Now it is time to say Goodbye

Day 26

Today it really was sinking in that the party was almost over. Six of our group went home today from Paris. The other 25 of us are taking the Eurostar back to London where we head home tomorrow.

We arrived back in London and I headed over to the British Museum which was something I was very upset about not getting to see the first time in London. It was a very impressive museum. Most of the sculptures and art was very old. Most of the Chinese art was from the 7th century Ming Dynasty. Lots of the Roman and Egyptian art was much older. There was a Mesopotamian section which had much of the collection dating back to 500 BC. It was a very impressive collection. The Mummies and Egyptian sculptures are something I will never forget.

For dinner we went to an English pub. The food was very good with most getting the fish and chips. I had a pasta putenesca which was very good.

Day 27

This was a very sad day that consisted of breakfast and lots of hugging. By 8:30 we had all said our goodbyes. 3 of us went to Gatwick together and by 9:45 we were all on our way separately.

It was a great trip and I will always have great memories of my trip.

Bora from AUS
Celeste from AUS
Jorge and Rose from PA
Louie and Joan from PA
Jenny and Bill from PA
Jim and Joanne from PA
Shelby and Ruth from VA
Roberto and Petra from CA
Jim and Joanne from WA
Peter and Alice from AUS
Geoff and Deidre from AUS
Pat and Stan from AUS
Hisako from WA
Hiroshi and Sisako from JAP
Won and Lynne from CA
Milton and Lorna From CAN
Bryce from PA




Some memories I will always have and will only make sense to me or to the group

My Globus friend from Michigan
Evelyn our waitress in Switzerland
The hat and wine museum in Austria
The Brasserie Lipp restaurant
Bill’s sex talk on top of Mt. Pilatus.
Joan's infamous question on the bus: So, did you guys go to a ...
Pat, Stan, and the magazine
Bora and Jim on stage
All the local restaurants we found.
The long walks
All the walking in Venice and Rome
Getting to see almost everything in Rome
The Balsamic Vinegars
Winning in Monte Carlo
Our €23.45 bill for two Coke Lights
Speaking Spanish in France
Peaches
Yogurt
Peter’s Pink underwear
The excursion to the Toledo jail
The Blue light
What 2 peaches and a t-shirt can buy in Madrid. (AKA The Madrid Negotiations)
The phrase, “Rome sucks, Spain is great”
The pools of Rome, Barcelona, and Paris that I never saw.
Peter and Alice signing the adoption papers.
All the bent chairs on the bus from the rocker
The family all rocking along with Bryce at the train station
The look on the waitresses face in Rhineland when Bryce asked for seconds, priceless
The Smart Car
The scooters of Rome
The bicycles of Amsterdam
Did I mention Evelyn our waitress at the Swiss House. :)
And last but not least, the spaghetti dinner in Bordeaux.

If you notice one day missing it is because I forgot to start with Day one on the day I left Orlando. :)