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    • Day 44

      Chill day

      June 20, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Today was a very chill day. I went for an explore along the rail road the starts out the front of our house. Came across a great park, it had lots of people picnicking, a rope playground, a lake and a pool. We went shopping and pretty much got all the things we should need for the next two weeks. I got stuff for Shakshuka and rosè pasta, spencer got frozen pierogis. It took us ages to find the cooking cream, no one spoke English in the shop and I dont think they really use it here so they were very confused when I was trying to explain it. Spencer made pancakes for a late lunch which was a truly frustrating spectacle, I had to leave the room. I made pasta for dinner which was very yummy :).Read more

    • Day 15

      Schlafplatz Nr. 13

      July 3, 2022 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Aufgrund des gestrigen Wetters hatten wir entschieden uns in der vorletzten Nacht ein Hotel zu gönnen. Hierfür sind wir nach Warschau gefahren. Heute morgen wurden wir von der Sonne begrüßt und lassen uns in den Tag treiben ☀️Read more

    • Day 69

      Soviet Gift Giving and Resistant Statues

      September 17, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      In comparison to the cities I’ve explored so far, Warsaw dwarfs all of them. I was starting to worry that I was getting a bit bored of cities however Poland jolts me awake. Warsaw is an eclectic mix of architectural styles.

      I only really have a day to explore so my first stop is the Palace of Culture and Science. The huge building, which wouldn’t look out of place in New York, was a gift to the people of Warsaw from Stalin. In 1952 they were given the choice of a metro system of a building. Warsaw chose the metro, and Stalin gave them the building. Clearly his gift giving left a lot to be desired. The building has been a controversial one with calls up to this day to demolish it due to the reminder that it’s left of the suffering inflicted on the Polish people thanks to Soviet influence.

      From here I walk to see the statue of the Polish (albeit Prussian at the time) astronomer Nicholas Copernicus. When the nazi’s invaded Warsaw, they replaced the plaque on this statue with one saying ‘To the Great German Astronomer’. The Polish Resistance weren’t having it and in disguise as workmen, they removed the plaque. It took the Germans 10 days to notice their missing plaque and in retaliation they issued proclamations decrying the incident and removed a statue of a famous Polish resistance fighter, Jan Kilinski, who had led the fight against the Russians in 1794, and stashed the statue in the vaults of the national museum. The next morning, someone had scrawled ‘People of Warsaw, I am in here! - Jan Kilinski’ on the side of the museum.
      Shortly later new proclamations appeared, but this time rather than being signed by a Nazi general, they were signed by Nicholas Copernicus and stated ‘Recently criminal elements removed the Kilinski monument for political reasons. As a reprisal, I order the prolongation of winter on the Eastern Front front for the term of two months.’
      The statue of Copernicus still stands today, a nice reminder of the Polish sense of humour and resistance against nazi occupation.
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    • Day 38

      Transition Varsovie

      June 21, 2022 in Poland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Après avoir bien profité de la ville de Cracovie, nous nous faisons accueillir chez Tomasz qui habite dans le centre. Changement radical par rapport aux derniers jours, au programme : musique classique, vin et géopolitique.
      Tomasz est aussi passionné d'histoire et nous en apprenons beaucoup sur la Pologne, c'est aussi le but quand on va chez l'habitant.

      Le lendemain on fait un aller retour à Auschwitz, nous tenions à le faire et après une bonne nuit de repos, c'est parfait pour tenir le choc.

      Nous avons décidé de prendre le train de Cracovie à Varsovie pour gagner du temps tout en sacrifiant une partie peu intéressante à vélo. C'est un train de nuit sans couchette, ce qui se transforme en nuit blanche pour nous.

      Varsovie est beaucoup moins historique que Cracovie. La ville fait très moderne puisqu'elle a été en grande partie détruite pendant la guerre...
      C'est difficile de s'imaginer qu'à la place de toutes ces grandes tours, il y avait des quartiers historiques.

      Notre passage à Varsovie et la visite d'Auschwitz nous font comprendre à quel point le pays à souffert de la guerre et c'est probablement ce qui pousse le pays à être exemplaire vis à vis de l'Ukraine et l'accueil des réfugiés. Partout où l'on passe, tout est mis en place pour venir en aide aux Ukrainiens et c'est une belle leçon de solidarité !

      Pour la suite, nous prévoyons de reprendre les vélos après le contrecoup de la semaine dernière (grosse fatigue et bonne crève pour le soldat Olivier), afin de se diriger vers le Nord.
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    • Day 113

      Warszawa

      July 27, 2022 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Gestern hat mir der Regen einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht und mir blieb nichts anderes, als meinen ersten Tag in Warschau im Piroggi Restaurant und anschließend im Café zu verbringen.
      Heute ist das Wetter gut und ich kann die Stadt mit dem Fahrrad erkunden. Das lückenhafte Radwegenetz in Verbindung mit dem hohen Verkehrsaufkommen lassen dabei keinen Spaß aufkommen und ich bin froh, dass ich in der Altstadt meinen Weg zu Fuß fortsetzen kann.
      Diese wurde direkt nach der vollständigen Zerstörung im 2. Weltkrieg originalgetreu wieder aufgebaut und ist sehr sehenswert, auch wenn etwas des typischen Charmes fehlt.
      Vor allem entlang des Königstraktes zeigen sich prachtvolle Bauten und daneben gibt es einige große, historische Parkanlagen zu sehen.
      Im starken Gegensatz zur Enge der Altstadt ist der Rest der Stadt sehr luftig und von breiten Straßen und riesigen Plätzen aus sowjetischen Zeiten geprägt. Die Krönung dieser Epoche bildet der beeindruckende Kulturpalast, der mittlerweile von zahlreichen gläsernen Hochhäusern umrahmt wird.
      Mein Stellplatz liegt einige Kilometer flussabwärts auf einer großen Freifläche am Ufer der Weichsel.
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    • Day 10

      2024-03-10 Warschau Kulturpalast

      March 10 in Poland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Da wir nur diesen einen Tag hatten, beschlossen wir, uns nur rund ums Hotel aufzuhalten. Wie praktisch, dass auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite direkt der Kulturpalast mit seiner Aussichtsplattform in der 30. Etage war. Wir haben 50 Pzl bezahlt für uns beide. Das lohnt sich auf alle Fälle. Man hat von da oben einen super Blick rundum auf die modernen Gebäude, bis zur Altstadt und bis zur Weichsel konnte man sehen. War nur verdammt windig🌬💨🌬💨🌬💨Read more

    • Day 46

      Wholesome mornings and an art gallery

      June 22, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      I've been waking up, doing yoga, reading and going for a run the past couple of mornings. Inspiring stuff lol. Making a note of it to see how long I keep it up for.

      This afternoon we met one of our polish friends named Joseph and he took us to an art gallery. The art was very classical looking and was mostly about nationalism and existentialism. Even though art from this era isn't really my jam it was really cool to soak up a bit of polish history! After the art gallery we all bought some beers and chilled at the rivers edge for a while. I made shakshuka for dinner which I have been dreaming about since I left Perth, it was amazing!!Read more

    • Day 12

      Day 11 - There’s Always One …………Only Me!

      March 10 in Poland ⋅ 🌙 3 °C

      Woke up at 6.20am despite my alarm being set for 8.00am. I went down for breakfast, then returned to my room to pack up my gear. We checked out of the hotel at 10.00am.

      After a 30 minute drive north outside of Krakow, I went to look at my phone. It was not in my pocket, not in my coat. Someone rang my phone number, but it did not ring, although I feared that my phone was on silent. Reluctantly, I asked the driver, Red, to please pull over. I frantically rummaged through all the bags in the back, but to no avail.

      Priscilla rang my phone number again and on this occasion it was answered by someone at the hotel. We had no choice but to turn around and return to the hotel. The return journey seemed to take an age, not helped by relentless mickey taking from those in the back, whilst I died with embarrassment.

      We eventually arrived back at the hotel and I retrieved my phone from reception. We then headed back towards Warsaw on the same roads for the third time that morning. After an otherwise uneventful journey, we arrived at the Hotel Gromada in Warsaw just after 3.00pm, over one hour later than the other bus.

      Priscilla and I went for walk, in the afternoon sun, into the Old Town of Warsaw. It has been faithfully restored after being bombed to the ground during the Second World War. I leant that Priscilla was head of an IT department for the Maltese government and that prior to meeting up with the Magic Bus Tour, she had been in the UK following The Editors.

      At 5.00pm, we went to the Nameste curry house, the designated eating place. I had a Chicken garlic masala, rice, butter naan and 2 pints of beer. It was very nice.

      As soon as we had finished eating, JP, Irish Lindsey and I rushed to an Irish bar to watch the 2nd half of the England - Ireland rugby match. It was an exciting finish with England winning by a single point with the last kick of the game.

      After 3 pints of Guinness, we walked to the Palladium arriving just 15 minutes before New Model Army were due on stage. By now my stomach was gurgling & the thought of bouncing around felt quite daunting. As luck would have it, they opened the balcony up at the last minute, Lee and I bagged ourselves a very spacious spot right at the front of the balcony. This was after he had tripped up a step and gone down like the proverbial sack of….. It took the help of a bystander to assist me to get him back on his feet.

      It was another enjoyable gig. The encore was ‘51st State’, ‘Poison Street’ and ‘Get Me Out’.

      Lee and I missed the obligatory photo because we couldn’t make our way through the crowds leaving. Instead we met up with everyone in the bar. Drummer, Michael Dean came out and chatted for ages with some members of our group who clearly knew him well. I joined them to listen to the conversation and Michael was talking about his shoulder problems. He apparently wakes up in absolute agony and is having to take strong painkillers to get through. On one of their coming days off he is flying back to the UK to see a consultant with a view to having an operation between tours.

      Ceri Monger also came out and was happily chatting with the group. I finally relented and had my photo with him. My phone ran out of charge at that very minute, so Lee took a photo of Ceri and I on his phone. Ceri was already aware that some idiot from the Magic Bus group had left his phone at the hotel and he was told it was me. He shook my hand.

      It was at least an hour later, when Lee ordered an Uber back to the hotel, despite me telling him it only a 4 minute walk. Lee, Priscilla, Ramon and I walked to the meeting place, then took the Uber all of 300 metres to the hotel. We had actually walked further to meet the Uber! Apart from Lee, the rest of us were uncontrollably crying with laughter. Lee was charged £2.78 for the Uber, which was well worth it for the comedy value.

      We all had a nightcap beer with some of the group in the Tap Bar that was again further away than the Uber ride. I got to bed gone 12.30am shattered.

      Song of the Day - Die Laughing by Therapy?

      NMA Song of the Day - Reload by New Model Army.
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    • Day 478

      Warschau - Polen Shorttrip

      July 22, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Flixbus brachte mich weiter nach Warschau. Fie Stadt ist sehr lebhaft. Das Nachtleben scheint recht turbulent zu sein. Zumindest wurde mir das von den Zimmerkollegen berichtet. Die Altstadt ist kunterbunt und am Wochenende tummeln sich sehr viele Touristen durch die Gassen. Unter all diesen fand mich eine Bekannte zufällig wieder, die ich ein Jahr zuvor in Bosnien Herzegowina kennengelernt hatte. Zufälle gibt's.Read more

    • Day 39

      Warschau mit Pannen und Erkältung

      September 19, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Nachdem wir gestern in Warschau angekommen waren, mussten wir erstmal eine Werkstatt für Camper aufsuchen. Unsere 2 Batterie für Licht, Kühlschrank, Wasser...entleerte sich ständig. Dank translater konnten wir uns verständigen und mussten knapp 2 Stunden warten und schwupps hatten wir eine neue Batterie. Der ganze Spaß hat dann mal eben 280 Euro gekostet 🤑🥵
      Hauptsache aber es geht nun bis zum Ende alles 👍 gut!
      Klaus hatte sich dann auch noch eine Erkältung eingefangen und lag dann erstmal flach.
      Übernachtet haben wir diesmal auf dem Parkplatz vor dem großen Stadion PGE Narodowy.
      Den heutigen Vormittag bin ich dann alleine in die Stadt mit der Metro gefahren und Klaus konnte sich noch erholen.
      Nachmittags kam er dann mit, denn das " Hard Rock Cafe " ist ja ein MUSS für ihn ☺️ da kann man nicht einfach krank sein!
      Morgen wollen wir dann weiter in Richtung Krakau fahren.

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