I am just back from a long vacation in Europe. Probably too long away from home but it was wonderful overall. I learned a lot, saw a lot, took hundreds of pix that I now must organize, kept in touch with family
back home, and made some new friends.
And I have a lot of takeaways for future blog posts such as:
- smart technology in everyday life (Europeans seem ahead of us)
- importance of infrastructure (can’t say enough positives about the train system in Europe)
- value of language translation tools (Google translate is a great tool for basics)
- learning value of travel (part of trip was Road Scholar cruise with professors lecturing onboard and local experts on tours)
- email management (the art of monitoring while on vacation)
- and yes, some political commentary (Europe knows what it takes to fight fascists and Nazis)
I will be writing some of these posts in the weeks to come as I am still catching up and getting back into work and routines.
I leave you with a quote we saw on a small riverboat in Narbonne, France (which looked like a wonderful place for retirement if you didn’t have family and grandkids you wanted to see often). I used the Google translate app to get this: “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s deadly!”
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