For sheer pleasure reading, I have been putting myself to sleep at night with David McCullough’s 1981 story about the immediate family of Teddy Roosevelt from Teddy’s childhood to the presidency, Mornings On Horseback. Chapter three captured my imagination: In the years 1869 to 1870, Roosevelt’s parents (who were quite wealthy) took their children and a maid (seven persons total) on a Grand Tour of Europe, beginning from New York, sailing to Liverpool, and touring much of the Conhtinent before returning to Liverpool and sailing back to America. McCullough notes what an vastly difficult undertaking this was in 1869, particularly with the enormous wardrobes of the day.
For about fifteen years I have been itching to lead a Reformation tour of Europe, but right after that it might be fun to retrace the steps of the Roosevelt family on their Grand Tour, hopefully in less time and with a light suitcase. Time for the dollar to get stronger! Wanderlust is setting in!
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