Well, I arrived on schedule last night. Dr. Wilke was kind enough to have come out to greet us. That was a great relief as there were 12 of us on that flight, none of whom knew what we were doing.
After much discussion and waiting, Yakiry and I decided to take a cab to the hotel, while others decided to wait for the shuttle. That decision got us to the hotel about an hour before everybody else. The hotel, The Cape Diamond, is really cute. Cute because the rooms are really small with few amenities, but it has a good shower and that makes everything else okay as far as I am concerned. When we walked in, we had a shock as there was a king sized bed. I didn't know if I knew these people well enough . . . but much to my relief, remove the bedspread and it was really two twin beds, made separately, pushed together! Whew! That was one stress removed.
Dinner last night was awesome. We walked as a group of 10 (we lost the UPenn folks for the evening) to a recommended restaurant called Five Flies. Notwithstanding the name, we walked in and felt very underdressed! It was a wonderful meal - much above what I am used to. I ordered a two course meal (as did everybody else) which included the main course and a dessert - one must have their priorities! I chose Ostrich! It was really good. I highly recommend it! The dessert was amazing chocolate creation with almond ice cream. It too might be worth a second visit.
Assuming that I successful find a power adaptor, I hope to update this every morning, since appears that I get up before most of my classmates! I am going to publish now. I may update this for the delightful 16 hour flight details, but I am about out of batter!
Looking forward to going down to the Waterfront for the afternoon. I need for the rain to stay away, if you are inclined to pray!
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