When we were active we enjoyed exploring Europe or at least some of it, often by car
without pre-booking accommodation and sometimes on a package holiday. When our travels were done I made a list of some of the places we'd visited and was rather surprised to find how much we'd managed to see. Hence;-
HOLIDAYS
(taken by me and mi missiz Joyce)
We've seen the Tower of Pisa
Got a glimpse of the Mona Lisa
And struggled to the summit of Vesuvius,
We've trolled the Rijksmuseum
Strolled through the Coliseum
And marvelled at the ruins of Vitruvius.
We sampled lots of vino
Got blotto in Bardolino
When we stayed on the shore of Lago Garda,
Heard the opera in Verona
Admired Gaudi’s Barcelona
And got sworn at on Italian autostrada.
We’ve seen paintings by Picasso
Even braved the Paris Metro
And visited the room where Vincent died,
Loved the Still Lifes of Chardin
Mooched round Monet’s Jardin
And rode a vaporetto for the ride.
Hot and sweaty in Rome
We thought it time for home
And looked forward to the weary journey back,
We’d seen wonderful things
But the memory that clings is
the Black Forest isn’t really black.
So what did our travels do for us? Well we enjoyed them at the time but I sometimes wonder if the things we saw gave us any lasting (apart from being able to brag about them of course).
Wow, I knew you two went to Europe several times; it's an impressive list of places you've been and experiences you've had! For my part, I think one is always the richer for having travelled. You grow as a person, you're richer for what you've seen, and what you've experienced, and this all makes you a more tolerant, well-rounded (ha, especially if you've experienced the cuisine!) person, with less of a narrow view. Rarely in all the years I took kids to Quebec and/or France, did a student come back without having changed or matured in some way. :-)
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