http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Poland , Greater Poland en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:05:38 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:05:38 UTC Lara and I travelled from the port at Rostock to Berlin where we went to see the Reichstag and the Brandenburg gate as well as a piece of the Berlin wall. From Berlin we travelled into Poland staying in Poznan. Here I am pictured in the old town in Poznan which was really pretty. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-305876.html hellipmost stations throughout the country are appalling lacking in signs denoting the station name and itrsquos surprisingly easy to miss your stop. Communicating with your fellow passengers can save a lot of time and frustration.ldquoPozna324 in Your Pocketrdquo65293652932148724796223122098620107242356726178200432446025165357122104036889 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-263290.html Few many people had touched my heart so deeply as Olas family did to me Thank you very much for all those trips meals meetings barbecues dancing and of course plays with little Zuzia.I will always remember this such a nice smile singing Frankling the tourtle spanish song..and also how i hardly read your tales in english when i was just learning how to manage polish writtingFor every minu http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-240828.html Nie rozpoczynaj rozmy347la324 o Afryce Zachodniej od ogl261dania zdj281263. Na zdj281ciach b281dzie wida263 sklecone byle jak budy a wok322 nich walaj261ce si281 plastikowe torby. Na zdj281ciach zobaczysz ba322agan a czasem zobaczysz brud. Obrazy przedstawi261 ci wy322adowane samochody ktrych m322odo347263 przemin281322a wiele lat te http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-230570.html so this is probably my last blog. i begin my long long LONG flight home with mummmy pie this sat and will arrive in sunny adelaide at midday on monday christmas eve.so my trip has been cut short n im abit sad but then im happy to be coming home. so until adelaide....see you all very soon and have a good christmas and new year and all the rest if i dont see y'all before hand.much love xoxo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-229114.html so im finally allowed to use the computer again and i have been given my results...insurance flew my mum over free of charge last week so she's been staying with me here. we went last monday to the doctors for my results after having another electronic brain scan. the brain tumor is fortunately not dangerous it may or may not have been the reason for my epiletic siezure and apprently the t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-227849.html so im sitting here dictating to marina what to write because i am banned from using any electronic devices even legal ones. why am i banned you might ask. well here's the talewednesday started out as any old day got up way too early after a big night out went to class then went to the library to work on a slideshow for ewa marciniak. then promptly found myself back in my bed for some unkno http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-224050.html Another early morning as we had the longest bus ride of the trip today 269 miles. The wakeup call was supposed to be at 6am but instead was at 545am. It may not seem like that big of a deal but I like that extra 15 minutes. lol We quickly used the free internet at the hotel and had just as quick a breakfast with the bus leaving at 7am. The beginning of the drive wasn't too scenic with it looking http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-221810.html well the whole 'snow' thing has left us feeling empty. we had soo many expectations of this wonderful and foreign weather...like when it started to snow it didnt stop n it'd be white always until spring....but NO its nothing like that. it only snowed for one and a half days then a more rainy snow wipped out all the other snow and it hasnt snowed since' so as you can imagine we're very unim http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-220980.html it started snowing on the weekend thats right real snow none of this fake snow crapso naturally me n mazza went out n stood out in it n frooze the weather man forecasted snow for the weekend n sure enough saturday morning greeted us with snowlight but never the less snow it continued 'light snowing' for most of the day. we went out to Poznan for beers and pizza that night n came http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-219247.html one month exactly that i've been in poland now. and for a recollection of what ive donestarted with a 28hour painfall plane flight then a week for orientation in Warsaw were i and jo were labled the antisocials of the group. then trained our way over to Poznan where we were met by our host and taken to our 'home for 5 months'. first day at school was intimidating as hell with kids staring http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-209453.html 4 kraje 83 dni 20 tys. km ladem 15 tys km w powietrzu 31 roznymi srodkami transportu czasami siedzac nawet na dachu. Poznalismy na naszej trasie podroznikow z 30 roznych krajow. Powstalo 8h filmu i okolo 1500 zdjec. Odwiedzilismy 11 ponad milionowych miast dla porownania w Polsce mamy tylko jedno.... Kazdego dnia od tego pierwszego do tego ostatnego przezywalismy rzeczy ktore wczesniej ci http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-205502.html We make it through the night ok if not quite rested. Our hosts had a party Hans said he was close to complaining about the noise and the dogs on the neighbouring farms gave an allnight concert. We use our burning alcohol to make some coffee and then hit the road.At Trzcienka we take a break in front of a Sklep where two Polish men start their Sunday with beer and a cigarette. One of them http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-194081.html The day begins with the search for coffee. After I bought some lighter fluid yesterday thinking I could use it for my cooker and the stuff just wouldn't burn we're unable to make coffee in the morning. Thinking we'll find some in the next town we cycle to Midzyrzecz. This turns out not to be quite as easy as we'd imagined apparently cafes are not usual in Poland at all. We ask a local who p http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-193849.html Friday the 13th the ideal day to start off a twoweek long bike tour After a quick breakfast we jump on the train to FrankfurtOder on the border to Poland. After the border we cross over the Oder Poland waiting on the other side. Immediately confusion only the main route is signposted we need to find a smaller road. The first conversation in Polish follows using hands feet and the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-193816.html Our program has come to an end. We are now off to Poznan to spend time with my cousin Michal his wife Aga and his son Szymon. We are taking a train from Krakow to Poznan. The journey should take about six hours and forty minutes. I am sure we will sleep since we were out late with our pilots and colleagues last night. I am excited about reuniting with my family once again. It should http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-187812.html Hey guys Wow what a crazy weekend. The plan was to go to Berlin this weekend but that didn't happen because I forgot my passport at home Of course I'd need identification to cross the border I totally didn't think about it I had so much other things to think about. Anyway I was pretty much freaking out on our way there as soon as Peter asked me whether I had my passport. At that point http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-182041.html Hey guys so far so good. Amsterdam was a blast did a hella lot of walking but had a major scare when I thought I would have to pay for my hostel again because they didn't have my reservation or some jazz like that the receptionist was a demon though. A different receptionist said not to worry and when I checked out it was fine. I met a few cool people there and generally a good time was had. Th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-176715.html No to mamy pierwszy problem... W tej chwili nie potrafi281 powiedzie263 na ile jest on powa380ny ale jednak jest. Chodzi dok322adnie o wiz281 do kraju 346rodka czyli Chin. To w322a347nie ten dokument ktry mam wklejony ju380 do paszportu sprawi322 380e w322osy mi d281ba stan281322y. Oto380 w miejscu gdzie jest napisane ENTER BEFORE widnieje data http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-176336.html Jednym z najcz281347ciej zadawanych mi pyta324 jest kwestia transportu. Dzisiaj postaram si281 troch281 przybli380y263 jak czym i gdzie. Podr380 z Warszawy do Pekinu z mi281dzyl261dowaniem w Moskwie pokonamy samolotem lini Aeroflot. Po przylocie do stolicy Pa324stwa 346rodka do poruszania si281 po tym ogromnym placu budowy przygotowania do IO 2008 b http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-176325.html So Wroclaw was nice Although my hostel was on the other side of town it was really close to all the mornuments I went walkig to the Cathedral district first they h ave this really n ice big church there. WOWOW There are like churches everywhere like walk 3 steps you see one... It was a Sunday so people were all dressed up for the mass. One church had the ceremony for the kids Cute. Aft http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-165694.html coming up next... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-133940.html