That's it. Just one day to go and I am off to England, one of Canada's mother countries. I am off to London, England for two days to sightsee like a madman before my Contiki tour begins. I am getting chills. The things I plan to see in London are the usual biggies: Tower of London, Parliament, British Museum and some obscure ones like the Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC. One way or another, it promises to be quite the interesting roundabout and I hope to have the time and patience to blog all about it. If not, feel free to leave me a comment to egg me on for not writing enough.
On the European continent, I hope to see all the biggies where I am going. Cruise a canal in Amsterdam, climb a mountain in Switzerland, see the Vatican in Rome and take an elevator up the Eiffel just to name a few. It will be quite the hectic 18 days but it will be memorable for sure. I only pray that thieves and beggars will not spoil the fun.
I am pretty much packed everything. I have to pack not just for Europe but for Israel as well. After Europe, I am off to Israel on a mission of goodwill to renew relationships with family and friends. That is my first objective. My second objective is to touch the western wall in Jerusalem one more time. After that, everything is an absolute bonus.
I say with a heavy heart that my relationship with two of my 3 cousins, my uncle's daughters, has been strenuous at best. It's probably due to lack of communication but I really hope to change it. Lately I have begun to talk to his youngest daughter Efrat who is actually really cool and I have admired her a lot growing up. With his oldest daughter though, it's still dead air. I am not sure how to break that one.
Then there are distant cousins in Petach Tikvah that I should visit and lastly but no least, my sister and her family who have returned to Israel just recently despite everything. So there you have it, a bunch of people to visit. Plenty of things to get done in a month. A sweet break from the usual routine I have become accustomed to.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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