The Old World Part I

My wife and I experienced the trip of a life time in late September. We were fortunate to be able to go on a cruise around the boot of Italy. We stopped at 9 different places while in Europe starting with Amsterdam and ending in Venice (actually it was Amsterdam but I will not count that twice.) I will give my impressions of each of the places. I am seeing them from an America perspective but I am sure that they only see the US through the perspective of their media.

I will start with Amsterdam. I remember watching out the window as the plane was preparing to land. I was looking for the wind mills and saw a modern city with bill boards and busy roads. It could have passed for any American city. What was even more surprising is the amount of English I saw written on signs and advertisements. Even at the airport, there was a large number of people speaking English.

The other thing I noticed, being a flat lander myself, was how flat the area was. Northwest Ohio is known for having few hills and little elevation. Amsterdam had the same affliction. The highest thing I saw was an overpass. All in all, it was little more than a pass through point to stop and re board a plane but if the airport is any indication of the city, it would feel like any mid size American metropolis. The only difference would be the funny accents from the people that live there. Of course, that would also be any city in America.

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Cobb