Polen - Teil 2
Auf dem Weg in den Bialowieza National Park legen wir einen Waschtag ein, das gibt uns Zeit für einen weiteren Blogeintrag. Diesmal waschen wir selber, das heisst der Typ hinter dem Tresen muss uns helfen, da wir dem Polnischen nicht so mächtig sind.
Meli wäscht, Raphi blogt...
Von Poznan ging's in den Norden Polens, Richtung Gdansk. Auf dem Weg fuhren wir durch Wylatowo, wo laut Reiseführer manchmal über Nacht unerklärliche Piktogramme in den Feldern entstehen. Leider waren uns die Ausserirdischen nicht hold und wir sahen nur Korn, dass vom Regen in der Nacht zerdrückt war. Dafür kauften wir 1.5 kg Erdbeeren zum Preis von einem halben Kilo (CHF 1.30!). Die im Reiseführer beschriebene Tour war dann leider nicht so nach unserem Geschmack. Die Rotunde aus dem 12. Jh in Strzelno, welche wir dank einer deutschen Reisegruppe gratis (wir schlossen uns ihnen einfach frech an) besichtigten, war noch das eindrücklichste. Für die Aussicht von der Burgruine (völlig restauriert) in Kruszwica war uns dann das Eintrittsgeld zu schade und auch Inowroclaw war enttäuschend, da die Kirchen alle mit einem Gitter versperrt waren.
strawberry prey - rotunda.
this was Torun, the birthplace and active city of Copernicus, all the more worth a visit. The mansions have been restored great, it has an intact city walls and gates with beautiful, peace and the pedestrian zone invites you to stroll. The visit to the Copernicus Museum was a bit thin on information about the work of the great astronomer, but you got an idea of \u200b\u200bthe merchant house of the family Copernicus.
Torun - City Hall and the Copernicus monument.
stopped when driving out of the town a small quarry, where we enjoyed with our during the day on the roof of the car heated shower bag a pleasantly warm shower.
In Gdansk, we wanted to consult first a VW garage and solve our problem with the fan. Raphael wanted to test the entire first again and when we put on the engine stand higher temperatures, the fan jumped on it promptly. We waived as to the phone to Switzerland and stay could also search for a workshop in Gdansk. We went to the camp 6 km outside the city of Gdansk and went by bicycle to the UNESCO-protected city. In search of a restaurant where not only tourists eat, we ended up in a small restaurant in the market hall and ate Ruskie Pierogi (dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and cheese). Gdansk is also one of the cities that after 2 World War II was heavily bombed and it's really amazing what has made the restorers here.
photo after the second World War II - Restored Innenestadt.
Gdansk from above - crane tower and town houses - Neptune Fountain.
was very impressive to visit the Solidarity Museum, where the history of Poland and especially Gdansk in the period is told of communism and the liberation from the jaws of the Russians. It confirms once again struck something, how hard these people were here not long ago. Simply amazing. In the evening we visited a street theater. Meli had the day before to a young actress met and we wanted to see this play. Unfortunately, they did not play then. There were the well-known to us from the KuBaA Theater Sports, which can be fun even without language skills. When they parted, the actress said then that we were the first Swiss who they meet.
box theater.
went after two days city tour's proceeds to a UNESCO Naturwunder, den Sanddünen im Slowinski Nationalpark. Zuerst fuhren wir jedoch eine Landzunge die weit in die Ostsee reicht hinaus. Hier können Militärbegeisterte Kriegsmaterial aus dem 2. Weltkrieg studieren und das Fundament der grössten Nazikanone besichtigen. Der Ausblick vom Militärleuchtturm war dann auch recht dürftig.
Die Parkplatzwächterin bei den Sanddünen war ganz erstaunt, dass wir zu Fuss zum 3 km entfernten Leuchtturm spazieren wollten und nicht den näher gelegenen Parkplatz benutzten wollten. Wir spazierten zuerst zum Strand, wo Raphi sogar ein Bad in der kalten Ostsee nahm. Vom Leuchtturm hatten wir dann eine wunderbare Aussicht auf die Sanddünen. Die Sanddünen sahen von oben eher klein aus, but we wanted the dunes, which travel 10 meters per year, or see up close. So we hitched back to the bikes and drove to another parking lot. We then had to suddenly pay admission for the park, although the shifting dunes of the beach simply could enter her coming. In scorching sun, we crossed the impressive sand dunes ...
beach on the Baltic Sea - Raphi while bathing.
view from the lighthouse - in the dunes.
sought after the beautiful impressions of the Baltic Sea We then travel back on everyday life: our gas bottle was empty again. We tried it on the way back to Gdansk at various stations and found out the first time that the refilling is prohibited in Poland. After several visits to stores such as Obi, Praktiker etc., where there was only like empty gas bottles, but no Campingaz bottles. It also helped us no further. Did we not depend on to drive on and hope for the same luck as in Bulgaria, where the search took even longer than we liked.
We arrived at dusk darkness Malbork, where we simply vis-à-vis the campsite in the middle of town spent the night in the parking lot. For the visit der grössten mittelalterlichen Burganlage Europas (natürlich UNESCO Weltkulturerbe) liessen wir unser Büssli auf dem gleichen Parkplatz stehen und konnte so auch gleich die horrenden Parkgebühren beim der Burg sparen. Die Burg des deutschen Ordens besichtigten wir per iGuide und konnten uns frei in der Anlage bewegen. Die Burg befindet sich seit über 200 Jahren im Dauer-Restaurations-Zustand. Der 2. Weltkrieg hat auch hier zerstörerische Spuren hinterlassen, da die Nazis hier einen Stützpunkt hatten. Jetzt überlegt man sich, ob man einen Teil der Spuren des 2. Weltkriegs als Geschichtsdenkmal erhalten soll oder man alles restaurieren soll.
Die Burg des Deutschen Order.
went after about 3 hours the Middle Ages continue to find gas. In the Touriinfo we were again advised to ask the gas station. In English (finally) we were informed that Poland has its own camp Inga system, which annoyed us, of course. To which we have found that the type of gas bottle that we have not sold in Poland. Because she does not sell in the Baltic seeds still in Finland, Sweden or Norway, we decided to buy a large 11 kg bottle. Of course, there did not fit our pressure reducing valve. In the Touriinfo we got the address of a shop. The owner sold but no valves, but he drove us unceremoniously into a shop, where it solche gab. Wir kauften ein Ventil für 37 mbar obwohl unser Kocher eigentlich 50 mbar braucht. Halb zufrieden ging's dann weiter. Es gab wieder kein warmes Essen und die Suche nach Gas zerrte an unseren Nerven.
Am nächsten Tag eine Stadt weiter und nach Hilfe in der Touriinfo fanden wir endlich einen Gasshop mit englisch sprechendem Besitzer. Er klärte uns auf, dass man in Polen keine 50 mbar Ventile bekomme. Er war so höflich und testete unseren Kocher mit dem neuen Ventil und da es funktionierte, erstanden wir bei ihm eine leere Gasflasche, die wir an der nächsten Tankstelle in eine volle umtauschen konnten. Das Gasproblem war also gelöst nur standen wir nun vor einem Platzproblem. Wie auch immer, wir haben jetzt einen neue Mitfahrerin named Babette. After cleaning action we transport it now sits behind the lying. Unfortunately we have to take back and forth, which at about 20 kg and in the narrow bus is not easy.
Babette is maintained ...
Next we went in the Mazury Lake District, where we met in Ruciane-Nida Becky, Will and Jules for a barbecue. At a campsite at the lake we give a preheated grill, ate huge amounts of meat and other VW bus camper exchanged stories from. The evening with them was fun and very comfortable. Unfortunately, this was probably the last evening with them as they experience the midnight sun at North Cape, and still do so in the fast pace jet to the north.
Grillade with Becky and Will.
We went to Krutyn and rented a paddle boat for three days. At breakneck pace, we were driven to the departure point in Spychowo and then left with our ignorance paddle alone. After the load up the boat (finally came time to use our tent), we go paddling. From the first obstacle, a towering tree in the river we had to then remove promptly, but it worked without getting wet.
impression on the water.
We stayed at a biwakowe pole, which is a camping place with no shower, for that we swam in the refreshing sea and warmed us after the fire, which was also equal to the best mosquito repellent.
Our tent in use - sunset.
The next day was, unfortunately, the tourist-section to it. There were large groups of Poles who were floating down the River. As we paddled, we were faster and on fast track. We were lucky as to Utka all tourists were suddenly gone. We were less happy about the fact that we missed the next campsite and therefore could paddle in one and a half hours away Novy Most. We both had a slight sunstroke and our efforts rewarded with a huge pierogis in the camp restaurant.
impressions of the paddle.
The next day we drove off first and let then the seven other paddlers behind us. We bathed in half an hour in a lake and took it comfortably, because we would have otherwise arrived far too early in the dock. After a picnic, and while we waited for our Abhohldienst, were other paddlers and we came up with a couple our age from Germany into the conversation. She is originally from Poland and was very happy finally to Switzerland in Poland . See Apparently Swiss tourists here are really in short supply ...
mass tourism ...
Then came the big shock. Our driver told us that more boats will come back and suddenly swarmed only by canoes. A group of 70 Poles arrived and we were very happy not to have placed in the middle of the last section of this group back.
Raphi settled in Lomza cut in a traditional men's hairdresser or the hair, very polish (that is very short and the sideburns were trimmed to stubble length).
Note: We do something about the times Guide miss. Who do not always or mostly right.
first In Poland, many cars will be stolen. Either we were lucky to now, the bruise on the side of protecting us or the situation is really not that bad. (A Polish woman said, and when cars are stolen here, it would in any case the Russians).
second And so helpful hints such as: pedestrian on pedestrian crossing not over can vote and thus not:)
And what also is specifically still, the Poland which we know have happily surprised that travel through the Swiss their country, there are not many Swiss tourists, which We wonder ... Poland is a country with well-functioning Infrastructure and even the sellers in the H & M are friendly;)