Day1
Day - 40km
TrIp - 40km
Landed in Fredric Chopin airport in Warsaw at about 2.00pm. Customs was not much of a problem...just a stamp and breeze through. Probably will be more difficult next time. Not much is more exciting than landing in the middle of a big city, and trying to cycle your way out of it. Amidst blank stares, I wheeled my bike box and luggage out of the airport and on to the short-term parking lot. I then found out that I was missing some of the back derailleur, and had to find a bike shop at some time in the future. So I was left pretty much with a glorified 3-speed - one gear too high, one gear too low, and one just about right (kind of like Goldylocks).
Coming out of the airport, I took a few wrong turns and ended up in the midst of an industrial park. Carried my bike over a small path through the woods over some railroad tracks and found the correct road and managed to stick on it until I was out of Warszawa. Rode for about 40km until I arrived at Gora _____ at about 6.15pm. Found the Eurohotel, and then headed into town. Very few restaurants here as tourists are no doubt pretty sparse. Had a couple of beers, and then found a really cool bar that resembled an antique shop. The bar stools were 3-foot wooden stumps that were covered by mohair throw rugs. Much better than can be found in Palo Alto.
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Department of Geophysics Stanford University |
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