Twins in the distance

Some skylines look strangely familiar.

You know the image of some skylines. Whether it's Bangkok, New York or Kuala Lumpur - three cities, three continents, but somewhere back there it's the same silhouette. Skyscraper after skyscraper, antennas like needles in the sky. A pattern that repeats itself.

Today, however, I discovered a very special silhouette...

This silhouette has accompanied me for half my life, a mountain range on the Greek mainland. I have seen this silhouette from our balcony for several weeks every year and it is etched in my mind with wonderful vacations. Greece that I still love so much.

But this silhouette today was not in Greece, but in a faraway place - Vietnam.

We had a wonderful trip to Hoi An in Vietnam today and went to a restaurant on the beach for lunch. We had a good chat, ordered some food and then our gaze wandered to the fantastic view. The beautiful beach, palm trees, the sea and this silhouette. A very familiar skyline.

I couldn't believe it and took a photo and sent it to my loved ones...

“Does the skyline look familiar?” - The answer came promptly: “Greece!”

... no “yes it does! That's right opposite Kiato (Greece)”

I had to smile, after all, I felt the same way.

How can something look (almost) the same and yet feel so different? The same skyline - but different air, different voices, different stories?

Perhaps it's not necessarily the skyline that counts, but what towers above it: the feeling of standing there and knowing where you are.

Those closest to us may also know that this skyline is a very special and important place for us.

The feeling that no matter where you are, no matter how far you travel... it is always so close to us.

Familiarity travels faster than we do.

Sometimes it catches up with us on the horizon.