I am back from my 16-day Europe trip. The trip went mostly well except for one “day from Hell” where we could not get a taxi or van to our Eiffel Tower tour, and we missed our Louvre tour since the tour agency changed the meeting place without notifying us. We also had to walk forty minutes back to our hotel at midnight after a night tour since all the taxis were full during that time.
The food in Italy was great, but we ate a lot of pasta and pizza. We did not eat any French food since our schedule was so packed, and most French restaurants near our hotel were expensive and had non-children-friendly menus. We did eat dinners at a Japanese and a Vietnamese restaurant; prices were like what we have here in Orange County.
We also walked a lot. Some of it was due to the many walking tours, but there was also walking in airports, train stations, and just in general since we did not have our cars. Here is the log from Apple Health app.
On WFH days, there is not much walking since I am in my house all day. Starting June 5th, you can see a significant increase in the daily number of steps. The 17,688 day was the night walking tour and having to walk from Notre Dame to the Louvre (hotel area) at night.
On the health side, I was mostly okay except for two medium intensity neuropathy attacks. We did spend $1,500 on travel insurance, but it was worth the peace of mind. My sister’s entire family tested positive for COVID this morning (day after trip), but I tested negative so far. I still need to test for a few more days, and self-quarantine due to close-contact or exposure to COVID infected persons.
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One other health related item. I packed the wrong medication before the trip, so I had way too much Rosuvastatin and no Metoprolol. Since i did bring Losartan, it was not a big deal to miss the medication for two weeks.
Life with chronic diseases 