My Summer Vacation in Europe
My summer vacation started early this year with a whirlwind trip to the coasts of Spain, Italy and France. I should probably start by saying that most sane people would not take on so many cities. After the last post, many emailed or said in passing, "Boy, that's a lot to take on."Your were right.
The idea for the trip started with a cruise through the Western Mediterranean. As we researched the area, Mark suggested that we add on a couple days on the front in Barcelona and on the back in France. In theory it was a good idea. But the temptation to "see it all" really took it's toll.
Bottom line -- I learned (again) that doing too much can take the joy out of your experience. I don't want to give the impression that the trip wasn't marvelous, it was, I am just a big relaxation princess when I travel. I didn't get enough of that.
I'll go through each city and share some stories and pictures. To kick things off, I have to laugh at Mark. It was a hectic day when we left. My family had all been in town to help me celebrate by big 4-0 and I had to drive my brother to the airport shuttle at 5:30 am. As I arrived home again, we noticed much to our dismay a big water leak in the water heater. So there was a lot of commotion and strategizing as we finalized things. As I always say to my clients, you can't plan for the unplannable!
Here is a picture of Mark, down to the wire, handling his real estate deals on the runway as we leave for our first stop in Heathrow, England. I, on the other hand, was very proud of myself. I didn't touch my cell phone or email once.My team knew the secret phone # in case of emergency. This is the first time I left on vacation for 3 weeks and it felt really good to just be completely in vacation mode!
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