Sunday, June 10, 2012

Summer

The "Summer" prompt at The Writers Post immediately took my mind zooming to this song by Cliff Richard

Summer Holiday:

Youtube - Summer Holiday

I love holidays and I love travelling. So here's a tiny glimpse into some of my Summer Holidays.

S - A surprisingly fun holiday was to Las Vegas in 2002. I had heard that there was a lot more to
     Vegas than  just the casinos but actually being there and experiencing it was greatly more than
     what I had imagined or expected. We had a blast.

U - An unforgettable holiday was in 1993 when we visited London. My cousin was living there
      at that time and 4 families converged from the US, India and NZ (us) to celebrate Christmas
      (yep, Christmas is in the Summer down under so it was our Summer holiday!). That was just
      an awesome holiday. 16 family members all under one roof after many years apart. Truly
      unforgettable.

M - The Summers in Mumbai, India, where I grew up, were very hot averaging 32C and my
       parents often took us for holidays to cooler places. One such holiday was to Kashmir in
       the northern part of India. I was quite young but I remember that holiday quite vividly
       particularly the first glimpse of the Himalayas. They are magnificent and a sight to behold.
       Someday I would like to go there again.

M - A most memorable Summer holiday was Christmas in New York at my brother's place.
       I wished for a white Christmas and got one. So thrilling. Christmas in New York is magical.

E - Exciting and entertaining, nothing beats Disneyland and Universal Studios. Even the rain
      bucketing down at Disney couldn't dampen our spirits. We had so much fin.

R - Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world. Rome is just so historical and so romantic.
      A traditional legend holds that anyone who throws coins into the Fountain of Trevi, is sure
      to visit Rome again. Yay - I threw mine into the fountain and look forward to visiting Rome
      again very soon.







It just seems strange to be writing a Summer post as it is Winter here in New Zealand.
But re-living those S-U-M-M-E-R moments warms me up and brings on a smile.

Wherever you are, have a happy, sunny day.

Warm Regards
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20 comments:

  1. That's a lot of summers spent in different places - you've had an interesting life for sure, Suzy. Mumbai awaits you :)

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    1. Thanks Corinne. Yes, very blessed to have travelled so much. I try to visit Mumbai every 2 years so hopefully end of this year or early next year.

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  2. those are exciting summer moments Ms.Suzy and they are really to be cherished and remembered .. visiting you ;)

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    1. Thanks Sie. It's fun to relive those moments. Thanks for visiting.

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  3. WOW! What summertime memories you have. Love the post. I'd love to have traveled half the places you have!

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  4. Thanks Lynne. I am very thankful that I have had so many opportunities to travel. I hope someday you will too.

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  5. Oh boy this post had memories flooding back.

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    1. Hi LindyLou - glad it triggered some memories for you. nice to re-live them.

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  6. How lucky for you that you have gotten to travel and see so many interesting places.

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Kathy, I love travelling and I'm truly very thankful that I've had a chance to see so many places.

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  7. What exciting summer experiences you have had! Wow! Thanks for sharing these joyful memories.
    Blessings!

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    1. Thanks Martha. Yes, these are very joyful memories.

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  8. Beautiful Suzy! Is that why? I threw the coins in the Fountain of Trevi and I ended up visiting there twice? :-)

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    1. Thanks Journey of life. Well the legend must be true as you proved it!

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  9. I am sorry you are in the midst of winter, I am sorry anyone has to live where winter visits! However, the summer travels you write of are fabulous. I have also been to Rome and hope one day to return, the coins were dropped!

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    1. Thanks Jo. Yep,waiting for my return trip to Rome too. And I look forward to Summer!

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  10. Great post. What a fun life you lead.

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  11. My, but you do get around! I've never traveled outside of the old US of A, but your travels sound very interesting.

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    1. Hi Lee, travelling is so much fun and yes very interesting too.

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