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=== West towards [[Berlin]] ([[Germany]]) ===
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* <b>'''From bus stop on <i>''Głogowska</i> '' street</b>'''Get to <b><i>'''''Górczyn</i></b> ''''' (last stop of trams 5, 8, 14 and many buses). From there walk over the rail tracks by bridge and go straight for about 800m. Behind the second traffic lights there's a bus stop where you can hitch. There's no point of going further as expressway starts just a few hundred metres behind the bus stop. This expressway is a main road linking city centre with motorway A2 from the west. There are also two petrol stations nearby where you can ask drivers. From the same spot you can hitch towards Wrocław so make a sign.
''Comment by a local: I wouldn't advice you to HH from there, the gas station mostly serve local drivers, a lot of people who are going west avoid taking this route bacause of the traffic jams which are frequent there.
''
* <b>'''From toll booths</b>'''Go to <i>''Ogrody</i> '' (last stop of trams 2, 7, 17, 18 and many buses) and take suburban bus no. 108 to <i>''Dopiewo/Lisówki</i>''. The bus stop in <i>''Ogrody</i> '' is in front of Savoy Restaurant. Get out in <b><i>'''''Dopiewiec</i></b> ''''' (don't mess it up as names are very similar). The ticket costs about 3 PLN and you can buy it at the bus driver. The ride takes about 40 minutes. Here's suburban bus network [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/mapa.htm map] and [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/100-01.htm timetable]. From there walk for about 2km and after that just jump over the fence and you're at the spot. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=52.353718,16.717973&spn=0.012739,0.027637&t=h&z=15&msid=112760156584939739161.000469d4924c2bad2c929 route].
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Go to <i>''Ogrody</i> '' (last stop of trams 2, 7, 17, 18 and many buses) and take bus no. 61 direction <i>''Krzyżowniki</i>''. Get out at the ninth stop called <b><i>'''''Ul. Wichrowa</i></b> ''''' and walk along the road for about 300 m then you will see petrol station and McD's. Ask drivers there or stay on the road with sign or thumb. Also about 100 m after this place is a bus stop so it's more convenient for drivers to stop their car.
''Comment by a local: It's more convenient to get off at a stop named <b><i>'''''Smochowice</i></b>'''''. You can hitch hike from there or (what i usually do) hitch until the bus 01 (going through <b><i>'''''Sady</i></b>''''', don't mess it up!) arrives. Get on the bus, buy a ticket to Tarnowo and get off after you pass Sady. It's probably the 2nd stop after Sady, as far as i know the name is ''Marianowo'' (i'm not 100% sure about it though). You will notice it since it's a perfect place to hitch-hike: there are 2 lanes instead of 3, you are visible from a far distance and there is a lot of space for a car to stop. On your left side there will be a forest, on the right side there are few houses, in front of you there will be a board which indicates, that it's the road towards the Pl - D boarder.
''
=== East towards [[Łódź]], [[Warszawa]] ===
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* <b>'''From behind roundabout <i>''Rataje</i></b>'''''Get to <b><i>'''''Rondo Rataje</i></b> ''''' (roundabout). There are plenty of trams and buses going there. You can hitch just behind it, on a dual carriegeway (the one without tram tracks). There's no emergency lane or bus stop, but drivers generally stop there, and you may even expect some competition there, as it's popular spot for students hitching back from school. From the same spot you can hitch southeast towards Katowice, so make a sign.
* <b>'''From toll booths</b>'''
See direction Berlin, then just go to the other side of the motorway.
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* <b>'''From petrol station on <i>''Warszawska</i> '' street</b>'''From city center take trams 6 or 8 to <b><i>'''''Miłostowo</i></b> ''''' and get out at the last stop. From there walk along the road about 100 m and you will see Orlen petrol station. You can either ask drivers at the station or hitch at the end of it where is a place for cars to pull over.
Optionally you can walk along the same road and after 200-300m you will see a bridge and Volkswagen factory. Hitch straight after the bridge on the bus stop (there is plenty of cars and trucks who are going by inner bypass around Poznan, so many of them are going for a longer distances, and you may avoid local traffic like it's possible at the first place mentioned).
* <b>'''From the town of <i>''Swarzędz</i></b> ''''' From city center go to tram stop <i>''Rondo Śródka</i> '' (trams 4, 17 direction <i>''Starołęka</i>'', 6, 8 direction <i>''Miłostowo</i>'') and then take bus no S-1 from bus station behind Lotos petrol station, direction <b><i>'''''Swarzędz</i></b>'''''). After about 20 minutes bus will turn left (near Lidl shop) then go out, turn back to the main road and hitch some meters after junction with traffic lights. About 300 m further from this place there's Shell petrol station and huge parking for truckers. If you are not lucky there try also the traffic lights across the petrol station.
=== Northeast towards [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Toruń]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{European Route Number|261}}===
Take bus no. 73 direction <i>''Janikowo/Ogrodnicza</i> '' from place called <i>''Rondo Sródka</i> '' and get out after 11 stops (about 15-18 minutes) at bus stop called <b><i>'''''Bogucin Bałtycka</i></b>'''''. Hitch on this bus stop, it's on the road to Gniezno, Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk just after junction with Poznań bypass. You should notice railways nearby and crossed Poznań sign (end of the city zone). Notice that if your driver goes to [[Gnizeno]], make sure you exit before the city, since the road becomes a motorway inside the city and there is no good spot to be found.
=== North towards [[Piła]], [[Koszalin]] {{National Road Number Poland|11}} ===
From city centre e.g. <i>''Rondo Kaponiera</i> '' take tram 9, 11 to <b><i>'''''Piątkowska</i></b> ''''' and get out at the last stop. From there go north along <i>''Piątkowska</i> '' street to the first junction, then turn west (left) and go to roundabout <i>''Rondo Obornicka</i>''. On roundabout turn north again (right) and enter national road no. 11 (you will see hipermarket Carrefour next to you). You can hitch after roundabout or anywhere along <i>''Obornicka</i> '' street where is a place to pull over. There's almost always traffic jam, so cars go slowly, which helps hitchhikers.
=== Northwest towards [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], [[Szczecin]] {{National Road Number Poland|92}} ===
=== South and southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{European Route Number|261}} and [[Zielona Góra]] {{National Road Number Poland|32}} ===
* <b>'''From bus stop on <i>''Głogowska</i> '' street</b>'''
See direction Berlin by motorway A2, from ''Głogowska'' street as it's the same spot.
* <b>'''From the village of <i>''Szreniawa</i></b> '''''
Get to ''Górczyn'' (last stop of trams 5, 8, 14 and many buses). Then take a bus 103 to '''''Szreniawa''''' (aproximatelly 15-20 min by bus from Górczyn). After getting off you can easily catch a car in the direction of Leszno, Wrocław.
== Eating ==
* <b>'''Traditional</b>'''
In Poland you can find many places called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_bar Milky Bar] or Dairy Bar (Bar Mleczny) where meals of the traditional Polish and Eastern European cuisine are sold. They are subsidized by the state and city authorities, so the prices are very low.
Names and locations:
* Przysmak - Ul. Podgórna 2
Normally they are open till 18.00 or 19.00. 'Apetyt' is open until 10 pm.
* <b>'''Vegetarian</b>'''
There is "a chain" of 3 Vegetarian Bars (Bar Wegetariański) called Green Way where you can get really good food in very reasonable price (big meals for about 2 Euro).
Locations: <br />
Open: mon-fri 11.00 - 19.00, sat 12.00 - 19.00, sun 12.00 - 17.00 (bar on 23 Lutego Street closed on Sunday)
* <b>'''Spaghetti</b>'''
Bar Piccolo on Ratajczaka Str., Garbary Str. and Wroclawska Str. Small portion for about 4 PLN
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