What to do if we meet on the peninsula and the weather is poor for those three days (which was all we had at our disposal)? It would be great if it were sunny, although total "full sun" is not always good for photos – one can "circumvent" it (lamps, reflectors, orientation) or use it (it even looks good in monochrome), though it requires a bit more work. It would be nice to have some clouds in the sky and a moderate temperature… A photographer’s wish list. But the photographer proposes, and nature disposes.

I couldn't pass up such an opportunity for a simple reason: this is one of those moments in history that we call "anchors." It is a moment from which something begins, which marks something, changes something. I believe that whenever there is an opportunity, it is worth participating in such events. Because it is not a fleeting thing. The event itself is, of course, fleeting, but its temporal emanation stretches hundreds of years into the future.

The flight from Modlin brought us to late-autumn Rome in less than two hours. It takes me longer to drive stress-free from Białystok to Warsaw without risking a speeding ticket. So, you could say that just over an hour and a half is all that separates us from biting into a maritozzo and sipping an excellent cappuccino while sitting in a bustling café on Piazza della Rotonda.

Landing at Ciampino, a bus to Roma Termini, then a short hop on the metro, followed by a bus to Trastevere, where we had rented an apartment. And that was it. Rome! I’m here... Holy crap!