We Saw Warsaw

Just before Thanksgiving Father Derek and myself had time to squeeze in a trip to Poland and Latvia: we were tracking down his family’s farm and visiting a classmate from seminary.

Flying into Warsaw midday you quickly discovered that up north the sun sets promptly.

So our photos went from this:

To this:

To this:

By about 3:30.

Here’s the palace in the old city:

Warsaw was heavily damaged in World War II, and then had a little jaunt of about 45 years of Soviet occupation, so it’s impressive to see how restored the city center is.

Here’s the interior of the cathedral:

Where they had perpetual adoration. You can’t see from this angle, but all the pews were full on a weekday afternoon.