We’re still six days away from Standard Time, but Europeans “fell back” over the weekend. This means that Europe is one hour closer than it was last week — or will be next. I’ll take that hour and savor it, let it remind me of all I saw and hope to see in the future.

One hour closer to Amsterdam’s canals and flower market and bicycles and bustle.

One hour closer to Paris’s boulevards and cafes and museums and monuments.

One hour closer to Alsatian villages, vineyards, steeples and hills.

One hour closer … but still worlds away.