Podroz/The Trip

No i sie zaczelo, w niedzile 04.01 wsiadlem w stary zaslozony dwupoziomowy pociag z Miastka do Szczecinka i potem dalej do Poznania. Pozegnana zazwyczaj nie sa latwe (dlatego zazwyczaj znikam bez pozegnania) i tym razem tez tak bylo no ale w koncu jakos wyjechalem i jestem juz oficialnie w podrozy:) siedzialem tak w tym pociagu i rozne mysli zaczely mnie nachodzic, chyba zaczalem sie bac ze taki sam jak palec tam bede i to bez jezyka ale trzeba sobie bedzie radzic. Nieswiadomy tego jak potoczy sie reszta przeprawy na lotniskach pojechalem do Poznania a na nastepny dzien do Krakowa skad polecialem do Mediolanu i na tym koniec dobrej passy. W Mediolanie pieknie proszyl snieg, wszystko wygladalo tak pieknie i niewinnie. Jako ze odlatywalem z innego lotniska niz przylecialem musialem sie tam przemiescic ale postanowilem to zrobic dopiero rano i przez cala noc uzeralem sie z policja o miejsce do spania. Rano pojechalem do centrum Mediolanu i tam troche sobie polazilem ale chodniki przykryte byly z 25 centymetrami sniegu wiec zaraz pojechalem na lotnisko a tu sie okazalo ze wiekszosc lotow jest opozniona z powodu pogody (moj rowniez) ale to nic bo ja lot z Madrytu do Bogoty mialem dopiero nastepnego dnia popoludniu. Poznalem sympatyczne greczynki i szybko uplynelo kilka godzin. Okazalo sie ze dziewczyna odwolano lot do Aten i poszly zalatwiac formalnosci, pomyslalem sobie ze dobrze ze to nie moj lot bo jeszcze bym nie zdazyl na czas do Madrytu, i co? moj tez odwolano, grrr zaczalem sie miotac i zalatwiac jakis inny lot. Udalomi sie zarezerwowac cos o 6.30 nastepnego ranka (nie bez problemow). Niestety snieg nie przestal padac w nocy i wiekszosc lotow rano juz byla opozniona ale na szczescie nie moj. Zaczalem sie martwic co to bedzie jak faktycznie moj sie opozni ale o czasie nas wpuszczono do samolotu i musze przyznac ze odetchnalem z ulga. I tak siedzac w samolocie powiedziano nam ze nagle zdecydowano zamknac lotnisko na pare godzin i lot odwolano. Stalo sie jasnym ze nie zdaze do Madrytu na przesiadke i trzeba bylo kombinowac co dalej. Staralem sie przerezerwowac bilet do Bogoty na inny dzien ale nic z tego nie wyszlo. Poznalem Marie Angele z Urugwaju i Ewe z Polski i razem staralismy sie jakos dostac do Hiszpanii. w koncu sie nam udalo i prosto po przyjezdzie pobieglem do biura Avianci zobaczyc czy cos sie da zrobic z moim lotem. Okazalo sie za jak zaplace 200 euro kary moga mnie wsadzic do nastepnego samolotu
- kiedy jest nastepny samolot - spytalem
- za 45 minut, prosze sie decydowac szybko - odpowiedziala mile Pani z okienka
wiec zaplacilem, i glodny wsiadlem do samolotu na 11 godzinna podroz. Ze snu wyrwalo mnie ladowanie,az nie wierzylem ze tak mocno spalem. Wyladowalismy, zabralem sie i wysiadlem. Celnicy Kolumbijscy oczywiscie zadali wizy, ktora rzad zniosl jakis czas temu ale w koncu sie udalo i mnie wpuscili. Wyszedlem na glowna hale lotniska i rozgladajac sie zauwazylm ze stad gdzie jestem odlatuja samoloty do Bogoty! co? jak to przeciez ja jestem w Bogocie, pomyslalem. Pospieszylem do biura Avianci a tam sie okazalo ze samolot wyladowal w Kali i juz odlecial. Nastepny lot do Bogoty za godzine ale musze kupic bilet za 250 dolarow. Co to, to nie. Pobieglem do bramki z ktorej wpuszczano na ten wlasnie samolot i staralem sie wytlumaczyc co sie stalo. Pani byla o wiele bardziej pomocna i powiedziala nawet ze samolot ktorym przylecialem dalej stoi na pasie bo cos sie stalo i nie mogl jeszcze odleciec. Uprzejmie zawolala jakiegos gbura, ktory z najewieksza lacha odprowadzil mnie tam gdzie powinienem byc. Zaloga samolotu miala niezly ubaw :)
W koncu dolecialem do Bogoty i tam dopiero mialem chwile zeby napisac wiadomosc ze przyjezdzam, Andrei z hospitality clubu. niestety nie dostala jej na czas i nie bylo jej na lotnisku, czym jednak nie przejalem sie tak bardzo poniewaz moj bagaz tez sie nie pojawil :( Po kolejnej nocy na lotnisku wyszedlem zobaczyc co Quito ma do zaoferowania i wszystko byloby pieknie gdybym przypadkowo nie upuscil okularow ktore rozsypaly sie w drobny mak :( grrrrrr wszystko idzie nie tak jak powinno, ile ja jeszcze bede musial znosic?
Jestem teraz w Los Cedros i internet dziala tu bardzo wolno wiec nie moge zadnych zdjec wam pokazac ale jak bede gdzies indziej to zaraz to sie zmieni ;)

It has begun. On Sunday 04.01. I've got in to the old double-decker train in Miastko and went to Szczecinek and than further along to Poznan. Goodbyes are always hard (that’s why I usually leave without one) this time wasn't different but eventually I got through and officially I’m on the road:) While I was in that train weird thoughts started to come to my mind, probably cause Ill be alone for that long and without a language whatsoever, but will have to deal with that. Not knowing what the rest of the trip going to be like I came to Poznan and then the next day went to Krakow where gat to a plane to Milan, and that is the end of my good luck. In Milan it was snowing, everything looked so pretty and nice. My plane landed on different airport that my next flight was from so I had to figured out how to get there, but since it was late I decided to do that in the morning and all night I was fighting with police about place to sleep. In the morning I went to Milan, wanted to walk a bit but whole city was covered with 25cm of fresh snow so I decided to go to airport. Once I got there I saw massive crowd of people and realized that something is not right. Majority of the flights were late (including mine). I wasn’t worried to much cause I had to be in Madrid the next day afternoon so I figured that's enough time. Met nice Greek girls (Cassandra and Anna) who helped me with boredom. In few hours we heard announcement that flight to Athens is cancelled and the girls left to try to get another flight. I thought that its good that wasn't my flight cause I would have problems with getting to Madrid on time, and what? They cancelled mine flight as well. I was trying to book another flight and finally managed to get place for the flight in the morning. Next day I got up at 5a.m. only to see that majority of the flights is late but not mine. It was still snowing behind the windows and everything outside looked very white. The gate opened in time and nice lady let us in the plane, and once I was comfortable in the plane I thought that everything is going to be fine, then I heard from the speakers that the officials decided to close the airport. I realized that I will not manage to get to Madrid. Tried to change the reservation but I couldn’t. I have met Maria Angela from Uruguay and Ewa from Poland, together we've tried to get to Madrid. Finally next morning we landed in Barajas and I went straight to Avianca office to find out if there's anything they can do about that missed flight. The lady said that if I pay 200 euros penalty she can put me on the next flight
"when is the next flight" I’ve asked
"in 45 minutes, you have to decide quick" she answered very politely
so I’ve paid, didn't have choice. The landing have woke me up, I couldn’t believe that I slept so deep. The crew have opened the door and I left. On the border people have demanded visa which poles don't need. Eventually they let me in and I set my first steps in South America. On the airport screens I've noticed that oddly from here I can flight to Bogota!
WHAT?
"I am in Bogota" I thought. Went quickly to Avianca office and here I've found out that plane has landed in Kali before going to Bogota and its gone now. Next was an hour lather but I had to buy a ticked for 250 dollars. Ohhhh no!
I've run to the check in lady and explained the situation, she said that the plain which have brought me here hasn’t left yet cause something happened and its still on the lane. She’s called some guy who took me all the way to the plane. The crew had a good laugh.
Finally I’ve landed in Bogota and only now I had some time to write a message to Andrea from Hospitality Club but she didn't get it and once I’ve came to Quito she wasn't there, but I didn't worry about that cause my luggage hasn't arrived ether. After next night on the airport I’ve finally got out to see something and accidentally have dropped my glasses which broke, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr everything goes wrong! How much will I have to put up with?

I’m in Los Cedros now. The internet is very slow so I can’t upload a pictures but ones I’m out I’ll do so and will write about this place cause it’s brilliant.

Cheerio