Fair Europa

In just a few hours, Mark and I take off for Europe.  It will be his first time there and my fifth, although the last was over 10 years ago. 

This trip will be different.  I will be viewing the continent through a slightly different lens.  Previously, each time I was in Europe it was either as a music student or performer.  Like so many other singers, I always had plans to live there for a while and eke out my living as a musician.  And I did live there for a year and experienced what are still my most memorable musical experiences.  Alas, I never got back as a resident, and life took me in a few other directions.  It's not all rueful, however, for had things turned out differently, I never would have met my partner, nor would I be a step-dad.  How could I regret that?

Now, years later and with life as a singer behind me, I wonder how I will regard those places I had seen before.  I suspect there will be some nostalgia and perhaps a tiny bit of melancholy involved.  Nevertheless, I am excited to go and see the sights with Mark, who knows very little of the me that once sang in a few of those ancient churches and resplendent concert halls. 

Despite the faint shadow of those memories I might notice here and there, I will enjoy it.  I have no doubt.

Comments

[urspo]

Good voyage to you both!

[The Mutant]

Visiting a place which has a unique personal history is always a wonderful thing, I think anyway.

Enjoy every minute of it, the melancholy, the nostalgia and the new memories you create!

[Pam]

Have a wonderful time, my friend!

Hugs,
Pam

[Kev and Jase]

I have every confidence this will be a holiday to remember for you both :-) We'll see you in two days - just catching a few rays of sunshine in Barcelona first :-)