Veronica has been saying she wants to see New York City and Paris.<\/p>\n
Me too. I’ve seen NYC, but not Paris.<\/p>\n
In addition to getting her a passport, I need to help her get the hang of what it means to travel the world.<\/p>\n
Ask yourself:<\/p>\n
What does it REALLY mean to travel the world?<\/p>\n
There are the amazing new sights and sounds; flavors, smells and shapes. The new ways of doing and seeing that lodge in your heart and add a new dimension and understanding to everything.<\/p>\n
Yes. YES.<\/p>\n
and also, there is the part where you travel on public transportation and walk.<\/p>\n
And walk.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget the museums. The feet aching museums.<\/p>\n
I thought I would try to expose my daughter to some of these things.<\/p>\n
We each have tomorrow off.<\/p>\n
I thought I might take her to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. They have exotic and splashy art. For a first real art museum, this could be a good one.<\/p>\n
She’s been asking to take a train ride. I thought we could walk to the train (WALK! Like World Travelers!) to the train station and go to downtown Union station.<\/p>\n
Union station in LA is beautiful. I’ve always wanted to spend time exploring it. maybe Veronica would do that with me.<\/p>\n
Then we could walk across the street to Olvera. It’s a bit like going to Mexico, visiting Olvera street.<\/p>\n
You can see this is starting to be my favorite choice. Norton Simon can wait. We’ll be having tacos on Olvera.<\/p>\n
Chris is worried that it will rain.<\/p>\n
That happens when you travel the world too. We’ll bring an unbrella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Veronica has been saying she wants to see New York City and Paris. Me too. I’ve seen NYC, but not Paris. In addition to getting her a passport, I need to help her get the hang of what it means … Continue reading