Heineken Open'er Festival
People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Ania
(Poland), Anna (Poland), Anna (Poland), (Ban)Anna (Poland), Mihail
(Poland), Greg (Poland), Lukas (Poland), Tomek (Poland), Aga (Poland)
So i wouldnt claim to be the greatest driver in the World and i admit i've broken the speed limit on occasion. Before entering a Polish guys (Greg) car i'd never met before, i was pre warned he thought of himself as a bit of a boy racer. Hmmm, understatement. As we hit the 2 lane 'motorway' between Krakow and Lodz, the speedometer touched 220kph (around 140mph) as we weaved our way north through rush hour traffic. For some reason Greg had decided he would drive the 800 kilometres up to Gdansk at 6pm. Unsurprisingly, progress was good, this was until we reached Lodz and got a flat tyre.
So after 2 hours searching for a garage to get a new tyre, we were eventually back on our way. The 2 lanes north of Lodz however turned into 1. Thus the next 4 hours of our trip were spent weaving in and out of lorries into oncoming traffic in the black of night. After several near death 'head on' experiences, Greg decides he needs a quick sleep! So after a short nap, we make it to our house in Gdynia at 3am, thankfully in one piece. Greeted by Ania's Polish friends (5 girls and 3 guys in total) i explain im exhausted and off to sleep. Oh no im not, not until i have been initiated into their social circle! The next 30 minutes is spent consuming a litre of vodka between Greg, Mihail and myself.
The next 3 days were spent drinking too much vodka and going to the Heineken Open'er festival. Acts included Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, The Streets, Roger Sanchez, Franz Ferdinand, Skin, Placebo, Manu Chao and my favourite Basement Jaxx. It was a pretty sweet event, but i was happy when it was all over and i could be back amongst backpackers drinking than the crazy Polish ;)
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