Today we started the 3rd week of this year's European journey. After our customary 8am breakfast, we packed up the bike and headed on a 350km route to Warsaw, Poland. The route, for the most part took us on the 7 road which was a divided 3-4 lane major highway. The maximum speed limit was 140kmh or 84mph, but for the most part I kept it to 100-110kmh. The wind was buffeting all day. Just after lunch we stopped for lunch at what we thought would be a quick McDonald's meal. But the lines for ordering were at least 50 people deep. So we elected to eat at a the local cafe in the fuel stop complex. There were a number of motorcycles parked there, and we were able to converse with their owners. Several other drivers noted our license plate and they too wanted to talk. One fellow was also a motorcyclist and just came back from riding in Romania. Due to the conversations and changing of food venues, this stop took a bit longer than I had planned. But soon we were back on the highway again getting buffeted all the way to Warsaw. The GPS took us right to our Hotel Boss, and it turned out to be a very cool choice for lodging. We have front door motorcycle parking, a spacious room, a restaurant, a 2 lane bowling alley, and a park like area surrounding the hotel. Score for about $45 per night. It's not quite the bargain as our first Czech Republic bargain, but this one is really nice.
We figured out that for our touring day tomorrow, we would take an Uber into the train station where we would then catch the Hop On Hop Off (HOHO) bus to get a lay of the land. We also want to specifically visit the Old Town. As has been customary for this trip, we walked to the nearest LIDL (a discount grocery store found all over Europe) where we purchased some snacks for a quasi dinner and treats to watch the World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay (Uruguay won 4-3). I also used the hotel's Win 7 PC & printer to print our HOHO tickets. They won't accept an electronic version for some strange reason. While watching the soccer game, I updated my blog,
And so ended another nice day of riding in Poland. We're really in the heart of Eastern Europe.
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