Drożdżówki z jagodami

It’s been both an eventful and a calm last few days.

The 29th was our last day in Venice! We spent the day wandering through the town… and we ended up walking all the way from one side of the island to the other. But to fuel our morning, we needed on last Italian treat. I got another affogato (with chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and coffee) while Liam got some breakfast ice cream.

Morning ice cream treats

We found some lovely areas of Venice where locals were living, away from the crowds. I was quite surprised by the amount of green space in the city!

Venetian park

Always a beautiful corner

For lunch, we got some incredible sandwiches from L’Bacaro de’ Bischeri. This cute little place is tucked away in a small alley close to the Rialto Bridge and oh my the food was incredible. Both our sandwiches had one delicious ingredient in common, caramelized onions!

The BEST sandwiches for lunch

In the evening we caught a train to Treviso to spend a night by the airport there. We ended our evening with some pizza by the airport and had a short night before getting up at 6am for our flight to Gdansk!

On the tarmac

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Now it’s time for a bit of family time in Poland. We’ve spent the first few days of July with my grandma and mom, enjoying the beachside town of Sopot.

Called the Riviera of Poland, Sopot has lovely sandy beaches and the longest wooden pier in Europe.

At the beach in Sopot!

Visiting the ground of the Grand Hotel

We’ve had some good treats here too, including some fancy ice cream sundaes and a homemade drożdżówki z jagodami (a polish sweet cake with blueberries).

Ice cream sundaes

Enjoying homemade blueberry cake

For my grandmas birthday, we enjoyed some fancy baked cod with herbs and caramilized cauliflower cream from the Tawerna Molo. After the birthday dinner, we took a walk along the pier, or molo in polish.

Delicious baked cod for dinner

Enjoying the views of the pier

We also visited the Forest Opera of Sopot, which is a large staging area in the forest where concerts, performances, and plays are put on. It is a lovely spot just outside the busy area of the city, perhaps we’ll go see a performance here!

Perfect setting for a concert

One more polish food I must mention is chłodnik. This is a cold soup, almost like a creamy beet borscht, and is so refreshing on a hot day! I’d been craving it since Portugal so it was amazing to finally get a bowl :)

Nice refreshing bowl of chłodnik

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