Far East Cynic

Unfortnately, the day I have been dreading has arrived. I have to go back to Shopping Mall USA tomorrow.

Which is necessary, as poverty and joblessness does not become me well. However, I have felt more alive being across the pond and out of the USA than I have any other day this year ( except for my visit to E @ L headquarters for high level consultations. I REALLY felt alive then).

Its clear to me that I am meant to be outside my country of origin-and its also clear to me that I am a true city boy at heart.  Walking the streets of European cities brought back the sheer adrenilane rush I first had upon disembarking from CV-666 for the first port visit in Palma, so many years ago.

Now its just a way to find the vehicle to get there-1) Asia or 2) Europe. (South America or South Africa would work for an OK number 3).

Till then I can savor the fact that I had the resources to give the S.O. the trip SHE wanted-even if my version would have been scripted a LOT differently. (And would have included a lot more carousing at night!)

Travelogues galore when I get home. Till then here is a couple of snaps from our trip along the Rhine yesterday:

The City of Koblenz-taken from the Festung ( Fortress) that overlooks the city.

Here is one of the river Mosel as it joins the Rhine in Koblenz:

As you can tell the weather was less than great.

Which made this part of the day all the better!

Got to get ready to go. More pix to follow.

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