First Days in Poland

We flew out on Friday, July 10th, headed for Poland.  The flights were uneventful, but the kiddos loved the video games and TV options on the flight from Atalanta to Paris.  The flight was about eight hours, and they spent every one of those hours doing one or the other...or eating.  By the time we arrived in Paris, everyone was extremely tired, and the the layover in Paris and flight from Paris to Warsaw were spent sleeping.  All of our luggage came with us, and we are grateful we are not missing anything.

We were met at the airport by our Lifeline representatives, dropped off our things at the house we are staying in, and headed for the grocery store.  I was pretty tired and trying to come up with a decent grocery list for a couple of days off the top of my head while unable to read any of the labels (making me extremely grateful for pictures on the labels) and unfamiliar with the amount of money I was spending.  It was probably extremely comical to our translators to watch this shopping trip, but I was not thinking very clearly and just wanted to sleep. :D  On top of that, when I got up to pay for it, I was using a credit card with one of those chips in it.  Though the card is not new, the card with the chip is new to me, and it was the first time I had used it.  I put it in to slide it twice and pulled it right back out again, only to have the cashier take it from me, and do it herself. She had a sense of humor, and through the translator, I found out that she said I was just teasing her.  Oh well...

Sunrise in this part of the world happens at about 4:30 AM at this time of year, and it is not completely dark until close to 10 PM.  We are slowly adjusting to the time change (six hours ahead of EST), but such an early sunrise causes sunshine to stream through the window very early. 

We have enjoyed exploring this area a bit on foot.  The temperatures for being outside have been great so far, with highs in the 70's during the day and 50's at night.  We were given some information by another family who stayed in this house before us, and that has been a big help in finding things here that are within walking distance.

We had our first visit with DD today, and had a great time with her! We spent a couple hours at her foster parents' home and will go back again tomorrow before gaining temporary custody on Wednesday when she will come back to the house with us. 

Our Ride To Paris

Grillin' For Dinner

This train station (below) is down the road from where we are staying.  

You can hear the whistle blow every time it goes through