From Bad Muskau to Kraków

-  short report -

24.07.2004 - Saturday

Today I'm going from Legnica to Bad Muskau (60 km by train and 73 km on bike) to meet  14 cyclists  from Wuppertal  on their route from Berlin to Budapest 

25.07.2004 - Sunday

From Bad Muskau to Goerlitz - 68 km.

After breakfast .......

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The last preparations... ...the last (but very strong) smoke... ... and on the way In Goerlitz in the afternoon
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In Goerlitz in the afternoon In Goerlitz in the evening Goerlitz by night


26.07.2004 - Monday

From Goerlitz to Legnica - 115 km.

After 35 km welcome us EKORAMA. Now we are cycling together and looking for ... coffee. It's today's problem and it will be problem every day !. No bars on our way !. But solution of that problem (?)  turned out very simply: just you should  ask for coffee in any farm !.

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The rest without coffee Waiting for coffee... In front of town hall in Legnica

27.07.2004 - Tuesday 

The rest in Legnica.

The report from this day  will be soon on Ekorama page: http://ekorama.hml.pttk.pl/ 

28.07.2004 - Wednesday

From Legnica to Wrocław - 78 km

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In Legnica - before start The first defect today... The second defect today... The rest and ... coffee The rest near river

 

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In Wrocław in the afternoon
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In Wrocław in the afternoon

Wrocław by night

 

29.07.2004 - Thuesday

From Wrocław to Opole - 104 km

Yesterday we met in Wrocław very nice cyclist-woman. Halinka helped us to find our hotel and in the afternoon showed us  "old city" .
Today in the morning Halinka and my friend Artur  helped us to leave big Wrocław.
They said us "good by" 20 km behind Wrocław.
Thank you very very much !.
Today is very fine day for us:
- in Leśna Woda very nice hostess  treated us to coffee and picled cucumbers
- in Popielów Horst's friend with his family gave a great dinner party. Excellent eating and wonderful family !!!. We spend there almost 3 hours. Thank you very very much !!!.
After this "wedding party" we arrived to Opole very late. It was already dark.

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 The rest in Leśna Woda : very good coffee and very good pickled cucumbers Shot rest stop near road Famous house in Popielów
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Welcome Shot rest before long eating Very tasty eating ! and rest after this "wedding party"  :)

 

30.07.2004 - Friday

From  Opole to Gliwice - 96 km

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The marketplace in Opole Morning conversation in Opole In a village We are cycling...
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...down... The rest at Pławniowice Lake

 

31.07.2004 - Saturday 

From   Gliwice to Kraków - 76 km on bike, rest by trainPICT0438.jpg (44205 bytes)

PICT0437.jpg (58056 bytes)This is difficult day. The breakfast is week and late.
One bike to repair.
Hot weather. I took  only 2 photos.
A few times we are missing our way.
We arrived to Oświęcim very late.
But we managed to visit Museum Auschwitz (but very shortly)

01.08.2004 - Sunday 

In Kraków

Yesterday at the rail station welcome us Paweł and Lothar's wife.
 Today we are watching Kraków all day. Very very fine !!!
(but descriptions will be later ...  :)  )  

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02.08.2004 - Monday 

We are leaving Kraków

Yesterday arrived from Koszyce Martin and Lenka.
From today they will be leading the whole group to Koszyce.
That`s the way the "green route" lives !!

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Lenka and Martin Preparations to start Last information about route Good luck !
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Start to Budapest Bye captain Klaus... bye... bye...

 hz