Clay in My Boots: A Romp Through My Genealogical Past

Heading to the airport. On airplane, very short delay. It’s a double-decker! Never been on a double-decker before? Oh, no legroom or headroom ... NOT! Got a bulkhead aisle ... it’ll be just fine. Carol and I will have a blast. Wow! Our plane was equipped with a GoPro.  First comes the take-off ... then past Gaithersburg and on to Paris. https://youtu.be/3WTxJj2PhbE After a most restful night on the plane, we arrived in Paris and immediately enjoyed the sites during our 90 minute layover. Along the way, we took a brief excursion to the North Pole. We needed to grab something to eat, since we slept thru breakfast. Our choice was to get EXK or get Naked? We choose to get Naked, and have croissants. OMG .. the pistachio and chocolate croissant was amazing! Our flight from Paris to Warsaw was uneventful, but the 5-6 lines (deplaneing, security, border control, coffee, and replaneing) did make us masters of the queue! No GoPro on this leg of the journey, just good old fashion window ports to

At the airport getting more excited by the minute. Carol

Heading to Warsaw, Poland I can't believe its finally time to leave for Eastern Europe. Today, Aug 4th, Carol and I leave for Warsaw, Poland!  Our Air France flight departs at 6:15pm from Dulles Airport with a connection in Paris with a 2 hour layover. We should be arriving at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport at 11:50am, Central Europe Time (GMT+2) ... that's 6 hours ahead of Rockville/Derwood. Phyllis should be up with the dogs at 5:50am. I tried to pick light for 18 days of travel. But, I'm expecting heat, cool nights, rain, and mosquitos ... I'll compress stuff after I get back from Torah Study. Warsaw, Poland Jewish Population: 1900:  219,000 (29% of 756,426 population) Family Members: None History: Before World War II, Warsaw was one of the most diverse cities in the Second Polish Republic. The majority of Polish Jews lived in the merchant districts of Muranów, Powązki, and Stara Praga, while most ethnic Germans lived in Śródmieście. Over 90% of C