Sunday, May 26th
This was our last day in Lviv! We were up by 8:00, and went out shopping after breakfast.
We went to the Opera area first but nothing exciting in the stalls there. This one wasn't open yet - they sell a local cherry liqueur here...
We did find a wine store and picked up a bottle of Odesky Chorny for less than $10, though. Then we went to a more local market but again, nothing that we really needed.
Onward to Rynok Square, but nothing exciting at that market either. So we got a chance to pose here for pictures instead. One of the advantages of being out early is that there is no line at the popular photo stops. The disadvantage is that there's nobody to take a shot of both of you.
We bought some coffee at the Lviv Coffee Manufacturing store, for us and for a friend, then headed home to pack.
Once we were done packing, we finalized the arrangements for a ride to the airport later today. We brought our bags down for storage and tried the Blue Bottle again – this time with much more success. It's cozy inside, and it was fairly empty.
We had our coffees and some relaxation. Though it's hard to relax when the clock is ticking. Not long to go now.
After coffee, we headed back to Rynok Square to await the inevitable. The sun was shining and it was very pleasant.
We spent time soaking up the rare sunshine, while making a circuit of the square. We sat for a while on each of the four fountains. One in each corner!
Then we slowly meandered back to the hotel. A few last sights before we said goodbye. And bright sunshine, of course, as we were leaving.
We collected our bags, and 10 minutes later, the car was ready for us so we were off to the airport.
The check-in line was short and we checked two bags, then security and passport control was quick. We found the priority pass lounge and settled in with some wine and so-so snacks. The staff were not very attentive and the wine frequently ran out. But it could be worse.
We boarded on time and settled in for the quick hop to Warsaw.
There was a real meal service despite the 40-minute flight time! Wine too. Surprising! Not too bad.
I had a nice view of Warsaw as we approached.
We even arrived a few minutes early, and we deplaned via a real jetway, not a bus. So far, so good for LOT.
From there, it took about 10 minutes to get through through passport control, and then another 10 through security. No access to the LOT lounge as we only had PE tickets, not Business class. I thought I’d booked the latter. Oh well, no time really to bother with that. We went to our gate, and shortly got on the bus, and then our very small plane. Thus ended our very brief first visit to Poland.
We took off for the longer flight to Frankfurt. Meal service was actually less on this flight though the time was twice as long. But the views were nice too.
I had a nice view of the city as we flew by, just to the south, on our final approach.
We arrived in Frankfurt relatively on time and picked up our bags, then tried to find the hotel in that massive place that is Frankfurt airport. After a false start we figured out to go up, not down, then across the jetway, past the S-Bahn tracks, through the long-distance train station, then we found it.
We had been upgraded to an Executive level room which was nice, so we grabbed some water, quenched our thirst, and headed back out to find dinner.
Of course we just missed the 8:00 train in and had to wait 15 minutes for the next one. But we were in town a little after 8:30 and settling in for dinner at 8:45.
We went to Haus Werthym, which we’d missed last visit. Cool old place - originally opened in the 1400s. I liked the sayings, from what I could read.
Portraits in the windows.
We had schnitzel and Schwienshaxe. A tasty house white, and weissbier, went well.
Funny one here. "Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune." Paraphrasing, alcohol is more dangerous than the ocean.
We took a walk around the river to enjoy the serenity. It's really pretty here. The River Main, from the Iron Bridge.
The Iron Bridge looks really pretty at night.
Then we caught the train back to the hotel to try to sleep. Our lobby was all lit up. Nice hotel for an overnight.
Unfortunately Chris couldn’t check in online for tomorrow's Transatlantic flight, so we had a bad feeling about what that meant…for some reason she's been flagged for extra security a few times now when flying home from Europe. Ugh, not again! Nerves about tomorrow were now running high and sleep was elusive. It may be a long day tomorrow.
This was our last day in Lviv! We were up by 8:00, and went out shopping after breakfast.
We went to the Opera area first but nothing exciting in the stalls there. This one wasn't open yet - they sell a local cherry liqueur here...
We did find a wine store and picked up a bottle of Odesky Chorny for less than $10, though. Then we went to a more local market but again, nothing that we really needed.
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| Photo Stop, Rynok Square, Lviv |
Onward to Rynok Square, but nothing exciting at that market either. So we got a chance to pose here for pictures instead. One of the advantages of being out early is that there is no line at the popular photo stops. The disadvantage is that there's nobody to take a shot of both of you.
We bought some coffee at the Lviv Coffee Manufacturing store, for us and for a friend, then headed home to pack.
Once we were done packing, we finalized the arrangements for a ride to the airport later today. We brought our bags down for storage and tried the Blue Bottle again – this time with much more success. It's cozy inside, and it was fairly empty.
We had our coffees and some relaxation. Though it's hard to relax when the clock is ticking. Not long to go now.
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| Neptune Fountain, Rynok Square |
After coffee, we headed back to Rynok Square to await the inevitable. The sun was shining and it was very pleasant.
 |
| Diana Fountain, Rynok Square |
We spent time soaking up the rare sunshine, while making a circuit of the square. We sat for a while on each of the four fountains. One in each corner!
Then we slowly meandered back to the hotel. A few last sights before we said goodbye. And bright sunshine, of course, as we were leaving.
We collected our bags, and 10 minutes later, the car was ready for us so we were off to the airport.
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| Goodbye, From Lviv International Airport |
The check-in line was short and we checked two bags, then security and passport control was quick. We found the priority pass lounge and settled in with some wine and so-so snacks. The staff were not very attentive and the wine frequently ran out. But it could be worse.We boarded on time and settled in for the quick hop to Warsaw.
There was a real meal service despite the 40-minute flight time! Wine too. Surprising! Not too bad.
I had a nice view of Warsaw as we approached.
We even arrived a few minutes early, and we deplaned via a real jetway, not a bus. So far, so good for LOT.
From there, it took about 10 minutes to get through through passport control, and then another 10 through security. No access to the LOT lounge as we only had PE tickets, not Business class. I thought I’d booked the latter. Oh well, no time really to bother with that. We went to our gate, and shortly got on the bus, and then our very small plane. Thus ended our very brief first visit to Poland.
We took off for the longer flight to Frankfurt. Meal service was actually less on this flight though the time was twice as long. But the views were nice too.
 |
| Final approach to FRA, looking northward |
I had a nice view of the city as we flew by, just to the south, on our final approach.
We arrived in Frankfurt relatively on time and picked up our bags, then tried to find the hotel in that massive place that is Frankfurt airport. After a false start we figured out to go up, not down, then across the jetway, past the S-Bahn tracks, through the long-distance train station, then we found it.
We had been upgraded to an Executive level room which was nice, so we grabbed some water, quenched our thirst, and headed back out to find dinner.
Of course we just missed the 8:00 train in and had to wait 15 minutes for the next one. But we were in town a little after 8:30 and settling in for dinner at 8:45.
We went to Haus Werthym, which we’d missed last visit. Cool old place - originally opened in the 1400s. I liked the sayings, from what I could read.
Portraits in the windows.
We had schnitzel and Schwienshaxe. A tasty house white, and weissbier, went well.
Funny one here. "Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune." Paraphrasing, alcohol is more dangerous than the ocean.
We took a walk around the river to enjoy the serenity. It's really pretty here. The River Main, from the Iron Bridge.
The Iron Bridge looks really pretty at night.
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| Hilton, Frankfurt Airport |
Then we caught the train back to the hotel to try to sleep. Our lobby was all lit up. Nice hotel for an overnight.
Unfortunately Chris couldn’t check in online for tomorrow's Transatlantic flight, so we had a bad feeling about what that meant…for some reason she's been flagged for extra security a few times now when flying home from Europe. Ugh, not again! Nerves about tomorrow were now running high and sleep was elusive. It may be a long day tomorrow.
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