- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Very Interesting place
- Thread starter Kejtar
- Start date
- Location
- Yucaipa, CA
Remi, what country is that?
Dan
Dan
RNMedic
NAXJA Member #659
- Location
- Dayton, Ohio
where is it
Poland, Gdansk and Gdanya, twin cities kinda like Minneapolis and St Paul was there in 1972, I know probably before some of you were even a twinkle. Beautiful cities, ps I'm from Scotland very close to the land of Braveheart, in fact The battle of Bannockburn was fought les than 15 minutes from My old Home in Scotland. John
Poland, Gdansk and Gdanya, twin cities kinda like Minneapolis and St Paul was there in 1972, I know probably before some of you were even a twinkle. Beautiful cities, ps I'm from Scotland very close to the land of Braveheart, in fact The battle of Bannockburn was fought les than 15 minutes from My old Home in Scotland. John
- Location
- Terra Firma
Re: where is it
Cool. My middle name is Wallace and I'm a descendant of a brother (or uncle) of William Wallace. Got to meet the Provost of Elderslie last year and have a standing invitation to visit the home of my ancestors -- hope I get to do it before I'm too old to travel.
rnmedic said:
Cool. My middle name is Wallace and I'm a descendant of a brother (or uncle) of William Wallace. Got to meet the Provost of Elderslie last year and have a standing invitation to visit the home of my ancestors -- hope I get to do it before I'm too old to travel.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Re: where is it
Actually pretty close... it's triCity: Gdansk (the oldest) and then Sopot and Gdynia. Gdynia is the most recent of them and most industrialized (although the huge boat yards which used to be a pride of Europe for a long time are in Gdansk). Gdansk is over 1000 years old and is very beautiful. THere is a lot of history in that city and a lot of great (famous) people came from there, Hevelius being one of them (who knows who he is???
). We even have a beer named after him 
Rnmedic, you should visit again as the city (old town) has been really restored for the millenium cellebration and it's very well upkept ever since
Believe it or not, but there is even a house with a gold plated front of the building!
Kejtar
rnmedic said:
Actually pretty close... it's triCity: Gdansk (the oldest) and then Sopot and Gdynia. Gdynia is the most recent of them and most industrialized (although the huge boat yards which used to be a pride of Europe for a long time are in Gdansk). Gdansk is over 1000 years old and is very beautiful. THere is a lot of history in that city and a lot of great (famous) people came from there, Hevelius being one of them (who knows who he is???
). We even have a beer named after him Rnmedic, you should visit again as the city (old town) has been really restored for the millenium cellebration and it's very well upkept ever since
Believe it or not, but there is even a house with a gold plated front of the building!
Kejtar
- Location
- REDLANDS, CA. (SoCal)
Very interesting article with those pictures. Remi, you need to look into their spell check though.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
T Bent said:Remi, you need to look into their spell check though.
Spelling looks fine to me
I think though the time might be nearing when you need reading glasses :angel: The way they work is that you put them on and all becomes clears LOLKejtar
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Actually... if there is enough interest in it, I can translate it for you guys sometime tomorrow (or the day after) and post it here
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Re: Re: where is it
Okay man, I give up.
Who haven't you guys named beers after!
Kejtar said:Hevelius being one of them (who knows who he is???
Okay man, I give up.
Who haven't you guys named beers after!
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Re: Re: Re: where is it
me
GSequoia said:Okay man, I give up.
Who haven't you guys named beers after!
me
CRASH
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Foresthill, CA
My family is from central Europe as well, Slovakia to be exact, I'm the first generation here, my folks showed up in 1972.
Been to Poland, but never to Gdansk. My wife keeps bugging me to go back, but I'm not a big fan of tourist traps and crowded cities. I've been back about 10 times since my family moved here.
It's an interesting place, and most of my relatives live there, but I like the US of A.
CRASH
Been to Poland, but never to Gdansk. My wife keeps bugging me to go back, but I'm not a big fan of tourist traps and crowded cities. I've been back about 10 times since my family moved here.
It's an interesting place, and most of my relatives live there, but I like the US of A.
CRASH
Well, I was born in the states and am very proud to be an American. However, Im the 3rd generaton of my family born here. Great Grandparents floated over from Germany in a banana crate Still have some family in Feldkirchen-Westerham, a little southeast of Munchen(Munich) My wife has been nailing me really hard the last year about floating back over and visiting for a month or so. Were not interested in the tourists traps either, thats not the culture we want to see. So we would be staying at their house and having a better time than the trendy tourists spots.
Mike
Oh yeah, I dont think they named a bier after hitler:eyes:
Still have some family in Feldkirchen-Westerham, a little southeast of Munchen(Munich) My wife has been nailing me really hard the last year about floating back over and visiting for a month or so. Were not interested in the tourists traps either, thats not the culture we want to see. So we would be staying at their house and having a better time than the trendy tourists spots.Mike
Oh yeah, I dont think they named a bier after hitler:eyes:
