48 - Gdansk - Nov 1 - Part 2

Amanda dons her hiking boots to discover why over a thousand Gdansk residents are willing to hike the 500km to the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, joining thousands of others making the pilgrimage across this 90 per cent Catholic country.

After a gruelling 12km, the 48 crew swap the sweaty tarmac for breezy railtrack thanks to Tomek, a local train enthusiast and entrepreneur whose handcarting enterprise represents Poland's new wave of small businesses that are helping to keep the Polish economy on the rails.

Even before the recent global financial crisis, not everyone felt included in the country's booming economy, as we discover when singer and self-appointed man-of-the-people Bartek takes us out on his day job door-to-door internet selling in one of Europe's biggest housing blocks. After meeting the masses, Bartek takes us to one of the subjects of his satire, the heavily gentrified beach resort Sopot where he vents his anger, in song, on the highstreet.

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[peccator1982]

Byłem w Aljazira wow!!

[Jacuchkacuch]

Excellent video. Discovery travel& living is far behind al-Jazeera guys. Will watch only 48 from now on.

[dunnowy123]

@amila2006

LOL don't know about the first one, but second one is more believable.

[ivyherstory]

that was a great show, i love how the pilgrims walk to the black madonna.

[amila2006]

If you want to get treated like in Soviet Union go to Poland. intimidation and resist is free of charge kind of buy one get one free. If your black it's like USA 1960's.