Bridge: Terespol, Dęblin, Warszawa Since that moment our endless positive from new impressions gets replaced by the road reality: we cross the Polish border and we are met by Jak, rain, endless waiting and an empty railway terminal hall. After boarding the local train we manage to rehearse a little bit and the singers get their share of butthurt again. Nonetheless, we are holding on: we have to connections ahead and a long night on our way to Gdansk. Dęblin town must get its due: it managed to get us at unawares. It was there that weve found out its Easter Eve, and we have no cash, and the ticket office is not accepting credit cards, and there is no ATM or bank around, and theres two kilometers walk to the nearest ATM. On the other hand, weve met two Russian-speaking ladies who were nice to us and helped with ticket machines and and explained how we can get to the town center to get some cash. We thanked them as we could, so Tatiana Lubelska and her daughter (or was she her niece? We dont remember already! AAA!!!) have got our album and we have new non-brony friends in Poland! The plans are subject to change pretty often, so weve had to reschedule our travel and make a stop for the night in Warzsaw. It met us with wonderfully lighted skyscraper towers and old Soviet buildings, confusingly reminding the Moscow ones. The weather was also rainy and damp, and the tram was contrastingly warm and comfortable. We failed to pay for a one-stop ride - sorry, Warzsaw Public Transportation Dept., well pay you back later! Hostel was as nice as the city was, but we all fell asleep as soon as we got there. In the morning we were to run for the bus terminal to get us going to Gdansk at last. Weve had no time for sightseeing, so one of the best European cities remained a pile of random pictures for us. Was funny to see the Anilevitch street there, anyway - dǝep lives on one in Israel, so weve figured out that Mordechai Anilevitch is a hero not only in the Jewish State. Enough history, anyway - weve had a nice journey to Gdansk ahead! We loved PolskiBus bus that delivered us to the next stop quickly, safely and comfortably - great seats, Wi-Fi and power plugs - what else might a traveler want? The most funny thing about this ride is, of course, our picture telling us: Hey, man, got some ponies? No, you say... And what if well find some in your pockets? Yeah, we look like real gangsters sometimes. But time passed fast, the old Gdansk outskirts showed up in the bus windows, and the air smelled of sea: it was time to get up and get ready for the first concert in Poland. Andy Feelin: «When weve entered Poland I suddenly realized that I hadnt cancelled my fake booking I made for my visa application. The booking could be cancelled for free - but only until today! I was in a desperate need of an Internet. My hope was that Dęblin is a big town and well find a wi-fi cafe there. But when we arrived at the station and found there just a couple of wooden houses and gardens all around, I was upset. Dəep and me had to start an expedition to the so-called town center. Because of the Easter there werent any buses, shops and banks were closed, but despite that we managed to find a cash machine and an open bar with internet. All the local guys who didnt even speak English were very friendly towards us, the two nervous foreigners (we told them we were from Belarus)». dəep: «I didnt expect the credit card payments will be a problem in Poland - but they were, almost everywhere. Weve got used to it soon, but on the first day it was an unpleasant surprise, and weve faced a lot of trouble because of that. Dęblin walk turned to be pleasant, though - pastoral town with barbeque smoke rising from the back yards and Polaks in their best Easter suites - the country turned to be truly religious, what I used to think was mostly Latin Americas feature.»
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:37:56 +0000
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