CHAPTER 4

BUNGLING AUTO ELECTRICIAN

It was a beautiful morning in Krakow and George and I decided to set out for Nowa Huta, a modern industrial suburb on the outskirts of the city where a local told us there was a dedicated VW repair facility where George could try to have his horn repaired, most likely a loose wire or something else just as simple to fix.

CHAPTER 3

SIGHTSEEING KRAKOW

We were so exhausted from our previous day’s effort of getting to Krakow we slept like logs. Upon awakening Mrs. B already had breakfast ready, and boy did we enjoy our first breakfast in Poland. Ham and scrambled eggs with fresh rolls and good strong coffee.

CHAPTER 2

INTO THE ABYSS

Having enjoyably spent the last few days among the bright lights, lively restaurants and friendly people of Western Europe, Nina and I were now approaching the grim, grimy and decidedly unwelcoming, border of Communist East Germany or the DDR (German Democratic Republic), very aptly named. I don’t think.

CHAPTER 1

LEAVING AUSTRALIA