London and Amsterdam
St. Goar and Munich
Austrian Tyrol and Venice
Rome I
Rome II
Florence
Lucerne
Paris I
Paris II and return to London
St. Goar and Munich
Austrian Tyrol and Venice
Rome I
Rome II
Florence
Lucerne
Paris I
Paris II and return to London
And now for the last journal entry of my trip.
9.16.10 - FINAL THOUGHT
On the plane, headed home. Do I want to go home? My immediate answer is no. What I really want is to be back with the people who have so quickly become my family, who can make me cry from laughing so hard and who I've come to genuinely trust. I want to gasp (again) at the fact that prostitution is legal in the Netherlands and continue to be pleasantly surprised by just how much I love a country I expected to dislike (Germany). I want to swoon over the sleepy little Austrian village we visited and freeze my ass off in the white water rafting river. I want to gorge on more pizza and swoon over the men in Italy. I want to sit on top of the Straserhorn and eatBel Swiss chocolates in (guess where?) Switzerland. And oh, how I'd I want to eat a baguette with cheese and wine at the Eiffel Tower. All while teasing Nathan, dancing with Mish, cuddling with Bec, bonding with J and Ami and laughing at Eric and Tom. This is what I really want.
But all good things must come to an end. I really despise that saying, but it's true. This was an experience unlike anything I could have ever anticipated, and I couldn't feel more lucky for everything it brought/taught/blessed me with. My eyes have been opened to a world that is absolutely amazing in so many ways. And my heart has been touched by some incredible people.
Thank you, Europe. For everything.
All my love,
Ali
PS: The 17th miner just emerged. This will never get old.
9.16.10 - FINAL THOUGHT
On the plane, headed home. Do I want to go home? My immediate answer is no. What I really want is to be back with the people who have so quickly become my family, who can make me cry from laughing so hard and who I've come to genuinely trust. I want to gasp (again) at the fact that prostitution is legal in the Netherlands and continue to be pleasantly surprised by just how much I love a country I expected to dislike (Germany). I want to swoon over the sleepy little Austrian village we visited and freeze my ass off in the white water rafting river. I want to gorge on more pizza and swoon over the men in Italy. I want to sit on top of the Straserhorn and eat
But all good things must come to an end. I really despise that saying, but it's true. This was an experience unlike anything I could have ever anticipated, and I couldn't feel more lucky for everything it brought/taught/blessed me with. My eyes have been opened to a world that is absolutely amazing in so many ways. And my heart has been touched by some incredible people.
Thank you, Europe. For everything.
All my love,
Ali
PS: The 17th miner just emerged. This will never get old.
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5 comments:
girl you take an insane amount of pictures! and i thought i was bad! haha.
looked like you had the time of your life and that makes me smile.
i loved reading about your trip, and i swear when i finally post about my honeymoon so many pictures are going to be like "oh yeah remember when ali put up the same one?", haha.
Oh, reading this made me sad for you because I know how that feels...I think of certain times and places in my life and think, "I'd give anything to go back!"
But there's so many more adventures in your future, my love! Can't wait to hear about them all!
i love your last journal entry - a perfect ending to a wonderful trip. I can see how much it meant to you.
What a beautiful last entry to your journey love. I hope you get to go back there someday. xoxo.
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