It was so nice to see my family, especially in Scotland, and be able to unwind with a more comfortable surrounding. Just when one filled trip was finishing, another was just beginning. As a family, we traveled to Rome, Paris and back to London - spending a few days in each place. I definitely think that you cannot spend enough days in each place because there is just too much to see. For example, even just walking around Paris and looking up at different buildings older than my own country brought me to such a state of fascination that I wanted to know everything about each specific one. It is just crazy that there are monuments and fountains that once served the greatest significance to their country, and now are simply a place for Joe and Nancy to sit and eat their hotdogs. I don't know, I am just overwhelmed when it comes to historical places that I try and picture exactly what was going on the moment each building was erected or a king was crowned, or a traitor was beheaded. Time travels by so quickly and our society is moving so fast that it is scary to realize that in this world, value is relevant and what material items we treasure today will not last forever.
Let me get off my soap box and say that London was my favorite, I think. I don't know whether it was the fact that I absolutely loved figuring my way around on their tube system a little too much or that Abbey Road was there, but I absolutely want to go back for an even longer stay. Something about the way people carried themselves and the history behind all the cathedrals, I felt like I had gained knowledge just physically being there.
My journey all throughout Europe has enriched my knowledge of the world and only fed the traveling fire I have in my heart. It is trips like these that keep me focused on what is it that I want to do with my life and where I want to be. It is funny that after I got home, I sat down and realized that this world is HUGE and I did not even touch the surface! Just being in the Amsterdam airport made me feel small because of the different ethnicities surrounding me. I am an amateur, that's for sure, but I know God did not give me this love for running around the world to sit around and watch the travel channel- Lord willing I will continue to go and see and learn.
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -Isaiah 6:8
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