Thursday, April 23, 2026

Chapter 7 begins.

Because we had more than 23 travels in Europe between 2010-2026, it isn't possible to tell about all to tell about all of them. I only wrote about 23, the most interesting ones.

At last, Radek has returned from his trip to Nepal. He wasn't able to come to our flat today, so Paige came to sit with Joan while I went to his house.

The whole first hour, he told me about his trip to Nepal and Bhutan. He and Alina were part of 11 people who had booked a tour with a tour guide. However, they had also booked 4 days in Katmandu before the tour started, and 4 days in Katmandu after the tour was over. He said he was glad they did. While the tour and tour guide were very interesting, being a tour it was rather rushed, and there was always a schedule to uphold. They preferred to be able to explore a new country on their own and not feel like they were rushed all of the time.

I can understand that. Whenever Joan and I go anywhere, we do it on our own, we plan our trip, and we do it not so much on a schedule. If we feel we need more time to see something, it's always our option to take a longer time. I learned a long time ago, the clock is not always your friend.

For the second hour, we went back to our Spanish lesson, but since we are at the end of the book, we decided not to start on the advanced Spanish book. Instead, we're going to go back to the beginning of the first book and use it as a review until we finish it the second time. I think that's a good idea because I am sure there are many things I don't remember, and maybe a few that he doesn't.