in march we were in death valley, california, and now im back in amsterdam since a while already. its still so weird! i really miss these sceneries and the relative ease with which we were able to visit all this beauty.... now im back to good old (and yes, pretty, but pretty in such a very, very different way) holland, and not taking that many photos... also, im skipping days with posting for whatever reason.... (i guess a combination of laziness and lack of new photos). im still not entirely out of the "getting-used-to-be-back-home-again-phase", i guess.... i miss the endless empty roads in the us, and the hours you could drive seeing extremes in landscapes. in the netherlands you are out of the country within 3 hours!! (thats why the speed limit on most highways in 100km/hr, otherwise you would be out of the country even faster).
here in death valley we had parked the car down the little hill, and walked up under the sizzling hot sun. we did it because everyone else did it, eager not to miss anything. i think it was the ladies you see here in the front that said to us when passing "well, that was a total waste of our efforts!". that was just so weird to me! i thought it was pretty, and even in the hot sun its nice to be out and not seeing everything just from the car....
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Death Valley would be on my list to see in the US. I guess you will have to come up with a photo idea now that you are back home. Cafe's, boats, canals, people, something.
CaT, there are SO many wonderful things to see in the Netherlands. Just as there are wonderful things to see in the USA. But, I can understand the difficult adjustment from one place to another.
Will you be in school again? Or working? Or not decided?
I guess the adjustment is going to take a little time. Very different places with very different experiences and feelings. Sometimes I suffer a little malaise and it takes effort to get out to take photos, but I bet this will pass quickly!
Since Death Valley is one of my favorite places, I'd be very happy to see pictures of it anytime. It lately has been the hottest place in the U.S. (117 the last time I noticed). There are lots of people who go to Death Valley and visit Scotty's Castle, a mansion at one end of the valley, and then wonder if there's anything else to see there. We've gone there probably close to 20 times and still enjoy many trails that the Scotty's Castle gang would consider "a total waste of effort."
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