2024 - Europe Tour - Prologue

(Note - I am currently writing blog series in Marathi on our recent Europe trip with Veena World. This is an experiement to share the same series in English with translation as is provided by blogger. It is nowhere near the perfection, but with some efforts readers will be able to roughly understand what I am trying to convey. My marathi blog series on this trip is expected to get completed in a month's time. Post that I intend to make changes in this translated version so that it makes complete sense to the readers!) 

After the recently concluded twelve-day European tour, there are many positive feelings in my mind. Magnificent historical buildings, nature's forms that come in front of us from moment to moment continue to amaze us. One should not only experience the beauty and appearance of the surrounding nature, which varies according to the country, but also study it deeply in a relaxed moment. There is so much to experience in such a short period of time that it feels like it should have been experienced a little slower. 

In this trip organized by Veena World, we visited twelve countries like England, France, Netherlands (Holland), Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City (world's smallest country). There are many ways to experience Europe. This trip is often divided into word-of-mouth. If the balance of time, money and health is balanced, the desire to visit the favorite places in these countries will always remain in the mind. 

If I had to choose just one place, I would love to stay in a small house in an anonymous mountain in Switzerland, Austria for a week through a home stay. Request a bicycle from the host and have breakfast in the morning and head towards the green hills. Quench your thirst with the pure water of the springs on the way, occasionally roll on the green grass under the trees. One should gently touch the grazing cows, return to the host's house in the evening without relying on the dinkara that crawls in the sky till 9-10 in the night, go to sleep after enjoying the delicious pasta and pizza made by them. 

In the following parts, we will try to review our journey, which started from Mumbai, and what we experienced in each country. Of course, one cannot speak with authority about what one has not experienced. Still, an attempt will be made to comment on it. Some negative, some positive feedback about Air India, immigration as traveling with Veena World, ease of travel to distant places in one day, excellent accommodation and breakfast facilities, tour managed by Atul Bhobe with utmost professionalism yet sprinkling of humanity, India's purchasing power around the world The influence created, the struggle of Western countries to accept Indian culture, food, which pleases our heart, but at the same time, due to the improved economic condition of our countrymen, it hurts our heart to see the confidence in the behavior of our countrymen and it tends to be somewhat arrogant. Will keep trying. Actually my specialty is to publish blog posts in a hurry. But this time, I will try to publish this travelogue quietly. If you wait too long, the struggles of everyday life will risk erasing or diluting these scenic memories. So All the Best - Aditya !!