Hello!

After 33 hours continual travel (mechanical problems on our MSP plane that made us miss our Amsterdam-Warsaw connection) finally arrived at the school this morning at 3 a.m. That 33 hours included 30 hours inside a plane or terminal -- not one breath of fresh air or a quantum of sunlight unfiltered by glass or plastic.

We flew from Amersterdam on what must have been the flight path the big bombers took from bases north of London on their way to Hamburg, Bremen, Dresden & Berlin. The sun was setting behind us, and lit some incredibly complex clouds with a lovely pink on their TOPS. I almost imagined the roar of the props and engines, the cold air, and the little black specks that grew so rapidly into Messerschmidt 109s...How brave they were, on both sides, and how fortunate we were we won!

Along that line, my room is a former officer's room in the military academy which the buildings here once were (we have a big parade ground in the middle of the quadrant of buildings, which include old stables...) From our rooms Polish officers trained, in the late 30s, to go off and die fighting enemies from east and west. I hope to learn more about the history of the buildings...

After a nice breakfast (fresh tomatoes, Polish ham, eggs, and fresh milk), meetings & getting the classroom ready for Monday morning.

Facilities here are fairly primitive, a little moreso than Dalkeith, for those who were there. We have shared unisex bathrooms, including the showers, which we'll share with students of both types...not acceptable in the US, I'm sure.

So off to supper & some pivo tonight. More, later.