does life imitate art?
Funny--this whole blog started because of the interesting parallels I noticed between Don Quixote and my own life. I've progressed much further through the daunting task of actually reading Don Quixote (yes, I just surpassed the halfway point) and have noticed a few more key 'passages' that bear great resemblence to my own experiences.
As to our recent trips through China, Korea, up and down the entire West Coast (US) and New Orleans:
"There is no more of my story to tell you, gentlemen. I leave it to you to judge whether it is strange and entertaining. I can only say that I wish I had told it you more briefly, though fear of boring you has caused me to omit a great number of details."
This very much echoes Marco Polo's final words: "I have not told half of what I have seen".
Another interesting passage is: "I know it by experience, for I've come off blanket-tossed from some and bruised from others. But, for all that, it's a nice thing to be looking out for incidents, crossing mountains, searching woods, climbing rocks, visiting castles, and lodging at inns at your pleasure, with the devil a farthing to pay." :)
These recent trips have taught us so many interesting lessons. We've seen historical sites that prior to the trip we could only have imagined ever setting our eyes upon, we've met people that with mere seconds of interaction have changed our lives for the better, we've climbed upon ancient structures, flown down the slopes of the Great Wall via tobbogan, walked through passageways at one time reserved only for THE emperor himself, ridden in a pedi-cab, dined on Peking Duck in Beijing (complete with head & beak served on the platter), climbed the City Wall of Xi'an, came face to face with the Terracotta Warriors and Bronze Chariots of Emperor Qin, served living octopi over a BBQ grill, walked among ancient pit-houses in a prehistoric settlement on the banks of the Han River in Seoul, explored caves and volcanic craters of Cheju Island, come face to face with alligators and snakes on Bayou trails, ridden the historic street cars of the Big Easy, dined on VooDoo BBQ, observed the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands, spent the night in a lighthouse on the CA Coast and an old Victorian mansion in Sacramento, seen hanggliders launch off the cliffs near San Diego, watched the ocean waves crash beneath the Scripps Mansion, saw Elephant Seals mating near San Simeon, combed the beaches of CA for jade, wandered through thousands of Monarch butterflies in Pismo Beach, visited the Panda Bears at the San Diego Zoo three weeks before they conceived their newest 'baby'--the list goes on and on! Wow! The comment that we have only told half of what we saw really does accurately portray our own recent experiences!
Art imitating life or vice versa? ;)
As to our recent trips through China, Korea, up and down the entire West Coast (US) and New Orleans:
"There is no more of my story to tell you, gentlemen. I leave it to you to judge whether it is strange and entertaining. I can only say that I wish I had told it you more briefly, though fear of boring you has caused me to omit a great number of details."
This very much echoes Marco Polo's final words: "I have not told half of what I have seen".
Another interesting passage is: "I know it by experience, for I've come off blanket-tossed from some and bruised from others. But, for all that, it's a nice thing to be looking out for incidents, crossing mountains, searching woods, climbing rocks, visiting castles, and lodging at inns at your pleasure, with the devil a farthing to pay." :)
These recent trips have taught us so many interesting lessons. We've seen historical sites that prior to the trip we could only have imagined ever setting our eyes upon, we've met people that with mere seconds of interaction have changed our lives for the better, we've climbed upon ancient structures, flown down the slopes of the Great Wall via tobbogan, walked through passageways at one time reserved only for THE emperor himself, ridden in a pedi-cab, dined on Peking Duck in Beijing (complete with head & beak served on the platter), climbed the City Wall of Xi'an, came face to face with the Terracotta Warriors and Bronze Chariots of Emperor Qin, served living octopi over a BBQ grill, walked among ancient pit-houses in a prehistoric settlement on the banks of the Han River in Seoul, explored caves and volcanic craters of Cheju Island, come face to face with alligators and snakes on Bayou trails, ridden the historic street cars of the Big Easy, dined on VooDoo BBQ, observed the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands, spent the night in a lighthouse on the CA Coast and an old Victorian mansion in Sacramento, seen hanggliders launch off the cliffs near San Diego, watched the ocean waves crash beneath the Scripps Mansion, saw Elephant Seals mating near San Simeon, combed the beaches of CA for jade, wandered through thousands of Monarch butterflies in Pismo Beach, visited the Panda Bears at the San Diego Zoo three weeks before they conceived their newest 'baby'--the list goes on and on! Wow! The comment that we have only told half of what we saw really does accurately portray our own recent experiences!
Art imitating life or vice versa? ;)
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