Day 3 Lviv

(that’s the way it’s spelled in Ukraine).  After a big breakfast we set out. We walked to the High Castle (1,200 feet up to the highest point).  There used to be a castle there from the 13^th to the 17^th century when it was destroyed by the Cossacks and then by the Swedes. The castle is now gone but the view is spectacular.  The walk down was much easier.  To rest our feet, we took a 2 hour bus tour of the city (in English).  It was great and very informative. We saw areas we would not have seen ourselves and learned a lot about the complicated history of this city. There must be over a hundred churches in Lvov – Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Armenian and Jewish. We walked into many, too many to mention. We also visited the famous chapel of the Boim family just off the main (Rynok) square. Afterwards, we stopped at one of numerous eating places in the center. There are cafes, restaurants, bars, bakeries and ice cream places everywhere. We saw a place where women where making strudels and walked in. They had savory strudels and sweet strudels and both were fantastic. Back in Poland, we got contact info to two Lviv musicians/music professors who agreed to meet with us and help us find pieces of old Lviv related to Bo’s family. We met with them in the afternoon and were amazed that Pani Marta immediately recognized the church from Bo’s grandmother’s picture. She said she’d take us there tomorrow.