Arrived in Poznon

So, after a 9 hour flight from Charlotte to Munich, one cancelled and rescheduled flight from Munich to Poznan, and a 30 minute taxi ride, I finally arrived at our hotel/dorm. (With very retro style, as you can see from the pics.) The hotel we're staying at is actually a floor of a dorm that's used as a hotel for university guests. If you're directionally challenged, like I often am, then you might find this map of Poland helpful in locating where I am in the world this week.

After arriving, we had a few minutes to settle in before meeting with our team to plan tomorrow's session with the chancellor of the university and getting the computer labs all set for our sessions later in the week for graduate students, faculty, and local teachers. At 4:00 local time (10:00 am east coast time), we met Marta, a lovely and welcoming friend of the university who had agreed to give us a tour of old town and take us to find a bite to eat for dinner. Marta is a local high school teacher who teaches English as a foreign language here, so her English was perfect and she was a wonderful guide. We saw much of the traditional architecture in old town, though some of it was recreated after the war. As to be expected, much of the architecture has a look similar to what I saw in Germany, with intricate detailing, frescoes, and mosaic work on the exterior facade. Check out the rest of the pics from our old town tour today.

We found a fabulous restaurant for dinner and I had the most wonderful pork chop I've ever eaten. The pork was breaded and covered with sauteed mushrooms. There were yummy buttery potatoes and warm saurkraut with sausage cooked in with it. After dinner, we took a pleasant walk back, bundled in our coats and scarves. (There's a possibility of snow flurries later this week, we're told.) Marta pointed out a few places I might be able to find some local art later in the week, so that will be fun to add to our collection.

Tonight, I'm going to turn in early, since I didn't get much sleep on the plane. There will likely be a more detailed post tomorrow, after I'm more well rested.