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| Blenheim Palace, home of Winston Churchill, October 2008 |
Yeah. Fun, fun!
I'm in a funk where the writing is concerned, and I decided not to force it, but let it pass.
What I think my mind really needs, though, is a vacation to a beautiful, exotic location rich in history.
Germany...England...France...Italy...
Yes, no tropical paradise for me. I am allergic to the sun (not really...but I may as well be for as much as I loathe it).
Alas, a vacation is not to be. The daily grind calls and I must answer.
But if I could go on vacation...oh yes. I'd hop a plane and go see the beaches of Normandy...the Imperial War Museum in London (which I missed last time I was there!)...visit my family in Turin, Italy...head over to Napoleon's tomb in Paris.
Now that is my idea of a vacation.
If you could take a vacation right now, where would you go?
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Right now we've been in a cold snap for three weeks, so anywhere warmer would be good, but if I got to choose. I would go on a cruise through the Mediterranean.
ReplyDeleteI think, my dear, that I would have to opt for that tropical vacation-but with lots and lots of palm trees for shade:)
ReplyDeleteSomeday I want to visit the beaches at Normandy too. And the forests where the Battle of the Bulge was fought. I can only imagine how full of awe I will be when I see those sights.
Also Bletchley Park in England-my hubby is a big fan of cryptology and would like to see an Enigma machine-and Amy wants to see Stonehenge:)
When do we leave? :)
With all the snow around here, I'd take advantage of it and choose to go to a Vermont chalet nestled in the mountains, with a roaring fireplace, good food, books, and company, and enjoy the end of winter :)
ReplyDeleteI love lakes and camping. I love snowy mountains and roaring cabin fires. I used to love scuba diving trips to exotic locales but that was years ago. But right now more than anything I want to go on a South African Safari.
ReplyDeleteSo bad I can't stand it!!! LOL
Oh, I love Blenheim Palace, I visited a couple of winters back and it was wonderful. ( must do again!) There's some great letters from Winston when he was a little boy sent away to school, he wrote to his Father (just heartbreaking).
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend my dear! ;-)
Oops, no, I think the letters were to his Mother... really sweet as he was sooo sooo young.
ReplyDeleteI'd go to Hawaii. Kuai to be exact. I love that island so much.
ReplyDeletePatti - Y'know, at this point I'd even take that cruise. ANYTHING to get rid of these doldrums!
ReplyDeleteValerie - As soon as we can pack, let's go!!! :-) To tell you the truth, when I saw Stonehenge, I was rather disappointed. It is much smaller than you think! But it's still neat to see. Wouldn't it be cool if you and I could go on one of those WW2 tours???
Joanne - Oh, a Vermont chalet sounds absolutely WONDERFUL.
Sharla - Now I can honestly say I have never wanted to go on a safari. I'll just watch the nature shows for my dose of big cats and flies and heat. :-) However, this may change someday as my daughter wants to travel to Africa to save the big cats. We shall see...
Talei - I loved Blenheim, too. Had a delicious dessert at the little cafe! I was disappointed I couldn't take pictures...which wasn't the case at Chatsworth (where I took probably over 100 of them!).
Tana - Ok, I'll make an exception for Hawaii to be on my list since Pearl Harbor is there. ;-)
If I could, I'd be on a plane to New Zealand right now. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteChristine - When I was in England, I met a lady from New Zealand. If she's any indication, they are very nice there. ;-)
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