for the two of us to fly return to Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France) or Los Angeles (USA).
Of course, as he's just beginning a new job we couldn't leave until he has accrued enough holiday leave to make it worthwhile, at the very soonest in the middle of the year. And we'd have to leave the kids with grandparents somewhere...
But now he's told me I'm all excited and just want to think and dream and make potential plans (Aimee's holiday snaps from their trip over to the US where her husband is going to be working soon haven't helped). Anyway, I got too excited and now Jeff has banned me from talking about it to him until future notice. So I just have to write about it here instead!
We don't have enough points for all three locations unfortunately. Which one would you choose if the points were yours?
Wednesday 28 January 2009
Jeff reckons we have enough frequent flyer points
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France or germany would be wonderful. The culture, sights, food etc. LA would be my last choice. I went there in 2000 and was not impressed. But if you did go to LA I could give you some US dollars for you to go to Baby Gap and get me some cute baby boys clothes. :-) 1. France 2. Germany 3. LA
I wasn't thinking we'd stay the whole holiday in LA, rather that we'd use it as a spring board to explore some of the rest of the US. Mind you, you're definitely echoing my father's opinion of the choice between a US versus a Eurpoean holiday.
If we went to Frankfurt, it would be so Jeff could enjoy his long-dreamed-of "Reformation Tour" of Europe (Luther was German). If we went to Paris, we'd probably also head over the channel and visit friends in London again. But then Amy lives in the US...
~ Sharon
Hope that last sentence in my previous comment doesn't count as stalker-worthy, Amy!
~ Sharon
Okay! Initially I was going to echo Telma and say, LA is definitely the loser when it comes to charm! BUT, if you think you might be able to travel around the US, then by all means! :) There is the possibility of taking the drive up the west coast, which is a trip I dream of doing someday. But, LA itself isn't very impressive, especially if you are unimpressed with Hollywood and the like.
Honestly, I can't afford a plane ticket to CA to meet up with you there, but if you can get within a day's drive (Dallas, Chicago, Denver) of me I would try to come see you. I'm assuming that Wichita wouldn't make the itinerary! :)
No, I don't think you're a stalker! In fact, I would love to prepare the guest room for you, just tell me when!
The "Reformation tour" sounds marvelous. I haven't been to the Continent, only London and a bit around the city there. Except for the friends you have in London, I'm always for going somewhere new each time I get a chance.
My interests are always connected with historical studies rather than resorts, restaurants, and shopping. I would like to see the Paris museums, the Normandy beaches, and so on, but I don't pine away for eating in French restaurants or shopping Paris.
I can't offer you much in the way of history in my part of America, at least not history that would interest you I'm guessing, so they only card I have to play is friendship (albeit of the internet variety!)
Happy travel dreaming.
You are a busy blogger! I'm going to have to set aside some time this week to get caught up on all your posts. : )
I'd vote for Germany. My sister recently returned from a year-and-a-half stay in Switzerland, and she said her favorite place to visit was Germany. She was mostly unimpressed with Paris (she said the people were very rude). My husband and I took a train through Germany on our way to Poland, and we vowed we had to get back there some day.
But if you do come to the US, aim for further up north. Some of my favorite trips have been in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.
Kellie
Aah, yes Kellie, blogging has been almost a part-time job in the last week, I've just had a lot on my mind I wanted to get out. Except for the last few days when our internet access was cut off for some unknown reason, except that the telephone company tech had been here when we were out... it's good for me to have no access for a day or so occasionally!
Holiday-wise, I think Germany (and then Switzerland) for the aforementioned "Reformation Tour" would be my first choice. Maybe we could even see a bit of Italy or Greece and check out some New Testament sites...
I'm not all that keen on France. I don't drink much wine, I don't speak French, I haven't ever heard anything from modern French history which made me a fan of the country (but there are many things that don't) and the few French people I've ever met have been uninteresting. They do have the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triumphe (sp?), but that's only two of many magnificent historical monuments spread across the European continent, and they're not enough to win me over. Especially when there are so many other places to see which do hold an attraction!
If I visited the US, at this stage my second choice, I'd really like to go to Washington, because isn't that where all the National galleries and museums are? Or is that Washington DC? Aren't they on opposite sides of the country? Or are they the same thing? I think one is a state but I am very very hazy on US geography, as you can see. There are just too many states! To tell the truth, I couldn't tell you which side of the US any of the places either of you (Amy and Kellie) named were. I recognised them all and knew they were in the US, but that's the extent of my knowledge! Maybe I could guess their states... I know Dallas is in Texas, and I know Texas is a big state, but I'm not really sure where it is. I have a vague idea it's in the south of the US, perhaps a little to the west of centre, but I'm just not sure. And isn't Portland in Oregon? And isn't that in the west? I'm guessing on that one because I have heard of the pioneer/early settler Oregon Trail. Just don't ask me to find any of them on a map! To be totally and completely honest, I find it difficult to remember that Los Angeles is in California and not Florida. I know it's on a coast, but the US has so much of that! (Oh, this is making me seem terribly lame and unknowledgeable. Please don't stop commenting to me to punish me for my deplorable knowledge of US geography!) Maybe I need to do a quick scan of the atlas and read up on wikipedia before I dare do any more holiday dreaming...
~ Sharon
You're funny!
When I lived in Canada I was constant told how clueless Americans were about Canadian geography (and it's probably true) and that "Americans want to make us the 51st state" (certainly not true). Then, in Africa, people thought that the American West today was just like a John Wayne movie (not true). Anyway, perceptions are a funny thing. I can see why U.S. geography would be confusing and after a while you'd think---why bother?
Kellie and I both mentioned the West coast, taking a trip from LA straight north toward Canada, through Oregon and Washington state, which is quite different from Washington, D.C., as you said. D.C. is on the east coast, essentially in Maryland, and does have the Smithsonian museum.
LOL! Oh, don't feel bad. It wasn't until your recent post on Australian geography that I realized Perth is not at all close to Sydney! And if you really want to get a laugh at my geography skills, you should see me play this game:
http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html
You may have seen it posted on the WTM group last year -- it's a lot of fun.
I mentioned Oregon and Washington because you can see quite a bit of different scenery without having to travel too far. Seattle is a great city with fabulous restaurants, but within half a day's drive you can be in beautiful mountains or at amazing rocky beaches with tide pools full of star fish.
Kellie
Yes, I remember it. I was hopeless as well. I gave that up for freerice.com - now vocabulary is something I have no problems with!
~ Sharon
your funny! Yes, we're in D.C. (as the locals call it, differentiating it from Washington state), on the EAST coast of the US. I've heard that flights in the US are a lot cheaper than flights in Australia (more providers, more competition etc), so it's probably cheap in comparison to fly across the country, but still an extra trip. We're actually living in Virginia (the part that also belongs to DC - confusing, no?)
If you like history you should watch the American 'Civil War' documentary. That's where I got my (little) understanding of US geography from! That and the map of the US I've had stuck to the front of my 'moving' folder for the past 6 months...
We have a spare room if you guys are ever over here. But I suspect if you do travel overseas that Germany and Switzerland might be the go (give France a miss if you don't speak french, as they mostly don't like to speak English).
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