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A Much Happier Return To Poznan

Wednesday, September 23rd Hector’s last visit to Poznan in March of this year has been well documented and oft referenced – Escape from Polska! Four hours sitting on Poznan’s bus station floor is not recommended. When the Berlin bound bus … Continue reading

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Escape from Polska! – Lodz – Poznan – Slubice – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin

The pre-booked taxi was waiting for me at 00.10, the Bus Station is located on the ground floor of the Fabryczna complex which includes the new main train station, as yet unused…something to do with an incomplete tunnel linking Widzew … Continue reading

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Poznan – Day 4

There was talk of hiring a car and driving to the site of Stalag Luft III, pity The Rickmeister did not look at a map before he suggested this, plan abandoned. Instead, there would be a rendezvuous at Van Gogh … Continue reading

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Poznan Day 3 – Hellos, Goodbyes, Hellos, Goodnight!

Hector has been in Polska for four days, today there will be company.  Ricky, The Man from Bradford, and Stewart, The Brewer from Ilkley, will finally join The Hector. Ricky was in touch early this morning informing me that there … Continue reading

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Poznan Day 2 – The Lone Supper

It is somewhat frustrating in the days of Satellite TV when one finds not a single English speaking channel, so it was in Apartment Duo. Still, The Hector was busy as ever, there is always a Blog or twenty to … Continue reading

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Steven Wilson is in Poznan today, so is Hector.

The train from Wroclaw was chosen so as to arrive in Poznan for the start of the second half of the Old Firm Match. I expected the Plush Carriage and Service we had last year moving between Warszawa and Katowice, … Continue reading

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