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When I initially started writing this, I began it as
sort of a travel log: we went here, did this, saw that, and did these other
things. Then I realized that that really wasn't an important part of the trip.
It was interesting and fun, but it wasn't the important part. It wasn't the
part that I really remember.
What we saw and where we went were memorable, and we
saw some amazing sites, art, and architecture. We marveled at the ingenuity and
abilities of our forebears in building structures that took hundreds of years
to assemble. To do so with such beauty and have an amazing structure still
standing after hundreds and hundreds of years is just amazing.
What I found most important and memorable about the
trip were the people and the experiences we had. One of the most memorable
experiences was a cooking class in a couple's home in Pisa, Italy. We arrived
around 11:00 a.m. and spent the next five hours learning to make homemade
pasta, rolling it out, running it through the pasta maker, hearing the stories
behind Nona's meatballs, cooking rabbit on the stove, and just generally
enjoying the company and stories. There was another couple there from Ireland,
a mother and daughter, and we exchanged stories about current cultural things
in Ireland as opposed to America. It was as simple as having a community enjoying
other humans. The couple running the cooking class were engaging and fun, and
they made it a really memorable experience for everybody. We had a couple of
teenagers and some adults, and everybody got something out of it. That was the
essence of the European trip. That was the part of the trip that I will never
ever forget.
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