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what i saw Yesterday was all about doing simple ordinary everyday things like laundry, grocery shopping and sorting through mail sent to me while I was in Europe. I had no desire to jump back into the routine that I had before I went to Europe. I want things to be different now. I can't say that two weeks in Europe completely transformed me into a new person, but the things that I saw and did are still fresh in my mind and gave me a look into another world. For weeks if not months the trip was something that I was building towards and finally it became real. Suddenly I was far from home seeing people and places that I had never seen before and may never see again. Honestly it was amazing and something that I truly needed in my life. What I am saying is that even though there were times when I was tired, hungry and needed a shower, I still had fun. Travel is still one of the things that I enjoy most in life. Late tonight I got the photos back from the developer and looking at them brought back all of the memories of the trip. I hadn't forgotten what I had done it was just that all that I had seen and done while I was there had almost overwhelmed my mind. With the help of the photos I was able to sort through the memories and put them into some kind of chronological order. Memory is not fool proof so the photos are something that I really appreciate. Now just by looking at a single photo, I can remember standing in front of a famous building and experience again what was going on around me. Obviously those outside elements such as sound and weather aren't completely revealed in the photo, but they do trigger memories in my mind. For example, I almost believe that the sun never shines in Berlin, because all three times that I've been there I've never seen it in the sky. Every time that I've been in Berlin it has been overcast. Thankfully the slightly gloomy weather doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the city. I still love Brandenburg Gate, the Victory Column, the Reichstag, Unter der Linden and Potsdam with Schloss Sanssouci. Two hundred photos doesn't capture everything that I saw, but it is a good start and I am grateful that I have them. Of course there are some things that I wish I had photo of in that group but don't. For example, when I was in Helsinki, it must have been graduation time, because here and there were groups of young people in formal dress wearing what looked like sailor caps. Instead of the mortar board, they wore graduation caps and that image really stayed with me. I just couldn't bring myself to take a picture of someone that I didn't know walking down the street. It didn't seem right at the time. I suppose that I could have asked them, but I didn't. I guess what I am saying is that I wish that I had more candid shots than just the more formal ones of famous places and buildings. ... Going back to work last night wasn't much of a struggle. I was welcomed back as the wanderer and it felt good to tell my stories of what I had seen and done while I was away. ... I haven't turned on the television once since I've been home. There have been too many other things to do to occupy my time such as reading my mail and sorting through the photos. I've also been catching up on some comic book reading and I still have to say that Lucifer is one of the best books being offered today.
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