Early in our 2026 travels in Sarajevo, we stood at the corner in Sarajevo where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand beginning WWI https://chosenfugue.xyz/2026/03/27/history-repeats-itself/ Fittingly, we wrapped up this round of travel where WWII began with Germany’s Polish invasion in Gdańsk September 1939. (Pics will look better viewed on the blog not the email). Gdańsk wasContinue reading “G’day Gdańsk”
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5 Days, 3 Cities, 2 Confused
Although the temperature has not gotten past 15 C (59 F), spring is coming, tourists invading (including us), accommodations getting limited. Time to stop the spontaneity and cram three cities into a 5 day work week. Kind of like the 1969 movie “If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium”. As a result Wroclaw, Łódź andContinue reading “5 Days, 3 Cities, 2 Confused”
Time Warp in Warsaw
We’ve been reading a book series called On the Calculation of Volume by Danish writer Solvey Balle. Four of the 6 books are available in English (7 books planned). It’s a variation on the Groundhog’s Day theme of a repeated day. In her case, the day is November 18th. It began while she was onContinue reading “Time Warp in Warsaw”