Poland | Warsaw, Gdansk, Sopot: OOTD, Views & Food

Hey everyone!  I went to Poland a few weeks back for my cousin's wedding and did quite a bit of exploring. I literally took hundreds of photos but narrowed it down to under 15. You will see some OOTDs, places that I visited, delicious food and amazing architecture. 

 The Old Town is gorgeous and is very historic. The square is a great opportunity to take lots of photos and there are some great stores as well as restaurants here. They are and have restored many of the buildings. My cousin actually got married at the church in the Old Town and I came here multiple times just because I loved it so much!

 

The buildings and the view is nothing like here in Canada. The weather was very cold and I wish that I had brought my winter jacket actually. It was between 10-15 degrees in Warsaw (on average each day) when I was there in mid-September. I wore so many layers and wish that I had brought thicker clothes. We did get quite a bit of rain and I ended up getting sick because many of my family members were sick too, but that didn't slow down my visit at all!

 

I am standing in front of the Wilanow Palace which is massive and such a beautiful site to see! It is located in Warsaw and it actually survived both the world wars. You are able to walk around and take photos without having a pay an entrance fee. I highly recommend wearing flat shoes because as you can tell, the ground is make up of cobblestone. 

 I tried taking a photo from afar but it is very hard to get the entire palace in one shot due to it's large size. On the right hand side of the photo on the grass, there is a black object that is motorized and it either trims to grass or serves another purpose that I am unsure of. Also if you look closely, on the left hand side on the cobblestone, there is a bride and groom that were taking photos here. There were actually many couples doing this and it honestly is a genius idea because the background would look truly incredible in their wedding photos!

 Now this was a shock to me and it is hard to truly describe it's true size, but the Frederic Chopin statue is a lot larger than it appears to be in photos. I had seen countless photos of this popular tourist site and when I seen it in real life, I was blown away! My cousin was telling me that in the summer, there are concerts and people come to the park to sit on the benches and listen to the melodies play out. It is located in Łazienki Park and you actually have to go rather deep into the park if you enter from the opposite entrance. My cousin was telling me that she would bring her daughter when she was still in a stroller and take her to this park for a nice walk.

I am so glad to have finally seen it for myself in person and I would highly recommend seeing this if you ever come to Warsaw! After all, it is indeed the largest park in the city and there is lots to see. If you love nature then this is definitely the spot for you and there are various animals included red squirrels as well as peacocks just to name a couple!

Before I came to Poland, I was researching places that I wanted to visit and Krakow looked nice, but it didn't blow me away when I was looking at it online. I then came across the port city of Gdansk and instantly knew that I had to make my way there. It is located on the Baltic coast of Poland and it is a tri-city that is composed of three major parts: Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot. 

We headed to Sopot first which was the furthest away and I was told that it was also the most expensive. The temperature in Sopot was definitely in the 20's and people were even taking off their shirts because it was very hot! The above photo was taken in Sopot and you can see the beach as well as some hotels in the background. They are building as well as renovating too.

 

There are some interesting ships and boats that pass through. It is great to spend a day here and take a walk down to the end. This was the hottest weather that I experienced in Poland during my entire 10-day trip.

The city of Gdansk is also known for it's amber trade and you can see just about anything and everything made out of amber. I definitely had to get some and I bought some earrings in Sopot before we got on the train. After we were done walking through Sopot, we made our way to the train to get to Gdansk. It was a very short ride and we just took a regular train. We did take the express train from the Centrum which took just over 3 hours from Warsaw to get to Sopot just in-case you are wondering. 

 Gdansk is gorgeous and there are years on the buildings to let you know when they were build. There have obviously been restorations over the years but it is breathtaking to see it in real life. It is a great place to visit some shops, get some souvenirs and to enjoy some fresh seafood! 

The Fountain of Neptune is a popular tourist attraction in Gdansk and the statue of the sea god himself is made out of bronze. You are supposed to make a wish and then throw a coin into the water (which I definitely did!) 

I have saved the best for last and wanted to show you two popular, traditional Polish dishes. Above is placki which are potato pancakes and mine has smoked salmon, a dollop of sour cream on top and to finish it off, they garnished it with fresh dill. They were amazing and almost better than the ones that my Grandma makes! 

 Next up are some pierogies that I ordered that look similar to dumplings. You can stuff then with different things and in the middle is shredded cabbage or we call it kapusta. I ordered some sour cream to eat with it because that is how I always eat my pierogies. All the food was delicious and I am lucky because I do eat it back home!

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I hope that you enjoyed this post and it is a little different than my usual format because I fit 10 days of adventure into one post. If you have any questions about where any of the pieces from any of my outfits are from, let me know. If you want to know more about anything in Poland, I will try my best to answer but my family there is of course, more knowledgable than I am.

- BERRZ

FTC: This post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own.