I mentioned recently, that memory is a fickle thing. We met friends in Athens about 15 years ago. Kent and Carole had been there on a sabbatical assignment for most of a year. They were our tour guides for several days in Athens, and out into the Greek countryside. We had lunch with Kent last month in New York. He said if he could get away he would go back to Greece for a vacation. I said what a wonderful time we had there. He asked "what did you see?" I reminded him that he had been our tour guide, that he had driven fearlessly through the villages where cars passed centimeters apart. He seemed to remember. He has been to Greece dozens of times, he has helped countless people explore the history that Greece holds. It was understandable, but sadly worrying that he didn't remember us meeting up with him there.
I wouldn’t worry (but then I don’t know Kent). We’re embarrassed when we don’t remember a visit we had with friends years ago. The brain just gets full sometimes.
ReplyDeleteGood advice
DeleteI would have cried and wailed, you don't remember us!
ReplyDeleteThen they would worry about me
DeleteI imagine all those visits, and all those tour guide moments, blurred together over the years.
ReplyDeleteHe knows the country like the back of his hand
DeleteWhat amazes me is how old some of the landmarks are and that their still barely standing. My half-sister married a Greek. They used to go back yearly, but haven't been after it got turbulent there for a while.
ReplyDeleteThere was a while when it was incredibly cheap to travel there
DeleteMy husband has such a memory of hotels where we've stayed, restaurants where we've dined, and will say, "Do you remember...? We were there with so and so..." and many times I have no recollection. We remember different types of experiences.
ReplyDeleteI have kept a hotel log for almost 20 years, it helps
DeleteIt's weird what we remember and what we don't.
ReplyDeleteMemory is fickle
DeleteThat would worry me too.
ReplyDeleteWe notice the differences as we age
DeleteI so would like to see Athens. When I go I plan to keep a journal of everything I see and encounter so years later I will remember
ReplyDeleteI am glad we were able to do that trip, so much history,
DeleteWe are not memorable people. Nobody ever remembers us, even if we've met many times, or been to the same restaurant over and over. Sigh.
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