We are Off!

First publishes May 5, 2005

This is it, we have finally left Belgium behind us : Ingrid, Frank and Kadi on their way from Hasselt to Poznan in Poland. Normally the drive is very boring, but 3 happy travellers enjoyed it very much thanks to a good combination of travel stories, games (thanks Rrabbit for the "it's my birthday-game") and puzzles.
Time flew by fast and suddenly it was time for us to leave Kadi on a parkplace in de direction of Berlin where she was going to spend the night.
35 minutes later Ingrid and I drove over the Elbe and into Poland, where the real adventure could begin.

Ingrid's Impressions

- Hospitality at Natachuela's, Zuza's and their parents's place with fresh soup and a delicious main course;
- the old market in Poznan at night;
- the green surroundings in West-Poland;
- the many accidents on Polish roads;
- the alpinarium in the Botanical Garden.

Frank's Impressions

- my meeting with one of the richest people in Poland, who invited me for a delicious strawberry milkshake;
- an exclusive dark beer in a Proletarian cafe amidst statues of Stalin and Lenin;
- finally meeting Natachuela and Zuza and Flyingpig after hearing so much about them;
- a visit to an exhibition about modern art in an ancient slaughterhouse.

Tomorrow we have been invited to a second artgallery, followed by a drive to Turek, cheese capital of this part of Poland.