I'm really excited about planning my Christmas trip. This time I'm going to Krakow. I'm meeting my friend Barb, an American who lives in Milan. This is Christmas-palooza Due (pronounced "doo eh"), as we were in Provence together last Christmas.

My first stop, as usual, was AirBNB where there are tons of fabulous apartments at great USD prices!

Next I talked to many of my colleagues and adult students about what I should see... and I consulted TripAdvisor.

It had totally left my mind (or perhaps been blocked) that Krakow is near Auschwitz and is also the city that Schindler operated in -- so these items are Priority 1. We both feel we must take time out of a happy holiday to be justifiably horrified -- lest people be allowed to forget.

After this we're going to be taking in the Christmas market, some old churches and synagogues, and maybe drinking some Polish vodka... Maybe...