April 10/11: Berlin – Warschau – Krakow (PL)

Wakker worden in Berlijn / Wake up in Berlin

De route bespreken / Discussing the route



Bijna klaar om te vertrekken / Almost ready to “hit the road”

 

Berlijn centrum / Center of Berlin



Onderweg / On the road

De kaart even controleren / Checking the map

Kudos to Polish traffic

It is obvious that Poland has recently invested a lot of (European) money on their infrastructure and a job well done I must say. The roads are impeccable; clean, wide and smooth like a baby's ass. The signs are clear and gas stations are plenty full with delicious restaurants and bistro's. In addition Polish drivers, including truck drivers (who have caused serious havoc on Belgium roads) are among the most gentlemen/woman drivers in the world. Unlike the rest of world, in Poland drivers observe, anticipate and only then react to their surrounding traffic, in an organized manner, especially taking care of bikers. People would literary drive their cars in the ditch to make way for bikers to pass, which to our previous experience could not be said from most drivers in Europe (beside the French). So in short...Bravo for Polish traffic.

The weather remained sunny and dry with an average of 15°C. All of us booked 1 night in a hotel in Warsaw. Clean, comfortable and cheap. Paul bought a nice bottle of Bison grass Vodka and we needed it after the stream of lifesaving information he had to share with us about the origin of the European buffalo, the tribes in Mongolia and some authors no one has ever heard of. Nevertheless his enthusiasm and entertainment was very amusing and kept a very lively and pleasant atmosphere in the group. Thank you Paul.



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We vertrokken vanuit Berlijn richting Poolse grens, om ’s avonds in Warschau te overnachten. De Poolse wegen waren uitstekend, alsook het rijgedrag van de Poolse chauffeurs. Sommige automobilisten reden bijna letterlijk de gracht in om plaatst te maken en ons te laten passeren. Het weer was uitstekend (droog, +/- 15°C). ’S avonds logeerden we in een klein, proper hotelletje.

De volgende ochtend besloten onze 5 vrienden om nog een dag langer met ons mee te rijden en ons verder te vergezellen richting Krakov. Zelfs Paul werd even stil toen we na de middag het concentratie in Auschwits bezochten.’S Avonds kregen we een reuze pizza voorgeschoteld in een lokale pizzeria.

Auschwitz

Reuze pizza’s in Krakow / Giant pizza’s in Krakow