We stayed at another Gotyk Hotel in Toruń, not related to the Gotyk House in Gdańsk expect for their vintage. This hotel was made by joining and renovating four fourteenth century townhouses and is very nicely appointed. Unfortunately each night we had to make the decision whether to listen to the rowdy Euro Cup revellers or close our windows and boil in the un-air conditioned room. That notwithstanding, it was a very nice hotel. Toruń’s old town is fairly compact and is ideal for strolling and looking at the sights. We began at the Leaning Tower then followed the old defensive wall running parallel to the Vistula River. 
We eventually wound our way down to the ruins of the Teutonic Knights’ castle. The Teutonic Knights were a German order who, for their actions in the third crusade were granted lordship over a large portion of Northern Poland by the Pope. They were apparently terrible landlords as in 1454 the Poles, in true torches and pitchfork fashion, threw them out. The ruins of their castle proved to be an excellent source of bricks for the rest of the town. 
We continued our stroll back through the old market square with more Gothic churches and interesting buildings. 
We dined at one of the innumerable outdoor restaurants where our waitress appeared to be having a very bad day. When we paid our bill we left her a long stemmed flower from the conveniently located stall across the street.
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