Map of Western Europe

It’s been a couple of days since my return from Europe, so I thought I’d chime in with a few reflections from the recent trip and a few remarks.

First, it was great to be back in Europe after more than a year away from the Continent.

For a short while there, I was able to pretend like I was living back there, enjoying that special blend of sweet doing nothing which is such a hallmark of the average European’s lifestyle. I needed to just kick back and enjoy the crowds for a few days, but it was too short. I felt like the entire thing was rushed. Whirlwind. It’s nothing something I want to duplicate anytime soon…and I can see how the jet-setting lifestyle starts to get on the nerves of a lot of commuting business people. Jumping on and off planes, hopping into rental cars and speeding off along motorways with the pedal to the floor, eating sugary food and crap, and not resting nearly enough is a recipe for a case of the sneezes. I don’t know how some businesspeople manage to keep it all together.

Also, it was great to have a very compact set of goals to achieve on my trip and to have met them in such a short period of time. Always great when you can achieve what you set out to do. I went through the list and crossed things off as I made my way through.

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