I recently read an interview with Bill Bryson in an intermission magazine at a play, and was immediately hooked. Here, I thought, was a man who had clearly had some experiences worth sharing. So I immediately checked out several of his books from the library to see if my first impression was correct. And boy, was it. Bryson has an absolute way with words. He is humorous but vividly romantic in his descriptions of landscape and people, and while reading about his multiple European excursions I felt transported, not only into his experience, but back with glorious nostalgia into my own adventures across the pond. Even if you have never been to Europe yourself, this book is definitely worth reading. This is a memoir that is oozing with fondness for times past and is replete with genuine sentimentality that does not become gooey or obnoxious. I am looking forward into my next Bryson book, and anticipate reading through his entire body of work before I am satisfied.