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| Around the World in 38 Days!!! |
Hello,
After a slightly delayed take off out of London/Heathrow, Dad has successfully landed in Omaha, thereby completing his dream of flying around the world. And he did it in less than 80 days! If I've counted correctly, his trip was only 38 days long. Missy and he flew from London to Chicago to Omaha, and although travel-weary, they are safely back home. Unfortunately, their luggage did not make the change-over in Chicago. I wonder if Dad's bag simply wasn't ready to end the trip??
We saw some great sights and stayed in some wonderful hotels, including the Strom B&B/Kaohsiung (the 2nd B standing for Boaza--those tasty white veg/pork filled buns), and the Strom B&B/Mill Hill (Molly actually cooks so her 2nd B stands for Breakfast!)
I am now writing from his children's point of view: In some way, each of us got to be a part of this dream. Cassie helped him to prepare for the trip--sorting documents, buying new clothes and helping him pack. Missy met him here - took him on a whirlwind tour of London- and then flew back to Omaha with him. Molly, Dave and I got to go with him and enjoy the fun of all our adventures. Bryan/Liz kept the home fires burning so Dad had a place to retreat to when he arrived in London--ready to be free of Molly and me! :)
And now the trip is over. Everyone went their separate ways, back to their own homes. We all had a wonderful time and we have lots of great memories. Here are some classic comments from everyone:
* At every airport, when they made an announcement in the local language, Dad would look at us and ask, "What did he/she just say?" (none of us spoke the languages either!)
* At the Xi'an hotel--"$40 for a shot of scotch, I'm worth it!"
* In Xi'an, from Dave as we were driving around--"I guess they don't paint in the lane lines because no one uses them anyway."
* At the Great Wall--"What's wrong with beer and ice cream for lunch?"
* At the great Wall from Molly--"It's not the Great Wall it's the Great Staircase."
* At each sight, from Sylvia--"Shopping? Did I hear, Shopping?"
* At Lake Baikal--"A week ago I had never heard of Lake Baikal, now I know everything about it."
* In St. Petersburg in traffic--"If you don't have patience, you shouldn't drive."
* In Rome's hotel, every time Dad tried to open the elevator door--"Just wait! Just wait! I can find the latch."
* Each time we were packing up, from Amy-- "You have to pack a spare set of clothes in case your luggage gets lost." (Finally proved true on his last flight!)
We enjoyed a lot of cribbage (Dad beat Dave every time but the last game!) and Yahtzee (Dad won that too!!)
From all of us--"The package is secure!"
As Dad likes to say--"Here's to you as good as you are . . ."
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