Torun

Murph likes many things that not all of us would like. 

I liked all of the places I went to, Spent 3 days in Torun and enjoyed it, lovelly spot and saw two Poland games there and really enjoyed it for the banter. 

Enjoyed Gdansk too and had a great night in Sopot too but glad I was not based in Sopot. 

I love the moving around, its not for everyone but I enjoyed 3 days and move style trip that we did.

Wasnt mad about Gdansk, to be honest i felt like i was in a german city (i know the history). I was glad i got to visit the Shipyard Gates if only for their symbolic resonance for recent european history......  

On the lash in Poznan for the Polish/Russia match, bought a pint in this swanky pub for 10zls. Went back to get another pint and pub was packed. So came out went into a smaller pub right next door which was empty and the pint was 8zl.......cheapest i got in poland was 3.5zl for a pint of "Specjal" 

Similar to some 2-3 days in  Torun was probably enough. I think peoples impresson of Gdansk were probably based on the sh*tty weather matchday and the result. Had a few days afterwards in it thought it was great, and planeed to go back so booked a week in July. I wouldnt rush back to Poznan though enjoyed it at the time

Sono wrote: irishmufc wrote: Don't know how anyone liked Poznan tbh. Agreed.

100% Poznan's a kip, we actually headed to torun a day early from Poznan, great decision, ended up staying 2 extra days than previously planned before headin to Krakow.

What a spot. Cheap beer. Easy students celebrating end of exams. Beach volleyball contests, ogling the women to cure the hangover. Locals were dead on.

Sono wrote: Claret Murph wrote: Yer it was nice spot and the locals were very friendly but really after two days that's it really not much else to do . Now if cheap beer is the main factor on how fantatsic a town is then move to small town China in the middle Gobi you will love it there .   Really think people have gone way over the top about Torun . Fully agree with this Murph, it was grand for a couple of days but there really was nothing to do except drink cheap beers, glad I went there but certainly wouldn't be in a hurry to go back.

3 of us did Sunday night in Torun last month on way home from Stockholm on a bit of a promise. Place was empty and nobody around after 9 oclock. There were only 3 bars open after 10 and one of those was a strip joint. We went to a bar next door to that Moscow bar(not sure on spelling) on the square. Barman said we were daft as nobody drinks on a Sunday night. Sold us a bottle of vodka, litre of coke and an Ice bucket for 50zloty and ended up bananas in that bar across from hotel Gromadi. Only 4 other other people in both bars we were in. I think the university was on an easter break too which may have made things even quieter. Bulwar still doing the guinness, although it looked rank and was a one pour job.