Why We HAD to Visit Poland! First Impressions of GDAŃSK 🇵🇱

Gdańsk, Poland is one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe! This video shows our first impressions of this amazing city in the north of Poland.
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[@ronaldostrowski4014]

Actually, Gdansk goes further back than to the Teutonic Knights who took it from the Poles in the 1300s and massacred all the inhabitants, and then losing it to the Poles in the mid 1400s. The port city was established by Poland's first Christian ruler Mieszko the First in 987 AD. It was lost to the Prussian in 1795 during the partitioning of Poland. The city was totally destroyed in 1945 and the Old Town and after WW2 was rebuilt based on old drawings that date back to when it was the Hanseatic City for the Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth. The architecture has lot of Dutch influence seeing as how the Dutch merchants were invited by Polish Kings to settle and trade there. It was a multicultural city full of Poles, Germans, Dutch, Jews, Lithuanians and Scots.

[@MaxandSidney]

Wow, that’s fascinating how far back the history goes! It definitely feels like a historically significant place when you are there. Thanks for providing the info! 👍

[@RAS-pz3st]

The Dutch influence is down to the Hanseatic League, where trade was encouraged- hence the Danish, Amsterdam like architecture (Riga). It had its greatest period of wealth at the 14 th century to 1740 where it was incorporated into Prussia under the the partitioning of Poland where Poland ceased to exist. However the economic decline of Gdańsk was under the Prussian rule followed by the unification of Germany in around 1860. After WWI it was made into a free city under the Versailles Treaty. Then after WW2 it was “given back” to Poland. Now, with Gdynia there has been an economic renaissance- with both ports being the busiest ports on in the whole of the Baltic region, with the concurrent return to its wealth.

[@ronaldostrowski4014]

@@RAS-pz3st Poland was not partitioned in 1740. The first partition of Poland was 1772 and the final one, when Poland ceased to exist for 123 years, was 1795. Gdansk was annexed by Prussia, which was once a vassal of Polish Kings, in 1793.

[@presentalinkwalterbak2426]

While visiting Poland, a bit of history research can go a long way, making the experience incredibly more intense. There are a lot of videos made by foreign tourists about Poland lately. About 99% of these videos are about the nice buildings, great food and how clean and safe it is to travel, and that's fine, nothing wrong with that, enjoy it, and more power to you. But.. while you were there, you could also visit Westerplatte, the very spot where the WWII began. I wouldn't say how cool is that, because it would be inappropriate, nevertheless, would that be something or what.. Great video! Cheers!

[@JesusMagicPanties]

Następny zbolałudupiec wojenno - cmentarny.

[@barbarabal8922]

Thank you so much for this wonderful comment. I agree 100% . A bit of historical "preparation" would brighten the perspective. 🇵🇱🇨🇦❤. I'm not sure I should write it in polish or english. Anyway dziekuje bardzo❤

[@MaxandSidney]

It is fascinating how historically significant the region is. We visited the WWII museum in Gdańsk, which is one of the most incredible museums we have ever seen!

[@fridolinoberboersch9425]

Poland has no culture

[@HCforLife1]

Yup - Gdansk has a lot of influence from Poland, Germany/Prussia, Sweden and Netherland (Dutch people were involved in the growth of the city since they were invited by Polish King). Amazing city!

[@kml8732]

Because Dutch were masters of rivers regulation and canals engineering. That was good decision to invite them. Poles called them Olanders.

[@MaxandSidney]

We loved our visit to Gdańsk! Such a unique blend of influences and an absolutely beautiful city!

[@05KAR]

"By the 17th century Gdańsk was home to an estimated 30,000 Scots. A legion of peddlers emigrated from Scotland, travelling around Poland selling everything from shotguns to furs. To this day, the local Kashubian word for a business traveller is ‘szot’." Just a fun fact.

[@VoidCosmonaut]

@@kml8732 Now the Dutch are masters of prostitution, drug abuse, gender transition, euthanasia and LGBT

[@Daniel_Kani]

I'm not Polish myself, but other places I could recommend in Poland, from my own experience are the following: - The castle of Marlbork (it's relatively close to Gdansk). -Krakow (from there you could find trips to Auschwitz, but there's also a very interesting, old salt mine thereabouts in Wieliczka that you can go down into with tour guides. It's really cool and impressive). -Zakopane (close to Krakow). There you can go up into the mountains with a cable lift and enjoy the scenery. Very cozy place.

[@michalrajkowski6869]

All the best for You guys and beautiful city of Gdansk⚓️❤️(my born city).Greetings from 🇬🇧 UK❤.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks for checking out the video! We loved our visit to your home town, such a beautiful place!

[@ambrozykleks626]

Thanks for visiting Gdansk. You're always welcomed

[@fridolinoberboersch9425]

DUMMBÄR

[@cryzcryz2345]

My three most favorite Polish cities are Cieszyn, Wroclaw and Gdansk 🤗

[@MaxandSidney]

We haven't been to Wroclaw or Cieszyn yet! We will have to check them out at some point. We absolutely LOVED Gdańsk!

[@dariuszdrzastwa8406]

Only three? ;-(((((

[@Artur_M.]

Hearing you gush over old architecture, I think you should visit Zamość. It's quite an overlooked pearl.

[@MaxandSidney]

Wow, just from pictures it looks absolutely beautiful! We will definitely have to visit next time!

[@PolskiMK]

The best view in Gdańsk is definitely from Olivia Top skyscraper!

[@k.v3585]

it's not Martwa Wisła but Motława :)

[@MaxandSidney]

The Polish language is hard for us 😂😂😂

[@margsangster8994]

So glad you explored Mariacka Street, as it’s renowned to be the most beautiful street in Gdańsk. I’m actually staying in the oldest building in that street for a week when I come over to explore Poland later this year! Cheers from Australia

[@MaxandSidney]

That sounds incredible! Have a great time, we really loved our time in Gdańsk!

[@nixonGD]

It's not Martwa Wisla ("dead Vistula") river, it's Motlawa river in the Old Town of Gdansk. You'd have to walk a little bit along the river side to reach the point where Motława reaches the Martwa Wisła.

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh, okay! We couldn't really tell on the map 😆 thanks for checking out our video!

[@utahdan231]

Beautiful city.

[@MaxandSidney]

Agreed! 🇵🇱❤️👍

[@vlogathome]

❤❤❤❤

[@MaxandSidney]

🇵🇱❤️

[@rafasowa1758]

I studied in Gdansk. I love this city. It's my second favourite one, first is Wroclaw. I love arts in Wroclaw, old town is pretty and simillar a little to Gdansk one( I mean colourfull buildings and frescos), In other areas you can find plenty old and nice apartment houses with pretty elevations (and a lot ugly graffity on many of them). Old town is made of a lot mini ''islands'' and bridges. But the most cute are DWARFS, they are hiddend everywhere in city you need to have app for no miss any

[@MaxandSidney]

We have heard from several people now that Wrocław is worth visiting! If its anything like Gdańsk, I am sure we would absolutely love it. We will definitely have to add it to the list

[@margplsr3120]

Nice video! Greetings from Tricity in Poland! I wish you have better weather and amazing blue sky.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you for the well wishes! We love Poland 🇵🇱❤️

[@franko7033]

Agree Gdansk is great. Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw too. For smaller cities I love Torun, Chełmno, Lublin and Zamosc. Many more of course.

[@tomaszniemiec858]

I was born in Gdansk and spent part of my childhood there, the old town (which is actually called the Main Town) is quite the fairy tale town straight from children's books. I'm really happy to see such enthusiastic reactions from travelers around th world! BTW - Maryacka Street is of course pronounced differently in Polish, but, maybe for the sake conveying to the viewers the spirit of the place, you should just say it is st. Mary's street?

[@MaxandSidney]

That would be much easier for us 😅 thanks for watching the video! We had such a fantastic time exploring your hometown!

[@Jarek.J]

Super 😊

[@MaxandSidney]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@Bubu00013]

In XVI century Gdańsk was the reachest city of Poland.

[@MaxandSidney]

Fascinating how far back the history goes!

[@christopherhennessey8991]

Beautiful architecture ! Looks Dutch.

[@MaxandSidney]

That's how we felt too! We didn't realize Gdańsk was so different from the rest of Poland!

[@czeniak1877]

Thank you

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you for watching! 🇵🇱❤️

[@hannakerr]

Another place I had never heard of before your video. Thanks for sharing! What a charming city. How much did the ticket for the tower cost? Also, it seems Sidney doesn't take one for the team on those narrow, spiral staircases ever 😂

[@MaxandSidney]

It was truly one of our favorites! A beautiful city with just about everything you could ask for! The ticket was 8 PLN, which is less than 2 dollars! It is not just that they are narrow, they are very physically demanding climbs! Max loves his views and will do anything to see them 😂

[@andob88]

You should visit buildings and museums: Artus Court, Main Town Hall, Uphagen's House, Amber museum and if you have another day then also Museum of the Second World War. There is also European Solidarity Centre in Stocznia Gdańska place (Solidarity movement), beautiful Park Oliwski and many many other great places. There also ability to go by train and visit one of the largest (the largest?) castle in Europe - Malbork Castle.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much for the tips! There is so much to see, what an interesting city!

[@bdslawski3049]

Fine movie, well done 👍 You are in the world capital of amber Its very important part of not only Gdansk also polish history so check it out please Best greetings

[@MaxandSidney]

Wow, that’s so interesting! We will definitely look more into that!

[@Vaioo87]

❤❤

[@MaxandSidney]

🇵🇱❤️👍

[@piotrbuczynski1060]

I congratulate and envy you your health and strength, because I have been to Gdańsk many times and have not decided to climb the tower of St. Mary's Church. If we talk about the need to visit Gdansk, then we also need to show the current image of a city similar to Gdansk, i.e. Kaliningrad (correctly: "Królewiec" or "Kralovec"), which is now part of the Russian Federation. These two cities were destroyed in the Second World War to the same extent. The Poles rebuilt Gdańsk, using historical documents dating as far back as the 17th century. The Russians destroyed all remaining traces of European civilization in the architecture of Kaliningrad (correctly: "Królewiec" or "Kralovec"). Writing this commentary, I wanted to draw attention to the Polish - honest, historically, fair - understanding of the past. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Russia ruled by the Putin gang!

[@MaxandSidney]

That is sad to hear the very different outcomes of these two coastal cities. The rebuild of Gdańsk was absolutely beautiful, we were so impressed. It is a shame that Kaliningrad was not restored in a similar way. Thanks for watching our video!

[@mariopigwa8538]

If you have slovenian background in slovenian it will be "Mrtva Wisla". Similar

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh interesting! The Slavic languages were very difficult for us as I’m sure you can tell 😂

[@przemekdaszkowski808]

Martwa Wisła, Old Vistula, dead river 😉

[@SuperElborbah]

👍

[@MaxandSidney]

😊👍

[@michalgruszka3228]

Wroclaw

[@MaxandSidney]

We want to go next time we visit Poland!

[@dariuswroclawski5521]

Have U been in my city,Wrocław?

[@MaxandSidney]

We have unfortunately not visited Wrocław yet, but we would love to see it!

[@lordjim3109]

Mariacka [pron. Mariatzka], not Mariacca. A bell rings, but not in this church, as they say in Poland.😉

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahhh, okay. We’ve got it down now 😆😉

[@EasyBoomer]

Hi guys! Great movie and I could see Gdansk from different perspective. here is one another one - with some alternative places: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGYcmRrrdJqaKc

[@MaxandSidney]

Definitely an interesting perspective! Thanks for sharing!

[@rafagoral7327]

love mr Kaczyński

[@Rene_Moor3095]

To wyjdź za niego za mąż - on podobno lubi chłopców

[@rafagoral7327]

to wy jesteście za pedałowaniem

[@grash4435]

Legend is if you visit Gdańsk first time and see Neptune you have to kiss his butt......did you do it???

[@MaxandSidney]

Oh no! We didn’t! That must mean we will have bad luck now! 😆

[@fridolinoberboersch9425]

Danzig

[@rzywiczak]

Gdańsk! Polska 🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@fridolinoberboersch9425]

@@rzywiczak Solen by Poland with help from Josip Stalin.

[@rzywiczak]

@@fridolinoberboersch9425 Gdańsk is Polish in its history for over 700 years, it was founded by Poles and under German/Prussian control was for only circa 270 years. It was completly destroyed by germans during WW2, and rebuilt from scratch. Now Gdańsk like Wrocław and other cities is again propety of It's founder: Poland and will forever be! 🇵🇱

[@fridolinoberboersch9425]

@@rzywiczak Danzig belongs to Germany

[@rzywiczak]

@@fridolinoberboersch9425 To POLAND 🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@gosiagorecka3454]

I wish I never left Poland and immigrated to Canada! Canada, Where cities are empty, ugly downtowns populated with homeless people and suburban areas where you can walk for an hour and not meet anyone….

[@MaxandSidney]

Can't speak for Canada, but Poland definitely seemed like a place where you can walk around, take in all the beauty, and meet people!

[@Illovejesus9578]

if you want real poland go to krakow lublin and of course the mountains with zakopane

[@kml8732]

Gdańsk was and still is real multicultural Polish city too(Poles, Dutch, Germans). Same as Lublin is multicultural (Poles, Jews, Ruthenians).

[@Illovejesus9578]

@@kml8732 i know i live in lublin

[@kml8732]

@@Illovejesus9578 So why would you write that Gdansk is not real Poland?

[@Illovejesus9578]

it is but Lublin and Krakow historically were most often polish gdansk was occupied by many countries and afterward has less traditions than Lublin and Krakow those teritories

[@MaxandSidney]

We visited Kraków first! Absolutely loved it! We have not seen Lublin or Zakopane yet, but we hope to come back to Poland in the future!

[@Cryptid71]

I swear you used to cover crypto lol

[@MaxandSidney]

Hahaha 😂 can't believe you have seen both channels!

[@avigdonable]

Gdansk is a beautiful German city. Very nice.

[@maximus4peace]

Was for short time only just look in the objective history books. The German nazis killed the city. The hard working polish people made out of it something beautiful.

[@pawelsiuber1002]

Na ponad 1000 lat istnienia przez 146 lat do miasto należało do Krzyżaków, 126 do Prus i Rzeszy Niemieckiej, 26 lat było formalnie „Wolnym Miastem”. Razem daje 298 lat. Przez pozostałych ponad 700 lat było ściśle związane z Polską.

[@GMaski]

Did I understand correctly that you are upset? Why do you convey such negative feelings to us? That's what I don't understand anymore: are you upset or happy to be in Gdansk?

[@jacekmae]

You are probably alluding to what the girl said at 1:19. She did not use the word 'upset', but 'obsessed'. The whole phrase she said is 'I am so obsessed with the buildings here', meaning that she likes them to the point that she is unable to take her eyes off them. She obviously is happy in Gdańsk and the message conveyed by the girl and her boyfriend in the whole video is super positive.

[@GMaski]

@@jacekmae You're right. I listened to it again.

[@utahdan231]

Train your ear. Upset and obsessed are two different meanings.

[@GMaski]

@@utahdan231 Thank you very much for your advice. Obviously I misheard the word spoken correctly. I already wrote about this mistake earlier. For you information I will say that in the country of my residence English is the primary language for daily communication between people.Of course mistakes happen. Thanks for the information, but I know perfectly well the meaning of both words.

[@JesusMagicPanties]

Nie umyła uszu, źle dosłyszała i już się dopierdoliła polaczyna.

[@radioideaxp]

Because polish goverment pay you for video? xD lol

[@utahdan231]

@@wojciechelster1477 he loves money videos. His life rotates around money.

[@semperfidelis5407]

What ever.

[@MaxandSidney]

Definitely not 😂 we wish they did!