text: Restaurant The Phenomenal View "Are we almost there?" Tom wearily pushed aside a branch. We had been walking around the forest for a few hours. It was our last destination. "I hope it's worth it," I muttered to myself. Tom had been in a bad mood all day. The journey had been long. I knew he wouldn't admit it, but he was homesick. And I understood it. We had been traveling for six months and not all destinations had been worth it. I'm just more of a traveler than he is, by now that was clear. I straightened up, pulled on the strap of my backpack and walked on. Tom rumbled behind me in his bag. "I checked the map again." I sighed. "We are almost there. We have followed all the steps. Let's go through for half an hour, okay?" I stopped to catch his eye. "If we don't find it, we'll go back." Tom nodded. He folded the map back up, but didn't put it away. We walked on, he kept the map in his hand. My watch indicated that it was half past three. If we walked too long, we wouldn't be back at the car before dark. We had been seduced by the travel stories. A bright spot in the middle of the forest, it sounded so beautiful. After hours of walking you would arrive at a lake. A lake where all the animals from the forest came together peacefully. A lake that immediately took you into an unreal feeling. As if you stepped into a fairytale. I definitely wanted to be the first one to photograph the location. That's why I brought Tom, he was the photographer. I took care of the beautiful locations and the texts. The only footage that existed of the location was some drawings of missing travelers. A few descriptions. I did not understand why there were no photos. What I did know is that this would change today. In good spirits I stepped on quickly. We were going to take the picture. Suddenly I felt Tom standing still behind me. Irritated, I turned around. I expected him to be looking at the map again, but he was staring at something to his right. His eyes were narrowed and his mouth hung slightly open. Slowly I walked back and stood beside him. 'What is it?' I followed his gaze. // Newspaper article: Restaurant The Phenomenal View Tom and Anna. They would return last week, only they have announced that they will extend their trip. Anna has contacted her family through short messages and let them know what Restaurant The Phenomenal View looks like and that they are safe. A quote: "Tom and I are happy here and have decided to extend our trip." The traveling couple's families and fans were looking forward to their return home. Their grief and disbelief can be felt. "We expected them to come home on Monday. They never arrive later than discussed, so we were all very worried. Fortunately we heard three days later that they were safe, but we regret that we no longer can listen to all the adventures." So Anna's father spoke. // It was phenomenal. I stared at the huge lake in front of me. Twilight had started around us. Tom and I automatically walked to the only light we saw. There were large letters at the top of the building: The Phenomenal View. We walked over the strip of sand. Tom carefully opened the door. "Welcome, Tom and Anna!" A woman with a purple flower in her hair came running up. Her arms were spread, a warm welcome. "We've been waiting for you for dinner. Come on in, put your bag aside." Her red dress swung around her as she turned and indicated the filled table. We heard all kinds of languages mixed together. In disbelief, we walked to the filled table. The smells of dishes from all over the world came to me. One by one, the guests at the table looked at us. Each with a smile on their face. I quickly looked at Tom to see if he had seen it.