Thoughts Neighborhood Q&A

PheonixxxMonroe said:
@Still_Waters

What is one of your favourite memories abroad?

Favourite thing you've eaten overseas?

Aaaand something you couldn't unsee whike travelling?
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Excellent questions and ones I’m going to have to think really hard about...

One of my favourite memories abroad: I was lucky as a child that we holidayed most years as a family, and I’m going to pick one of my first holiday memories. When I was about 4 or 5, my parents, aunt, uncle and I travelled to Malta. We stayed in this rental apartment together right on the seashore. One of my favourite memories that has lasted all these years is every morning, bright and early, my uncle and I leaving the apartment and walking up the hill to a tiny traditional Maltese bakery and buying bread for the day. The amazing smell of it baking, the sight of the traditional stone ovens, the bread wrapped loosely in brown paper as we took it away. That has always stuck with me.

Oh my gosh, just one favourite thing I’ve eaten abroad?! I’ll go with passion fruit gelato in Milan (actually all the gelato, I probably tried about 20 flavours).

Something I couldn’t unsee...not sure how to interpret this so I will go with something I’m not going to be able to forget. Visiting the Peace Park and surroundings in Hiroshima. The city of Hiroshima is now a bustling, modern, cool place to be; but the juxtaposition of enjoying everything the new city has to offer, then going to the Peace Park and museums and really taking it all in. Something I’m not going to and don’t want to forget.
 
Still_Waters said:
Excellent questions and ones I’m going to have to think really hard about...

One of my favourite memories abroad: I was lucky as a child that we holidayed most years as a family, and I’m going to pick one of my first holiday memories. When I was about 4 or 5, my parents, aunt, uncle and I travelled to Malta. We stayed in this rental apartment together right on the seashore. One of my favourite memories that has lasted all these years is every morning, bright and early, my uncle and I leaving the apartment and walking up the hill to a tiny traditional Maltese bakery and buying bread for the day. The amazing smell of it baking, the sight of the traditional stone ovens, the bread wrapped loosely in brown paper as we took it away. That has always stuck with me.

Oh my gosh, just one favourite thing I’ve eaten abroad?! I’ll go with passion fruit gelato in Milan (actually all the gelato, I probably tried about 20 flavours).

Something I couldn’t unsee...not sure how to interpret this so I will go with something I’m not going to be able to forget. Visiting the Peace Park and surroundings in Hiroshima. The city of Hiroshima is now a bustling, modern, cool place to be; but the juxtaposition of enjoying everything the new city has to offer, then going to the Peace Park and museums and really taking it all in. Something I’m not going to and don’t want to forget.
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Thanks for your travel nostalgia, much appreciated! So much wow!! Lucky you :)
 
PheonixxxMonroe said:
Hey @Slopps - Favourite pic you ever took?
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It hard to say. But if it had to be one, it would a picture of my mum and dad, the day my sister got married. It was the last time they managed to travel tovether due to health reasons and both were smiling a bit awkwardly, the kind of smile you set up for an official picture by saying "cheese" though you don't like being photographed... But they looked really fancy and happy nevertheles. I felt proud and happy seeing them stand together like that. I still do. It sucks that I can't see them due to the pandemic. But I still can't think of better parents :)

Ps: I won't post it on fcn due to privacy concerns. Which made me think you might have meant favorite fcn picture? I like some of the B&W shots better than others. I'm relatively proud of these 2
https://www.freechatnow.com/forum/posts/585265/
And
https://www.freechatnow.com/forum/posts/650843/ (2nd)
 
Slopps said:
It hard to say. But if it had to be one, it would a picture of my mum and dad, the day my sister got married. It was the last time they managed to travel tovether due to health reasons and both were smiling a bit awkwardly, the kind of smile you set up for an official picture by saying "cheese" though you don't like being photographed... But they looked really fancy and happy nevertheles. I felt proud and happy seeing them stand together like that. I still do. It sucks that I can't see them due to the pandemic. But I still can't think of better parents :)

Ps: I won't post it on fcn due to privacy concerns. Which made me think you might have meant favorite fcn picture? I like some of the B&W shots better than others. I'm relatively proud of these 2
https://www.freechatnow.com/forum/posts/585265/
And
https://www.freechatnow.com/forum/posts/650843/ (2nd)
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OOF! Um ... NICE!

I apreciate the answer and that's so sweet about your fave being of your parents smiling in the face of adversity and dressed in their best!

I actually kinda meant from behind the camera but I'm definitely not complaining and thanks for sharing! :)
 
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