Okay, so I'm understanding why people in the travel business burn out! It's exhausting investigating and making arrangements: train times, layovers, travel times, list of sights to see, decision-making about what to places to visit and what to see once there. It would be easy if we had "world enough and time" (apologies to Andrew Marvell)! Do you know that even in train-accessible Europe,we can occasionally find ourselves realizing "you can't get there from here," well at least not directly or easily. Just try "Salzburg to Venice" without that 4-hour layover at midnight in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Still I am learning so much about places and travel, just by asking "what if we went there." Most of those "what if's" will remain armchair travel, mind you; nevertheless, the imagined experiences linger, settling comfortably and pleasurably with real ones. Also, this adventure is reinforcing the concept that the world with its varied cultures, arts, history, and geography is the best classroom. No doubt that Emma will learn more this next year than she would if in school.
And one final point to this entry: Since blogging is new to me (at least setting one up is new), please offer any suggestions that make access to posting easier or provide a more efficient layout. "Philadelphia Robin" -- I know you've had experience and can offer good advice. Right now the access is open so that you don't have to have a Google account (free, by the way) to log on; it also means that anyone, not just family & friends, can read and post. I did, however, activate the recommended spam control feature (which is why you have to decipher the wavy text).
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