Ron McFarlandの Personal Journey (3-ｇ) : 人生初めての長旅 - イタリアから隣国オーストリアへ

いつもの居酒屋「べったこ」で定例会。ホッピーで乾杯。バジルをミックスさせてツクネが美味でした。



さて、前回ブログでアメリカ人女性たちとローマの泉で待ち合わせたRon-san。

酔ったついでに、その女性たちと「なにかあった？」と聞いてみたが、「なし」とのこと。「しかし、カナダの・・・・」でした。

さて、Ron-san、ローマ、フィレンツエ、ベネツィアと旅をしました。そして、隣国、オーストリアへ。

Florence was to me even more impressive than Rome.
The art and history left pictures in my mind that have not gone away in more than three decades.
That was equally true in Venice where I went next.

Venice was as beautiful as Florence but was underwater in many areas.
Just watching the gondolas floating along is a real sight on it own.
With the climate change problem worldwide, protecting Venice will be a real challenge.
Also, Venice along with Genoa were the great trading ports throughout history.
They were the gateway to Asia at one time with the travels of Marco Polo.

From Venice, I took an overnight train to Vienna, Austria, which to me was the city of classical music.
I went to nothing but concerts. One every day.
When I was in junior college in Sacramento, I was forced to take an art related class.
I selected “Music Appreciation” and went to classical music concerts in Sacramento for the class.
Now, I learned where most of that music came from.

Ronさんのセミナーいかがですか。セミナーを開催しようと計画するとコロナ感染が拡大。ネットで開催も可能ですが、Ronさんが楽しみにしているのは、出席者と皆さんとのノミニケーション。やはりリアルで開催しよう。

皆さんがおやりになっている勉強会などに出張し講演させていただきます。

ただし、Ronさんが住んでいる東京都大田区から日帰りできるところとさせてください。

もっとも台湾でも日帰りは可能ですが。

Ron McFarlandの Personal Journey (3-f) : 人生初めての長旅 - ローマの休日

Ron-sanのローマの休日。Ron-sanはグレゴリー・ペックになれたのでしょうか。

In Rome, I was running all day long and right into the night. I stayed at a youth hostel and went around the city with other people staying there. I was stunned by the art and architecture. When the three American girls came in, I was literally sleeping on the ground by the fountain. They started taking pictures of me lying there on the pavement. As soon as one girl tried to prop me up to take a picture of me with my arm around her, I woke up. I should have just stayed asleep. I spent two wonderful days with those girls and played the role of their official chaperon and guardian.

そこそこ・・・・・

When in Rome, I met up with an American Architecture student from Notre Dame University in the United States that was studying one year in Florence. He said, if I needed a place to stay, they could put me up, as most of his roommates were traveling. So, I had a place to go to in Florence. One interesting thing I learned about myself when on my own is that I’m more open to people and my surroundings. When I am with someone or even in a group, my attention is mostly on them. Being alone, I was opened to all kinds of things. It was a new awareness for me.

Ronさんのセミナーいかがですか。セミナーを開催しようと計画するとコロナ感染が拡大。ネットで開催も可能ですが、Ronさんが楽しみにしているのは、出席者と皆さんとのノミニケーション。やはりリアルで開催しよう。

皆さんがおやりになっている勉強会などに出張し講演させていただきます。

ただし、Ronさんが住んでいる東京都大田区から日帰りできるところとさせてください。

もっとも台湾でも日帰りは可能ですが。

Ron McFarlandの Personal Journey (3-e) : 人生初めての長旅 - ギリシャからイタリアへ

ギリシャからイタリアへの途中、コルフ島（ケルキラ島）に。そこには異なる生活習慣が。

From Athens, I took a ferry toward Brindisi, Italy with a night stopover on the island of Corfu. On Corfu, I enjoyed observing the simple life of local fishermen. I also learned for the first time that there are long lunches around the Mediterranean. People go home for lunch at 12:00 usually. They have a light lunch and then go to bed for about two and a half hours. They wake up at 3:30 or 4:00, open their shops and such and go back to work. Typically, the workday ends at 8:30 or 9:00 in the evening. Well, the dumb American woke this poor fellow up at 1:00 PM to make me lunch. That was also the first time I went into a fish restaurant and selected among many fish on a plate, which one I wanted.

The next day, I carried on to Italy, immediately got on a train and headed for Rome. On that train, I met three American girls who were heading for Naples. We had such a good talk on the train that we decided to meet up in Rome at the Fountain of Trevi two days later.

さて、彼女たちはRon-sanとの約束を守るのか？

Ronさんのセミナーいかがですか。セミナーを開催しようと計画するとコロナ感染が拡大。ネットで開催も可能ですが、Ronさんが楽しみにしているのは、出席者と皆さんとのノミニケーション。やはりリアルで開催しよう。

皆さんがおやりになっている勉強会などに出張し講演させていただきます。

ただし、Ronさんが住んでいる東京都大田区から日帰りできるところとさせてください。

もっとも台湾でも日帰りは可能ですが。

Ron McFarlandの Personal Journey (3-d) : 人生初めての長旅 - イスラエルからギリシャへ

妹のいたイスラエルを出て、ギリシャへ。人生初の一人旅が始まった。

From Israel, I was off to Europe and on my own for the first time. Up until that time, all my international travel had been with friends and family. Now, I was totally on my own and heading for unfamiliar languages, custom and territories. This required some courage, but here again, I did not want a little fear to prevent me from having great adventures and experiences that would stay with me my entire life. Those memories are still strong today as I think of them.

I flew from Israel to Athens, Greece with my Euro Train Pass, guidebooks on cheap hotels and cheaper youth hostels. In Greece, I got the first real impact of how deep that regions' history is. The Acropolis, in the center of Athens, fascinated me. Just sitting with an espresso coffee looking at people going about their day gave me a great deal of peace all by itself.

Ronさんのセミナーいかがですか。セミナーを開催しようと計画するとコロナ感染が拡大。ネットで開催も可能ですが、Ronさんが楽しみにしているのは、出席者と皆さんとのノミニケーション。やはりリアルで開催しよう。

皆さんがおやりになっている勉強会などに出張し講演させていただきます。

ただし、Ronさんが住んでいる東京都大田区から日帰りできるところとさせてください。

もっとも台湾でも日帰りは可能ですが。