| | Unfortunately all vacations must eventually come to a close and this one's just about wrapped up. After 3 weeks in Germany and France I'm on my way home to Togo tomorrow. This has been a great couple weeks spent with my mom, my older brother and a big chunk of my family here in France. It's truly been wonderful. My mom and I commented this morning that it really could not have been any better.
I started off by flying to Berlin where I met up with my brother Nat, who's been living there for 7 years now. i had been once before and remembered not being too blown away by the city. This time I left with a completely different impression of the city. Berlin isn't a beautiful city like Paris or Venice or San Francisco, but it may be the city I've visited where I've felt the most comfortable. A large part of this is due to the fact that my brother lives there but I instantly felt that this is a very laid back and easy going place. A lot of the buildings are new and right next to older buildings, the city is very organized and biker friendly, I was really surprised by the amount of trees and public parks, and was happy to see how there were always people out on the street either going somewhere, enjoying the nice weather by taking a walk or just sitting around on a bench or an outdoor cafe. In any case I spent a very relaxing and stress free week in Berlin spending time with my brother and/or his friends, eating at some really nice restaurants or enjoying some delicious german beer.
We flew to Paris together where we spent 2 nights before meeting up with my mom and heading to normandy. I was surprised by how blown away I was by the beauty of France and more specifically Paris this time around. I always knew that it was a visually gorgeous country but it really hit me this time. I was able to see and interact with some breathtakingly beautiful landscapes and cityscapes.
We spent a few days in Ouistreham, a seaside town not far from Caen, with my cousin, her husband and their 3 adorable and energetic kids. Our days were spent together, eating, walking, lying around, swimming, enjoying each other's company. Their kids are beautiful and a lot of fun. We were so well received. We then came to my uncle's house in the country where the eating bonanza continued and we got to see more of the family.
My dad's absence was felt by all I think, making for some sad moments, but I'm sure he would have been so pleased with how our trip turned out and that we were spending time with the family in France. I wish he could have been with us...
So I head back home tomorrow and am so thankful that I get to go back to a place I love and I don't have to be upset that my vacation is over. I'll be in Togo for a few more months and I'm already starting to prepare myself for having to leave there for good.
I'll send you all anoher update as soon as possible. Hope you're all well
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