Next week is Spring Break, and I’m really looking forward to my trips to Singapore and Penang, Malaysia! I’ll even get to add another country to the list…Singers will make #36! Since I have been thinking about my trip, I started reminiscing about my past travels, which prompted this poem. Rather than write about every country I’ve visited, I decided to limit to places I’ve been in the last two years. In no particular order, here’s my poem, a glimpse of the world through my eyes.
The World Through My Eyes
Indonesia is motorbikes, gado gado, macet, and the call to prayer.
Belgium is waffles, street art, and fruit beer.
Albania is colorfully-painted buildings, a perfect mix of old and new, and all the fresh fruit, veggies, and bread you can eat.
Montenegro is rocky beaches with crystal clear water, road trips, and weekend getaways with the girls.
Hong Kong is dim sum, the mid-levels, lots of hills, and like China, but better.
Mexico is beaches, pina coladas, and tourist traps.
Italy is stunning architecture, gelato, and literally the best homemade pasta of your life.
Canada is water taxis, clean and manicured, and friendly.
Senegal is bright colors, traffic, pushiness, and sand everywhere.
USA is home, comfort food, baseball, and familiarity.
Thailand is the land of smiles, tuktuks, mango sticky rice and kao soi, and three-showers-a-day hot.
The Netherlands is the most amazing cheese you will ever taste, bikes for days, and canals.
France is croissants and crepes, The Lourve, and walking two hours to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night.
Morocco is an assault on the senses, mint tea, and getting lost in the medina.
Love the short and to the point items for each place. The food, oh the food of these places! I am surprised at the abundance of the fruits and veggies in Albania. No one does fruit beer like Belgium. 🙂 Excellent offering for today. Now I’m starving.
What a beautiful slice! You have travelled quite a bit in the last 2 years! There were many things that caught my eye. I think I liked Belgium the best – “Belgium is waffles, street art,” with Italy a close second – “best homemade pasta of your life.” I chuckled at the “pushiness” of Senegal and “walking two hours to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night” brought me back to a trip taken with our younger family a few years ago. Clever structure!
I am so so jealous of your travels!
Wow! It’s so amazing you have the opportunity to travel! I love your slice! Each description short, but so telling!
I am very blessed to be able to travel as much as I do. Thanks for your kind words!
Thanks for the peek into your amazing experiences. You captured a feel with just a few words
Wow! You’ve had a busy 2 Years. I love how you describe each place.
Thanks!!