I did not expect to be in Poland right now.

So much for visiting Ostrava today. The road there was closed, due to some unknown (to me) reason, so I had to opt for another route that took me over several freeways, state, and rural roads, which took much longer, leaving no time for Ostrava, but I managed to get a lovely hotel across the Olza river that separates Chechia from Poland and I now find myself in the small city of Ciezyn.

Poland is on the left bank and the Czech Republic on the right of the drier than usual Olza river.

There is a bridge that spans the river. The border between the two countries is at the center. Here you enter Chechia.

And here you enter Poland

I arrived in Ciezyn at about 3 PM. The freeways offered nothing exciting to marvel at; the scenery was like what you would see if you were driving through Alabama, lots of corn and plowed fields, with several pine trees in between. All flat land, with the exception of some hills toward the end. The only thing that let you know you are in Central Europe were the occasional cool steeple soaring in the distance, in the heart of some unseen town.

The other roads were a bit more pleasant, but certainly not too exciting. Here, judge for yourself.

Ciezyn though was a pleasant surprise. Larger than I had imagined it, it was quite busy with a food fair going on in the center square. If I hadn't eaten just an hour earlier, I definitely would have partaken in some of the delicacies, which looked really good.

I did not have much time to spend in town, only a couple of hours, before the Sampdoria game would start, but the first impression was a good vibe.

An original Ciezyn tram car from days gone by is kept in town for children and adults to enjoy

This Halloween cafe looked really cool

Some buildings in town did remind me of the old Yugoslavia under Tito, where I used to go on vacation as a young teen.

Before rushing back to the hotel I had the best soft-serve ice-cream I ever tasted. Then it was game time, and guess what! We won our first game!!! This will make for a wonderful birthday tomorrow, when I will be visiting a place I had long wanted to see. I will tell you all about it in tomorrow night's post. Good night y'all!