Trying to get the right deal for a simple item like van tyres can take an extraordinary amount of time. Even though, in most places in Poland someone speaks a little English. Getting over this hurdle it is not always plain sailing. The first business that we were directed to the guy had a little English but all he wanted to do was to talk about his school friend who now lives in Adelaide. In the end he thought I was after a fan belt and not tyres!
When we finally found a tyre business - they only sold them but didn't fit them! Also, they only dealt in cash, and then, only Zloty - not Euros or credit card. So off we tracked to find a shopping centre and an ATM, once found we returned and took delivery of two large tyres! Now for the fitting.
Here we had more luck. The directions to the garage were accurate and we were met by a very pleasant chap who was very helpful and he had very good English. Tyres were fitted, our brake pads checked and we asked to have our suspension checked as well - it was decided that each was in good order. But we can't say enough about the very good customer service we received at this garage. If you are ever in Lublin and need some work done on you car or van go to "Auto-Service Zbigniew Ciechanek". They are at ul.Bursak 8 Lublin. Just say that B&H sent you!
The supermarket was also on our radar for the day. The air conditioning was appreciated for the day has started to get over the 30 degrees and we Tassies' start to duck for cover at this point!
We drove on to a small village, Tomaszowice, for lunch in the shade and decided to stay here for the rest of the afternoon and night.
We can hear thunderstorms rumbling around the district. With a little luck we may get some rain to cool things off a little! And, yes, that's exactly what has just happened. Violent thunderstorm followed by heavy rain and temp drop to 19 outside and 26 inside . Great!!!
Some other photos from yesterday:
