Architecture as a Travel Passion
Dear Rudy,
A while back, a lifelong friend asked me why I was always "lugging"
my wife and child off to some city (San Francisco, Paris, London,
Amsterdam, Boston, etc.) rather than taking a vacation to a tropical
beach, the Grand Canyon, or some other typical tourist destination.
Not long after that, you posed a related question on your show: Why
do you travel? It really made me think. I wanted to believe that I
like to visit these world-class cities to bask in the art, culture,
or nightlife. But in reality, I mostly just walk, ride, or drive
around looking.
So, after pondering the question in depth for some time, I now
realize that I travel because I love taking in the architecture of
the places I visit -- especially old buildings, the kind that are no
longer built. That might not be a typical response to the question
about why people travel, but that's what really makes my journeys
worthwhile.
D.M.
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