We have arrived from New York City to Poland on December 16th, 2011. My sister Martyna and her fiancee Daniel picked us up at the Warsaw Chopin Airport and drove to Lodz. My parents welcomed us with a traditional and extremely delicious Polish dinner. I moved from Lodz to the US in 2001 and this trip marks the third time Suzi and I are in Poland together for the holidays. Lodz is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Lodz Voivodeship, and is approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-west of Warsaw Lodz" literally means "a boat" and it's also a name of a small river that runs through the city. The beginning of the town's history
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