I had three sisters, and we each had a Bavarian hat with pins that recorded our travels in Europe. This is the hat from one of my sisters, since her hat is better preserved than mine. Some of her pins are from her own time when she lived in Germany. These pins will be reviewed one by one as I recall or investigate the location. There are a few, I must admit, that I have to look up, as this travel is from the mid-1950s! That said, many of these pins bring out a memory or experience that is seared in my memory. Early childhood experiences can have a profound impact on a person.
The charms or pins will be selected in random order. That said, I did start with the pin from Rome. How many times did our father say, “All roads led to Rome?”