Top 10 Vacation Memories

Well, we made it home safe and sound, and we’re getting back into the groove after a wonderful vacation. Kim and I spent a couple of days unpacking and part of the weekend catching up on mail and bills (fun fun fun).

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve had a rare opportunity to see things that many never have the opportunity to see, and for that we feel blessed. We got to visit wonderful sights, both natural and man made, and we got to visit, face-to-face. with my daughter and son-in-law.

We’ve compared notes, and while we each could list many more memorable things, we made a “Top 10” vacation memories list…

10.

Kim’s waiter/“boyfriend” at Café du Pont Neuf playing the campy role of the stereotypical flirty Frenchman.

9.

The hike to Glenveagh Castle, and the castle gardens. Listening to Marnnie and Travis tell us about their previous times there. Enjoying sharing a little part of their lives.

8.

The Paris catacombs. A mile of bones that creeped Kim out the whole time even as she enjoyed it.

7.

Going to sleep each night in front of a tall open window in Paris, feeling the warm evening breeze.

6.

The cool, green, natural beauty of Ireland. Seeing the Cliffs of Moher, hoisting numerous pints of Guinness, and feeling the ghosts of my ancestors.

5.

Sharing a kiss and a drink of champagne at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

4.

Watching mass at Notre Dame Cathedral. The history, the reverence.

3.

Hearing Kim, on arrival in Paris, looking around and saying “I just got goose bumps.”

2.

Sitting in a Paris café with Kim, enjoying wine and cheeses, watching the movements of the city.

1.

Enjoying the company of my daughter and son-in-law. The thoroughly enjoyable cheese, fruit (and chicken) dinner and talks at their home. Especially the brief moments Marnnie and I got to chat, just the two of us.

As I mentioned above, there were far more than just 10 memories... the art at the Louvre, meeting fellow Ohioans atop the Arc de Triomphe, and many more images from simply walking around the city (and riding the Metro).

We hope that everyone has the opportunity to create such memories of their own.