Is vacation really over? I can’t believe it. Actually I just don’t want to admit it is and perhaps that’s why I’ve had the hardest time writing this post. I’m sure in a few days I’ll get used to being back but for now I want to pretend I’m still on vacation.
We really did have a wonderful time. Just some highlights:
- We went to the Harz mountains for a day of hiking. It was a beautiful day with sunny skies but a bit chilly so I was all bundled up. After some time hiking though the mittens and scarf were put away. A nice hike of course meant a treat at a cafe afterwards.
- I visited the bakeries a lot. Thank goodness for all the walking we did everywhere otherwise none of my clothes would fit.
- Spending a day in Goslar. It’s hard to put the camera away in this town – you just want to capture it all. We also went to the Modern Museum of Art which just happens to be located in house built in 1528. How cool is that.
- Stayed in Berlin for a few days. We visited friends, museums and Knut! That little polar bear is not so little anymore but still very cute. And, Berlin is just all kinds of awesome. I want to live there.
- Wandered around the canals of Amsterdam. I wanted to visit some museums but we just couldn’t get enough of seeing the city so we just spent hours walking and taking pictures instead. The museums will have to wait until another trip. I also discovered some very cool bookshops like the American Book Center and Boekie Woekie (more on those later).
There’s more to tell and many pictures to show you so I hope you don’t get bored of my vacation talk over the next several days. I took more than 400 pics so it’ll be a while before I go through them and can show you but I promise I will.
And, I promise to tell you all about the books I bought (six) and the books I read (10!).
The only bad thing about vacation is that I’m terribly behind in my blog reading. I’ve missed all of my bloggy friends but luckily that is one thing I have to look forward to now that I’m back. I can’t wait to catch up with all of you. In the meantime, here is one little pic just to give you a preview of more to come.
Street in Goslar, Germany, Canon Digital Rebel
Ah, sounds like you had a wonderful time! Glad you’re back, though. We missed you… 🙂 Can’t wait to see the pictures!
Welcome back! It sounds like you had a wonderful time. I’m looking forward to seeing some of your pictures!
What a lovely picture! The trip sounds wonderful with lots of things to see and do…just the way a vacation should be.
Welcome back! Glad you had a good trip. You found Boekie Woekie – my namesake! Actually, I know the shop well, I’ve worked in Amsterdam a few weeks every year for about 10 years and visited it for a friend a friend who used to make a lot of book art, and then ended up going back each time I was there.
Welcome back!!! I can’t wait to see more pics, read about the books you bought and read, and hear all about your adventures.
Missed you! Glad you’re back and had such a good time!!
Welcome home!! We are so glad to have you back!! Isn’t it hard to come home from a great vacation?? I know the feeling. (of course, my last vacation was Disney World with 3 kids, so I was actually READY to get home!!)
Sounds like you had a fantastic trip!
Melissa – Thanks! I am going to try to work on the pics over the weekend. Gah, I’m just back from vacation and already thinking of the weekend. Hee.
Tanabata – Thank you! Pics will be coming.
jenclair – We really did a lot and of course now we want another vacation to recuperate!
Ted – You are kidding me! Oh I’m so jealous. I actually did think of your blog name but had no idea. That shop is really one of a kind.
Andi – I read some very good books so I can’t wait to post on them and I even made a dent in some of my challenge reads. Need to update the sidebar!
Heather – Thank you 🙂
Stephanie – It is so hard to come back. I finally unpacked last night. I always let the bags sit there for a while as if I’m going back out 🙂
Glad you’re back! I missed your blog, but I look forward to seeing the pictures and definitely hearing about the books!
welcome back! glad you had such a grea trip and look forward to you telling us all about that, seeing all your photographs and hearing about all the books you read and discovered!
Don’t worry about writing about your vacation.
It will all be interesting!
I went on and on about Manchester, Wigtown, and London also.
Europe is so different from the USA!
Welcome back! We missed you! It sounds like a wonderful vacation, and I’m looking forward to hearing about it and about what you are reading.
Sounds like you had a busy time! Isn’t Amsterdam lovely? I went there in 1999 with a friend and loved it. I remember drinking wheat beer with slices of lemon, sitting in the sun and watching all the bicycles zoom by. Bliss.
Welcome back! It sounds like you had a great time, and I can see why it would be difficult to return!
It’s good to have you back, Iliana! I know what you mean about wishing you could extend a vacation . . . It sounds like you had a great time.
Yay! You’re home. I’m looking forward to all your pictures. As it goes, we’ve been home from another vacation (Oregon) for two weeks and I’ve yet to blog about it! I was worried I overdid the pics on my blog when we were in the San Juan Islands, but apparently everyone loves to vacation vicariously, so I’ll get mine posted soon, too!
Welcome back! Sounds like a great vacation. And you read 10 books–way to go!
Welcome back! Great picture – I can’t wait to see more.
Tiffany – Thank you. I hope to talk about all those books read tomorrow.
Christine – And, I want to see more pics from your dreamy vacation 🙂
Isabel – I loved those posts you did on your vacation, especially Wigtown. I have to go there.
Robin – Thank you. I missed all of you guys. I know it’s going to take me a while to get caught up on all the blog reading but seriously that is making coming back from a vacation a lot better.
Kimbofo – Amsterdam is lovely indeed! I thought there were a lot of cyclists in Germany but I had never seen as many as in Amsterdam. In the evenings just as I was falling asleep I kept “hearing” the little bells. Don’t get in their way 🙂
Dorothy W. – It always takes me a while to readjust to “real” life. Of course planning for the next vacation helps – even if it’s a whole other year away. ha.
Literary Feline – You know, if we had missed the flight back home I certainly wouldn’t have felt bad about it 🙂
Les in NE – You gotta blog about it! I loved reading about your vacation and seeing all your pictures. Did you just love Oregon? I want to go!
Gentle Reader – Thank goodness for all the train rides. That definitely helped give me some extra reading time so I could finish all those books.ha,ha.
Tara – Thank you. More will be coming!
I’m very envious—I’d love to live in Europe, too, but a vacation would also be acceptable! 🙂 Lucky you to see Knut. What fun.
Welcome back! 🙂 I think we miss you as much as you miss your wonderful vacation. I can smell the aroma of the bakeries!
Can’t wait to hear about the books you bought.
Are you jet-lagged? 🙂
Danielle – I really want to live there! Well, I admit I barely saw Knut. People are still going crazy over him so you have to fight for a spot to see him. What a celebrity.
Matt – Ah, you are such a sweetie! Usually I get a bit of jet lag going over but not coming back and this time it seems to be other way around. I’ve had some serious jet lag but today I seem to be doing a bit better. Granted it could be the big mug of cappucino I just had! ha,ha..
Welcome back! It will be wonderful to hear all about your trip, whether you talk about books or not!
Well, I’m late — but welcome back. You had fun?
Karen Olson – Thank you. I really do hope I don’t end up boring everyone to tears 🙂
Dark Orpheus – I had a blast. I’m still feeling a bit down about vacation being over but I always get that way. Maybe I need to do some book buying to perk up 🙂
I missed you! Glad you had a great time. Can’t wait to hear more about it!