“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Elliot A long sleep and coffee to start the day. There are 15 bridges crossing the Danube linking Buda to Pest. Shell asks me to take…
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Budapest
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” Rumi A great night of sleep. We take our last walk in Modra. There were three service trees in Modra. One was destroyed by lightning; the other we are…
Arrivals – Budapest
Via Dubai. Two days in Budapest – feels like home. Breakfast at Zërgë coffee shop. Always Currently reading – “Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt” Kurt Vonnegut
The Last Days of Budapest
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman I didn’t want to get out of bed. I could sleep for another five hours, but Shell wants to go for a run, and the day heats up quickly. She is right, the run makes us both feel better. Another 5…
European Summers
“In the middle of summer the fields are golden, the forests thick, and the air heavy with the scent of hay and wildflowers.” Leo Tolstoy We are up early to avoid the heat. Today’s forecast high is 32 °C. Under a blue sky, we run a quick 5 km—the Danube on our left, the parliament…
Back to Budapest
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy at home.” Anton Chekhov A reasonable drive ahead of us today. We head out for a run and get in some breakfast and a few coffees. On the road at 8.30 am. It is a six hour drive to Budapest. About half an hour…
Early Mornings
“I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.” Henry David Thoreau Shell wants to run this holiday. I have not run in over four years. I am sure I will be fine. I have long been an advocate of strengthening the mind…
Home to Budapest
“…everyone needs a somewhere, a place he can go. There comes a time, you see, inevitably there comes a time you have to have a somewhere you can go!” Fyodor Dostoyevsky We land in Budapest, and it feels like coming home. We have been discussing the possibility of including Budapest on this trip and the…
Villinus – Lithuania (maybe)
“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don’t stop to think, don’t interrupt the scream, exhale, release life’s rapture.” Vladimir Nabokov Overcast but not raining. We head to Lithuania today. Chopin Airport for the whip. The last time we entered Lithuania, our car mysteriously stopped at an intersection….