Blogs from Poland, Europe - page 8

17-19 June 2019 After an appointment with the physio to have a last look at Wendy’s shoulder before our travels we left home after lunch, had an uneventful journey through the Channel Tunnel and stayed the night at the Aire at Bergues, inland from Dunkirk. Then followed two long days driving to reach the Polish resort of Swinoujscie on the Baltic coast just over the border from Germany. A total of 890 miles from home.... read more

Heute heißt es früh aufstehen, denn wir starten mit der Columbia schon um ca. halb acht in Richtung Schweiz, um uns mit Bozi zu treffen und dann endlich die Russland-Runde zu starten. Wg. Zoll müssen wir zunächst in EDVK Kassel-Calden zwischenlanden. Die Flugsicherung nervt noch etwas mit Departure-Slots und der Flugplan von Altenrhein nach Olstyn ist "suspended". Ein kurzer Anruf bei AIS Frankfurt klärt die Lage. Das Wetter ist bestens und so sind wir schon kurz nach 11:00 in Altenrhein. Das Alpenpanorama im Anflug auf "People's Airport" Altenrhein ist wieder einmal sehr beeindruckend. Bozi hat schon alles perfekt vorbereitet. Im Funk erfahren wir bereits vorm Aufsetzen "custom clearance approved" und "taxi direct to hangar charlie two", wo uns Bozi schon freudig winkend erwartet. Das Gepäck ist schnell umgeladen, die Cheyenne ausgehallt und die Columbia sicher im ... read more

It’s Saturday, AKA parkrun day, and the main reason for the trip; the old man running a parkrun beginning with Z. He booked a hotel right next to the park. Unfortunately, not the correct park – that’s 2 miles away. We get up after a bad night’s sleep. The Qubus Hotel is rather flimsy; you can hear people walking around on other floors, the bed is two flimsy single beds with a double mattress topper. It’s uncomfortable and wobbly – like sleeping on a lilo. The curtains are flimsy, so by 5 am the room is flooded with sunlight and the windows are flimsy, so by 7 am the room is full of the noise of nearby building works. We get ready and I set the satnav for Zielona Gora parkrun. This takes us to the ... read more

It’s time to start the journey back to Berlin, stopping tonight at Poznań. Mainly because it’s half way rather than because my guide book enthuses about Poznań, which it doesn’t. It’s another 4 plus hour drive but this time we are allowed to stop. To prove we’re really living the dream, we have brunch in a KFC in a motorway service station. If there was a prize for the meal which looked least like the photo on the menu, my cheese wrap would win. I consider whether to try and return the cremated pile of crap in a country where I can’t speak the language, but the old man scoffs it. No matter, I have a bucket of chips. After that healthy interlude, we continue to Poznań, which is a lot bigger than I’d expected. And ... read more

The sun came out during our bus ride to Krakow and by the time we arrived the day was perfect. I was a little anxious during our trip as I had not yet received check in information for our next airbnb but finally about 10 mins before arrival the host communicated with me and sent cryptic photos referring as to where to locate the key. Anyhow! it turned out to be a great location and big bonus that we had the whole apartment to ourselves. Only downside was that we had no Internet because the host hadn't paid his bill and wouldn't respond to our messages. Our worst airbnb host experience so far. Arriving on a Saturday in beautiful weather, Krakow put on an impressive show for us. Sunny and buzzing with tourists, amazing buildings, cafes, ... read more