von Michael Hieslmair | Okt 2, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
Even though the Mercedes Sprinter minibus next to us was ready for departure, it was stopped by two other cars. The drivers agreed unloaded the whole trunk and stuffed it again with additional...
von Michael Hieslmair | Okt 2, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
On Thursday around noon the main bus terminal in Plovdiv slowly gets busy – as the tributary busses for long distance busses depart from here. The main gateway is flanked by a snack stand and bakery offering various additional...
von Michael Hieslmair | Sep 28, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
Everybody of the passengers is awaited by somebody. The lady in her 50-ties who is working as a nurse in a private home close to Innsbruck (A), is picked up by her daughter, her son-in-law and her grandchildren. She has been away from home for 3 weeks, like she alternately is the whole year – 3 weeks Plovdiv – 3 weeks...
von Michael Hieslmair | Sep 28, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
Just some minutes later and after criss crossing Sofia we change bus at the companies‘ parking, located close to a residential area within the city. Here we store all our luggage in the trunk of a Mercedes Sprinter bus. All those (dis-)embarkments and regroupings of us – the passengers – on occasions like this, turn out to be quite useful for conversations. Simply, getting to know more about the fellow travelers‘ routines, rhythms and...
von Michael Hieslmair | Sep 28, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
Arrival in Sofia early in the morning! One woman is picked up with her incredible amount of luggage. Mostly presents for and orders by relatives and friends – as she mentions. All the others including me get back in the bus, after having nice conversations and coffee in front of the snack...
von Michael Hieslmair | Sep 28, 2014 | Bus Trips, Team Vienna |
In the middle of the night we stop. No one gets off. The luggage compartment opens like magic and somebody takes out this huge plastic bags – probably wrapped bikes…?
