjny Szczygieł


        Attend evening mass at 14th century Kościół św. Mateusza w Starogardzi (20:00)


 

next: Pomeranian Countryside Odyssey! 


to be continued...











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