Updated Wed 12 Aug 2026 — Return: 3 equal legs · Kraków Garden Hotel booked · Oradea still to book · home Fri 14 Aug. Prague cancelled. Photo album live.
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
📅 TODAY
10
Wed 12 Aug
Kraków Garden Hotel ✅
Skotnicka 272, Dębniki · CI 14:00 · CO 12:00
Leg 1 · free parking · ~300 m from A4
⏳ Book
11
Thu 13 Aug
Oradea (1 night) — NEW overnight
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Leg 2 · Kraków → Oradea ~6–7 h · HU until 23:59
🏠 Home
—
Fri 14 Aug
Iași
—
Leg 3 · Oradea → Iași ~6.5–7.5 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
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
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—
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Not on return (DE→PL→SK→HU→RO)
Return: 3 legs · 2 equal 1-night stops — Berlin → Kraków (Wed) → Oradea (Thu) → Iași Fri 14 Aug. All return vignettes ✅ (SK bought) · HU until 13 Aug 23:59 · only PL A4 cash/card left.
🔍 Validity check — B901VTR (as of Wed 12 Aug 2026)
Day
Date
Route
🇷🇴 RO
🇭🇺 HU
🇵🇱 PL
🇸🇰 SK
Verdict
1–9
3–11 Aug
Outbound + Berlin
✅
✅
—
—
Done
10
Today 12 Aug
Berlin → Kraków
—
—
💳 A4 plazas
✅ active
Leg 1 · ~6 h · no PL vignette
11
13 Aug
Kraków → Oradea
✅
✅ until 23:59
—
✅ until 21 Aug
Leg 2 · cross HU before midnight
12
14 Aug
Oradea → Iași
✅
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HOME · Leg 3
Before leaving Berlin: card/cash for PL A4 tolls (~PLN 36) · navigate to Kraków Garden Hotel (Skotnicka 272). Oradea still to book. SK ✅ done.
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
🇵🇱 NEW · Leg 1 · free parking · Skotnicka 272
11
Thu 13 Aug 2026
Kraków → Oradea
~6–7 h
Oradea
🇵🇱→🇸🇰→🇭🇺→🇷🇴 · Leg 2 · HU until 23:59
12
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Oradea → Iași
~6.5–7.5 h
HOME
🏠 Leg 3 · equal overnight stops done
13–14
15–16 Aug
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Home
😴 Rest buffer
Outbound: Cluj → Budapest → Vienna → Langenau → LEGOLAND → Heidenheim → Berlin. Return (3 equal legs): Berlin → Kraków → Oradea → Iași Fri 14 Aug — Prague cancelled.
⏱ 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
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—
✅ 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
📅 Today
NEW city · PL A4
11
13 Aug
Kraków → Oradea
~500
~6.0–7.0 h
~7.5–9.0 h
Equal leg
⏳
SK + HU before midnight
12
14 Aug
Oradea → Iași
~520
~6.5–7.5 h
~8.0–9.0 h
Equal leg
🏠 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 eveningEvo Residence — arrival night
✅ Kids checklist — Cluj
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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
Upload from Wikimedia Commons if missing: Westautobahn_Austria.jpg
Arrive Langenau / optional park evening — Check in by 14:30–23:30; supermarket; 2-day tickets valid from today — short evening visit possible if energy remains.
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
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.
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 to See
Check-in & grocery run — Large studio with kitchenette at Nollendorfplatz 2 — stock up for breakfasts; unpack for 4 nights (through Tue 11 Aug).
Local evening stroll (optional) — Schöneberg / Nollendorfplatz cafés · Winterfeldtplatz · save Brandenburg Gate for Day 7.
Nollendorfplatz area
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✅ Kids checklist — Travel to Berlin
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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.
Leave the car parked. Use BVG. Checkout Wed 12 Aug 11:00 → Kraków (Day 10) → Oradea (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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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 2026Tropical 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
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Saw elephants / anteaters / zebras / antelopes near the start
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Cristina photo with the jellyfish (Aquarium entrance)
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Visited the Zoo Aquarium
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Zoo was awesome / cool / fun — animals super interesting
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Hated the bugs — TERRIBLE!!!
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Stefan sat on the glass seat over the GIANT bug — then jumped
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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