Day 2 -- Lvov

 Flight to Lvov was a very pleasant 50 minutes, A connecting flight from Chicago was late, so our flight was not full.  Our hotel (Swiss Hotel) is in a very good location, a 5 min walk from Rynok (the main square). After checking in, we walked and walked and walked. We just wanted to get a feel for the city. It seems very alive with lots of young people, plenty of street music, colorful outdoor cafes and flowers everywhere. We went to see the Armenian cathedral, one of the most beautiful churches in Lviv – built in the 13^th century and continuously evolving until now. It has amazing frescoes from the beginning of the 20^th century next to 14^th century Byzantine mosaics.  We were lucky to be able to get inside the oldest part by following a group with a Russian speaking guide. It turned out the group was from Georgia and the guide was Armenian. We had a nice conversation with him afterwards in Polish (He spoke very good Polish). He was very pleased to find out that Al was Armenian. Later, we stepped in to a few more churches, and found a tourist information office where they told us about this week’s happenings. A nice young lady also recommended a restaurant – U Pani Stefy – where we had a very nice Ukrainian dinner with Lviv beer and Georgian wine. Food is so inexpensive here and so tasty!