Sometimes ideas come to us just as an idea, with no reason, motive or justification behind it. Some times the idea is not even our own, just someone else’s comment or suggestion. But once we decide to persue the idea, then we need to find the reason, the motive or justification to do it and when we do, we need to research it, plan it and even name it. At least, I do.
In this case, one day of October 2009, while taking a plane back from Istanbul, Boris my beloved partner for over 10 years, suggested the idea of doing a bike trip together. We do not bike anymore although we both were into serious biking as we were young. As a matter of fact, we do not exercise at all anymore. For both of us is hard to do it with our jobs and all the travelling that work involves.
When Boris mentioned the idea, it came along with a subtle challenging tone: as “We should make a bike trip from Copenhagen to Prague, would you do it?”
“Of course” was my answer immediately without any hesitation. But seconds later I wondered whether he was joking. This idea is the type of idea that comes usually from me, not from him. But he was serious, when he then told me that it was something that he really felt like doing. I became very excited with the idea but somehow thought that it would vanish along the weeks, since we had tons of projects to work on for the next months ahead.
Finally, we decided to do the trip after finishing some of the exhibitions, during the month of June.
I realized then, that this trip was important for both of us. We have been working very hard for years, we are getting old and we still want to put our energy in different things. Boris will turn 50 in 2 years and I will be 40 in one year, maybe is just a way to celebrate it all.
So I decided that it will be worth it to take this trip as serious as we can, and somehow save our thoughts, plans and experiences through out the trip since the beginning until the end.
This blog will help us do that and this way we also share it with you if you are interested.
The title for the blog and for the trip in general was clear to me the minute I started writing:
Hello 40 (that is me) Goodbye 40 (that is Boris)
A bicycle journey from Copenhagen to Prague.
I hope this works out!
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Hola V y B:
ReplyDeleteFelicitaciones y que disfruten del esfuerzo. Les queremos,
C y W
gracias
ReplyDeleteHola Vika, como van los preparativos...? terminaron o empezaron ya de hacer las compras???
ReplyDeleteMe encanta el nombre "Hello 40 Good Bye 40" no se si fue tu idea o de los dos pero es FANTASTICA!! Besos, Consuelo.
Hola Vicky acabo de sacar una cuenta en gmail asi que la estoy probando. Besos, Consuelo.
ReplyDelete¿Qué les pasó? ¿se 'fundieron' antes de comenzar a pedalear? ¡Ánimo! Ya les falta menos...
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo,
Wal
Un merecido descanso para los dos!!!incluido el tramo en tren. Tiempo para recuperar energías. Me encanto el caballo pecoso y la descripción de la dueña del hotel... Consuelo
ReplyDeleteHola chicos (todavía): no se necesita ser un Nostradamus para vaticinarles que —después de semejante periplo— van a quedar como nuevos.
ReplyDeleteA Boris, mis felicitaciones, por la clasificación a los octavos de final de fútbol, de sus 'primos' eslovacos: van a ir más lejos.
Un abrazo,
Wal
Hey guys (still) It does not take to be a Nostradamus to predict that, after such a journey, both of you will be like new.
To Boris: a congratulation on qualifying for the eighth phase of soccer team from your Slovak 'cousins': I am pretty sure they are going further.
A hug,
Wal