April Travel News
Hi from Rick: Poland — Too Many Good Things
A lone pianist is seated at a baby grand under a lovingly lit portrait of Frédéric Chopin. The musician's eyes are shut tight, as if to channel his heart into his fingers flying across the keys. And before him, a salon filled with appreciative music lovers swoons. You know a trip (or a TV shoot) has been a success when you have amazing memories like this one to spare. After filming in a place like Poland, even the cutting-room floor is littered with unforgettable experiences.
This week, my new one-hour public television special, Rick Steves Poland, premieres across the USA (check your local listings), on PBS Passport, and on ricksteves.com. Our biggest challenge in filming the great Polish cities of Kraków, Warsaw, and Gdańsk, plus a variety of powerful side trips — from mighty Malbork Castle to gingerbread-scented Toruń to the sobering concentration camp memorial at Auschwitz-Birkenau — was simply fitting it all into just 60 minutes… Read more
