If I were to tell you that I have a favorite city that I’d be visiting on this trip, I’d be lying. Every city we go to, I can be found saying that I love this city. Today we flew to Warsaw. Before I write about Warsaw, I want to give a shoutout to Lot Polish Airlines. The flight from Vilnius to Warsaw is about 40 minutes. No sooner did we take off than the flight crew was handing out a square version of a jelly donut and coming around with drinks. A 40 minute flight including a snack and a drink? Unheard of, right? Then, just when you felt this couldn’t be out-done, bags were delivered about 10 minutes after we landed. Such efficiency, I felt like I was in an alternate universe!

I do so love the diversity of a city. The photos above are all the old town in Warsaw. We’ll be seeing a bit more of that tomorrow. Dinner was pierogi for me – cottage cheese and potatoes. Later on this week I’ll branch out and have cabbage, or spinach, or mushroom.

After dinner was a Chopin concert. I think it’s a great entrée into Warsaw, and I love taking people to these intimate concerts. A glass of sparkling wine during the intermission is always a welcome treat. After the chill and rain in Lithuania, the weather today was a really welcome break. I’m looking forward to doing a little travel around Poland for the next 11 days – as far south as Kraków and as far north as Gdańsk.

Have I said I love to travel? I know I’ve said I love cities.

Now that I’ve commented on all the good things about today, I must comment on the date. Today is 1 September 2025. On 1 September 1939, things happened in Poland that forever changed the landscape of the country, the Jews, the world. Just remember that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. enough said.