Last minute preparations.Tokyo to BeijingBeijing and Forbidden CityThe Great Wall & The Summer PalaceBeijing to Ulaan BaatarUlaan Baatar & Terelj National ParkTerelj National ParkUlaan Baatar to IrkutskIrkutsk & ListvyankaListvyanka, RussiaIrkutsk to MoscowMoscow, RussiaMoscowMoscowSt PetersburgHelsinki, FinlandTallinn, EstoniaTallinn to RigaRiga & Sigulda, LatviaVilnius, LithuaniaVilnius & bus to WarsawWarsaw & train to BerlinBerlin, GermanyCoburg, our new home
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Coburg, Germany
So after saying goodbye to Michaela, Julia's mother we headed on our way. It's about 420kms from Berlin to Coburg and Paul was driving. It was his first time driving on the right and it was a bit of a challenge. There were a couple of close calls at intersections where Julia had to call out so he didn't end up in oncoming traffic. It was also his first time on an autobahn. After briefly hitting 200kph just to see what it was like he settled down and drove at about 140kph most of the way. It was amazing to see cars zip by like we were standing still. Due to roadworks, a rest stop and a couple of wrong turns we arrived in Coburg after 4.5 hours on the road.
We're staying in a furnished, company flat for up to two months depending on how long it takes us to find our own place. The flat is very nice and is located just around the corner from Julia's office. Coburg is a picturesque, small city (or large town) built around a traditional town square. The population is about 42,000. It's a completely new experience for Paul after NZ and Japan and fairly new for Julia.
One more comment, in Coburg the car license plates start with the prefix CO for Coburg. The prefix is follow 1,2 or 3 letters and this leads to some interesting permutations especially when read in English. See the photos for this entry. Hope no one is too offended.
So that's all we have to report for this trip and we'll let you know in our newsletters how we are settling into our new home. Thank you for reading about our journey.
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