Pictures from trip #1

I am practicing the art of uploading pictures on this blog.  Here are some pictures from our first trip to Poland to visit K.  I wish I could share pictures of her, but I have been instructed not to until our adoption is official in the Polish courts.  I can't wait to be able to share that on this blog.  Until then...

This is "Stary Miasty", which translated is "Old Town", and known to us Americans as "Main Street" essentially.  The city of Lublin is huge!  The population is over 300,000.  It is a college town boasting six universities.  What I enjoy most about areas in Poland like this are the open air restaurants that line the streets.  It was fun to pick a different place each day and enjoy some delicious food at a reasonable price.  This picture of us was taken the day that we arrived in Poland.  I can't believe how happy I look, considering how utterly exhausted I felt from not sleeping on the flight.

I wish I knew how to rotate this picture but I cannot!  You can see behind Mike some of the lovely buildings that we had the opportunity to see.  We don't see buildings this historical every day.

This is also in the Stary Miasty area.  I am standing by the ruins of a cathedral.  It was interesting to pass by the various monuments and read the plaques near them to learn more about Lublin.  Now K will know more about her hometown that we will be able to share with her.