After much blood and bombs since the First World War, I’ve entered the Yugoslav Wars. Which got me thinking, how much does it take to start a conflagration fueled by ethnic dissensions? Not much when you have foul-mouthed bigots in the country. I shan’t afford them too much attention though. Spoils my day and wastes your bandwidth.
And as I trawled the net taking in as much as I could, I realized I’m “in Europe”. Every so often, I hear how many dream of (and many set foot on) Europe. The usual ones are England, Italy, Germany, and France. Nice places (see the background of the blog?) I must say. I find myself rather weird when it comes to my choice of places to go.
Whilst they screamed Paris, I chose Parnu. Others say Beijing and I looked at Baku. I have nothing against their choices but I prefer somewhere people don’t hear about everyday. I still want to see the aurora borealis one day and walk the streets of Bruges.
And as I trawled the net taking in as much as I could, I realized I’m “in Europe”. Every so often, I hear how many dream of (and many set foot on) Europe. The usual ones are England, Italy, Germany, and France. Nice places (see the background of the blog?) I must say. I find myself rather weird when it comes to my choice of places to go.
Whilst they screamed Paris, I chose Parnu. Others say Beijing and I looked at Baku. I have nothing against their choices but I prefer somewhere people don’t hear about everyday. I still want to see the aurora borealis one day and walk the streets of Bruges.
First on my list though, I’d love to visit Poland and Israel. I guess Auschwitz and Yad Vashem are the reason behind my choice; not because of any morbid fascination with death. The Smithsonian Institution will be next and then onboard a train on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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