When my sister went to Germany with her husband to visit the in- laws, he took her on a side trip to Denmark from which our grandfather emigrated to the U.S. As soon as she saw it, she inexplicably burst into tears, apologized, saying she didn’t know what was wrong with her. My wise brother-in-law told her “Why of course you would have these deep feelings — this is your Heimatland.” I wondered: in your travels in, and living in Europe, did you experience that almost mystical feeling of deep affinity for a place?
When my sister went to Germany with her husband to visit the in- laws, he took her on a side trip to Denmark from which our grandfather emigrated to the U.S. As soon as she saw it, she inexplicably burst into tears, apologized, saying she didn’t know what was wrong with her. My wise brother-in-law told her “Why of course you would have these deep feelings — this is your Heimatland.” I wondered: in your travels in, and living in Europe, did you experience that almost mystical feeling of deep affinity for a place?
Anyway, thank you for sharing these photos!