Mom just left after her two week visit here in Europe! It was AMAZING. We didn’t fight! We didn’t even get annoyed with each other! This is great considering the last time we spent some quality time together in Europe, she gave me the silent treatment for two days because I brought us to the wrong airport and we missed our flight to Prague. Ooops! =) This time around, we didn’t lose our passports, we didn’t miss any flights and we didn’t get robbed. Dad must be so proud of us!
We explored London with Auntie Jose and Auntie Beth, who were visiting from Vancouver. They managed to be-friend every possible Filipino in Camden market that day. Discounts discounts! And then we saw Nice, Monaco and the Amalfi Coast. Just beautiful. It was full of laughter, nonsense and inappriopriate chatter. For those of you who think that my Mom is little Miss Innocent – DO NOT BE FOOLED! I am, after-all, my mother’s daughter. And what daughter does, mother did also…
You can see our pictures from France and Italy here.
Things I learned from my mother:
- Always look your best. You never know when you’ll find a potential husband driving nearby (in his Ferrari, Bentley etc etc).
- It’s ok to wear revealing clothing when you’re running around Europe all by yourselves. For some reason, people are so much more friendly and willing to help you out!
- You can be a fashion model, anytime, anywhere. See examples here, and here, and here.
- Eight thousand foot gondola rides aren’t that scary. As long as you scream and freak out the ENTIRE way up!
- It’s OK to marry your daughter off to the first man who asks. Even if he is fifteen years old!
- It’s OK to talk to random people about anything and everything. It doesn’t matter if they speak English, Spanish, French, Italian. Just talk to them.
- It’s also OK to try to crack jokes, in conjunction with the tour guide. Example:
Tour guide: “The winding steep road that goes up to Anacapri can sometimes be considered dangerous. It has a special name. To Americans, it is called ‘Oh-My-Gawwwwd’.” [Insert laughter from the crowd here]
Mother interjects: “And ‘HOLY COW’!” [Insert silence from crowd here]Next time, I will have to remind her that “Holy Cow” is so 1980’s.
Anyway, that is a short summary of how the last two weeks have been. Needless to say London, and Europe, seem just a little quieter these days. =)
In all seriousness – we had a great time. I am blessed with the most incredible mentor, supporter and friend in my Mom. =)
