February 22, 2004
The Updated, Post-Trip Version
Ahh, the joys of Jet Lag. I'm so confused about what time it is right now, because even though it's 6:42am, on some level, I've almost slept until 1pm... because that's what time it is in Amsterdam. I went to bed at 11:00 or so last night: I tried to stay up as late as I could because I have to work the 3pm to 12 midnight shift at work today, and you know that will suck with jet lag. So I'm figuring that I'll try and go back to sleep in a bit here, but I was definitely awake...
So since I had a little time to spare, I figured, especially since I'm just returning from three weeks away, that I, too, should go at these lovely maps that everyone's having such fun with (or at least, had such fun with while I was away). Gosh, I've been to a lot of places, I'm pretty lucky, ain't I?!?
There's one country, Japan, which gets an asterisk (*) as I've really only just ever been at there at the airport, so I probably don't get to count it -- but whatever!
I can't believe I've really been to that many states
In other news, the trip was fanstastic - it was almost like having three trips in one, as it started with a lovely beach trip which included a day of snorkeling, progressed to safari in the Tanzanian bush & savannah, and then, as a coda, evolved into a short little Amsterdam city visit. A word to the wise: three weeks away on vacation is a long time! It felt very strange to come back to the City. But more on that later -- we will (for the most part) spend the coming week or so telling you all some of the highlights of the trip. We here at The Jonb Blog (the Royal We, that's who) hope you'll enjoy reading about it.
I want to simply close this entry with a big "Thank You" to Jere, our guest blogger. He did a great job - unlike last year when he broke my old blog, so he deserves kudos. He has mentioned that he is now planning to start his own blog, and we're very glad for that. We promise to keep you posted on the status of The Jere Blog as more news becomes available.
In the meantime.... unpacking.
Posted by Jon at February 22, 2004 06:52 AM | TrackBack