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  The cobblestone streets of Old Town Alexandria lay quiet in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, May 16, 2025, but the air itself was already speaking volumes. It wasn't the crisp, cool air of a departing night, but a thick, heavy presence, a tangible warmth that hinted strongly at the day's coming character. A deep, pervasive humidity hung in the atmosphere, wrapping around everything like a damp cloak. The weather forecast had painted a picture overnight, one decidedly different from the bright, breezy spring days that sometimes grace the area in May. Today's palette was set to be one of increasing heat, sticky air, and the distinct possibility of dramatic skies later on, marked by the rumble and flash of thunderstorms . The climate of Alexandria, perched on the edge of the Potomac, was asserting its late-spring tendencies with undeniable force. Even before the first hint of civil twilight began to lighten the eastern sky, the temperature was already ...

 Gdańsk, the ancient port city on the Baltic coast, a place where history is etched into every cobbled lane and the air carries the tang of the sea and the whispers of centuries of trade, awoke on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, not with the gentle warmth of a burgeoning summer, but with the distinct, bracing chill of the Baltic's breath. It was a morning that demanded layers and pulled collars high, a typical May day in this northern latitude where spring often arrives with a cool insistence, shaped by the vast expanse of cold water just beyond its shores. May in Gdańsk is a month of contrasts, of rapidly lengthening days offering abundant daylight, yet often tempered by the still-cool influence of the sea. Today's forecast promised just such a mix – actual temperatures reaching a mild level, but feeling significantly colder due to a persistent, noticeable wind, a sky engaged in a constant performance of shifting clouds and brief sunny intervals, and a notable chance of rain shower...