Warsaw, Poland- Day 1

We FINALLY made it to Warsaw! After a day and a half of travel, I am exhausted but excited to see the city. We were supposed to fly out of Reagan Airport in D.C. yesterday afternoon at 2:30 but, of course, our flight was delayed until 4 p.m. No worries though! Our flight out of JFK to Warsaw at 6:15 was canceled. So...we flew to JFK to find there were no more flights to Poland for the day but there was a flight out of Newark, New Jersey. So off we go on a shuttle bus to Newark. Our bus driver thought it would be nice to take us through the heart of NYC so I saw Times Square for the first time. After sitting through unnecessary traffic (apparently there are shorter ways to get to Newark from JFK airport), we finally made it to Newark and boarded a 11:30 flight to Warsaw along with 250-300 other people. On the bright side, the flight was only 7 hours 50 minutes and was relatively smooth. I slept most of the way. I can now say I have been to New Jersey and NYC!!!

Fast forward to current time, I am checked into my hotel room at the Novotel hotel in Warsaw. We have some free time to settle in so I am updating the blog and emailing loved ones. We are heading out to the Old Town tonight in Warsaw for our welcome dinner here in Poland! Good night!