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| '''Countries''' || RO · HU · AT · DE · PL · SK
| '''Countries''' || RO · HU · AT · DE · PL · SK
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| '''Home target''' || '''Fri 14 Aug''' (via '''Oradea''')
| '''Home target''' || '''Fri 14 Aug''' (via '''Târgu Mureș''')
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| '''Today''' || '''Thu 13 Aug''' — Kraków → '''Oradea''' (book budget hotel) → home Fri
| '''Today''' || '''Thu 13 Aug''' — Kraków → '''Târgu Mureș''' (budget stop, closer to Iași) → home Fri
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| '''Wiki''' || [https://bogza.ro/index.php/Trip_to_Berlin_2026 Trip_to_Berlin_2026]
| '''Wiki''' || [https://bogza.ro/index.php/Trip_to_Berlin_2026 Trip_to_Berlin_2026]
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== 📍 Trip progress (live) ==
== 📍 Trip progress (live) ==


''Updated '''Thu 13 Aug 2026''' — ✅ Kraków done · '''2 remaining legs''' to Iași · overnight '''Oradea''' (cheapest balanced stop) · home Fri 14 Aug. [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Album|Photo album]] live.''
''Updated '''Thu 13 Aug 2026''' — ✅ Kraków done · overnight '''Târgu Mureș''' (further toward Iași, cheaper than Cluj) · home Fri 14 Aug. [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Album|Photo album]] live.''


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| style="background:#d4edda;" | ✅ '''Done''' || 10 || Wed 12 Aug || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || '''Skotnicka 272, Dębniki''' · CO '''12:00''' || Return overnight 1 · free parking
| style="background:#d4edda;" | ✅ '''Done''' || 10 || Wed 12 Aug || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || '''Skotnicka 272, Dębniki''' · CO '''12:00''' || Return overnight 1 · free parking
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| style="background:#fff3cd;" | 📅 '''TODAY · Book''' || 11 || Thu 13 Aug || '''Oradea (1 night)''' — budget pick || Book ASAP · free parking · late CI || Leg 1 of 2 · Kraków → Oradea ~6 h · '''HU until 23:59'''
| style="background:#fff3cd;" | 📅 '''TODAY · Book''' || 11 || Thu 13 Aug || '''Târgu Mureș (1 night)''' — closer to Iași || Book ASAP · E60 motel / pension · late CI || Leg 1 of 2 · Kraków → TM ~9.5–11 h · '''cross HU before 23:59'''
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| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🏠 '''Home''' || — || Fri '''14 Aug''' || '''Iași''' || — || Leg 2 of 2 · Oradea → Iași ~7–8.5 h
| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🏠 '''Home''' || — || Fri '''14 Aug''' || '''Iași''' || — || Leg 2 of 2 · Târgu Mureș → Iași ~5–5.5 h
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| style="background:#f8f9fa;" | 😴 Rest || — || Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug || '''Home''' || Iași || Buffer days
| style="background:#f8f9fa;" | 😴 Rest || — || Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug || '''Home''' || Iași || Buffer days
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''Return: Berlin → '''Kraków''' ✅ → '''Oradea''' (tonight) → '''Iași Fri 14 Aug'''. HU until '''13 Aug 23:59''' — reach RO tonight · no new HU vignette.''
''Return: Berlin → '''Kraków''' ✅ → '''Târgu Mureș''' (tonight) → '''Iași Fri 14 Aug'''. HU until '''13 Aug 23:59''' — reach RO tonight, then continue east.''


=== 🔍 Validity check — '''B901VTR''' (as of Thu 13 Aug 2026) ===
=== 🔍 Validity check — '''B901VTR''' (as of Thu 13 Aug 2026) ===
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| 1–10 || 3–12 Aug || Outbound + Berlin + Kraków || ✅ || ✅ || ✅ A4 paid || ✅ || Done
| 1–10 || 3–12 Aug || Outbound + Berlin + Kraków || ✅ || ✅ || ✅ A4 paid || ✅ || Done
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| '''11''' || '''Today 13 Aug''' || Kraków → '''Oradea''' || ✅ || ✅ until '''23:59''' || — || ✅ until 21 Aug || '''Cross HU before midnight''' · overnight RO
| '''11''' || '''Today 13 Aug''' || Kraków → '''Târgu Mureș''' || ✅ || ✅ until '''23:59''' || — || ✅ until 21 Aug || '''Cross HU before midnight''' · continue to TM
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| 12 || 14 Aug || Oradea → Iași || ✅ || — || — || — || '''HOME''' · 🇷🇴 only
| 12 || 14 Aug || Târgu Mureș → Iași || ✅ || — || — || — || '''HOME''' · 🇷🇴 only · ~5 h
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'''Book now:''' Oradea budget hotel (family of 4 + free parking) · leave Kraków by '''~09:00–09:30'''.
'''Book now:''' Târgu Mureș budget motel/pension (family of 4 + free parking, late CI) · leave Kraków '''now'''.


== Trip Summary ==
== Trip Summary ==
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| 10 || Wed 12 Aug 2026 || '''Berlin → Kraków''' || ~6 h || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || 🇵🇱 ✅ Done · free parking · Skotnicka 272
| 10 || Wed 12 Aug 2026 || '''Berlin → Kraków''' || ~6 h || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || 🇵🇱 ✅ Done · free parking · Skotnicka 272
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| 11 || Thu 13 Aug 2026 || '''Kraków → Oradea''' || ~6 h || '''Oradea''' || 🇵🇱→🇸🇰→🇭🇺→🇷🇴 · '''TODAY''' · HU until 23:59
| 11 || Thu 13 Aug 2026 || '''Kraków → Târgu Mureș''' || ~9.5–11 h || '''Târgu Mureș''' || 🇵🇱→🇸🇰→🇭🇺→🇷🇴 · '''TODAY''' · closer to home
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| 12 || Fri 14 Aug 2026 || '''Oradea → Iași''' || ~7–8.5 h || '''HOME''' || 🏠 Final leg · depart 08:00
| 12 || Fri 14 Aug 2026 || '''Târgu Mureș → Iași''' || ~5–5.5 h || '''HOME''' || 🏠 Short final leg · depart 08:00
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| 13–14 || 15–16 Aug || — || — || '''Home''' || 😴 Rest buffer
| 13–14 || 15–16 Aug || — || — || '''Home''' || 😴 Rest buffer
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''Outbound: Cluj → Budapest → Vienna → Langenau → LEGOLAND → Heidenheim → Berlin. '''Return (3 equal legs):''' Berlin → '''Kraków''' → '''Oradea''' → '''Iași Fri 14 Aug''' — Prague cancelled.''
''Outbound: Cluj → Budapest → Vienna → Langenau → LEGOLAND → Heidenheim → Berlin. '''Return:''' Berlin → '''Kraków''' → '''Târgu Mureș''' → '''Iași Fri 14 Aug'''.''


== ⏱ Road-time audit ==
== ⏱ Road-time audit ==
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| 10 || '''12 Aug''' || '''Berlin → Kraków''' || ~580 || '''~6.0 h''' || ~7.0–8.0 h || Equal leg || ✅ Done || NEW city · PL A4
| 10 || '''12 Aug''' || '''Berlin → Kraków''' || ~580 || '''~6.0 h''' || ~7.0–8.0 h || Equal leg || ✅ Done || NEW city · PL A4
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| 11 || '''13 Aug''' || '''Kraków → Oradea''' || ~510 || '''~5.5–6.5 h''' || ~7.0–8.0 h || Low road-time || 📅 Today || SK + HU before midnight
| 11 || '''13 Aug''' || '''Kraków → Târgu Mureș''' || ~680–780 || '''~9.5–11 h''' || ~11–12.5 h || Push east || 📅 Today || Cross HU then continue to TM
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| 12 || 14 Aug || '''Oradea → Iași''' || ~520–580 || '''~7.0–8.5 h''' || ~8.5–10 h || Home || 🏠 || Depart 08:00
| 12 || 14 Aug || '''Târgu Mureș → Iași''' || ~320 || '''~5.0–5.5 h''' || ~6.0–7.0 h || Home || 🏠 || Depart 08:00
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| 13–14 || 15–16 Aug || Home || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || ✅ || Rest
| 13–14 || 15–16 Aug || Home || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || ✅ || Rest
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== 🏙️ Berlin — 3 Full Sightseeing Days (Days 7–9) ==
== 🏙️ Berlin — 3 Full Sightseeing Days (Days 7–9) ==


''Leave the car parked. Use BVG. Checkout Wed 12 Aug 11:00 → '''Kraków''' (Day 10) → Oradea (Day 11) → home Fri 14 Aug.''
''Leave the car parked. Use BVG. Checkout Wed 12 Aug 11:00 → '''Kraków''' (Day 10) → Târgu Mureș (Day 11) → home Fri 14 Aug.''


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=== 💡 Notes from this day ===
=== 💡 Notes from this day ===
* Easy last Berlin day before the drive home via '''Kraków''' + Oradea.
* Easy last Berlin day before the drive home via '''Kraków''' + Târgu Mureș.
* '''Kraków booked:''' Kraków Garden Hotel · free parking · Skotnicka 272 · CI from '''14:00''' · CO until '''12:00'''.
* '''Kraków booked & done:''' Kraków Garden Hotel · Skotnicka 272.
* '''Kraków booked & done:''' Kraków Garden Hotel · Skotnicka 272.
* '''Next:''' Kraków → '''Oradea''' (~6 h) · book budget hotel · HU until '''23:59'''.
* '''Next:''' Kraków → '''Târgu Mureș''' (~9.5–11 h) · book E60 motel · HU until '''23:59'''.
* '''Then:''' Oradea → Iași Fri 14 Aug (~7–8.5 h).
* '''Then:''' Târgu Mureș → Iași Fri 14 Aug (~5–5.5 h).




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== Day 11 — Kraków → Oradea (Thu 13 Aug 2026) · Leg 1 of 2 to Iași ==
== Day 11 — Kraków → Târgu Mureș (Thu 13 Aug 2026) · Leg 1 of 2 to Iași ==


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| 📅 '''TODAY''' — Leave Kraków by '''~09:00–09:30''' · cross '''Hungary before 23:59''' · overnight '''Oradea''' (budget RO stop).
| 📅 '''TODAY''' — Leave Kraków '''now''' · cross '''Hungary before 23:59''' · continue east to '''Târgu Mureș''' (closer to Iași, cheap pensions). Fallback: Cluj if the kids are done.
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| 📅 '''Date:''' Thu 13 Aug 2026  |  🚗 '''Route:''' Kraków → SK → HU → Borș → '''Oradea'''  |  ⏱ '''Drive:''' ~5.5–6.5 h (~510 km)  |  🌙 '''Overnight:''' Oradea
| 📅 '''Date:''' Thu 13 Aug 2026  |  🚗 '''Route:''' Kraków → SK → HU → Borș → Cluj corridor → '''Târgu Mureș'''  |  ⏱ '''Drive:''' ~9.5–11 h (~680–780 km)  |  🌙 '''Overnight:''' Târgu Mureș
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=== 🔬 Stop research (lowest road-time + low rates) ===
=== 🔬 Why Târgu Mureș (not Oradea) ===


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! Stop !! Today (Kraków →) !! Tomorrow (→ Iași) !! Hotel rates (family+parking) !! Verdict
! Stop !! Today (Kraków →) !! Tomorrow (→ Iași) !! Rates (family + parking) !! Verdict
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| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥇 '''Oradea (RO)''' || '''~5.5–6.5 h''' (~510 km) || '''~7–8.5 h''' (~520–580 km) || '''Lowest''' — pensions/apartments often '''~€40–70''' / night || '''Pick''' · balanced · clears HU tonight · RO prices
| Oradea (RO) || ~5.5–6.5 h || ~7–8.5 h || Low (~€40–70) || Easy today, '''long Friday'''
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| Debrecen (HU) || ~5–5.5 h || ~7.5–9 h || Mid (HU) · from ~€60+ || ❌ Overnight HU needs '''new vignette Fri''' (yours ends '''23:59 tonight''')
| Cluj-Napoca (RO) || ~8.5–9.5 h || ~6.5 h || Mid (city prices) || Already stayed outbound · fallback if tired after Borș
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| Satu Mare (RO) || ~5.5–6.5 h || ~8–9 h || Low RO || Backup · Day 2 longer than Oradea
| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥇 '''Târgu Mureș (RO)''' || '''~9.5–11 h''' || '''~5–5.5 h''' (~320 km) || '''Lowest''' — E60 motels / pensions often '''~€40–70''' || '''Pick''' · same corridor as Day 1 · short home day
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| Cluj-Napoca (RO) || ~8–9 h || ~6.5–7 h || Mid RO || Longer '''today''' · worse late arrival
| Bistrița (RO) || ~10–11 h || ~5 h || Low || Similar to TM but mountain route Friday (slower)
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| Košice (SK) || ~3 h || ~9–10 h+ || Mid SK || Too early · Day 2 fails low-road-time goal
| Piatra Neamț / Bacău || ~12–14 h || ~2 h || Low || Too far after a 11:30 start
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''Goal: minimise the '''longer''' of the two days + avoid expensive nights. Oradea wins both.''
''Pushing past Oradea today trades a long Thursday for a '''~3 h shorter Friday'''. Târgu Mureș is the furthest realistic stop on the Iași corridor.''


=== 🗺️ Driving plan ===
=== 🗺️ Driving plan ===
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! Time !! Step !! Notes
! Time !! Step !! Notes
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| '''08:00–09:00''' || Breakfast · checkout Garden Hotel || Leave by '''09:00–09:30'''
| '''Now–12:00''' || Checkout Garden Hotel · leave || Do not linger in Kraków
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| '''09:00–15:00''' || Kraków → SK → HU || Swap drivers · lunch · 🇸🇰 SK ✅
| '''12:00–18:00''' || Kraków → SK → HU → '''Borș''' || Swap drivers · lunch · '''HU OK until 23:59'''
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| '''15:00–19:00''' || HU → Borș → Oradea hotel || '''HU OK until 23:59''' · dinner · sleep
| '''18:00–21:30''' || Oradea → Cluj corridor || Stretch stop · if exhausted, sleep Cluj
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| '''21:30–23:30''' || Cluj → '''Târgu Mureș''' || E60 · Motel Via is at the Cluj-side entrance
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* '''Do not overnight in Hungary''' unless you buy a new e-matrica for Fri 14.
* '''Must:''' be in '''Romania before 23:59''' (vignette). After Borș you can keep driving.
* '''Fallback if too late:''' Carei / Satu Mare (still RO).
* '''If too tired after Cluj:''' stop there (already known) · Friday becomes ~6.5 h instead of ~5 h.


=== ✅ Kids checklist — Oradea ===
=== ✅ Kids checklist — Târgu Mureș ===
{{:Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Oradea/Checklist}}
{{:Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Targu_Mures/Checklist}}
''Edit ticks here: [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Oradea/Checklist]]''
''Edit ticks here: [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Targu_Mures/Checklist]]''


=== 📷 Our photos — Oradea ===
=== 📷 Our photos — Târgu Mureș ===
{{:Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Oradea/Photos}}
{{:Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Targu_Mures/Photos}}
''Add photos here: [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Oradea/Photos]]''
''Add photos here: [[Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Targu_Mures/Photos]]''


=== 🏨 Where to Stay — '''budget first''' ===
=== 🏨 Where to Stay — '''budget + late arrival''' ===


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! Rank !! Property !! Type !! Why (low rates)
! Rank !! Property !! Type !! Why
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| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥇 || '''[https://www.booking.com/hotel/ro/recidency.html Pension Recidency]''' || Guesthouse / apt || Free parking · family apartments · kitchenette · strong value
| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥇 || '''[https://www.complexvia.ro/ Motel-Pensiune Via]''' || Motel on E60 || Cluj-side entrance to TM · from '''~100 RON/person''' · breakfast · '''free parking''' · 24h café — best for a late arrival
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| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥈 || '''[https://www.booking.com/hotel/ro/dream-house-apartments.html Dream House Apartments]''' || Apartment || Free private parking · quiet · family-friendly
| style="background:#d4edda;" | 🥈 || '''[https://pensiunea-david.pynbooking.direct/booking-engine/ Pensiunea David]''' || Pension || ~319 RON · free video-watched parking · family rooms
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| style="background:#cce5ff;" | 🥉 || '''Boutique Rooms with Parking''' / '''Hotel Paradise Oradea''' || Rooms / hotel || Often from ~€35–60 · free parking preferred
| style="background:#cce5ff;" | 🥉 || '''[https://pensiunea-cleopatra.pynbooking.direct/ Pensiunea Cleopatra]''' || Pension || From ~210 RON · central · late code check-in
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| style="background:#f8f9fa;" | Skip if saving || DoubleTree / Ramada || Chain hotels || Reliable but '''2–3×''' pension price — only if nothing else left
| style="background:#f8f9fa;" | Fallback || Cluj (Evo / any pension on A3) || Already known || Only if kids are finished at ~21:00
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| ⏳ '''Book ASAP on Booking.com:''' Oradea · '''Thu 13 Aug''' · '''2A + 2C (8 & 13)''' · filter '''free parking''' · late arrival OK.
| ⏳ '''Book ASAP:''' Târgu Mureș · '''Thu 13 Aug''' · '''2A + 2C (8 & 13)''' · filter '''free parking''' · '''late check-in'''. Prefer Via if you will arrive after 22:00.
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=== 💡 Tips for This Day ===
=== 💡 Tips for This Day ===
* 🇸🇰 e-známka ✅ until '''21 Aug'''.
* 🇸🇰 SK ✅ until 21 Aug · 🇭🇺 HU until '''23:59 tonight''' · then 🇷🇴 only.
* 🇭🇺 Hungary ✅ until '''13 Aug 23:59''' — '''no renewal''' if you sleep in RO.
* Two drivers · audiobook · big stretch at a RO service area after Borș.
* Two drivers · snacks · audiobook.
* Nav: '''Târgu Mureș''' (not Oradea hotel) · Via address is E60 km 1 from the Cluj direction.
* Aim Oradea by evening — Friday is the longer home leg.


== Day 12 — Oradea to Iași — HOME (Fri 14 Aug 2026) · Leg 2 of 2 ==
== Day 12 — Târgu Mureș to Iași — HOME (Fri 14 Aug 2026) · Leg 2 of 2 ==


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| 🏠 '''HOME DAY''' — Final leg · Arrive Iași Fri 14 Aug
| 🏠 '''HOME DAY''' — Short last leg · Arrive Iași Fri 14 Aug midday / early afternoon
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| 📅 '''Date:''' Fri 14 Aug 2026  |  🚗 '''Route:''' Oradea → Cluj corridor → Iași  |  ⏱ '''Drive:''' ~7–8.5 h (~520–580 km)  |  🌙 '''Overnight:''' '''Home (Iași)'''
| 📅 '''Date:''' Fri 14 Aug 2026  |  🚗 '''Route:''' Târgu Mureș → Toplița / Piatra Neamț corridor → Iași  |  ⏱ '''Drive:''' ~5–5.5 h (~320 km)  |  🌙 '''Overnight:''' '''Home (Iași)'''
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=== 🗺️ Driving ===
=== 🗺️ Driving ===
* '''No sightseeing''' — fuel / food / stretch only · optional short Cluj break if kids need it.
* Reverse of Day 1’s eastbound corridor — fuel / food / stretch only.
* '''Home''' — kids’ own beds.
* Home before late afternoon if you leave by '''08:00'''.


=== ✅ Kids checklist — Final day home ===
=== ✅ Kids checklist — Final day home ===
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| ✅ '''Depart Oradea by 08:00''' — full tank · two driver swaps · home mid/late afternoon.
| ✅ '''Depart Târgu Mureș by 08:00''' — full tank · one long stretch stop · home early afternoon.
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=== 💡 Tips for This Day ===
=== 💡 Tips for This Day ===
* 🇷🇴 Rovinietă annual ✅ · no HU needed.
* 🇷🇴 Rovinietă annual ✅ · no HU needed.
* Swap drivers every ~2 h · lunch on Cluj / Târgu Mureș corridor.
* Mountain / DN stretches — don’t rush; Friday is the easy day because you pushed Thursday.
* Buffer days Sat 15 – Sun 16 at home.
* Buffer days Sat 15 – Sun 16 at home.


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| Berlin attractions (Zoo + Technikmuseum + sights) || €120–280
| Berlin attractions (Zoo + Technikmuseum + sights) || €120–280
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| Other attractions (Kraków / Oradea evenings) || €80–200
| Other attractions (Kraków / Târgu Mureș evenings) || €80–200
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|- style="background:#f8f9fa;"
| Food & dining || €800–1,350
| Food & dining || €800–1,350
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| style="background:#e8f4fd;" | 🥇 Toll (not vignette) || '''Wed 12 Aug''' on A4 || 🇵🇱 '''A4 Katowice–Kraków''' plazas || [https://www.autostrada-a4.com.pl autostrada-a4.com.pl] || ~'''PLN 36''' total (Mysłowice + Balice) · cash/card · optional Autopay
| style="background:#e8f4fd;" | 🥇 Toll (not vignette) || '''Wed 12 Aug''' on A4 || 🇵🇱 '''A4 Katowice–Kraków''' plazas || [https://www.autostrada-a4.com.pl autostrada-a4.com.pl] || ~'''PLN 36''' total (Mysłowice + Balice) · cash/card · optional Autopay
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| style="background:#fff3cd;" | 🏨 '''Book today''' || Thu 13 || '''Oradea''' 1 night (budget) || Booking.com · Pension Recidency / Dream House || Free parking · late CI · family of 4
| style="background:#fff3cd;" | 🏨 '''Book today''' || Thu 13 || '''Târgu Mureș''' 1 night (budget) || Motel Via / Pensiunea David / Cleopatra || Free parking · late CI · family of 4
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| style="background:#d4edda;" | ✅ Kraków hotel || Wed 12 || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || Skotnicka 272 || Done · free parking
| style="background:#d4edda;" | ✅ Kraków hotel || Wed 12 || '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' || Skotnicka 272 || Done · free parking
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* '''🇵🇱 A4 tolls''' — cash/card ~PLN 36 (Katowice–Kraków) · no Polish vignette
* '''🇵🇱 A4 tolls''' — cash/card ~PLN 36 (Katowice–Kraków) · no Polish vignette
* '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' — ✅ Done · Skotnicka 272
* '''Kraków Garden Hotel''' — ✅ Done · Skotnicka 272
* '''Oradea hotel''' — '''book now''' · budget pension/apartment · free parking · Thu 13
* '''Târgu Mureș hotel''' — '''book now''' · Motel Via (E60, late arrival) or Pensiunea David · free parking · Thu 13
* '''Cross HU before 23:59''' — vignette ends tonight
* '''Cross HU before 23:59''' — vignette ends tonight · then continue east
* '''HU / RO / AT / DE / SK''' — already covered ✅
* '''HU / RO / AT / DE / SK''' — already covered ✅
* '''Home Fri 14 Aug''' — Oradea → Iași (Leg 2 of 2)
* '''Home Fri 14 Aug''' — Târgu Mureș → Iași (Leg 2 of 2 · ~5 h)
* '''Publish wiki updates''' with <code>python publish_wiki.py</code>
* '''Publish wiki updates''' with <code>python publish_wiki.py</code>


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Revision as of 08:29, 13 August 2026

Road Trip: Iași → Berlin → Iași (14 Days)

🚗 Trip Overview
Start / End Iași, Romania
Destination Berlin, Germany
Duration 14 days (3–16 Aug 2026)
Family 2 adults + 2 children (8 & 13)
Vehicle RO B901VTR
Countries RO · HU · AT · DE · PL · SK
Home target Fri 14 Aug (via Târgu Mureș)
Today Thu 13 Aug — Kraków → Târgu Mureș (budget stop, closer to Iași) → home Fri
Wiki Trip_to_Berlin_2026
Photos Family album · Google Photos
Publish python publish_wiki.py

📍 Trip progress (live)

Updated Thu 13 Aug 2026 — ✅ Kraków done · overnight Târgu Mureș (further toward Iași, cheaper than Cluj) · home Fri 14 Aug. Photo album live.

📷 Trip photo album — 30 family photos · Cluj → Budapest → Vienna → LEGOLAND · Google Photos

📷 Highlights from our album

  • Cluj arrival · B901VTR · 3 Aug
    Cluj arrival · B901VTR · 3 Aug
  • Family in Budapest · 4 Aug
    Family in Budapest · 4 Aug
  • Heroes’ Square · 4 Aug
    Heroes’ Square · 4 Aug
  • Budapest funicular · 5 Aug
    Budapest funicular · 5 Aug
  • Chimney cake stop · 5 Aug
    Chimney cake stop · 5 Aug
  • Naturhistorisches Museum Wien · 5 Aug
    Naturhistorisches Museum Wien · 5 Aug
  • Museum interior · Vienna · 5 Aug
    Museum interior · Vienna · 5 Aug
  • LEGOLAND boat · 6 Aug
    LEGOLAND boat · 6 Aug
  • Miniland church · 6 Aug
    Miniland church · 6 Aug
  • Fahrschule licenses · 6 Aug
    Fahrschule licenses · 6 Aug
  • LEGOLAND evening · 6 Aug
    LEGOLAND evening · 6 Aug
  • NINJAGO World · 7 Aug
    NINJAGO World · 7 Aug

Full set: Album page · Berlin day photos are also on each day’s kids Photos subpages.

Status Night Dates Property Address / check-in Notes
✅ Done 1 Mon 3 Aug Evo Residence Stay Cluj Bulevardul Muncii 14 A, Cluj-Napoca 2A + 2C
✅ Done 2 Tue 4 Aug LILIOM Apartment 17 Liliom utca, Budapest Lockbox keys
✅ Done 3 Wed 5 Aug Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion Knöllgasse 23, 1100 Vienna Upgrade from Citadines · breakfast
✅ Done 4 Thu 6 Aug IQ Hotel Langenau Magirusstraße 16, 89129 Langenau LEGOLAND #1129895
✅ Done 5 Fri 7 Aug Heidenheimer Zimmer Steinheimerstr. 9/1, 89518 Heidenheim Late CI 20:00–21:00 · Hausmeister +49 177 6362307
✅ Done — Fri 7 Aug LEGOLAND Deutschland LEGOLAND Allee 1, Günzburg 4× 2-day tickets + parking #1129895
✅ Done 6–9 Sat 8 – Wed 12 Aug Numa Berlin Drift · Large Studio Nollendorfplatz 2 · FOSTESKE-1 · CO 12 Aug 11:00 Berlin sightseeing done
✅ Done 10 Wed 12 Aug Kraków Garden Hotel Skotnicka 272, Dębniki · CO 12:00 Return overnight 1 · free parking
📅 TODAY · Book 11 Thu 13 Aug Târgu Mureș (1 night) — closer to Iași Book ASAP · E60 motel / pension · late CI Leg 1 of 2 · Kraków → TM ~9.5–11 h · cross HU before 23:59
🏠 Home — Fri 14 Aug Iași — Leg 2 of 2 · Târgu Mureș → Iași ~5–5.5 h
😴 Rest — Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug Home Iași Buffer days

🧱 LEGOLAND voucher (booking #1129895)

Item Detail
✅ Done IQ Hotel Langenau Laible GmbH · Magirusstraße 16, 89129 Langenau · Apartment · 1 night arrival Thu 6 Aug 2026 · guests: Constantin Bogza, Monica Ada Vlad, Cristina Ioana Bogza (13), Stefan Constantin Bogza (8)
✅ Done 4× 2-day tickets · ticket order 607355598 / 607355601 · valid from 6 Aug 2026 · 2 consecutive days during stay · scan from voucher / phone
✅ Done Resort parking · valid for entire stay · scan at exit barrier · not VIP parking · barcode on voucher
Done 5 Aug 2026 · customer Constantin Bogza · used 6–7 Aug

🛂 Vignettes on this car (RO B901VTR)

Status Country Product Plate Valid from Valid until Paid Receipt / ref
✅ Bought 🇭🇺 Hungary D1 · WEEKLY (10-DAY) NATIONAL 2026 RO B901VTR 4 Aug 2026 09:25 13 Aug 2026 23:59 6 900 Ft 212608040925334694926 · motorway.hu
✅ Bought 🇦🇹 Austria 10-day car vignette 2026 (incl. 20% VAT) RO B901VTR 5 Aug 2026 09:32 14 Aug 2026 23:59 €12.80 asfinag.at
✅ Bought 🇷🇴 Romania Rovinietă (annual) RO B901VTR 2026 31 Dec 2026 — roviniete.ro — valid full year
✅ Done 🇩🇪 Germany Umweltplakette (green) RO B901VTR — permanent ~€6–15 Bought for Numa Umweltzone
✅ Bought 🇸🇰 Slovakia 10-day e-známka (car) RO B901VTR 12 Aug 2026 21 Aug 2026 €10.80 Doc 2613957947 · paid 12 Aug 06:55 card · eznamka.sk
💳 Pay on road 🇵🇱 Poland No vignette · A4 Katowice–Kraków plazas only RO B901VTR Wed 12 — ~PLN 36 (~€8) Cash/card at Mysłowice + Balice · or Autopay · e-TOLL not for cars <3.5 t
⏭️ Skip 🇨🇿 Czechia e-vignette — — — — Not on return (DE→PL→SK→HU→RO)

Return: Berlin → Kraków ✅ → Târgu Mureș (tonight) → Iași Fri 14 Aug. HU until 13 Aug 23:59 — reach RO tonight, then continue east.

🔍 Validity check — B901VTR (as of Thu 13 Aug 2026)

Day Date Route 🇷🇴 RO 🇭🇺 HU 🇵🇱 PL 🇸🇰 SK Verdict
1–10 3–12 Aug Outbound + Berlin + Kraków ✅ ✅ ✅ A4 paid ✅ Done
11 Today 13 Aug Kraków → Târgu Mureș ✅ ✅ until 23:59 — ✅ until 21 Aug Cross HU before midnight · continue to TM
12 14 Aug Târgu Mureș → Iași ✅ — — — HOME · 🇷🇴 only · ~5 h

Book now: Târgu Mureș budget motel/pension (family of 4 + free parking, late CI) · leave Kraków now.

Trip Summary

Day Date Route Drive Overnight Highlights
1 Mon 3 Aug 2026 Iași → Cluj-Napoca ~6.5–7 h Cluj-Napoca 🇷🇴 ✅ Evo Residence
2 Tue 4 Aug 2026 Cluj → Budapest ~5.5–6 h Budapest 🇭🇺 ✅ LILIOM apt
3 Wed 5 Aug 2026 Budapest → Vienna ~2.5 h Vienna 🇦🇹 ✅ Jimmy's Dandelion
4 Thu 6 Aug 2026 Vienna → Langenau / LEGOLAND ~4–4.5 h Langenau 🇦🇹→🇩🇪 ✅ IQ Hotel #1129895
5 Fri 7 Aug 2026 LEGOLAND Deutschland local Heidenheim 🇩🇪🧱 ✅ park + Heidenheimer Zimmer
6 Sat 8 Aug 2026 Heidenheim → Berlin ~5.5–6 h Numa Drift 🇩🇪 ✅ Done · Nollendorfplatz 2 · FOSTESKE-1
7 Sun 9 Aug 2026 Berlin — Berlin 🇩🇪 ✅ Spectrum / Technikmuseum · magnets
8 Mon 10 Aug 2026 Berlin — Berlin 🇩🇪 ✅ Zoo + Aquarium
9 Tue 11 Aug 2026 Berlin — Berlin 🇩🇪 ✅ Walk · shops · history · ice cream
10 Wed 12 Aug 2026 Berlin → Kraków ~6 h Kraków Garden Hotel 🇵🇱 ✅ Done · free parking · Skotnicka 272
11 Thu 13 Aug 2026 Kraków → Târgu Mureș ~9.5–11 h Târgu Mureș 🇵🇱→🇸🇰→🇭🇺→🇷🇴 · TODAY · closer to home
12 Fri 14 Aug 2026 Târgu Mureș → Iași ~5–5.5 h HOME 🏠 Short final leg · depart 08:00
13–14 15–16 Aug — — Home 😴 Rest buffer

Outbound: Cluj → Budapest → Vienna → Langenau → LEGOLAND → Heidenheim → Berlin. Return: Berlin → Kraków → Târgu Mureș → Iași Fri 14 Aug.

⏱ Road-time audit

Day Date Leg Km Pure drive + Breaks Rule Status Notes
1 3 Aug Iași → Cluj-Napoca ~400 ~6.5–7.0 h ~8.0–9.0 h RO ≤8 h ✅ Done Evo Residence
2 4 Aug Cluj → Budapest ~460 ~5.5–6.0 h ~7.0–8.0 h Abroad 4–6 ✅ Done LILIOM apt · Borș
3 5 Aug Budapest → Vienna ~245 ~2.5 h ~3.0–3.5 h Abroad 4–6 ✅ Done Jimmy's Dandelion
4 6 Aug Vienna → Langenau ~480 ~4.0–4.5 h ~5.0–5.5 h Abroad 4–6 ✅ Done IQ Hotel #1129895
5 7 Aug LEGOLAND → Heidenheim ~40 ~0.5 h — — ✅ Done Heidenheimer Zimmer
6 8 Aug Heidenheim → Berlin ~580 ~5.5–6.0 h ~7.0–8.0 h Abroad 4–6 ✅ Done Numa Drift
7–9 9–11 Aug Berlin 0 0 0 — ✅ Pass BVG · car parked
10 12 Aug Berlin → Kraków ~580 ~6.0 h ~7.0–8.0 h Equal leg ✅ Done NEW city · PL A4
11 13 Aug Kraków → Târgu Mureș ~680–780 ~9.5–11 h ~11–12.5 h Push east 📅 Today Cross HU then continue to TM
12 14 Aug Târgu Mureș → Iași ~320 ~5.0–5.5 h ~6.0–7.0 h Home 🏠 Depart 08:00
13–14 15–16 Aug Home 0 0 0 — ✅ Rest

Return design: 3 strips ≈ 6–7.5 h each · 2 stops of 1 night each (equal) in new cities (not used outbound). Home: Fri 14 Aug.


Day 1 — Iași to Cluj (Mon 3 Aug 2026)

✅ COMPLETED — Night 1 of 14 · Mon 3 Aug 2026
  🚗 Route: Iași → Târgu Mureș corridor → Cluj-Napoca  |  ⏱ Drive: ~6.5–7 h (~400 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Cluj-Napoca

Replaces Sibiu (already seen) — northwest corridor toward Hungary saves ~60–80 km on Days 1–2 combined.

🗺️ What we did

  • Long drive — Iași → Cluj (~6.5–7 h) · first night abroad.
  • Evo Residence Stay — Checked in · parked B901VTR on site · unpacked · early night (no city sightseeing — saved energy for Budapest tomorrow).
B901VTR at Evo Residence Stay Cluj — Mon 3 Aug evening
Evo Residence — arrival night

✅ Kids checklist — Cluj

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Arrived at Evo Residence — parked B901VTR ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Long drive from Iași (first night abroad!) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Unpacked and settled in at the hotel ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Early night — big drive to Budapest tomorrow ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Cluj

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  • B901VTR at Evo Residence Stay Cluj — arrival night, Mon 3 Aug
    B901VTR at Evo Residence Stay Cluj — arrival night, Mon 3 Aug
  • Evo Residence — car parked on arrival
    Evo Residence — car parked on arrival
  • Favourite thing: Long drive from Iași · first night abroad · car safe in the hotel parking

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Property Type Beds Check-in / out Parking Notes
✅ Evo Residence Stay Cluj Apartment 2A + 2C (8 & 12) Mon 3 Aug 15:00 → Tue 4 Aug 11:00 On-site Bulevardul Muncii 14 A, 400394 Cluj-Napoca
✅ Booked & completed: Evo Residence Stay Cluj — 1 night, 3 Aug 2026.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Romanian vignette: roviniete.ro — annual ✅ (valid all 2026)
  • NW corridor (not Sibiu) — saved distance toward Oradea/Borș.
  • Plan 2–3 breaks; finish driving before dusk.

Day 2 — Cluj to Budapest (Tue 4 Aug 2026)

✅ COMPLETED — Night 2 of 14 · Tue 4 Aug 2026
  🚗 Route: Cluj → Oradea → Borș → Debrecen corridor → Budapest  |  ⏱ Drive: ~5.5–6 h (~460 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Budapest (1 night only)

🗺️ What to See

No full Budapest day — evening only; transfer to Vienna tomorrow.

  • Family evening in Budapest — Walk + photos after the Cluj drive.
Family selfie — Budapest, Tue 4 Aug
Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere) from the car · Tue 4 Aug evening

✅ Kids checklist — Budapest (evening)

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Family evening in Budapest (selfie) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Walked Vajdahunyad / City Park area (Day 3 morning) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Budapest funicular — great view! ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Tried kürtőskalács / chimney cake ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Survived the border crossing calmly ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Packed bags ready for Vienna morning ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Budapest

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  • Family selfie — Budapest, Tue 4 Aug evening
    Family selfie — Budapest, Tue 4 Aug evening
  • Heroes’ Square from the car — Tue 4 Aug
    Heroes’ Square from the car — Tue 4 Aug
  • Family in Budapest — Tue 4 Aug evening
    Family in Budapest — Tue 4 Aug evening
  • Budapest morning — City Park area, Wed 5 Aug
    Budapest morning — City Park area, Wed 5 Aug
  • City Park walk — Wed 5 Aug morning
    City Park walk — Wed 5 Aug morning
  • Vajdahunyad / park grounds — Wed 5 Aug
    Vajdahunyad / park grounds — Wed 5 Aug
  • More City Park — Wed 5 Aug
    More City Park — Wed 5 Aug
  • Budapest funicular — Wed 5 Aug morning
    Budapest funicular — Wed 5 Aug morning
  • Snack stop on the way to Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
    Snack stop on the way to Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
  • Chimney cake (kürtőskalács) — Wed 5 Aug
    Chimney cake (kürtőskalács) — Wed 5 Aug
  • Favourite things: family selfie · Heroes’ Square · funicular · chimney cake

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Property Type Beds Check-in / out Parking Notes
✅ LILIOM Apartment (AC, TV, free parking) Apartment 2A + 2C (8 & 13) Tue 4 Aug 15:00–23:30 → Wed 5 Aug 08:00–11:00 Free 1094 Budapest, 17 Liliom utca · Keys in on-site lockbox
✅ Booked & completed: LILIOM Apartment — 1 night, 4 Aug 2026.
Family in Budapest — Tue 4 Aug
Budapest evening

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Hungarian e-matrica ✅ — D1 10-day · 6 900 Ft · ref 212608040925334694926 · plate B901VTR · valid 4 Aug 09:25 → 13 Aug 23:59 · motorway.hu
  • Passports at Borș — done ✅
  • Depart by 11:00 Wed 5 Aug (checkout) toward Vienna.

Day 3 — Budapest to Vienna (Wed 5 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — Night 3 · Wed 5 Aug 2026 · Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion · 1 night Vienna
  🚗 Route: Budapest → M1 → Vienna  |  ⏱ Drive: ~2.5 h (~245 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Vienna (1 night — checkout Thu 6 Aug morning)

🗺️ What we did

Budapest morning (City Park loop) — done ✅

  • Left LILIOM · checkout · drove to City Park (Museum Underground Parking).
  • Heroes’ Square — Millennium Monument photos.
  • Vajdahunyad Castle grounds — fairytale towers & lake walk.
  • Budapest funicular — great view!
  • Kürtőskalács (chimney cake) snack stop.
  • Joined M1 toward Vienna (~2.5 h).
  • City Park area — Wed 5 Aug morning
    City Park area — Wed 5 Aug morning
  • City Park walk — Wed 5 Aug
    City Park walk — Wed 5 Aug
  • Vajdahunyad / park — Wed 5 Aug
    Vajdahunyad / park — Wed 5 Aug
  • More City Park — Wed 5 Aug
    More City Park — Wed 5 Aug
  • Budapest funicular — Wed 5 Aug
    Budapest funicular — Wed 5 Aug
  • Snack stop — Wed 5 Aug
    Snack stop — Wed 5 Aug
  • Chimney cake (kürtőskalács) — Wed 5 Aug
    Chimney cake (kürtőskalács) — Wed 5 Aug

Vienna afternoon — done ✅

  • Naturhistorisches Museum — family at the dome · marble halls · paintings.
  • Checked in at Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion (Knöllgasse 23).
  • Driving toward Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
    Driving toward Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
  • Family at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug
    Family at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug
  • Maria-Theresien-Platz — Wed 5 Aug
    Maria-Theresien-Platz — Wed 5 Aug
  • Museum exterior — Wed 5 Aug
    Museum exterior — Wed 5 Aug
  • Museum interior halls — Wed 5 Aug
    Museum interior halls — Wed 5 Aug
  • More museum halls — Wed 5 Aug
    More museum halls — Wed 5 Aug
  • Evening near Dandelion — Wed 5 Aug
    Evening near Dandelion — Wed 5 Aug
  • Family selfie at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug
    Family selfie at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug

✅ Kids checklist — Vienna (arrival day)

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Left Budapest and drove to Vienna ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Naturhistorisches Museum — family at the dome ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Explored museum halls (trains of history / art) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Tried a Viennese pastry / ice cream ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Found Jimmy’s Dandelion and parked the car ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Vienna

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  • Naturhistorisches Museum Wien — family selfie, Wed 5 Aug
    Naturhistorisches Museum Wien — family selfie, Wed 5 Aug
  • Driving toward Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
    Driving toward Vienna — Wed 5 Aug
  • Family at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug afternoon
    Family at NHM Wien — Wed 5 Aug afternoon
  • Maria-Theresien-Platz — Wed 5 Aug
    Maria-Theresien-Platz — Wed 5 Aug
  • Museum exterior / gardens — Wed 5 Aug
    Museum exterior / gardens — Wed 5 Aug
  • Museum interior — marble halls & paintings, Wed 5 Aug
    Museum interior — marble halls & paintings, Wed 5 Aug
  • More museum halls — Wed 5 Aug
    More museum halls — Wed 5 Aug
  • Evening near Jimmy’s Dandelion — Wed 5 Aug
    Evening near Jimmy’s Dandelion — Wed 5 Aug
  • Favourite thing: Naturhistorisches Museum · big dome · fancy marble stairs

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ℹ️ Accommodation change: Citadines South Vienna (27 Triester Straße) unavailable due to water leak. Complimentary upgrade to Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion (Knöllgasse 23) — same rates, breakfast included. No action needed.

🏨 Where to Stay

Property Type Beds Check-in / out Parking Notes
✅ Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion ⬆️ Apartment (upgraded) 2A + 2C (8 & 13) Wed 5 Aug 15:00–18:00 → Thu 6 Aug 07:00–11:00 On-site / nearby Knöllgasse 23, 1100 Vienna (Favoriten) · complimentary breakfast · relocated from Citadines South
✅ Done: Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion — 1 night (5 Aug). Complimentary upgrade from Citadines + breakfast.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Budapest 2 h: City Park loop above — park at Museum Underground Parking, pay with Parkl / Simple
  • Austrian vignette ✅ — 10-day €12.80 · plate B901VTR · valid 5 Aug 09:32 → 14 Aug 23:59 · asfinag.at
  • LILIOM checkout 08:00–11:00 · then Budapest loop · M1 to Vienna · aim Jimmy's 15:00–18:00
  • Jimmy's check-in 15:00–18:00 — Knöllgasse 23 (not Triester Straße)
  • Breakfast included tomorrow — still plan early departure for Günzburg.
  • Tomorrow: no Vienna sightseeing — depart by 09:00 for Günzburg.

Day 4 — Vienna to Langenau / LEGOLAND (Thu 6 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — Night 4 · Thu 6 Aug 2026 · IQ Hotel Langenau · LEGOLAND booking #1129895
  🚗 Route: Vienna → A1 / A8 → Langenau (LEGOLAND area)  |  ⏱ Drive: ~4–4.5 h (~480 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: IQ Hotel Langenau

🗺️ What we did

  • Early checkout from Jimmy's Apartments Dandelion — included breakfast · on the road ~09:00.
  • Vienna → A1 / A8 → Langenau (~4–4.5 h) — Danube & Alpine foothill views · stretch stops along the way · no Salzburg detour.
  • IQ Hotel Langenau — checked in at Magirusstraße 16 · unpacked · LEGOLAND #1129895 tickets ready · ~15–20 min drive to the park.
  • Monica at IQ Hotel Langenau — Thu 6 Aug arrival
    Monica at IQ Hotel Langenau — Thu 6 Aug arrival
  • Hotel area walk — Thu 6 Aug evening
    Hotel area walk — Thu 6 Aug evening

✅ Kids checklist — Travel day to Günzburg

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Helped pack the car in Vienna ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Spotted mountains or countryside from the motorway ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Took a fun stretch-stop break ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Arrived at IQ Hotel Langenau before bedtime ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Got LEGOLAND tickets ready for tomorrow ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Günzburg arrival

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  • Monica at IQ Hotel Langenau area — Thu 6 Aug arrival
    Monica at IQ Hotel Langenau area — Thu 6 Aug arrival
  • Hotel / campsite walk — Thu 6 Aug
    Hotel / campsite walk — Thu 6 Aug
  • Favourite thing: Almost at LEGOLAND! · Monica double thumbs up

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Property Type Guests Check-in / out Booking Notes
✅ IQ Hotel Langenau (Laible GmbH) Apartment Constantin Bogza · Monica Ada Vlad · Cristina (13) · Stefan (8) Thu 6 Aug 14:30–23:30 → Fri 7 Aug by 12:00 #1129895 Magirusstraße 16, 89129 Langenau · Tel 07345-239010 · ~15–20 min drive to LEGOLAND
✅ Done via LEGOLAND: IQ Hotel Langenau — 1 night (6 Aug). Night of 7 Aug → Heidenheimer Zimmer (see Day 5).

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Checkout Jimmy's 07:00–11:00 — enjoy included breakfast, then aim on A1 by 09:00.
  • Austrian vignette valid until 14 Aug 23:59 ✅ (still OK today).
  • Nav: Magirusstraße 16, 89129 Langenau (not Günzburg centre).
  • LEGOLAND tickets + parking already on voucher #1129895 — keep PDF / barcodes ready.
  • Install LEGOLAND app; Flying NINJAGO needs 125 cm / age 7+.

Day 5 — LEGOLAND Deutschland (Fri 7 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — LEGOLAND day · Voucher #1129895 · 4× 2-day tickets + parking · then Heidenheimer Zimmer
  🧱 Park: LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort  |  📍 LEGOLAND Allee 1, 89312 Günzburg  |  🚗 ~15–20 min from IQ Hotel Langenau  |  🌙 Overnight: Heidenheimer Zimmer (Heidenheim)
🧱 Full park day — 2A + Cristina (13) + Stefan (8) · 68 attractions · scan tickets from voucher · rides usually close 1 hour before park close.

🎟️ Tickets, parking & hours (from voucher)

Item Detail
✅ Booking #1129895 · booked 5 Aug 2026 · Constantin Bogza
✅ 2-day tickets Constantin · Monica · Cristina (13) · Stefan (8) · orders 607355598 / 607355601 · valid from 6 Aug · 2 consecutive days during stay
✅ Parking Resort parking for entire stay · scan at exit barrier · not VIP
Park address LEGOLAND Allee 1, 89312 Günzburg · A8 exit Günzburg
Hours (verify app) Typically 10:00–17:00/18:00 · rides close ~1 h earlier
Long Summer Nights 1 + 8 + 15 Aug until 22:00 + fireworks — Sat 8 Aug only if your 2nd ticket day is unused

🗓️ Suggested day plan (ages 8 & 13)

Time Plan Why
09:15–09:45 Arrive · park · lockers · enter at open Beat queues; photo at gate
10:00–11:30 🥇 LEGO NINJAGO World first Hottest queues early — NINJAGO The Ride (interactive 4D) · Flying NINJAGO (125 cm / 7+) · climbing / balancers
11:30–12:30 LEGO X-TREME / MYTHICA Bigger thrills for the 13-year-old · roller coasters / mythica rides (check height signs)
12:30–13:15 Lunch + shade break Bring snacks; park food is pricey · refill water
13:15–14:15 MINILAND Cooler midday · miniature cities from millions of bricks · easy photos for both kids
14:15–15:30 Pirate Land + Adventure Land Captain Nick’s Splash Battle (expect to get wet — spare clothes) · jungle / adventure rides
15:30–16:30 LEGO City + Knights’ Kingdom Driving school / city play · castle area · one more must-ride from the kids’ list
16:30–close Show · LEGO Shop · exit Check app for parade / stage times · one shared souvenir budget

🗺️ Themed areas — pick your favourites

  • MINILAND — Heart of the park; cities & landmarks in miniature LEGO.
Cristina & Stefan at Miniland church · Thu 6 Aug
  • LEGO NINJAGO World — Best early stop for ages 8–13 (rides + ninja training).
Cristina at NINJAGO World · Fri 7 Aug
  • Pirate Land / Adventure Land / LEGO City (Fahrschule) — Splash, coasters, driving school.
Constantin & Stefan on the LEGOLAND boat · Thu 6 Aug
Fahrschule — kids with driving licenses · Thu 6 Aug
Evening at the park / hotel terrace · Thu 6 Aug

✅ Kids checklist — LEGOLAND

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Entered LEGOLAND at opening time ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Rode something in NINJAGO World ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Visited Miniland ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Tried a splash / water attraction (boat ride!) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Rode at least 3 attractions ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Fahrschule — got driving licenses! ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Built something / played in a build zone ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Chose one souvenir (or a photo instead) ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — LEGOLAND

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  • Constantin & Stefan on the LEGOLAND boat — Thu 6 Aug
    Constantin & Stefan on the LEGOLAND boat — Thu 6 Aug
  • LEGOLAND rides — Thu 6 Aug
    LEGOLAND rides — Thu 6 Aug
  • Cristina & Stefan at Miniland church — Thu 6 Aug
    Cristina & Stefan at Miniland church — Thu 6 Aug
  • Miniland detail — Thu 6 Aug
    Miniland detail — Thu 6 Aug
  • Park fun — Thu 6 Aug
    Park fun — Thu 6 Aug
  • Fahrschule — driving licenses! — Thu 6 Aug
    Fahrschule — driving licenses! — Thu 6 Aug
  • More LEGOLAND — Thu 6 Aug
    More LEGOLAND — Thu 6 Aug
  • Attractions — Thu 6 Aug
    Attractions — Thu 6 Aug
  • Evening at the park / terrace — Thu 6 Aug
    Evening at the park / terrace — Thu 6 Aug
  • LEGOLAND day 2 — Fri 7 Aug
    LEGOLAND day 2 — Fri 7 Aug
  • Cristina at NINJAGO World spinners — Fri 7 Aug
    Cristina at NINJAGO World spinners — Fri 7 Aug
  • Favourite things: boat ride · Miniland church · Fahrschule licenses · NINJAGO spinners

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Property Type Dates Check-in Contact Notes
✅ Heidenheimer Zimmer Rooms / Zimmer Fri 7 Aug → Sat 8 Aug 20:00–21:00 (late CI approved, no extra charge) · regular 15:00–18:00 Hausmeister +49 177 6362307 (Kilic / Booking.com) Steinheimerstr. 9/1, 89518 Heidenheim · ~30–40 min from LEGOLAND after park close
✅ Done: Heidenheimer Zimmer — night after LEGOLAND · late CI 20:00–21:00 · Hausmeister +49 177 6362307.
ℹ️ Host note (Kilic): Regular check-in 15:00–18:00. Message ETA on Booking.com. Outside hours: notify in advance. At the house, call Hausmeister +49 177 6362307 for check-in help.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Tickets + parking already on voucher — scan barcodes at gate / parking exit.
  • Drive ~15–20 min from Magirusstraße 16, Langenau → LEGOLAND Allee 1.
  • Install the LEGOLAND Deutschland app for wait times, map, and show times.
  • Height checks: Flying NINJAGO needs 125 cm + age 7 — measure kids before queuing.
  • Pack spare clothes / light rain jacket for Splash Battle and water play.
  • Park is smoke-free (designated spots only).
  • Leave park by ~19:00–19:15 → drive to Heidenheim (~30–40 min) for check-in 20:00–21:00.
  • Nav: Steinheimerstr. 9/1, 89518 Heidenheim · call +49 177 6362307 on arrival.
  • Early night — long drive to Berlin tomorrow (~5.5–6 h from Heidenheim).

Day 6 — Heidenheim to Berlin (Sat 8 Aug 2026)

✅ COMPLETED — Sat 8 Aug · Heidenheim → Numa Berlin Drift · Nollendorfplatz 2 · Umweltplakette ✅ · CI 15:00 · Res. FOSTESKE-1
✅ Berlin booked: Numa Berlin Drift · Large Studio (kitchenette + sofa bed) · Check-in Sat 8 Aug 15:00 · Check-out Wed 12 Aug 11:00 · 2A + 2C · Guest Constantin Bogza
  🚗 Route: Heidenheim → A7 / A8 / A9 → Berlin  |  ⏱ Drive: ~5.5–6 h (~580 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Numa Drift (night 1 of 4 · FOSTESKE-1)
✅ Checkout: Heidenheimer Zimmer — depart early enough to reach Berlin for check-in 15:00.

🗺️ What we did

  • Long drive — Heidenheim → A7 / A8 / A9 → Berlin (~5.5–6 h) · calm car day · two good stretch stops.
  • Numa Berlin Drift — checked in at Nollendorfplatz 2 (Large Studio · kitchenette) · unpacked for 4 nights.
  • Grocery run — stocked up for breakfasts · U-Bahn at the door (U1/U2/U3/U4).
  • Umweltplakette ✅ — green sticker for B901VTR (required inside Umweltzone).

✅ Kids checklist — Travel to Berlin

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Helped with a calm car day (audiobook / playlist) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Two good stretch stops ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Arrived at Numa Drift and unpacked ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Bought snacks for Berlin breakfasts ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Berlin arrival

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  • Numa Drift neighbourhood — Nollendorfplatz, Sat 8 Aug arrival
    Numa Drift neighbourhood — Nollendorfplatz, Sat 8 Aug arrival
  • Photo: Nollendorfplatz (CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manfred Brückels)
  • Favourite thing: Long drive from Heidenheim · arrived at Numa Drift · U-Bahn at the door · grocery run for breakfasts

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Property Room Guests Check-in / out Reservation Notes
✅ Numa Berlin Drift Large Studio with kitchenette + sofa bed Constantin Bogza · 2A + 2C Sat 8 Aug 15:00 → Wed 12 Aug 11:00 FOSTESKE-1 Nollendorfplatz 2, 10777 Berlin (Schöneberg) · U1/U2/U3/U4 Nollendorfplatz · numastays.com · inside S-Bahn ring → Umweltplakette required
✅ Umweltplakette done — Drift is inside the Umweltzone; green sticker was required and purchased for B901VTR.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • Umweltplakette: ✅ Done for B901VTR (required for Numa inside Umweltzone).
  • Nav: Nollendorfplatz 2, 10777 Berlin — arrive for CI 15:00 (FOSTESKE-1).
  • U-Bahn at the door → Zoo Day 8 is ~5–10 min (U2 toward Zoo / Zoologischer Garten ~1.6 km).
  • Berlin WelcomeCard — see box below (better than stacking day tickets for Sun–Tue).
  • Kitchenette — grocery run tonight for breakfasts (Rewe / bio markets near Winterfeldtplatz).

🎫 Berlin WelcomeCard — which one (for Zoo + Technikmuseum)

✅ BEST FOR YOUR FULL BERLIN STAY: Classic · zone AB · 4 days · 2 adult cards · validate tonight Sat 8 Aug (or first ride) → valid until midnight Wed 12 Aug · covers arrival evening through checkout.
💡 Product vs duration: Still choose Classic (not Museum Island / not All Inclusive). The only question is 72h vs 4 days — for the complete Numa stay, take 4 days.
Classic + Museum Island All Inclusive
Best for Your trip — transit + Zoo/Technikmuseum discounts Art museums on Museum Island TV Tower / hop-on / many free attractions
Price (AB) 72h ≈ €39.50 · 4-day ≈ €49.50 ≈ €62 · 72h only From ≈ €99 (+ kids tickets ≈ €51+)
Public transport Yes AB Yes Yes (often ABC)
Kids 6–14 on transit Up to 3 free per adult Same Same
Zoo / Technikmuseum Zoo ~25% · Technikmuseum adults ~50% (kids free anyway) Same discounts only Not free on either
Verdict ✅ Classic ❌ Skip ❌ Skip

Duration for your dates (Sat 8 evening → Wed 12 checkout)

Duration If you validate Sat 8 evening Covers full stay? Family cost (2 adults)
48h Expires Mon evening ❌ Misses Technikmuseum Tue ~
72h Expires Tue evening ⚠️ Tight — OK if Tue museum done before expiry; no Wed buffer ≈ €79
4 days Until midnight Wed 12 Aug ([BVG rule](https://www.bvg.de/en/subscriptions-and-tickets/all-tickets/tourists/welcomecard-4-days)) ✅ Yes — complete period ≈ €99 (+€20 vs 72h)
5–6 days Longer than needed Overkill Higher

+€10/adult for 4-day buys you Sat evening U-Bahn + all of Sun–Tue + Wed morning without watching the clock.

Exact buy (complete stay)

Field Choose
Product Berlin WelcomeCard Classic
Zone AB
Duration 4 days (best for complete Numa period)
Quantity 2 adult — kids ride free on transit
Validate First ride tonight or tomorrow morning — stamp once
Budget alternative Classic 72h if you only ride Sun–Tue and validate Sun ~09:00 (saves ≈ €20)

Where to buy

Rank Where Notes
🥇 berlin-welcomecard.de Classic · AB · 4 days · app-friendly
🥈 U Nollendorfplatz machine Hard ticket · stamp once
🥉 Brandenburg Gate Tourist Info Day 7

[berlin-welcomecard.de](https://www.berlin-welcomecard.de/en) · [BVG 4-day €49.50 AB](https://www.bvg.de/en/subscriptions-and-tickets/all-tickets/tourists/welcomecard-4-days) · [BVG 72h €39.50 AB](https://www.bvg.de/en/subscriptions-and-tickets/all-tickets/tourists/welcomecard-72h)

🏙️ Berlin — 3 Full Sightseeing Days (Days 7–9)

Leave the car parked. Use BVG. Checkout Wed 12 Aug 11:00 → Kraków (Day 10) → Târgu Mureș (Day 11) → home Fri 14 Aug.

Day Date Must-do attractions Notes
7 Sun 9 Aug ✅ Spectrum / Technikmuseum (science) · magnets + mirror fun Done — kids loved magnetic experiments
8 Mon 10 Aug ✅ Berlin Zoo + Aquarium · jellyfish · giant-bug scare Done — Stefan’s seat story
9 Tue 11 Aug ✅ Walk · shops · history · ice cream · Pizza Hut · S/U-Bahn · ICE at Hbf Last Berlin night · leave Wed for Kraków

Day 7 — Science museum + Berlin (Sun 9 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — Sun 9 Aug · Deutsches Technikmuseum — trains first · Spectrum magnets · planes, boats, space & missiles
  🚇 Gleisdreieck / Möckernbrücke · Trebbiner Straße 9  |  🌙 Overnight: Numa Drift

🗺️ What we did

  • Trains first — Mostly steam engines · the big BR 01 has a driving wheel taller than Stefan · cab controls look as complicated as Derail Valley.
Stefan on the small Siemens & Halske model electric engine (“The World Goes Electric”) — model only, no controls, doesn’t move
  • “The World Goes Electric” — Sit-on Siemens & Halske Berlin model electric engine (display only — no working controls).
  • Also saw: planes · boats · spaceships · missiles · and more halls.
  • Spectrum science centre — Hands-on physics · magnets were the hit · curved mirror selfie.
Family in the Spectrum curved mirror — Sun 9 Aug 2026

🧒 Kids’ notes (Stefan)

First section = trains. Rode (sat on) a small electric engine that doesn’t work — just a model, no controls. Lots of interesting things: planes, boats, spaceships, missiles. Trains are mostly steam. BR 01 driving wheel bigger than me. Controls look very complicated if you haven’t played Derail Valley yet.

✅ Kids checklist — Technikmuseum / Spectrum

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Sat on the small Siemens electric engine model ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw the BR 01 — driving wheel bigger than Stefan ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Tried the magnetic experiments (Spectrum) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Made a funny photo in the curved mirror ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw planes, boats, spaceships / missiles ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Found another favourite locomotive (BR 01 steam!) ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Technikmuseum / Spectrum

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  • Spectrum curved mirror selfie — family fun, Sun 9 Aug 2026
    Spectrum curved mirror selfie — family fun, Sun 9 Aug 2026
  • Stefan on Siemens & Halske model electric engine — trains hall, Sun 9 Aug
    Stefan on Siemens & Halske model electric engine — trains hall, Sun 9 Aug
  • Favourite things: magnetic experiments · funny mirror · BR 01 huge wheel · sit-on electric model · planes · boats · spaceships

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💡 Notes from this day

  • Trains hall first → Spectrum magnets + mirror → aviation / ships / space / missiles.
  • BR 01 steam loco driving wheel taller than Stefan · Derail Valley cab vibes.
  • Under 18 free · adults WelcomeCard discount if used.
  • Tomorrow Mon 10: Zoo — ✅ done (see Day 8).

Day 8 — Berlin Zoo + Aquarium (Mon 10 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — Mon 10 Aug · Berlin Zoo + Zoo Aquarium — elephants & friends at the start · Cristina + jellyfish · Stefan vs giant bug
  🚇 U/S Zoologischer Garten (~5–10 min from Drift) · Hardenbergplatz 8  |  🌙 Overnight: Numa Drift

🗺️ What we did

  • Zoo right at the start — Elephants · anteaters · zebras · antelopes · and many more.
Family selfie at Berlin Zoo — Stefan, Cristina, Monica, Constantin · Mon 10 Aug 2026
  • Zoo Berlin Aquarium — Cristina photo with the jellyfish cylinder at the entrance · colourful tropical fish tanks.
Cristina with the jellyfish tank — Zoo Aquarium entrance, Mon 10 Aug 2026
Tropical fish tank — Zoo Aquarium, Mon 10 Aug 2026

🧒 Kids’ notes (Stefan)

Mon 10 Aug — Zoo day was awesome. Berlin Zoo is cool as always and fun. We saw different animals that were super interesting. But I hated the bugs. It was TERRIBLE!!!
At the last floor of the Aquarium I accidentally sat on a seat that had a glass pane — underneath was a still GIANT bug. When I saw it I jumped up. Literally. Monica laughed. Rude. (BTW it’s me Stefan writing this.)

🌆 Tonight — 2-hour Berlin evening (WelcomeCard)

🥇 Best fit after Zoo day: illuminated Brandenburg Gate mini-loop · ~2 h door-to-door from Drift · all free outdoors · WelcomeCard = unlimited U/S-Bahn
Time Step Notes
0:00–0:15 Drift → U Nollendorfplatz → ride toward Mitte U2 (e.g. to Potsdamer Platz or Stadtmitte) then short walk / 1 stop to Gate · ~12–15 min
0:15–0:45 Brandenburg Gate + Pariser Platz Best after dark when lit · photos · walk under the columns
0:45–1:05 Holocaust Memorial (2 min south) Short quiet walk through the stelae · age-appropriate
1:05–1:25 Optional: Reichstag exterior only 5–7 min north of the Gate · no dome tonight (needs booking)
1:25–2:00 U/S back to Nollendorfplatz Ice cream / snack near hotel · early night

WelcomeCard tips: show card if inspected · kids 6–14 ride free with adult cards · no attraction tickets needed on this loop (all outdoor).

Alt if too tired Plan Time
🥈 Closer Ku’damm + Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (lit) · U1/U2/U3 from Nollendorfplatz toward Zoo / Kurfürstendamm ~60–90 min round trip
🥉 Ultra-local Winterfeldtplatz · Schöneberg cafés · stroll only ~45–60 min · no big sights
❌ Skip tonight East Side Gallery / Checkpoint full loop Too long after Zoo · save for Tue flexible day

✅ Kids checklist — Berlin Zoo

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Saw elephants / anteaters / zebras / antelopes near the start ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Cristina photo with the jellyfish (Aquarium entrance) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Visited the Zoo Aquarium ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Zoo was awesome / cool / fun — animals super interesting ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Hated the bugs — TERRIBLE!!! ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Stefan sat on the glass seat over the GIANT bug — then jumped ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Monica laughed (Stefan says: rude) ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Berlin Zoo

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  • Cristina with jellyfish — Zoo Aquarium entrance, Mon 10 Aug 2026
    Cristina with jellyfish — Zoo Aquarium entrance, Mon 10 Aug 2026
  • Family selfie at Berlin Zoo — Mon 10 Aug 2026
    Family selfie at Berlin Zoo — Mon 10 Aug 2026
  • Tropical fish tank — Zoo Aquarium, Mon 10 Aug 2026
    Tropical fish tank — Zoo Aquarium, Mon 10 Aug 2026
  • Favourite things: elephants · zebras · jellyfish · colourful fish · Zoo was awesome · bugs were TERRIBLE!!! · Stefan vs giant bug seat (Monica laughed — rude)

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💡 Notes from this day

  • Zoo + Aquarium combo day — jellyfish entrance = photo win.
  • Stefan’s top-floor bug seat = family legend.
  • Tomorrow Tue 11: flexible Berlin — ✅ done (see Day 9).

Day 9 — Flexible Berlin (Tue 11 Aug 2026)

✅ DONE — Tue 11 Aug · walked around Berlin · shops · historic buildings · amazing ice cream restaurant
  🚇 BVG AB (WelcomeCard)  |  🌙 Overnight: Numa Drift (last night)

🗺️ What we did

  • Wandered Berlin — Not a museum day · just going around the city.
  • Shops — Enjoyed a nice walk through the shops.
  • Historic buildings — Liked seeing the history buildings along the way.
  • Ice cream restaurant — Found a place with amazing ice cream.
  • Pizza Hut — Lunch / dinner stop (Stefan’s pick to remember).
  • S-Bahn + U-Bahn — Rode both with the WelcomeCard.
  • Berlin Hauptbahnhof — Saw an ICE and other DB trains · Stefan on the platform with an S-Bahn.
Stefan at Berlin Hauptbahnhof — S-Bahn platform, Tue 11 Aug 2026

🧒 Kids’ notes

11.8.2026 — Today we just went around Berlin. It wasn’t boring. I enjoyed a nice walk in the shops and the history buildings. We found even a place with an amazing ice cream restaurant.
Hi — it’s me Stefan. Today we went through Berlin and ate pizza at Pizza Hut. We took a S-Bahn and a U-Bahn and even saw an ICE at Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) and other DB trains.

✅ Kids checklist — Flexible Berlin

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Went around Berlin — not boring! ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Nice walk in the shops ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw historic buildings ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Found an amazing ice cream restaurant ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Ate pizza at Pizza Hut ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Rode S-Bahn and U-Bahn ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw an ICE (+ other DB trains) at Hauptbahnhof ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Packed bags for Kraków tomorrow ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos

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  • Stefan at Berlin Hauptbahnhof — S-Bahn platform, Tue 11 Aug 2026
    Stefan at Berlin Hauptbahnhof — S-Bahn platform, Tue 11 Aug 2026
  • Favourite things: Pizza Hut · ICE at Hauptbahnhof · S-Bahn + U-Bahn · amazing ice cream · shops · historic buildings · packed for Kraków

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💡 Notes from this day

  • Easy last Berlin day before the drive home via Kraków + Târgu Mureș.
  • Kraków booked & done: Kraków Garden Hotel · Skotnicka 272.
  • Next: Kraków → Târgu Mureș (~9.5–11 h) · book E60 motel · HU until 23:59.
  • Then: Târgu Mureș → Iași Fri 14 Aug (~5–5.5 h).


Day 10 — Berlin → Kraków (Wed 12 Aug 2026) · Return overnight 1

✅ DONE — Kraków Garden Hotel (Skotnicka 272) · free parking · Wed 12 → Thu 13
  🚗 Route: Berlin → PL A4 → Kraków Garden Hotel  |  ⏱ Drive: ~6 h (~580 km)  |  🌙 Completed

✅ Kids checklist — Kraków

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☑ Arrived in Kraków (new city!) ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Saw the hotel garden / free parking ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Had dinner after the long drive ☑ ☑ ☑
☑ Helped pack for Oradea morning ☑ ☑ ☑

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📷 Our photos — Kraków

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🏨 Where We Stayed

Status Property Guests Check-in / out Address Notes
✅ Done Kraków Garden Hotel 2A + 2C · 1 night Wed 12 Aug 14:00 → Thu 13 Aug 12:00 Skotnicka 272, Dębniki, 30-394 Kraków Free parking · ~300 m from A4

Day 11 — Kraków → Târgu Mureș (Thu 13 Aug 2026) · Leg 1 of 2 to Iași

📅 TODAY — Leave Kraków now · cross Hungary before 23:59 · continue east to Târgu Mureș (closer to Iași, cheap pensions). Fallback: Cluj if the kids are done.
  🚗 Route: Kraków → SK → HU → Borș → Cluj corridor → Târgu Mureș  |  ⏱ Drive: ~9.5–11 h (~680–780 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Târgu Mureș

🔬 Why Târgu Mureș (not Oradea)

Stop Today (Kraków →) Tomorrow (→ Iași) Rates (family + parking) Verdict
Oradea (RO) ~5.5–6.5 h ~7–8.5 h Low (~€40–70) Easy today, long Friday
Cluj-Napoca (RO) ~8.5–9.5 h ~6.5 h Mid (city prices) Already stayed outbound · fallback if tired after Borș
🥇 Târgu Mureș (RO) ~9.5–11 h ~5–5.5 h (~320 km) Lowest — E60 motels / pensions often ~€40–70 Pick · same corridor as Day 1 · short home day
Bistrița (RO) ~10–11 h ~5 h Low Similar to TM but mountain route Friday (slower)
Piatra Neamț / Bacău ~12–14 h ~2 h Low Too far after a 11:30 start

Pushing past Oradea today trades a long Thursday for a ~3 h shorter Friday. Târgu Mureș is the furthest realistic stop on the Iași corridor.

🗺️ Driving plan

Time Step Notes
Now–12:00 Checkout Garden Hotel · leave Do not linger in Kraków
12:00–18:00 Kraków → SK → HU → Borș Swap drivers · lunch · HU OK until 23:59
18:00–21:30 Oradea → Cluj corridor Stretch stop · if exhausted, sleep Cluj
21:30–23:30 Cluj → Târgu Mureș E60 · Motel Via is at the Cluj-side entrance
  • Must: be in Romania before 23:59 (vignette). After Borș you can keep driving.
  • If too tired after Cluj: stop there (already known) · Friday becomes ~6.5 h instead of ~5 h.

✅ Kids checklist — Târgu Mureș

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☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☐ Long drive day (Kraków → Târgu Mureș) ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Crossed HU → RO before midnight ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Arrived in Târgu Mureș (new overnight city!) ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Dinner + sleep before home ☐ ☐ ☐

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📷 Our photos — Târgu Mureș

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🏨 Where to Stay — budget + late arrival

Rank Property Type Why
🥇 Motel-Pensiune Via Motel on E60 Cluj-side entrance to TM · from ~100 RON/person · breakfast · free parking · 24h café — best for a late arrival
🥈 Pensiunea David Pension ~319 RON · free video-watched parking · family rooms
🥉 Pensiunea Cleopatra Pension From ~210 RON · central · late code check-in
Fallback Cluj (Evo / any pension on A3) Already known Only if kids are finished at ~21:00
⏳ Book ASAP: Târgu Mureș · Thu 13 Aug · 2A + 2C (8 & 13) · filter free parking · late check-in. Prefer Via if you will arrive after 22:00.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • 🇸🇰 SK ✅ until 21 Aug · 🇭🇺 HU until 23:59 tonight · then 🇷🇴 only.
  • Two drivers · audiobook · big stretch at a RO service area after Borș.
  • Nav: Târgu Mureș (not Oradea hotel) · Via address is E60 km 1 from the Cluj direction.

Day 12 — Târgu Mureș to Iași — HOME (Fri 14 Aug 2026) · Leg 2 of 2

🏠 HOME DAY — Short last leg · Arrive Iași Fri 14 Aug midday / early afternoon
  🚗 Route: Târgu Mureș → Toplița / Piatra Neamț corridor → Iași  |  ⏱ Drive: ~5–5.5 h (~320 km)  |  🌙 Overnight: Home (Iași)

🗺️ Driving

  • Reverse of Day 1’s eastbound corridor — fuel / food / stretch only.
  • Home before late afternoon if you leave by 08:00.

✅ Kids checklist — Final day home

This page is owned by the kids — safe to edit. The main trip page only includes it.

☐ Thing to see / do Child 1 Child 2 We took a photo
☐ Departed Oradea by 08:00 ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Helped keep the car tidy ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Spotted a favourite Romanian landscape ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Arrived home safely ☐ ☐ ☐
☐ Celebrated the end of the trip ☐ ☐ ☐

Print this page or tick on a tablet — change ☐ to ☑ when done. Edit ticks here: Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Home_Iasi/Checklist

📷 Our photos — Homecoming

Kids upload photos here after we get home (Special:Upload). No photos yet.

  • Favourite thing we saw on the way home: _add after Fri 14 Aug_

Add photos here: Trip_to_Berlin_2026/Kids/Home_Iasi/Photos

✅ Depart Târgu Mureș by 08:00 — full tank · one long stretch stop · home early afternoon.

💡 Tips for This Day

  • 🇷🇴 Rovinietă annual ✅ · no HU needed.
  • Mountain / DN stretches — don’t rush; Friday is the easy day because you pushed Thursday.
  • Buffer days Sat 15 – Sun 16 at home.

Days 13–14 — Home rest (Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug 2026)

😴 Buffer at home — laundry, unpack, kids wiki photos, sleep.
Day Date Plan
13 Sat 15 Aug Rest · optional short local outing
14 Sun 16 Aug Rest — official trip end date

💰 Budget Summary

Category Estimated Cost (Family of 4)
Fuel (~4,100–4,400 km) €400–540
Vignettes & tolls €80–130
Accommodation (~11 nights abroad) €1,300–2,100
LEGOLAND + parking €160–280
Berlin attractions (Zoo + Technikmuseum + sights) €120–280
Other attractions (Kraków / Târgu Mureș evenings) €80–200
Food & dining €800–1,350
Local transport €100–180
Misc. €50–120
TOTAL €3,290 – €5,400

Mid-range target ~€4,100–4,600 with kitchens + online LEGOLAND tickets.

🛂 Vignettes, Tolls & Practical Checklist

✅ Already valid (plate RO B901VTR)

Country Product Validity Price Notes
🇷🇴 Romania Annual rovinietă all 2026 — Covers Fri home drive ✅
🇭🇺 Hungary D1 · 10-day NATIONAL 2026 4 Aug 09:25 → 13 Aug 23:59 6 900 Ft Ref 212608040925334694926 · covers Thu 13 HU transit · no renewal
🇦🇹 Austria 10-day 2026 5 Aug 09:32 → 14 Aug 23:59 €12.80 Outbound only — not on return route
🇩🇪 Germany Umweltplakette (green) permanent ~€6–15 Done for Numa
🇸🇰 Slovakia 10-day e-známka (car) 12 Aug 2026 → 21 Aug 2026 €10.80 Doc 2613957947 · paid 12 Aug 06:55 card · eznamka.sk

🛒 Still to buy / pay (return)

Priority When Item Link What to do
🥇 Toll (not vignette) Wed 12 Aug on A4 🇵🇱 A4 Katowice–Kraków plazas autostrada-a4.com.pl ~PLN 36 total (Mysłowice + Balice) · cash/card · optional Autopay
🏨 Book today Thu 13 Târgu Mureș 1 night (budget) Motel Via / Pensiunea David / Cleopatra Free parking · late CI · family of 4
✅ Kraków hotel Wed 12 Kraków Garden Hotel Skotnicka 272 Done · free parking
✅ Vignettes done — 🇸🇰 SK · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇩🇪 DE — SK doc 2613957947 · no CZ / no PL e-TOLL / no HU renewal

All return vignettes bought. HU covers Thu 13 (until 23:59). Home Fri 14 Aug on 🇷🇴 only.

All countries — quick reference

Country Official link Typical product This trip (return)
🇷🇴 Romania roviniete.ro Annual ✅ valid all 2026
🇭🇺 Hungary motorway.hu 10-day ✅ until 13 Aug 23:59 · no renewal
🇦🇹 Austria asfinag.at 10-day ✅ still valid · not used on return
🇩🇪 Germany Umweltplakette Sticker ✅ done
🇸🇰 Slovakia eznamka.sk 10-day e-známka ✅ 2613957947 · 12–21 Aug · €10.80
🇵🇱 Poland autostrada-a4.com.pl A4 plazas (no vignette) 💳 ~PLN 36 Wed · no e-TOLL for cars
🇨🇿 Czechia edalnice.cz 10-day ⏭️ skip

Checklist

  • 🇸🇰 Slovakia e-známka — ✅ doc 2613957947 · 12–21 Aug 2026 · €10.80
  • 🇵🇱 A4 tolls — cash/card ~PLN 36 (Katowice–Kraków) · no Polish vignette
  • Kraków Garden Hotel — ✅ Done · Skotnicka 272
  • Târgu Mureș hotel — book now · Motel Via (E60, late arrival) or Pensiunea David · free parking · Thu 13
  • Cross HU before 23:59 — vignette ends tonight · then continue east
  • HU / RO / AT / DE / SK — already covered ✅
  • Home Fri 14 Aug — Târgu Mureș → Iași (Leg 2 of 2 · ~5 h)
  • Publish wiki updates with python publish_wiki.py
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