After dreaming of countless possibilities, combing over dozens of destinations and swooning over, literally, hundreds of Google Images to see what really spoke to me, I finally made my choice… I’m going to England!! Once I really narrowed down the focus on where I wanted to go I realized I’ve been dreaming of visiting England since I was a girl. I was swept away by the works of Jane Austen, by watching A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim, and with Merle Oberon & Sir Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights (Which, much to my horror, I recently discovered was filmed… are you ready?? …in Thousand Oaks, CA just outside of LA!! That’s right… In the 1931 film version of Emily Brontë's tale of ultimate jealousy and woe, our Kathy & Heathcliff were writhing in emotional pain, NOT on the misty moors of Yorkshire, but somewhere near the Canejo Grade… NOOOO!!! OMG, I can’t even talk about it!). Regardless, England has everything I’m looking for; history, culture, castles… I mean, I don't know about you but THIS American girl wants to see castles... and plenty of 'em!! London Bridge, Abbey Road, The Cotwolds, Downton Abbey, Nottingham, West End theaters, and, of course, the Moors (the REAL ones)!! I’m already breathless and I haven’t even left the ground!! Additionally, and on a very personal level, my dear Nana and, thusly, my beloved Mother, were of English decent. We grew up drinking tea with our Nana and the women in my family have gone to afternoon tea everywhere from the grand rooms at the Four Seasons with it's fine china and crisp white linen to charming, hidden, one room, village tea houses with their collections of antique mismatched cups… It’s a family tradition that is near and dear to my heart. So England it is!! As a bonus, there is no real language barrier… after all, I know that “jumper” means “sweater” so I’m good, right? RIGHT!!
After I made my choice I was excitedly sharing my upcoming adventure with a friend and she said “Oh you’re going to love it! And once you’re over there you can travel around so easily… you can hop on a train in London and be in Paris in a couple of hours.” In fact once I started to talk to people about my trip I found a lot of their sentences began with “Once you’re over there…” all of them recommending that I see as much as is reasonable and stay as long as I’m able. Now I knew about traveling by train in the UK and Europe, of course, but somehow when my friend said it a seed was planted and the wheels started turning... I made a few Google searches... and I soon began to feel like Macauley Culkin in Home Alone... you know, when he awakens that first morning and begins the process of realization: “I made my family disappear” but, instead, I was thinking: “I can go to Paris??”……….. “I can go to Paris.”….............. “I CAN GO TO PARIS!!!! I figured out my dates, booked a ticket and I’m happy to report, I will be taking the Eurostar from London to Paris!! My list for choosing Paris is short and to the point:
1) Ummmm, Hello!?! It’s PARIS!!!
‘Nuff said!
I’ve not yet purchased my return train ticket to London... But that, my friends, is a story for an upcoming post ;)
So where will you go on your dream trip? What do you know of England and Paris?? Comment below!! I SO want to hear your stories!! ~Amie~
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE ~ BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILD FOR."
~ JOHN A. SHEDD~
After I made my choice I was excitedly sharing my upcoming adventure with a friend and she said “Oh you’re going to love it! And once you’re over there you can travel around so easily… you can hop on a train in London and be in Paris in a couple of hours.” In fact once I started to talk to people about my trip I found a lot of their sentences began with “Once you’re over there…” all of them recommending that I see as much as is reasonable and stay as long as I’m able. Now I knew about traveling by train in the UK and Europe, of course, but somehow when my friend said it a seed was planted and the wheels started turning... I made a few Google searches... and I soon began to feel like Macauley Culkin in Home Alone... you know, when he awakens that first morning and begins the process of realization: “I made my family disappear” but, instead, I was thinking: “I can go to Paris??”……….. “I can go to Paris.”….............. “I CAN GO TO PARIS!!!! I figured out my dates, booked a ticket and I’m happy to report, I will be taking the Eurostar from London to Paris!! My list for choosing Paris is short and to the point:
1) Ummmm, Hello!?! It’s PARIS!!!
‘Nuff said!
I’ve not yet purchased my return train ticket to London... But that, my friends, is a story for an upcoming post ;)
So where will you go on your dream trip? What do you know of England and Paris?? Comment below!! I SO want to hear your stories!! ~Amie~
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE ~ BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILD FOR."
~ JOHN A. SHEDD~
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