Pretend you have a friend or family member who you are trying to convince to take a trip with you. What is a place in Europe you want to share with them, and what can you say about it to sell them on the idea? It can be a country, region, city, historical site…whatever.
Since my hometown is currently on a more restrictive lockdown, my wife and I had plenty of time this weekend to play this game. We agreed it’s cheating to answer, “all of it.” My mind usually heads to big cities first and I settled on London. To me, London felt like I was in a new and strange place, but still at home. As a boy, I loved knights and castles, and a lot of the historical fiction I read now is based in England. A day didn’t go by on the trip when I wasn’t fascinated by something. Castles-the Tower of London or a daytrip to Warwick Castle. Intriguing historical figures-Henry the VIII and Hampton Court Palace, Westminster Abbey and the tomb of Queen Elizabeth I. A place where Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and even A.A. Milne wandered the streets…