My friend Rafael recently moved from Przymorze district to Wrzeszcz district. That day, he showed me around the neighborhood where he’s living now. I didn’t really know that area too well, apart from the Günter Grass roundabout — years ago, I once ate at the vegan spot Avocado nearby.
We wandered past a bunch of old townhouses, cozy little alleys, Gdańsk’s “Little Venice,” and some pretty weird courtyards (in one of them, someone had even used a toilet as a flower pot!). There was surprisingly a lot of plants too. It was a short walk, but a really nice one.
We stopped for a beer at a place called Lang.fuhr (Langfuhr’s the old German name for Wrzeszcz), which Rafael already knew but was new for me. The inside felt like a mix of an old-school communist-era apartment, a doctor’s office, and a thrift store — totally my vibe. We both went for the same thing — a classic Polish craft beer: Pacific from Artezan brewery. I hadn’t had it in ages — man, it was good.
We wrapped up the day at their place, playing one of my all-time favorite board games — Neuroshima Hex.
Later, back at my parents’ apartment, I fired up my dad’s Samsung Freestyle projector to hook up the Anbernic RG40XXV and play some retro games on the wall. While chilling on the couch, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and realized how cool it looked with the game light hitting my face. Snapped a few quick pics while playing Advance Wars (GBA), Contra (NES), and Final Fantasy 1 (GBA).
