http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Poland , Greater Poland en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:47:22 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:47:22 +0000 ChrisBig move. Got up early and went to Alexander Platz to get a replacement for the late lamented camera that was lost on the first day of the trip. Bought the camera at a bargain 179 Euros cash. This is because in Germanys even the largest chains refuse to accept credit cards... bizzare Imagine turning up to buy an Apple product with 2 grand cash So after purchasing the wonder camera we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-445431.html ChrisHad a bit of a lie in at the Cinnamon Hostel then I went to the Market Square to see the famous ish townhall clock strike 12 and the model goats that perform in the old townhall clock tower. It was just about worth the 10 minute walk to see. They basically come out to a fanfare bow and then jiggle about a bit in mock aggression buttingheads occaisionally. It reminded me slightly of the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-445261.html In the forest near Poznan 25072001.With only four hundert kilometers to Belin and five days of holiday left there is no reason to hurry no particular moment of doubt about the end of this trip. I can take the back roads through the dark green pine forests so abundant in Northern Poland. Maybe even cycle the remaining six hundert kilometers from Berlin to Amsterdam instead of using my return t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-434351.html We left Prague on Tuesday morning and rode a train for 9 hours to Poznan connecting through Berlin. The main train station in Berlin where we transferred is ENORMOUS like a small city super crowded with all sorts of restaurants and shops. Nine hours is a LONG time to be on a train especially when worn out. We werenrsquot able to both doze off for a nap as wersquove heard a few horror http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-430423.html So. A friend of mine Magda from my heady days of 'studying' in Holland said she might come and meet me while im in Berlin. For work related reasons she couldnt make it but she did invite me to come and visit her in Poland mostly to show off her new place i think. So soon after we repaired the bikes in Berlin we went to the central train station in Berlin HBF and i looked up and bought tick http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-425639.html They say that beginning is the most difficult part of any task. And so here it is http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-423443.html I took very few photos during my stay in Poznan my mind was elsewhere... Here are a couple of the ones that turned out ok. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-418137.html Short factsParticipants Me and my mentor KatarzynaDestination Poznan PolandLength of the trip 3daysDistance 275 km from Warsaw to PoznanMusic Queen Adreena Nirvana and silence Reading National Geographic and Pravda Day 1I came to Poznan about 10 pm and my hostess from couchsurfing met me in train station. She lives not far from Katedra so the first small sightseeing was on a way home I t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Greater-Poland/Poznan/blog-383916.html 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