Thanksgiving away from Home

I was afraid I would be terribly sad at being away for Thanksgiving, but it was kind of just another day in Europe.  None of the various cultural signals that it is a special day were present, so it was not so hard.  The conference organizers planned a special dinner for us with turkey, which apparently is NOT a common dish at all here (they had to be imported).  The menu was tasty, but in no way a traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Schools were paired together to go to various small restaurants around town.  

This is where we ended up.

Appetizer was bread with a seasoned cream cheese spread.

Dinner was turkey, but so heavily marinated it was hard to tell from the color of the meat.  Flavorful sauce was heavy with thyme.  At least there were mashed potatoes instead of 'potato dumplings'.  We've decided the dumplings are kind of like Wonder bread and I have had enough of them.

I am thankful for my hard working, smart delegates.