Good News and Bad News
By divalounger
@divalounger (5849)
United States
July 10, 2019 2:30pm CST
Well, we are back from a wonderful three weeks of traveling. There is so much to say about it, but mostly, it was wonderful. France--Paris, Amboise, Beaune, Colmar. Then on to Brugge in Belgium where I was able to go and watch people making lace.
The bad news?? My phone was stolen while waiting for the Metro in Paris the second day into the trip. So I have no pictures to share.
But after a stressful two-hour phone call, I had my phone line suspended, and made sure that my family was notified back in the states so they wouldn't worry.
The upside was that without a phone, I talked to more people and looked at many more things than I would have had I been glued to my phone.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@CarolDM We thought about it, but just never ran across a place to get one. The hardest thing was that I was never sure what time it was--that only mattered when we had to catch a plane or train--but then it really mattered
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Jul 19
@divalounger The main thing is you enjoyed the trip and made good memories.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@CarolDM We had a great time--I don't feel much like working now so I must have gotten to that relaxed place
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
11 Jul 19
Wow I would have bought a throwaway phone or a camera, I have had my camera die in Europe and always replaced it but for me, I need to have pictures.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
13 Jul 19
OOh--love this @BelleStar --where was it taken?
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
14 Jul 19
@BelleStarr Yes!!! I loved the hospital! It was a fascinating tour--Thank you!!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Jul 19
Lovely glad you had a wonderful trip anyway.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
15 Jul 19
@TiarasOceanView Me too--I loved getting away--and I would stay away longer if we could afford it--I would love to find a way to split my time between Europe and here
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Jul 19
@divalounger And I am so sorry for what happened to you. But glad you came home safely
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
@LadyDuck unfortunately, I did something stupid--I took the phone out of one pocket in the backpack and put it in another. That was all it took!
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
14 Jul 19
@LadyDuck I learned my lesson this time--I am hoping to get to Italy as well--and I hear that Italy is also bad that way
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
12 Jul 19
@divalounger I am really sorry, should you ever visit Italy be more than careful, especially in the south.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 19
Paris is becoming quite a terrible place on the metro for pick pockets. I am sorry you had this experience but you did not let it mar your holiday! I hope you still had a wonderful time despite this hiccup!
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
20 Jul 19
We did have a great time! Once I handled all the stuff around suspending the line and making sure the kids stateside knew that we couldn't contact them readily it was fine--
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
25 Jul 19
@garymarsh6 It all worked out ok actually--Thank you!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
22 Jul 19
@divalounger I am glad it was not a complete disaster. People are so nasty at times!
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
I was telling my husband that I think I looked at more things by not having my phone with me--it worked out well in the end--but I did send the evil eye to the guy who took it!
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 19
@divalounger Hopefully karma will catch up with him - and soon.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
Thanks--I am slowly trying to get back in the groove of working--but my brain still feels like it is on vacation!
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
10 Jul 19
Oh my...that is rough! It could have been worse though.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
It could have been much worse. At least it wasn't my money or credit card or anything like that--or worse--passport--
@divalounger (5849)
• United States
15 Jul 19
I am using my daughter's old phone right now. Its camera is broken but the phone part works and right now I would like to not spend money on a phone.
@divalounger (5849)
• United States
17 Jul 19
It did make me realize that same thing!
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
13 Jul 19
We thought about it actually, but the area of Paris we were in just didn't have any electronics stores--and then gradually, I got used to not having it --
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@DianneN (246819)
• United States
13 Jul 19
@divalounger Well, at least you had a good time when all is said and done.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
15 Jul 19
I forget how good it feels to get away from the regular routine. It was wonderful! Thank you
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@just4him (306216)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jul 19
@divalounger I'm glad it was good to make that change even for a short while.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
29 Aug 19
@divalounger
So there was good and bad news about your phone being stolen. On the one hand you were aware of people more and could reach out to them and on the other side it could have stressed you out more but after you cancelled it you found meeting new people was not such a bad thing after all.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
1 Sep 19
That was about how that went--the cost of the phone being lost still irks me though--not that it was a hugely expensive phone, but $300 is $300.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
2 Sep 19
@divalounger
You are right $300 is still $300.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
11 Jul 19
Hey welcome back!! Oh, I can not believe what happened to you, I'm sorry, and I just used to, and I was looking forward to see the pictures
Oh, I can not believe what happened to you, I'm sorry, and I just used to, and I was looking forward to see the pictures1 person likes this
@divalounger (5849)
• United States
13 Jul 19
And I was looking forward to taking all those pictures! But it was ok really--
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
13 Jul 19
@divalounger That's how it is, the most important thing is that you have fun
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
10 Jul 19
What happened will make you more careful next time.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
I hope to never have that happen again!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jul 19
An interesting downside and upside. You have to be careful around the Metro. Pickpockets as you learned.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
11 Jul 19
@JohnRoberts I learned my lesson---and when your phone is in your hand, it is not being stolen--that was my other observation
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@thelme55 Thank you! I am so glad that we got to get away!
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
10 Jul 19
I would have purchased a camera; but I'm glad you had a good time. Sorry your phone got stolen.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
10 Jul 19
It worked out ok really--we thought about it, but it was hard to find a camera so we ended up letting go of the idea
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