Poland Autumn Adventure Plan (Week 2, September 25th-30th, 2023)

25th Monday

Starogard Gdanksi - Chojnice


    Starogard Gdanski

 


 

        Visit Muzeum Ziemi Kociewskiej (opens 8 AM)


 

 

Have lunch at Bar Mleczny JUNIOR 

 

        Visit Młyny Franza Wiecherta

 

    Visit Pałac Wiecherta


        Walk through Starogard Gdanski City Park


        Visit Urząd Miasta Starogard Gdański


 

        Head to train station
 



                Catch REG50781 16:00 (1 hr 25 mins)  to

        Chojnice


 

        Walk 7 mins to Royal Kebap, see if they remember me from last year




 
 

     Check in to Hotel Sukiennice *BOOKED $49*

        Laundry, sauna - additional charge



 
     Walk through Stary Rynek (old market square)








26th Tuesday

Chojnice - Czluchow


       Free breakfast at hotel


 

        Lunch at Mr Tasty in old town

 
 
        Explore the old town

 
 
        Walk through Park Tysiąclecia w Chojnicach

 

    Head to station




 

        catch REG88919 15:40 (15 mins) to

Czluchow


       Walk 30 mins to Bagietka bakery, get fresh loaf of bread 

        (open until 18:00)

 

        Go next door to Resler Delikatesy (open until 21:00)

        Get meats to BBQ and make sandwiches



 

        Check out bike rentals at Bialy Dworek




    Walk 10 minutes on Jeziorna along shore of Jezioro Miejskie Małe


 

        Take path to General Bema

 

        Take path to Kollatja





Walk to Dino supermarket, buy food to make dinner and breakfast and sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch


 


Check in to Noclegi u Lili, $64 for 2 days *BOOKED*


 
 
        Room with full kitchen, BBQ, shared bathroom

      



27th Wednesday  

Czluchow - Loza - Wyczechy - Czluchow - Szczeninek

 

        Make breakfast in room

        Walk 10 mins from hotel to rent bicycle at Wypożyczalnia rowerów 60zl ($15) 8AM - 8 PM





3 hr ride


        30 mins to Biskupnica



30 mins  to Loza



Birthplace of 5th Great Grandmother Maria Elisabeth Worner, Dec 11th 1769

        

 

 

    10 mins to Gockowo

lunch break at Palace in park



10 mins to:

Wyczechy





        Birthplace of 5th Great Grandfather W. Johann Banko, ca. 1755

Go to stores



 

Check out farm with old barn 


        

       See palace ruins next door (if any left, looks like it's gone now)




        10 mins to Raciniewie




        20 mins to Bincze


        20 mins to Biskupnica
        30 mins to Czluchow


    Return bike, walk 10 mins back to room


28th Thurday

Czluchow - Szczecinek - Poznan

 

    Make breakfast in room, check out.


  Walk 20 minutes to Mokradła nad Jez.Łazienkowskim
 
    Walk boardwalk across lake





        Walk through park and visit the castle/museum



    Walk 20 mins to train station

 






        Catch R 80983 15:55 (50 mins) to

Szczecinek

 
    
 Walk 15 minutes


        Have dinner at Fabryka Schabowego Max-food
 

 


        Walk through fall foliage
 


 
        Walk along lakeside 
 


  

      Catch IC87172  at 20:10 (2 hr 15 min) *BOOKED $7* to

 

        Poznan



        Hangout in old town until 2 AM

 
 
     Sing karaoke at Kuznia Rock Pub
 


 
 
 
    Too bad there is still so much construction work going on in old town...
 
    ...but could make for interesting pics at night 
 

         See Royal Castle


        See Imperial Castle



 

 

29th Friday 

Poznan - Strzelce Opolskie - Opole


        Walk 20 minutes to Poznan Main station


 

        Catch TLK 53173 2:40 AM  (3 hr 55 mins) *BOOKED $12* to


        Strzelce Opolskie

                Birthplace of 5th Great Grandmother Louise Hein, 1784

 

 

         Get coffee and pastry at Zimmerman bakery




 

        Market opens at 6:30. Get some shots of vendors setting up. 

        Return at peak of market and film walk-thru with spy cam.



        Photograph castle ruins at sunrise.

 

         Walk 30 mins from castle to Wieza Ischl


 

      Walk back to town 50 mins via Klonowa








 

     Visit cemetery across street from prison



        Walk 10 mins to visit Kościół Rzymskokatolicki pw. Bożego Ciała



    Go to Sultan Kebab for lunch and see if they remember me




 

        Hang out in park, take a nap in the old evangelical cemetery.


        Walk 10 minutes to station



        Catch R 46333 17:10 (25 mins) *BOOKED $3* to


Opole

 

         Hotel Weneda $112 *BOOKED (2 days @ $56)*     


        Have dinner at Pierojek Bar





30th Saturday

Opole

        Live the spa life w/ pool, hot tub, saunas etc. Do laundry.


        Have lunch at Quchnia


 


    Go to Winyle&Gry
 


 

        Have dinner at Manekin

 

 

 
next: Krakow, Zakopane, back to Warsaw and home again

to be continued....







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