Was quite the decision, between the southern mountains and the northern libraries, theatres, and coffeehouses. Ultimately, I realized that when I looked at the comfortable earth-tones of the former, I was subconsciously relaxing, which made the choice for the north clear. Perhaps why the costly vacation experiences (at least in their ads) lack the ersatz comforts. Preserving the tone and life while in the mountain air. Which is usually possible, if you take the decorations down and move most of the furniture out of the way. But any middle ground between the energy of the city and the solitude of the mountain has its dangers.
