Romney's world tour hasn't been the most auspicious, rankling Brits with the comments he made about the Olympics, angering Palestinians over the comments he made in Israel, and turning off Pols with his attacks on trade unions. But, he seems to have won Lech Walesa's heart,
Mr Romney was met in Gdansk by Mr Walesa - Solidarity's first leader and Poland's first democratically-elected president - and by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
"He's very open, and brimming with values, his wife is always by his side, he's got five kids -- we're very much alike, I really like him and am pleased we met," Mr Walesa told reporters.
But the trade union movement, which originated in Gdansk and toppled Poland's communist regime in the late 1980s, said it had nothing to do with Mr Romney's trip to the city.
"Regretfully, we were informed by our friends from the American headquarters of AFL-CIO (trade union in the US), which represents more than 12 million employees... that Mitt Romney supported attacks on trade unions and employees' rights," Solidarity said in a statement.
Mr Walesa and Solidarity have not seen eye to eye for some years.
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