what a treat! and now i have the travel bug. im already planning my next trip!!!! cannot wait to go to france on Ed's birthday. 2-21. we have a vacation jar and we fill it daily with money here and there. all laundry money goes into travel jar, unless it came from my jeans. shhh. dont tell Ed.
best parts of austria?
church bells that ring through the entire city....you could just waltz to them, they are so beautiful....
the architecture. the homes are brillaint colors, stacked together like legos on cobblestone roads...
the handholding and kissing at every corner...there is so much PDA here..
the fireworks...the american music...and the people that sing it with accents.
the countryside with unusual and beautiful trees....
the snow topped terra cotta roofs, and little children with red cheeks and pink noses.
the crowds of people that never seem to mind each other.
the italians, all dressed up in their sunday best...holding arms of the same sex family member with them...
the smiling, the laughter.
the way they dance, just jumping up and down...
the shopping, the selling, the bargaining...
the food...
the hospitality in our hotels..
breakfast.
bitter coffee, and fizzy cola. my kids dont even know what coke is anymore. its just cola.
the driving, with ed at the wheel...stopping to get our passports stamped when we didnt even have too...
sour faces with their arms behind their backs, hands clasped, walking slumped over with a pipe hanging from their mouth.
the fur coats...
(i need one)
the castles...the grey skies and icicles...
the smells of gluwein, and brats on every corner.
the feeling of just us again...where no one knows our names...a family. my family. alone in the world. happily. :)
I enjoyed your impressions of the world around you right now. Pictures will always assist your family's recollections, but more importantly, your family MEMORIES you will carry everywhere will bond all of you together, forever. Thanks for sharing again girl!
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