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Masurian Lake District, Poland

 
Description: A lake district in northeastern Poland comprising some 2,000 odd lakes.

Newest Review: ... amazed to see that some of the buildings in the old town had been reconstructed in their original form, on the basis of historic documents. Some work is still ongoing. The City Museum details the history of the town and I was surprised to find out that for 40 years the harbour couldn't be used; the only exit to the Baltic from the Vistula lagoon was at the Russian town of Baltijsk, access to ... more

 ... which was prohibited by the Baltic fleet that was stationed there. As a result Elblag was cut off and could not be reached by water. Hydrofoils now ply between Elblag and Kallingrad and they seem to be a popular tourist attraction. It was enjoyable ...more

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Premium Review Masurian Lake District, Poland: Land of a thousand Lakes but not as nice as the land of Beat ... (2329 words)
by - written on 21/09/09 (Very useful, 114 readings)
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Ten days of looking after my mother in law is a stressful event especially when I have to be a tour guide for Warsaw as well. So you can imagine the signs of glee on my face when my husband suggested a trip away from the city for a few days to relieve me of Mother-in-law stress syndrome. In various conversations with Polish friends I had overheard the word Masurian Lakes and according to many a Pole this is one of the country's major beauty spots along with the Tatra mountains. Only snag - Poles are very outgoing and love outdoor activities. We are not the cycling, running, watersport types although we don't mind a bit of walking. So what was it going to be - ...  Read the complete review

 

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