Icey Beauty

February 5, 2010
6:01 P.M.
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A very good friend of mine is a pianist on cruise ships. Ovet the past two years, he has had the opportunity to travel the globe, from Iceland and Greenland, to Europe, to Asia, to Australia, and currently, South America and Antarctica. He told me last week that of all the places he has been to, he considers Antarctica the most beautiful. I was extremely surprised to hear that!, Of course, he isn't a beachy kind of guy, so the sandy shores of all those countries don't really appeal to him, but jeez, Antarctica? I have seen pictures and thought it had a certain white, icey kind of beauty. I have certainly never been tempted to visit. My friend e-mailed some photos of the place to me today. You know what? It still appears to have that white, icey kind of beauty. My favorite places are filled with color; aqua waters, pink sand, azure skies, red orange sunsets, multi-colored sails, blue steel bridges, that kind of thing. I'm happy for him that he has now seen Antarctica a couple of times, but I envy him the beaches of Rio de Janeiro!!