Gdansk Travel Forum

I am visiting Gdansk - Sopot for 4 days from 15th November as a solo traveller.

I expect it to be quiet, but how quiet quiet. Is it a ghost town.
Is there any life at the weekends in pubs and clubs.
Are there tourists this time of year?

What are the best bars - nightclubs for a late 30's traveller?

Is there a football match that weekend, or one I can go and watch. I try and go to a game wherever I am in Europe.

Any ideas for day trips, esp on train and a little further afield thn the tricity.

Finally is there a place that runners go, as I am training for a marathon, so wont be up all night drinking. Too old for that.

thanks

Certainly won't be like a ghost town. I'm of a similar age & have been twice to Gdansk alone, in March last year & also October last year. I took the train to Sopot & i can tell you it's a lovely place & weather permitting well worth a walk to the end of the pier. Also some lovely restaurants along the main street in Sopot. There's a couple of Irish pubs in Gdansk that were quite lively all the time i was there & importantly for me offered something other than lager. The local football team is Lechia Gdansk. Could not find any fixture details for them but you may do nearer the time on http://polishsoccer.net/. Although not so popular with the locals i found westerplatte a great trip out. It's where the first bomb of World War 2 landed so if you have any interest in that kind of thing well worth a look around there. An interesting monument marks the spot. http://www.gdansk-life.com/poland/battle-westerplatte has details.

You could go on the train to Hel on the Hel Peninsula and do some running there. There is a cycle track all along the peninsula that should be quite empty at this time of year so you could run along the Pucka Bay. For ideas what to see on the way, see my Wladyslawowo, Chalupy, Jastarnia, Kuznica and Hel pages. The train goes all along the peninsula so you can take it back at any of the places I mentioned. Just check the timetable as there are not many of them in November. But there are many small private buses that you can take instead. The restaurants on the way will probably be closed at this time of year except those in Hel and one or two in Wladyslawowo, and perhaps Jastarnia or Jurata. See the cathedral in Oliwa and of course the Old Town in Gdansk.
There are lots of paths on the hills lining the Tri-city from the south, good for running too, but beware of cyclists there (my husband's uncle is one of them):))I've seen some runners in the forest going along the coast near Jastrzebia Gora too.

Running along the beach from the beach of Gdansk-Stogi to Gdynia Orlowo is not a bad idea.
In Sopot I can recommend two clubs- Mandarynka (Bema 6 street- on the right side of the main walking area Bohaterow Monte Cassino) and Sfinks, which is close to Grand Hotel.
Have a good time in Tricity!

On my trip to Gdansk we stayed just outside the city and travelled on a day trip to Sopot. Altho it was lovely, it struck me as a seaside playground and I wished I had stayed in the city of Gdansk. See my page for the hotel I would stay in if I were to return. Lots of good restaurants and clubs and things to see and do. Gorgeous city.