Day 5: Five places I would like to visit

I might as well keep this travel theme going this week a bit longer:)

While wondering what I would write about this month, I googled "writing prompts" in various forms...SO helpful!
One of them was, "Five places I would like to visit".  I seem to be clicking a few local ones off my list but what about far off places?

This isn't to say that these are the ONLY places I would like to go but they would be a great start.
1. IRELAND 
I am quite Irish and would love the country views and the weather!
It is on my bucket list to tour a castle as well:)

2. GERMANY

I am also very German and the architecture would be fantastic.

3.  ITALY

I have always been fascinated by the architecture and history of this place and I know I would love the food!!

4.  SPAIN

While I am in Europe, I might as well go to another country that has inspiring architecture and history and FOOD:)  I have been told that my Irish heritage is known as Black Irish due to when the Spaniards invaded the Isles so I guess I could technically call this a heritage trip too!

5.  ST. PETERSBURG, USSR

I have NO family connection that I am presently aware of but this building has mesmerized me for years!  I will Never go to Russia but wouldn't it be amazing to see this in person? !!

So did you get the theme?  I love architecture and at one time in my life thought I may go to school to be an architect.  Not sure I would have loved the whole drawing out blueprints but I do enjoy building and creating so who knows....?

I also love food and am pretty sure that these places would offer up some interesting new things to try.  Are you adventurous when you travel?  What is the most adventurous food you have tried?

What is the most adventurous trip you have taken?

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Day 4: Word Inspiration

Pick a word, any word, google it, and write something inspired by the 4th image (since today is the 4th:) .
I like that this could work for any day of the year because sometimes the blank page of the blog can be intimidating.

So today's word is travel and here is the 4th image google showed me after clicking one of the additional prompts at the top- "National Geographic"

THIS MAY BE MY NEW FAVORITE THING!!!

‘Crossing the Pond’ by Yousuf Tushar / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest. A boy crossing the little pond beside sea beach at Coxís Bazar Dry fishing village, Bangladesh. In the village, more than 5000 families engaged with dry fish processing. Their children have no modern toys to play, so sometimes they play and making fun by themselves like as jumping or running.

How does this inspire me?  Well I could sit and look at the work of these amazing photographers for hours.  I am not the best photographer but I do love taking pics.  My husband hates that part of traveling with me because flowers and buildings can stop me in my tracks and make walking somewhere take that much longer.  He jokes that he always adds 15 minutes to our time if we are walking somewhere:)

I am not sure that I am inspired as much as the photo makes me nostalgic. 

This seems reminiscent of my childhood in the fact that we made up a lot of games and fun out of nothing.  Your imagination was what made the day better and if you had a group of people adding to the ideas, all the more fun!  Maybe that is why I love brainstorming groups so much even to this day.  That high of ideas and exploration can be intoxicating to me.

I have also lived by the water many times in my life and there is something so peaceful about the water.  Many people feel this and it makes me ponder WHY?  What is it about water that speaks to the depths of us as humans?  

That is a question for another day I think.  Today quilting is calling me as with most days.  Quilting calms my soul too.  

What most calms yours?

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