Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Getting Away From It All
This past weekend, Heather and I joined our friends Oren and Maria at their vacation home in Normandy. It wasn't for any particular reason, just to get away from the routine.
I seem to remember hearing the English use the term "mini break" for the weekend. I like that. It's exactly what we had: a mini break from the routine, from Paris. Which - for all its amazing qualities - does tend to wear you down when you live and work in it daily.
We didn't even have a full weekend away, Heather and I, arriving on Saturday evening and returning to Paris some 24 hours later.
The weather certainly wasn't remarkable: mostly cloudy and scattered rain. "Rain is part of the charm of Normandy," as one person told me. Well, the charm was fortunately broken by beautiful, sunny weather for a good part of Sunday. But you know what? I'd have been fine even if it hadn't been.
There's something about "not particularly special" that made the weekend all the more special. Thanks, Oren and Maria.