First Impressions

We made it! Safe and Sound. Feeling the jet lag though. Our flight was good. We went Chicago to Warsaw, Warsaw to Vienna and then the team manager picked us up and drove us to Pezinok. We drove through Bratislav, the capital, on the way in to Pezinok. Bratislav is a very modern city with malls, sky scrapers, Lexus/Toyota dealerships, KFC, McDonalds. It also has a lot of European flare though, including castles and different street signs in German and Slovak.

Pezinok is a smaller town with a population of about 50K. We are staying in a hotel for about a week before moving into our apartment. Our hotel is in the town center. It is a busy area. I went for a walk when Yemi went to practice today and got a feel for the town. They have a mall, normal shopping, a lot of restaurants and cafes, cell phone shops, old churches The weather is amazing! Clear blue sky about 85 degrees with a nice breeze. The people have all been friendly so far. We have had dinner and lunch here and the food is good. Grilled chicken, rice, and vegetables is what I've ate so far, pretty normal stuff. I saw some asian and italian restaurants too. They told us we just missed a huge wine festival and that Pezinok makes the best wines in this region. Thats good for us because we love wine;)

Yemi's first game is already tomorrow, but we think it is an exhibition game. I can't wait to see the arena and the fans! I hope the team has a lot of support. I promise to have some pics up with the next post assuming my camera works!