Pinching the Cheeks of Poland and Gaining 20 Pounds in 20 Hours [Poland 2019]

Elizabeth and I had one goal in Poland-- eat as much as we possibly can. We only had about 20 hours there and, as our hotel didn't pick us up from the airport like we thought they were going to, we ended up with 18 hours from start to finish. There was a lot of food to cram into 18 hours, but we were up for the challenge.  

It's SO cute! How can you not want to pinch it's cheeks?!

We dropped our bags off at the hotel and immediately went to Pierogarnia Mandu for pierogis. Because if you went to Poland and didn't get pierogis, did you even go to Poland? We got the traditional pierogis as well as the fried (tasted like little pizzas) and dessert (chocolate with raspberry) ones. As much as I love chicken and tacos, I mighttttt be able to eat traditional pierogis forever. Plus, I think that Elizabeth and I paid $20 for all of those pierogis (plus drinks) which absolutely made them that much more enjoyable. 

After polishing off the pierogis, we walked around Gdansk and proceeded to indulge in some apple pie, a strawberry milkshake parfait thing, and assorted mixed drinks. And seriously, I think we paid maaaybe $20 for all of that. Gdansk was SO cheap and the food was SO delicious which was a dangerous combination.

Delicious food continued the following day (are you seeding a trend here?), when we had the best breakfast of the trip. It had broccoli fritters, COME ON. And that breakfast sausage was what dreams are made of.

After a bomb breakfast, we had about four hours until we had to leave for the airport, so we used that time to walk around Gdansk, buy (and break) some souvenirs, and eat some more. Gdansk is as adorable as it's food is delicious. If Elizabeth and I had a dollar for each time we said "It's SO cute!", we could have funded our entire trip.

And not just one little part that you see on Pinterest is cute, but the entire Old Town area is precious as heck. Each road we turned down was more adorable than the last. Which made it really difficult for us to remember where we had seen the bakery that smelled so amazing, it stopped both of us in our tracks. "I don't know, it was on that cute street with the colorful buildings? Maybe some cobblestone roads?"

It quickly became time to head off to Stockholm, and our one real regret in Gdansk is that we didn't have time to go to the World War 2 Museum while we were there. Other than that, Gdansk far exceeded any and all expectations that we had for our 20 short hours in Poland.