This late medieval crane overhanging the river is one of the iconic - though not very pretty! - buildings of Gdansk. Looking up from underneath you can see the two large treadmill wheels that powered it and the hook used to load and unload boats. Our hotel was on the river, just the other side of the crane.
The crane is now part of the Gdansk Maritime Museum next door, which also had buildings on the opposite bank of the river.
Running westwards from the river is Dlugi Targ (which I think means Golden Market), then main square of the old city.
Underneath the building with the tower - now the historical museum - is the Neptune Fountain
And at the far end of the street is the Golden Gate (with no obvious gold that I could see!)
An oddity we stumbled across as we explored was this bridge, where lovers have placed padlocks with their names either written or engraved on them.
Here is a close up ...
What an interesting trip!
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