tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26349423.post7435586332071570912..comments2024-02-24T19:26:50.193-05:00Comments on sex and the beach: 9/11 Remembered from AbroadMaria de los Angeleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827363023111783564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26349423.post-62237484595403364632011-09-11T20:25:03.694-04:002011-09-11T20:25:03.694-04:00I was in Nimes, France (halfway through a vacation...I was in Nimes, France (halfway through a vacation). We had just returned to the hotel from an outing when some Canadians told us to turn on CNN that "something terrible happened in the U.S." We no sooner turned it on when I got a call from my son telling me that my family was o.k. -- and then that was it for communication for days <br /><br />Perhaps surprisingly, based on what people say about the French-American relationship, we had a different experience and felt great warmth and sympathy from the locals.FOODaloguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355740020698779655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26349423.post-58376852438503420622011-09-11T17:58:37.437-04:002011-09-11T17:58:37.437-04:00Maria,
I'm glad that you found some solace in...Maria,<br /><br />I'm glad that you found some solace in the ancient structures. On that day anything that anyone could find comfort in was welcome. <br /><br />I was away from home as well on that day and could not get back. It was a bad day to be away from your home and your loved ones.<br /><br />It was also a scary day knowing that one month later- to the day- I was bringing a child into this world.<br /><br />~MikeMikehttp://mikelamonica.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com