We saw these fire boats put on a show at several places as we made our way to port.  This guy did his display as we approached Gdynia.

From Gdynia, we took a bus ride to the old town of Gdansk (above).  This whole area is actually composed of a "tri-city."  Our ship docked in Gdynia. We took a bus to the old town of Gdansk.  On the way back, we stopped by a summer tourist town called Sopot.  I won't include any photos of Gdynia or Sopot as there is nothing too exciting to see.  Gdansk is definitely the highlight.

This is the Long Street of Gdansk.  There are lots of tourists, peddlers, etc. The interesting thing about Gdansk is that this is the town where World War II started.  The Germans attacked it and started the war. The Germans knew this town as Danzig.

During the war, this whole town was leveled.  The Polish people reconstructed the whole town exactly as it was before the war.  Pretty cool!

The Green Gate in Gdansk.  Our tour guide was a young Polish female.  She explained that the Poles are very excited to be independent after so many years of occupation from the Germans and Soviets.  She said their unemployment rate and crime are a real problem.  However, she had a real good attitude.  She said they were a young country and realized it will take time to develop their economy.