Armchair travel - Part 1

If you would have told me, just 4 weeks ago, that, by the end of March, millions of people (over 1 billion, actually) would be quarantined, I would have laughed. And yet, here we all are and I am, of course, no longer laughing. Like countless millions, I am stuck indoors, working from home and finding it increasingly difficult to blog since I am using my 'blogging space' as my working space and, after 8 hours rooted to the same spot, my 'blogging space, is feeling less and less like the place I so enjoyed going to. But I don't want to lose the nice rhythm I had established since the beginning of the year and I refuse to let COVID-19 get the better of me.

So today, my post will be short on words but big on photos as I take you on some armchair travels that will remind you of all the beauty and open spaces that are awaiting our return. At the end of this post, I am linking, when possible, to previous posts, so that you can really get lost down this particular rabbit-hole, if you are so inclined.

September 2005

Venice, Italy

My first view ever of La Serenissima. I was 5 months pregnant at the time and I will never forget my first view of this enchanting place, rising like a jewel out of the murky waters of the Adriatic. I still think that the best way to see Venice for the first time is from a boat.

July 2014

London, UK

It was a very warm day in London and I distinctly remember we were eating egg salad and watercress sandwiches in the shadow of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and watching the world go by.

August 2018

Grand Teton National  Park, WY

Jenny Lake

Pristine, serene and breathtakingly beautiful - a small slice of heaven on earth. The squirrels were really friendly too.

October 2009

Pisa, Italy

Piazza dei Miracoli

The heart of historical Pisa, with its world-famous leaning tower.

July 2010

The Lake of the Ozarks, MO

Table Rock Lake

We were spending some days with friends at their summer house in Ozark country. I lay on the deck and watched the sunset. All alone. Pure bliss.

July 2012

Cornwall, UK

Tintagel

Oh this place! I will never forget it. History, legends, kings and wizards - the sort of subjects that send my imagination racing.

August 2018

Edinburgh, Scotland

Dean Village

We loved everything about Edinburgh but this village, in the midst of a bustling city, was the cherry on the cake.

Canaveral National Seashore, FL

Big beaches and bigger skies. I remember the intense heat and humidity and, less than an hour after we got out of the water, the mother of all storms.

March 2016

Normandy, France

A place of wild beauty and poignant remembrance. Pointe du Hoc formed part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall. It was taken by the Allies on D-Day. Some of the original concrete fortifications and bomb craters exist to this day.

March 2018

Rome, Italy

The Roman  Forum

My beloved city. This was my fifth visit but I still haven't had enough. When this madness is over, I will go back.

I hope you've enjoyed these brief glimpses of some of the world's beautiful places. I plan to do some more armchair travel posts while we continue to be confined indoors and, if you enjoy them, I can continue even after this pandemic is over.

Related posts:

• Wednesday Wanderings: V is for Venice
• London Moments
• Time Out in Trafalgar Square
• London Love
• London Is ...
• I Fell in Love with Jenny Lake
• A Walk Around Pisa
• The Forgotten Magic of Tintagel
• Cobblestones, Cottages, Castles and Cliffs
• Edinburgh Day 2: Dean Village
• Snapshots of Florida
• Snapshots of Normandy
• Rome: a Life-long Love Affair