We do not like the obstinate need to follow eating and drinking protocols. (No, it is not possible to have breakfast/lunch/dinner just now - you are 2 minutes too early/late monsieur). There are too many smokers, especially women. There are too many dogs and cats on show. There are too many towns needing a cleanup (Grafitti, bums, rubbish). And business hours need to change, especially on Mondays and in the middle of the day.
But these differences, good and not so good, are what we are drawn too. And so we will be back again-soon.
These last two months have been a great adventure. Our month with George and Yvonne in Scandinavia was eye opening and extremely pleasant. Our month revisiting France has been entertaining with each day bringing new experiences. We have had fantastic weather all of the time and we are very grateful for that, even if it looks like climate change is at least part of the reason for our luck. But all things come to an end and we need to move on-again. We may finish our tour with a few days in Lyon, a city that beckons but which we have never seen. We are just as likely to pass the last few days in Switzerland, enjoying autumn and the last of the sunny weather for the year. But which of these we complete is probably of little interest to most readers. We have had a great time on the move but it is time to stop for a rest and to reconnect with our birth culture, as indifferent as we are to aspects of that.
We have a few other trips in mind too and a few more discussions over a wine or two if we are to radically change our lifestyle. Just how, and if, we balance out our quest for a meaningful living and our obligations to community and family still remains a challenge to be solved.
But these differences, good and not so good, are what we are drawn too. And so we will be back again-soon.
These last two months have been a great adventure. Our month with George and Yvonne in Scandinavia was eye opening and extremely pleasant. Our month revisiting France has been entertaining with each day bringing new experiences. We have had fantastic weather all of the time and we are very grateful for that, even if it looks like climate change is at least part of the reason for our luck. But all things come to an end and we need to move on-again. We may finish our tour with a few days in Lyon, a city that beckons but which we have never seen. We are just as likely to pass the last few days in Switzerland, enjoying autumn and the last of the sunny weather for the year. But which of these we complete is probably of little interest to most readers. We have had a great time on the move but it is time to stop for a rest and to reconnect with our birth culture, as indifferent as we are to aspects of that.
We have a few other trips in mind too and a few more discussions over a wine or two if we are to radically change our lifestyle. Just how, and if, we balance out our quest for a meaningful living and our obligations to community and family still remains a challenge to be solved.
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