I’m glad the Christmas and New Year holidays are over. Having just relocated to a new country where I don’t know anyone and I don’t speak the language, I definitely got the holiday blues this year. Being so far away from family and friends made me feel quite lonely at times, especially around Christmastime. It
It’s good to be back. Back in Poznań, Poland, that is. I took the train from Łódź to Poznań on 11 December 2018, as I did from Warsaw to Łódź a week earlier. This time, however, instead of a direct ride, I had to transfer. Twice. I rode from the central train station in Łódź
…Poznań, Poland. Surprised? I was. Here’s why: As you’ll recall, before setting out on my spring/summer 2018 jaunt through Europe and the world, I identified 14 criteria to use in evaluating each city I visited. And I went on to dutifully record all 14 scores for each of my 18 target cities. (In case you’re