It's been another jam-packed week for me and my lovely travel companion. A lot has happened. So much, in fact, that I've probably forgotten about most of it.
We went back to Croatia to spend a day in Zagreb, then took a bus to Budapest, had a night in Bratislava, and now we're here.
I've been taking lots of pictures on my camera. We went on a tour of Vienna yesterday and I spent almost the whole time ignoring the guide in favor of wandering away from the group to get a better angle.
There's something to the idea that you should enjoy a place without photographing it. Ten years from now, though, the photographs will be a useful tool to jog my memory. We're going to so many places for so little time that they really blend together. I'm going to want to know down the line if the Sea Organ from last week is in Split or Zadar (it's Zadar). And it's much easier to show people how beautiful a place is than to explain.
Unlike a lot of other people who photograph everything, I don't love taking selfies at these places. I'm not interested in seeing pictures of myself in front of landmarks for a few reasons. First of all, you can't focus on tiny me in the foreground and the gigantic vista in the background. I'm going to be washed out or the background will be dark. Something will be blurry. And I'll be too small in the picture unless it's zoomed in too close to see what's behind me.
My pictures generally don't include me, with a few exceptions because it is nice to have pictures of yourself with your friends. I'm sure you've noticed by now that none of my Instagram photos from this trip actually include my face. (If not, you're not spending enough time on my Instagram. Click here to catch up.)
And for everyone else, here are some pictures for this week!
I'm going to go hang out now. See you next week for the LAST BLOG POST! I can't believe it.
