Some days are longer than others. This much is true. I woke up this morning in Amsterdam…. nearly 24 hours ago. I have had a couple of little naps on the plane rides home. But mostly, I feel a little KaBloooey. Spent. Blinky. Like on the fritz… blinky. That’s because we had to complete all Ten Phases of Trans Atlantic Travel today. Yes. The Fearless Four. Louie, Buddy, Lou, and Bud. Phase 10. Check.
All of that aside… .more than anything … I am glad to be home. I have spent about 15 days on this European Tryst.
Oh my senses. What they DID sense. Some of this was in a plane, some in a boat, or bus, or car. And some of this on foot.
By far, my favorite way, is on foot.
At the very beginning of this journey, I had no real expectations. I tried not to guess either. I did not read about the particular cities we planned to visit. Or the countries. I simply wanted to go and have at it…. for myself. And maybe that’s why the people seemed livelier (with the exception of Helsinki)… and why the food tasted better (again, Helsinki…. not so much)…. and why the buildings, the history, the culture…. seemed more vibrant and intriguing (sorry about the city from Hell in Finland).
There I was. Clear across the globe. And now I am glad to have scootched on back.
The conversation changes when you come this far… this quickly. It went from… “The Monarchy’s Palace is Amazing! Look at that gold dome.” to this….
On our drive home from the airport.. “Well, it looks like the Reynold’s just mowed today.” and “Hey. The Smith’s corn is really starting to come up.” or “I think the Woodley’s are bringing in their hay.”
Yep. Home Sweet Home. It is a lot like Kansas Dorothy. A lot. And for that…. I am happy. And tired. I can’t keep my eyes open another minute. Sweet Dreams, my friends. All over the world.
“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
“I wasn’t really asleep I was just meditating on unconsciousness.” – Unknown