A Reminiscence to a Trip to The North Sea.

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Or Gone with the Wind!

It was a few weeks ago that we took this trip. However, I thought writing about this adventure could be a pleasant and lightened task. I wrote adventure because, for me, it was a real one. And it is all about the wind, which blows incessantly from the northwest towards the east with a bend to the south. Honestly, I can’t stand the wind! Of course, if the weather has a high degree, it will be nice to have a gentle breeze, but never when the temperature hangs at eighteen degrees and a stormy cold wind blows your ears; as a famous Persian poet says: And this is the wind that blows and the whole world is devastated by it!

Anyway, I agreed to accompany my wife and did my best to endure this very week. The first two days were not so bad as the sun was mostly shining, and she warmth our bodies, but until the last day, it got colder, the clouds were present primarily, and the wind took its speed to the highest, and it became worse as the wind was accompanied by heavy rain. However, enough complaining, we had quite a few delightful moments, as captured in these pictures.

There was also a WWII Marines Museum, which we visited:

Ultimately, during the whole week, I found solace with two things: First, I had the book by my brilliant writer and friend Mike Steeden, The Outrageous Miss April Fool, which accompanied me during the rainy days on the couch in the apartment, and this coffee cup with the writing: Grandpa’s coffee pot from which I drank my coffee every morning.

All in all, I can’t resist repeating the last words of Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell‘s Gone With The Wind; he said to Scarlett: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”!! Wishing all a lovely and glorious weekend.💖💖

43 thoughts on “A Reminiscence to a Trip to The North Sea.”

  1. Definitely an adventure. Thanks for posting the photos, Magician. I enjoyed them very much.
    I can understand your feelings about the wind. It is extremely windy here and I’ve never gotten used to it. Here, right now the wind is only 6 mph. Although sustained winds of 10 to 18 miles per hour are common. It makes it difficult to enjoy being outside with dirt blowing into one’s eyes. When it actually does get windy, gusts of 75 mph are not uncommon. That’s frightening to me.
    Hugs.

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  3. Aww, holidays are the best adventures, no matter where they take us! It’s time to drop the ordinary and explore the extraordinary as we switch off from work and those everyday activities!

    Such wonderful photos Aladin, thank you for sharing them. Plus, it was lovely to ‘see’ you both too! A good book and a lovely cup certainly creates the brightest smile. Love and light, Deborah

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    • Thank you so much, my dear angel. it seems that it has caught your feelings as you are also on your holidays. 😉😅 Anyhow, I tried to explain my situation in an extraordinary holiday place. 🙃 Love to you. 🙏💖🫂

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  7. elainemansfield's avatar elainemansfield

    It looks beautiful and sounds cold. Your wife looks like she’s enjoying the adventure–and she’s good at convincing you to try new things. I live in a place that’s cold and windy much of the winter, so I look to warmth and calm. Summer began slowly and it’s still been cool, so my back porch where I raise butterflies and enjoy a book and photography is my ideal vacation spot. Next time, my friend, go south!

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  8. I’m so sorry. How did I miss this one! I’ve been a little worse than before regarding my illness of late and that causes me to think more about how the beat the enemy that’s climbed into my body, than it does normality. Whatever, my sincere thanks, Mike

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  13. How’s Mike’s book? I’ve read 2 of them, and they were fabulous.
    So, I hate the wind, too. If it gets in my ears, I’ll get an earache that lasts for days.
    Nonetheless, the photos look like you had a great time.
    Be well! xoxo

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    • I have had the pleasure of reading multiple books written by Mike, and each one has left me in awe. In particular, Lady April was able to whisk me away from the chilly winds and into a fantastical world full of warmth and imagination. Oh yes! You know well that making the best is the only solution! 😉Thank you, my dear lady.🙏💖🥰

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