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Friday Our last full day, and we were to spend some of it looking around Szczecin and doing a little shopping. We had to wait until 11:30 before Casia was free to show us around, but as we were all getting tired by this time, it wasn't much of a problem to be relaxing a bit. We walked into the center, and first to the cathedral, which we all took the lift up to the top. There we had great views around the city. After that to the castle, which didn't look much like an English castle. Then we walked towards the shopping centre. On the way we stop at a memorial to some of those killed in the Solidarity coup. Then to shopping place for lunch. We all went for McDonalds which proved tricky getting ... read more

Wednesday Breakfast today included some scary looking fish. Even Julian couldn't eat it so the rest of us steered clear... (a first in 18 years of married life that Mr O has turned down food!!) Bus and tram ride to the school for International Childrens Day where the whole school did a great event based on the Olympics. We took part in the opening ceremony parade with Simon leading us behind the UK sign and David and Joe carrying a massive flag. The rest of us had tiny flags but Stuart out shone us all in his fabulous London shirt. Other students at the school represented Poland, Czech republic, Jamaica, Slovak and France amongst others. We each then had to show a national sport. After a little discussion we decided on cricket, with Simon bowling to ... read more

Breakfast at 8:30, followed by piano recitals, basketball and frisbee. Then a tram and bus ride to the school, where we had lunch. Potato soup, chicken in sauce and rice with cabbage of some sort! After that a guide showed us around some German WWII bunkers, with lots of underground passage, some of them occupied by bats. Then to a meeting with the headmistress and a presentation about the school accompanied by apple cake, strawberries and special gluten free cheesecake. This was followed by a barbecue where we roasted sausages on long sticks over an open fire. Quite a lot of sausages lost to the flames. The children sang some songs, and then we returned the favour. We finished by special request with oakie koakie. This was extra tricky because of the steep ground some of ... read more

The flight was pretty good all in all. We got seats together, and it didn't seem to take too long at all. We managed to get through security with our sharp implements not being detected but you will be pleased to know we didn't need to use them. Never imagined that travelling with 6 children would be so easy!! The grown ups even got to read their books on the plane! We got to travel through Germany on a road that Hitler built...... read more

To Poland Today we set off for Poland with two other families and Stuart the leader. We will meeting at church to get on a minibus which will take us to the airport. We will then fly to Berlin before going on a bus journey across to Poland. Packing is almost finished, breakfast needs eating and then we shall see if the others are there! ... read more