Poznan

With the exception of 1 1/2 rainy drizzly days the weather has been consistent sunshine. In Poznan it is becoming positively scorching. By mid after noon it was 33 degrees. That little scratch at the back of my throat had turned into a full-on raging cold. With Judy’s backpack full of Kleenex we started out to explore the city. Poznan’s coat of arms is 2 goats butting heads. We found out that at noon the clock on the city hall sends out 2 mechanical goats that buck heads. This is quite the event as by 11:30 the crowd was enormous. As pre billed, at the strike of noon the 2 goats trotted out and butted heads several times.

Wandering the city, following the old city walls, passing a palace and a church or two, the combination of the heat (33 degrees) and my growing cold sapped most of my energy. Leaving Dana & Liz with the assignment of finding a good place for dinner we returned to our apartment to rest up. Meeting up with the Johnston’s later they lead us to a small local restaurant down an alley from the main square. It was charming and authentic. Liz & Dana ordered the plate for two. I obviously don’t understand Polish math as this plate would have fed six.