From Amsterdam to New York
The final stop on the cruise was Amsterdam, and we decided to spend an extra night in the city.
The Van Gogh Museum was crowded and the Anne Frank House was booked, but I did get to spend some quality time at the Rijksmuseum which was amazing. I also spent a lot of time walking around. The city is beautiful, steeped in history, packed in architecture, and very welcoming. It is also filled with restaurants, bakeries, and store windows advertising things that are not legal in the United States.
I came home on Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning, I was back at work.
It turns out that when you come back from Europe, jet lag actually works in your favor, as “early to bed and early to rise” becomes an inevitability. I think I’m finally back on a reasonable schedule now. But the real adjustment has been transitioning back to regular life from fantasy world.
When you study something like Shakespeare in school, you never expect that one day there will be some SHAKESPEARE EMERGENCY that you have to fly out and be on call, but that’s what happened, and it was the experience of a lifetime. This was a 400th anniversary celebration, so I have no reason to think Celebrity will do this again, but it was great while it lasted and I have wonderful memories of the trip.
And maybe I picked up an extra reader or two for the website. Sounds like that’s my cue to start writing again.
May 12th, 2016 at 5:23 am
Hi Dr Heller
Your contribution to the Shakespeare cruise was excellent and the huge interest in the British media generated by the anniversary may hopefully create more cruise opportunities for you. A new production at the Globe Theatre of A Midsummer Night’s Dream involving Titania kissing Hippolyta is creating a lot of interest and I shall send the press critiques if you like.
Like you I found Amsterdam a very interesting place; the shop window displays and the cakes on sale in the cafes were unusual to say the least. I thought I was broad minded!
I will enjoy reading your website and hope you continue writing. My eight year old grandson is enjoying working on chiasmus and – like me he is a swot.
May 12th, 2016 at 5:50 am
Hi Dr Heller
Your contribution to the Shakespeare cruise was excellent and the huge interest in the British media generated by the anniversary may hopefully create more Shakespeare cruise emergencies for you.
A new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream involving Titania kissing Hippolyta is creating a lot of interest and I can send you the critiques if you like.
Like you I found Amsterdam a very interesting place;the shop window displays and the cakes on sale in the cafés were interesting to
say the least…..and I thought I was broad minded.
I will enjoy reading your website and hope you will continue writing. My eight year old grandson is having fun with chiasmus and antimetabole- like me he is a swot.
Best wishes
Shona Irvine
May 28th, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Shona, thank you for your comments!
Your grandson is lucky to have a mentor like you to bring him into the world of antimetabole. Remember, nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care!