I can’t remember…

[katriona_s]

Now it’s autumn. Not hot any more and not cold yet, the best time for travel in Japan, and the Covid situation is now better. Many people now enjoy going out, travel, make plan of trip and reservation. As for me, yes I want to trip very much, even a one day outing might be good. But I happen to be rather busy in this month, have many meetings so it’s difficult to take a day off from the office on workday. I have tried to find good time for one night trip with my good friend M but she is also busy for her job, we couldn’t find the good time for both of us. I have often enjoyed short trips with my close friend K many times before but at the moment my friendship with K is in crisis for her unstable mental condition etc, no hope to enjoy with her. I have written to some other friends to ask them to go out together but no one have replied me yet. And first of all, I have little idea where to visit. I’d be able to travel and enjoy by myself if I can decide where to go or what to see. But it seems that I have forgotten how to make plan of trip, how to enjoy… I have gone for kayaking, gone to the Zoo, I’m going to visit our family grave in Nagano with mother and sister next weekend. But not enough. For many years I had enjoyed travels abroad, most of them were 10days, 2 weeks or at least 1 week trips. I miss those “real” trips very badly. And now it’s autumn, generally mild, nice weather every day and I have no plan of holiday trip. I can’t help but feeling like I’m wasting the precious time of my life every day. I enjoy many small things in my house and garden, it’s true. Still sometimes I’m afraid that I might have forgotten how to enjoy my life. Clearly I have lost something…

Comments

[vera_j]

My dear friend, I miss my travels every time! And I would travel but not covid but economy prevents it. The energy crisis in Europe is causing a steep rise of prices of everything and ordinary people have to learn how to be econonomica. THis is the end of comfortable life. We have to change our lifestyle and be more modest. So...at least I have my albums and now I love the photos and wonderful memories.

[katriona_s]

Oh yes… I agree with you about the photos of our past trips. I sometimes enjoy looking at them.
And, yes I know I’m fortunate for still having the opportunity for holiday trip or outing for fun, I’m afraid that we’d also have the very difficult economic situation like yours in Europe in near future here. Well, so, we should focus on the nice things in our life … like our animals or plants.
Thank you for your suggestion!