Another Golden Summertime

Summer has been great so far although the heat wave two weeks ago was awful - it was only 4 days of staying more indoors than enjoying the sun. And while tomorrow may be another 30-something, I do enjoy the presence of more sun and daylight. So I am enjoying this season a bit more outdoors so I can hold on to something when Winter comes back in a few months.

There's a lot of places I'd like to visit, but something in me (and my husband - probably because we did not plan a trip anyway) wants to stay in our home. Visiting Paris on weekends is enjoyable somehow. As they say, it's the perfect time to visit Paris because the Parisians are out - but I'm not sure about that. The last time, there were lots of tourists in the city and in the metro... I'm not complaining cos I still see myself as a tourist here too! So anyway, we visited the Conciergerie last weekend and spent sometime around the city after that. The visit was good; the country's history is really interesting that I still couldn't believe all these things happened centuries ago - a reality - instead of just a tale. 

Hopefully we'll visit eastern France in September. We're inspired to take short hikes somewhere on the alps after spending a week in Switzerland last May. I haven't really wrote anything about it, but maybe I'll get to that someday. I am sure my 20-something self is appalled in that I am not writing about my trips anymore. Is it just me or is it normal to not blog and post all photos in my cameras to the internet as you get older? The older I get, the more protective I am of myself and my whereabouts. I did try the "story" thing on social media for a while, and although oftentimes they are not 'real time', I still overthink and worry that "so everyone knows what I am doing... are they going to judge how boring my life is? Even though I enjoy it so much?" Lesson: only have very close friends and families in your social media. Otherwise, it's just too much. So I stopped it. Anyway! Switzerland is one of my favourites, for sure. But I am curious what eastern of France can offer, since my husband thinks I'd like it too.