We have arrived late and we could not find a parking spot in the center of the city. So we have parked in spacious parking just a few kilometers from the Old Town listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Then we always took Bolt to get there and back (15 PLN / 10 minutes ride). We have...
Late afternoon we have arrived at the beautiful Castle of Malbork. It is located in the north of Poland, on the east bank of the River Nogat. It is the most complete and elaborate example of a Gothic brick-built castle complex in the characteristic and unique style of the Teutonic Order...
After tiring driving in the last few days, we have decided to rest and refresh in Sopot. It is the smallest town of the Tricity metropolis, situated just between Gdansk and Gdynia. Sopot is a popular holiday destination with sunny beaches, the longest wooden pier in Europe, and an active...
In the afternoon we have arrived in one of the most prominent cities in Poland. We were lucky to get here during one of the oldest and also the most prestigious annual events held in Gdańsk – St. Dominic’s Fair, which stretches back to 1260 when Pope Alexander IV granted the...
We spent our last night in Russia in the border town of Sovetsk, formerly (until 1946) known as Tilsit. It is a river port near Kaliningrad on the Neman River. The city was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1288 and was the site of the treaty negotiated between Napoleon and Tsar...
Just by chance, we caught a great event near the village of Talpaki. We spent more than an hour in the traffic jam like most of the Kaliningraders, who wanted to join the traditional festival “Baltic Field 2019”. The Baltic Field is one of the most diverse and intense events in the...
We spent two days in the friendly city of Kaliningrad, formerly knows as German Königsberg (1255–1946). The city’s history began in 1255 when the Teutonic Knights founded a fortress on a hill, named Königsberg (King’s Hill). It became the capital of the dukes of Prussia and...
In the afternoon we have arrived in the Svetlogorsk, prior to 1947 known by its German name Rauschen. It is a resort town located on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the historical region of Sambia of East Prussia, 39 kilometers northwest of Kaliningrad. It was established in 1258 as a...
We drove through narrow roads in Curonian Spit to the first city in Russia – Zelenogradsk. We have arrived here late afternoon and the first thing, what we needed, were SIM cards. We found a small computer shop just opposite Victoria Supermarket, where we have bought the Russian sim...
We have got the Russian eVisa for the Kaliningrad Region (easy online procedure, no fee), so we moved today to a small border located on the Curonian Spit. We went there before 08:00 and we were the only ones there at that time, but after 30 minutes there was already a queue of cars and...