Trip to Poznan, Poland - Pt 1

My parents have been house sitting for missionary friends in Poznan, Poland since January. When they told us late last year about their plans, we were of course very excited for them and told them we'd bring the boys to visit while they were there. Well, that time has come. So on Friday afternoon, we set off on our great adventure - the first trip "across the pond" for our boys.

The flight went reasonably well. It was a 13 hour journey with one short layover in Frankfurt, Germany. Here's a picture of the boys rocking out to German children's music on the airplane station. The one catchy line from the song that they boys loved and sang out at the top of their lungs:
"Mella mella mac mac!"

We arrived in Poznan on Saturday at 12:30 in the afternoon. After settling into their "flat" in this great art-nouveau town home, we walked down to the neigborhood park to stretch our legs. Our oldest is sliding down the slide with my mom watching. Check out the homes behind us. The architecture is great here! It's been very interesting because a good portion of the city is the old Soviet block cube buildings - very plain and drab. But much of the city remained in tact during the Soviet control so there remains a great deal of the beautiful historic buildings.

This is the Opera House. Sunni, Grandma, and my Mom are posing with the boys. Mom and Dad have been to a couple of ballets here at the house. We may go see Madame Butterfly later this week if we can get tickets.

Here you see the Medical school with one of the cathedrals off in the distance.

We walked on down to the Old Market Square where we found a little tea shop and stopped for tea and hot chocolate! It was delicious.

Here's a picture of the family in the Old Market Square. Behind me on the right is Town Hall. Apparently the bell clock has 2 goats that come out and butt heads on the hour. I'll have to try and get a picture next time we're down there.

That night we all went to bed about 9 PM (which is 3 PM Texas time). We slept until noon the next day. That was Sunday morning, so we missed church, but opefully we're all caught up on our sleep and will be adjusted for the rest of the week. That evening my folks had their Polish friends over for pizza. We had a great time visiting with them all.

It's Monday morning now. I wonder what today will bring!