Pen's Nest

turlough asked for places I would like to visit someday.

Well. I like cities. I'm not longing to tramp up handy mountains or walk from Land's End to John O'Groats, or cross the Sahara on a camel, or sail the ocean blue in a tall ship. I like cities, with interesting things to look at, and art, and shops, and cafés, and such. I suppose I'm not very adventurous.

So where would I like to visit? Well, I've never been to Italy. I don't really know why not, aside from it's being a place where I don't know the language. But I would very much like to go. I am charmed by the idea of going to Venice on the Orient Express, because I cannot imagine a more civilised way to cross the continent than on a magnificent train on which one dresses for dinner. I mean. I have been to Vienna on the train, as a student, and the journey back was beautiful—the journey out was mostly in darkness. So it would be awesome to do it again in style.

I suppose an ideal holiday would be three or four days in Venice, then moving on to Rome for a bit, then on to Florence. So much stunning art to see. Maybe Milan as well? I haven't researched it, though, as at present there is not much prospect of us going thither.

Nearer to home, I don't think I've ever been to Bruges, and it does look so pretty in the brochures, I'd like to go. Possibly a mid-week break at some point. I'd also like to go north to somewhere I can see the Northern Lights, because that seems like an amazing experience. As I'm not particularly in favour of seeking out the heat, this'd be a good summer holiday (uh, unless the northern lights are best viewed at another time of year, I have no idea about this stuff), whereas Italy would be a Spring holiday, I think.

It would also be interesting to see Hong Kong. I was born there, but have no memory of it at all, as my family came back to the UK when I was 18 months old. I know it has changed mightily during the intervening half century* but it would be cool to go. I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to do a stopover there next time we visit FIL, assuming I remember.

Also, I'd like to see Uluru.


* Wow. I'm really old. Wow.