A Vacation Trip from a Childhood - Essay Example

One of the first memories that I have on this trip took place in an airplane. As it was my first time flying, not to mention flying internationally, I spent as much time as possible with my face pressed up against the window; hoping to catch a glimpse of something interesting in the cloudy depths below. Eventually, our plane landed at London’s Heathrow airport. In retrospect, the entire air trip itself was not very interesting. However, the ability to fly high above the earth and imagine what was down below and what we were flying over captivated my imagination. Once in London, I was surrounded by foreign sights and sounds; sights and sounds that would now seem as if they were second nature to me. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the entire trip was with regards to the cuisine. Used to my native cuisine and the way in which my mother and loved ones cooked, the rather bland food of Europe came as something of a surprise to me. As such a young traveler, my palate was not used to these strange dishes and I would oftentimes reject them out of the hopes that my frustration would somehow magically create more interesting dishes for me to eat.