tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80284285493061918582024-03-05T04:09:55.789-08:00Jeff and DevonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-71427496831440107312011-05-13T13:12:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:12:52.507-07:00Countdown to my last free weekend of the summer<div style="text-align: center;"><c><iframe frameborder="0" height="75" src="http://free.timeanddate.com/countdown/i2l2f6x0/n64/cf12/cm0/cu5/ct0/cs1/ca0/co0/cr0/ss0/cac030/cpc000/pcfff/tcfff/fn3/fs100/szw576/szh243/iso2011-07-15T17:00:00/bas8/bat5/bac300/pa5" width="310"></iframe></c></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-82336537587297193642010-08-08T15:11:00.000-07:002010-08-08T15:11:04.973-07:00Olympic National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>After arriving in Tacoma and checking into the hotel that would be our home for the duration of the conference, we took off the next morning to the Olympic Peninsula. It was all kinds of treacherous. We had fog:<br />
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Winding roads:<br />
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Sheer drop-offs:<br />
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And snow!<br />
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So, being the grown-ups that we are, Jeff & I go into a snowball fight. In July! We also almost rescued a bicyclist who was going into hypothermia, but someone with a bigger car saved the day. Other pictures from the park:<br />
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These are from the Ho Rain Forest. Yes, that's its real name. Yes, that's why I wanted to go there.<br />
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They weren't lying. It was a big spruce tree.<br />
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Our drive home took us along the Pacific coast.<br />
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We also stopped for lunch in an overpriced Mexican restaurant in Forks. That meant nothing to me, except that there were signs everywhere for "Twilight" movie memorabilia and swooning teenage girls everywhere. You could even buy "Bella Firewood" and "Twilight Asparagus". Jeff was wondering what the put on the bathroom door where Bella did her business whilst filming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-62510367257121007572010-07-04T08:18:00.000-07:002010-07-04T08:18:20.255-07:00It's Like Disney, but More Mormon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">We started out early from our sweet digs at the EconoLodge and went to Dinosaur National Monument, where they have this subtle reminder of your location:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shuttle bus wasn't running yet, so we took the self-drive tour. No dino bones, but we did get to see these petroglyphs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The scenery is very much reminiscent of the Badlands.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Especially the overly-patriotic ones.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then it was off to Temple Square. We went inside the Tabernacle, where the choir performs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Only outside views of the Temple, because we aren't Mormon. There was a bride there, and she probably is Mormon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next stop was Antelope Island State Park. We really appreciated having our GPS for this trip. T,D, if you don't know what that is, ask TM. She took that computer class at Lincoln Land. Anyway, this is where it showed us to go:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Off-roading in the Fit - YES! We did get there, without a waterlogged car or a call to AAA, and saw a bison. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And that salt lake that is referred to as Great.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lame post, I know, but I'm tired and we have to leave for the conference soon. I'll be more entertaining later. Promise.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-78727488292110059122010-07-01T20:40:00.000-07:002010-07-01T20:40:24.709-07:00It Smells Like Chistmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>After a way-too-late arrival in Stuart, Iowa, we departed the following morning for the trek across Nebraska on I-80. We got distracted outside of Omaha with a Wildlife Safari, which included an elk standing in the middle of the road.<br />
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There were bears, coyotes, owls, cranes, and bison. Have you ever seen a white bison? We have.<br />
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Jeff contends that it was nothing like Tanzania, but then again I wouldn't know. Opposite the wildlife safari was this place:<br />
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We didn't go in, but did take our pictures with missiles (sorry - they're on Jeff's camera).<br />
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We made another unscheduled stop an an original Pony Express Station in Gothenburg, Nebraska. See how spontaneous I am when traveling?<br />
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Nebraska seems to contain a plethora of exciting roadside attractions, such as this "Buffalo Bill" fort.<br />
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Look closely:<br />
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If he didn't perish by arrow-to-the-buttocks, they he likely impaled himself on the trading post. This gem was in North Platte. In Colorado, we saw our first glimpses of the Rocky Mountains.<br />
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After an overnight in Estes Park, we ventured out early the next morning to explore Rocky Mountain National Park. <br />
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This is the tundra on some of the highest peaks. About this time, we realized how hard it was to breathe, even just taking a few steps across the rocks. <br />
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Cheesy sign pictures:<br />
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C - I believe this trumps the picture of us at the 45th parallel. And Dutch Village, but I'll let you decide that one. After leaving the park, we drove to Steamboat Springs (which we really enjoyed), and then went on to Vernal, Utah, where we spent the night in a cricket-infested Econo Lodge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-81313270039731352442010-06-28T20:50:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:50:48.089-07:00Video - Dragon DanceUnfortunately, I stopped filming just before the dragon regurgitated a head of lettuce.<br />
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There was also a Zen rock garden here. After consulting with Jeff, we determined that yes, I am the ONLY person who just wants to go in there and play in the rocks and sand. I am apparently opposed to zen-ness.<br />
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Then on to our original stop, the Chi Lin Nunnery. No pictures allowed inside (spoiler: it's a bunch of giant Buddha statues), so this is the exterior.<br />
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TM - notice your offspring in the picture? We hurried back to Central, so as not to miss the Noonday Gun. It was so much more impressive than we expected.<br />
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And then there is Camber:<br />
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And then there is us with the Noonday Gun Guy:<br />
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I love awkwardness! We went to another temple that C recommended, but she'll have to remind me of the name.<br />
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We were going to get our fortunes told, but they wanted $600, so we figured we could wait until whatever it is happens. Our final destination was the Kowloon Walled City Park. We took a taxi, and C tried to explain to the driver where to go. Apparently, her Cantonese has not yet included learning the words for "wall" or "park", but she was able to get us there by telling him "where all the prostitutes used to be". Who knew that "prostitutes" would be such a valuable word to know?<br />
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Yay for Cam being a tour guide! Thanks for allowing us to invade your life. Now I'm caught up, and will hopefully be able to post about our current trip as our schedule allows.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-66903658656499628382010-06-28T17:34:00.000-07:002010-06-28T17:34:43.018-07:00A Desperate Attempt to Keep This ChronologicalPosting this from Utah: <br />
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After one failed attempt to get to Macau, we made it! Lesson #1 - do NOT go on a public holiday. It makes Camboor grumpy, and there are very long lines at immigration. Really, for everything else, too. Our taxi driver refused to take us where we told him to go, and instead dropped us off here:<br />
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I'm not exactly complaining. It kind of reminded me of a Dr. Seuss book!<br />
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After taking it all in, we went to a pork bun / custard place that was a Macau tourist trap for unsuspecting Hong Kongers. I'm not sure why we didn't get what we ordered.<br />
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I think I'll have a Number 20. More wandering on our way to the ruins of St. Paul's, and a trip into the Museum of Sacred Art.<br />
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I'm not sure if this is either sacred or art, but there it is. C also introduced us to the wonder that is jerky. Jeff got hooked.<br />
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We finally made it up the hill to St. Paul's, where C attempted to take our picture. It was a bit of a problem, because people kept obliviously standing directly between us. We were all laughing so hard by the time she got the shot that I look as if I am having an aneurysm. Therefore, this is the one I will post:<br />
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After finding a taxi willing to take us to our original destination (the only Italian restaurant in Macau), we discovered that it did not open for another hour. Some aimless wandering took us past the Turkish Barracks and this temple, which C claims is famous.<br />
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We could also see a faint glimpse of mainland China:<br />
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After some disappointing pasta, we headed to the Grand Lisboa, where Man told us we could see the worst stage show ever in the casino. It was only slightly better than we anticipated. T,D would have loved it.<br />
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The ferry deposited us back in HK around 2 am. We slept in while C attended church the next morning, and met up in Kowloon Park to see a Kung Fu demonstration, complete with drummers and a dragon dance.<br />
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When we had seen enough, we walked to the Peninsula Hotel for a proper English Tea. We spot someone who vaguely looks like TM, and Camber proves she is incapable of posing normally for a picture.<br />
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One of us is more comfortable with the whole pinky-in-the-air thing.<br />
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After tea, we walked around the markets, and I was able to purchase some sandals, since my giant feet were swelling in the smart pumps I had worn to tea. There were no giant sandals in the female shoe department, but they were happy to sell me some giant man shoes for my giant man feet. C was pleased that I got to go through this. Me and my giant feet. Our final adventure of the night was dinner at a Thai restaurant, where we were overlooked by the King and Queen of Thailand.<br />
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I believe T,D, has this same picture. The best part of dinner was the hottie sitting with his parents at the table next to us. The proprietor of the restaurant and the mother of the hottie kept trying to set him up with Camber. She can tell you the rest of the story. One of the things I wanted to do in HK was to try some 24 herb tea. C insisted that it did not exist (kind of like the flamingos in Kowloon Park), but her coworkers told us where to go (kind of like the flamingos in Kowloon Park). We located it that evening, and it was <b>undrinkable</b>. I politely took 3-4 giant sips, then C took one and grimaced. Jeff took one for the team and downed the whole cup. One more day to go!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-23761283842219548492010-06-03T14:47:00.000-07:002010-06-03T14:48:53.500-07:00I've Been Guilted Into Posting MoreSo I'll be combining two days (4 & 5) into one post. Partly because I'm lazy, and partly because Day 4 was lame. The lameness was not the fault of Camber. It was primarily lame because Jeff & I needed to practice harp for a couple of hours, since we had a four-hour duet gig to play the day after we got back. We found a fabulous business - the Hong Kong Harp Center - and they rent practice rooms by the hour. It sounds like a sleazy hotel, but they charge more than that so they must be legit.<br />
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Camber found the building in which the Harp Center was located without any trouble whatsoever. We were all (C included) impressed by this feat. After the marathon practice session, we met up with C's little friends for dim sum. C has already shared some pictures of us, so I'll just show you the food.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yeah, those are fish heads and cow stomach. Yum! Fortunately, C's normal friends don't eat that stuff either. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvGZOj_vTVyjPD682Ipulv_C_FbdOVfpyiXqDGIbK0sYHEhoSapAk7vNoSkFv7VDv86xbQsyWBc59mi7jQIoCA4RU37c3ET-_80Ot3sskBoYYd5rlRe55EmQRJ6CbninyKJaUbvcrb1wM/s1600/march+10+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvGZOj_vTVyjPD682Ipulv_C_FbdOVfpyiXqDGIbK0sYHEhoSapAk7vNoSkFv7VDv86xbQsyWBc59mi7jQIoCA4RU37c3ET-_80Ot3sskBoYYd5rlRe55EmQRJ6CbninyKJaUbvcrb1wM/s320/march+10+005.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then C & I went to the maritime museum where we saw boats carved out of ivory and got to play a rescue simulation game. As it turns out, neither of us is very good at Morse Code.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Serendipitously, we found a boat bound for Po Toi leaving from Stanley that very morning. Po Toi was high on the list of places I had asked C to include in our "itinerary". It can only be reached by ferry twice during the week, and we happened to catch it! The sea was angry that day, and I realized that I get motion sickness. This was our boat to the island:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The main/only attraction on the island is this seafood restaurant. It is frequented by rich snobs with yachts - and their giant dogs.<br />
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</div>We sat upon the beach for awhile, and I collected souvenirs from the Ming Dynasty. Camber wouldn't let me keep them.<br />
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More pictures from the island. It was...primitive.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Back in Stanley, we got pills "for when you get in the boat, go up and down, clutch your stomach". Camber's Cantonese saved the day again! Going through the market, we saw this example of capitalistic subtlety:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We took the bus from Stanley to Aberdeen, and saw this group of women doing the hand jive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I received a bad sunburn at the Buddha, and requested that Camber find me some ancient Chinese cure. I was a bit surprised when she brought this:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for taking care of me, C!</div><br />
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We finally got to Central Pier, and gazed upon the majesty that is IFC TWO. Yes, TWO. Not one. Two.<br />
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Some scenes of daily life, for The, Dad.<br />
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The Bank of China Tower:<br />
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And those funny buildings next to the Bank of China Tower:<br />
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A tram, which C made us ride a few days later. It was cheap, so I'm sure T,D, took full advantage.<br />
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Some colonial history for T,D: the supreme court building:<br />
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Get your Communist propaganda here!<br />
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Finally, we made it to Lantau Island for to see the giant Buddha. Redundant maybe? There was a fountain (I'm sorry - I mean a "water sculpture") outside the train station. Upon our return, there were some bad kids playing in it. They show no appreciation for art.<br />
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C did not tell us of the many fatalities caused by the Skyrail. We alighted in ignorance, and then the wind started to blow. <br />
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Devon: "Jeff, how often do these things just fall off those ropes." Jeff: "Um, Never?"<br />
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Our first glimpse of the Buddha. I'm just glad we didn't have to hike the trail below.<br />
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It's like Deadwood, only Buddhist!<br />
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Buddhist monks need cell phones, too.<br />
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After surviving the skyrail, there were still miles to go. Or approximately 143 steps to climb.<br />
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I need a break. Let me take a picture of this thing:<br />
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Ok, now Jeff, you get in the picture:<br />
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Proof that I made it!<br />
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As I previously warned you about, the artless bad kids:<br />
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That Jeff Guy has put several of his pictures up on the Flickr. If you click on the link, you can see the, too:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatjeffguy/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatjeffguy/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-81214655415100098522010-04-19T03:00:00.000-07:002010-04-19T03:00:14.995-07:00HK, Day 2I'm far too tired to come up with an interesting title. Suggestions welcome, but may not be acted upon. We began our second day walking along the Avenue of "Stars". They seem to have a rather loose definition of what qualifies as a "star", seeing as I had never heard of 97.439% of these people. Jackie Chan being the notable exception.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived at the Hong Kong Art Museum, and wandered in the sculpture garden. The ultimate cheese-head:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXuGkDYxMzNrrrldo3R_5CYzvtwF4wIoqdo-89ecEMIBx7MA8_yGZcSQs3Q5PAG8ZgTRcMN3Q97y93wYdgDThIdGiYRp73rTlRQHg28p-guZNpJt66nNj9AuUjiw3Ui4ikF0_AA0PT2lK/s1600/Sculpture+Garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXuGkDYxMzNrrrldo3R_5CYzvtwF4wIoqdo-89ecEMIBx7MA8_yGZcSQs3Q5PAG8ZgTRcMN3Q97y93wYdgDThIdGiYRp73rTlRQHg28p-guZNpJt66nNj9AuUjiw3Ui4ikF0_AA0PT2lK/s320/Sculpture+Garden.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From there, we could see the Space Museum, The Peninsula, and palm trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If MoMA in New York made me think I am not smart enough to appreciate modern art, the HK Art Museum confirmed it. There was a wall of lawn chairs. The kind that The, Dad, would repair if the plastic broke. But these were all fastened together to create a lawn chair barrier. It could have been an attractive nuisance, but there were SEVERAL employees of the museum there to make sure we didn't touch anything, and to guide us with hand gestures in the way in which we should go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed the antiquities much more. Next was some aimless wandering. Lots of pictures of signage, of which I will post a few.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's the look I give when forced to eat sushi, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I may not like your raw fish, but I bow down to the genius of the Japanese chefs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we rounded the corner, much to our collective surprise, was our HOtel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other direction lead us to the Bird Garden. Hate is not a strong enough word. First, they distract you with beautiful mosaics:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was even a trash can that was designated "For Dead Birds Only". BOOOOO on the bird garden. Much uplifted, we made our way back to where the morning started to watch the Symphony of Lights. Camber was underwhelmed, but Jeff & I were at least whelmed. Before it begins:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that, we met C's friend LG at a bar. The end. For now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-70373567552442652092010-04-10T18:08:00.000-07:002010-04-10T18:08:55.629-07:00The Invasion Begins<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After a 15 hour flight, we were overjoyed to see Camber waiting for us in the Hong Kong airport, holding a sign for "Art Vandalay". She immediately whisked us onto the train and via taxi to our HOtel. They seem to be a little bit too concerned for our safety, and we showed them by taking showers upon our arrival, even though we were fatigued.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Upon completing our evening ablutions, we wandered the shopping center attached to our hotel (don't you wish you had stayed there, The, Dad?) and ended up eating at an Indonesian restaurant. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">On Monday morning, we wandered - without supervision from Camber - to Tsim Sha Tsui to go to the History and Science Museums. </div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Along the way, we saw the Kowloon Mosque:</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It's something about Queen Victoria. It's for you, Dad.</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEZGFGWjUx6g5e-pahn7Cf8TuO9MRYHX_Y-O-hYKPAu5bOivNhOiE3zOhq5FuTYb7IJ4FAdYR0Ujn4XGnxWIF3kWFgZCbDOhxIA2tGC22Nprv-HQ84UzAS2aT49lfxrxWlRlk7vWFpJR4/s1600/HK+History+Museum+%2815%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEZGFGWjUx6g5e-pahn7Cf8TuO9MRYHX_Y-O-hYKPAu5bOivNhOiE3zOhq5FuTYb7IJ4FAdYR0Ujn4XGnxWIF3kWFgZCbDOhxIA2tGC22Nprv-HQ84UzAS2aT49lfxrxWlRlk7vWFpJR4/s320/HK+History+Museum+%2815%29.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For lunch, we wandered around until we found a place with an English menu, and had a lovely al fresco meal. Back to the Science Museum, where they make workplace safety #1. </div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the appropriate way to lift a box:</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">If you fall off a building, you will die. This thrilling exhibit went all out with sound effects and dramatic lighting.</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff was paying attention to his lessons, and fastened his safety belt to operate this stationary forklift that lifts nothing.</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a lovely play area for the children, with gongs and floating balls. </div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Not ten feet away, a somber wake-up call for all of the four-year-olds present:</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, they not only gave you the information, but had a display of contraceptive devices. It was far too awkward to take a picture of that, so you'll have to use your imaginations.</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Meeting up with Camboor, we took the Star Ferry across to Hong Kong Island. We were fortunate that the sea was not particularly angry that day, and the ferry was not rolling heavily.</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We then stood on the escalator until we came to an area where C thought there would be enough "douche bags" in the bars. Why she wants to hang out with them is beyond what I can fathom. While taking it all in, Camber was attacked by a giant beetle. Most likely retribution for his ingested comrades from Beijing.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-7739418647516472462010-01-11T07:06:00.000-08:002010-01-11T08:37:49.919-08:00NYE in NYC<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>It was a miraculous trip. After long airport delays - which provided much additional reading time, we all arrived in New York, and promptly went to a pub around the corner from our hotel (we stayed in the Financial District and away from the tourist crowds).<br /><br />Camber ditched us on the first day, after dragging us around trying to find a magical bagel place, so Jeff and I took the open-topped bus around the city. Our first stop was the Empire State Building. It took us about three hours to wait in line, get to the top, and then wait in line again to get back down. Seriously overrated. You had better enjoy these pictures from the top.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCy0qwV2-kzLNoNWzma8MypuegojkhzhS5JJxL3jujKI6lHmIwQMo5PYNhbNHPbOvFl4pvd3KOHnVi098Q272hsDxoTy577SUEdxjVZCdUHUG3FGexf8kYLOgNQLSvEPk6l5O6OVwUXD/s1600-h/Christmas+09+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCy0qwV2-kzLNoNWzma8MypuegojkhzhS5JJxL3jujKI6lHmIwQMo5PYNhbNHPbOvFl4pvd3KOHnVi098Q272hsDxoTy577SUEdxjVZCdUHUG3FGexf8kYLOgNQLSvEPk6l5O6OVwUXD/s320/Christmas+09+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425516587048344018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWrnxQ7iBQs6UVONYIWoE6WpKgekY-I9jN6LMF8KDmGFvDw7032lK0i3ZHztV_E-RlNDpEJkHCghWHG2E1flpooThdZRo_2BzcgcGHsRrN_3DzPlGxahZeMl2fnNqs4VhgbbzQYgacUuq/s1600-h/Christmas+09+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWrnxQ7iBQs6UVONYIWoE6WpKgekY-I9jN6LMF8KDmGFvDw7032lK0i3ZHztV_E-RlNDpEJkHCghWHG2E1flpooThdZRo_2BzcgcGHsRrN_3DzPlGxahZeMl2fnNqs4VhgbbzQYgacUuq/s320/Christmas+09+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425516579594923858" border="0" /></a><br />And the bottom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAfLEiZH0LRXx28-upBjsTtC0ON64vMqPolnB9TR4MVnkDKqmnf70Ia1YBWZ3wJsC9NXB_7gy9N3N5QTpcUhgl0L5hnFeWS0qVM1rIxhN8LW8IsHl70dvUQEmTZTtJ1JBo3_3gsTiqZ30/s1600-h/Christmas+09+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAfLEiZH0LRXx28-upBjsTtC0ON64vMqPolnB9TR4MVnkDKqmnf70Ia1YBWZ3wJsC9NXB_7gy9N3N5QTpcUhgl0L5hnFeWS0qVM1rIxhN8LW8IsHl70dvUQEmTZTtJ1JBo3_3gsTiqZ30/s320/Christmas+09+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425515157137405266" border="0" /></a><br />Famished, we found a pizza place near the Flatiron Building. Hopefully, we folded correctly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFWz4NCEFVtudbeYxlepwNnc4rY-i5bsI82YjnytI5UYIfcVg0ZK7rQNH-hck6ZojGzfKgqV9st4foM-94Pcn5R5qFjErvotG9CbhzwgRnLrs2Z975W6qrEVgsBp5InieUn6rNGoUh_pk/s1600-h/Christmas+09+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFWz4NCEFVtudbeYxlepwNnc4rY-i5bsI82YjnytI5UYIfcVg0ZK7rQNH-hck6ZojGzfKgqV9st4foM-94Pcn5R5qFjErvotG9CbhzwgRnLrs2Z975W6qrEVgsBp5InieUn6rNGoUh_pk/s320/Christmas+09+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425515151156875234" border="0" /></a><br />With my current obsession with National Parks and Monuments, Federal Hall was not to be missed. It was only a couple of blocks from our hotel, and was the site of George Washington's inauguration. Purportedly, this is the stone upon which he stood while taking the oath of office.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_ci-z9d20ExCFUguSSBHLX2f2z6cRChvhn3_4EDUq_clfy8m6Q8N4ZJkZJIOvAr6NnPzzJOy09qMOjo-m4rL2HbDwUKCA1YEf5i8SxCs4pC49QTZ2mwdnl8_LaURngZ3gL28C3LBNiky/s1600-h/Christmas+09+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_ci-z9d20ExCFUguSSBHLX2f2z6cRChvhn3_4EDUq_clfy8m6Q8N4ZJkZJIOvAr6NnPzzJOy09qMOjo-m4rL2HbDwUKCA1YEf5i8SxCs4pC49QTZ2mwdnl8_LaURngZ3gL28C3LBNiky/s320/Christmas+09+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425515146946266626" border="0" /></a><br />The front of Federal Hall, where George looks out over the Stock Exchange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0JXdg6pDgM73QpHdHU1eM9cYbor9w1RAHhKxeU9fryX6ljnkTLZGXxaVbpJRSdj5x3ZiNq41sN5WKPSVVjL7hNeI8L5keOCLbr7iJ7sumRDxGZjTRD7M6eUj4MNA7varyLtvE5BtKeHY/s1600-h/Christmas+09+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0JXdg6pDgM73QpHdHU1eM9cYbor9w1RAHhKxeU9fryX6ljnkTLZGXxaVbpJRSdj5x3ZiNq41sN5WKPSVVjL7hNeI8L5keOCLbr7iJ7sumRDxGZjTRD7M6eUj4MNA7varyLtvE5BtKeHY/s320/Christmas+09+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425515138658393618" border="0" /></a><br />The Stock Exchange, out over which George looks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJK1j0ou3jyZ8RMVTTC4CpQQx7uqLAjSmEpuLPvXSSQDeR-WfQxyWqg1ImBLR9A3q8z_2YGhZFXvLIeNBOvEtC4I4JU7x5eUp_Ycl2ntBjQeNSeAyOaUba32txQ1STwN5Lm4nk59d015_o/s1600-h/Christmas+09+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJK1j0ou3jyZ8RMVTTC4CpQQx7uqLAjSmEpuLPvXSSQDeR-WfQxyWqg1ImBLR9A3q8z_2YGhZFXvLIeNBOvEtC4I4JU7x5eUp_Ycl2ntBjQeNSeAyOaUba32txQ1STwN5Lm4nk59d015_o/s320/Christmas+09+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425515129046122642" border="0" /></a><br />This sculpture previously stood at the World Trade Center. It was damaged during the 9-11 attacks, and moved to Battery Park. They did not repair it, and there is an eternal flame in front of the sculpture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfBpF9kYOC-6HT6Mqus_rpxD_clFbx23fEFDyJa44pSCvCvweCvsrhAI9_pkS7i4i_bwhx4ePT7gy-RaiFOHQHnjbg8Ve52CWpfgojRuw8RNIEMIE_GdUjMgSok6391obscNHWkBJz-Ko/s1600-h/Christmas+09+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfBpF9kYOC-6HT6Mqus_rpxD_clFbx23fEFDyJa44pSCvCvweCvsrhAI9_pkS7i4i_bwhx4ePT7gy-RaiFOHQHnjbg8Ve52CWpfgojRuw8RNIEMIE_GdUjMgSok6391obscNHWkBJz-Ko/s320/Christmas+09+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425512980414900466" border="0" /></a><br />Another National Monument - Castle Clinton! It was one of the defenses of New York Harbor during the War of 1812.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqmUgexd34rRzaFxvM6tADysOXpttq2459-Mz7NSsNqM0U5io-hr-9C8qs4MZ6Ok_SbmxEG2Z9PkcoMJo39bhxJvCa_VzXx7qSH0WspfHQ8hi7HuwuWDD8uMdPVQE3Q8ISlC9fFMI6zDv/s1600-h/Christmas+09+108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqmUgexd34rRzaFxvM6tADysOXpttq2459-Mz7NSsNqM0U5io-hr-9C8qs4MZ6Ok_SbmxEG2Z9PkcoMJo39bhxJvCa_VzXx7qSH0WspfHQ8hi7HuwuWDD8uMdPVQE3Q8ISlC9fFMI6zDv/s320/Christmas+09+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425512971747051794" border="0" /></a><br />Statue of Liberty from Battery Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGbQDm3RG9Y5J6JRc4zfMVVASPkCkYmrUFIWiOaVY0lHbYQ9Na-QFIeHfBx1V-UjkCigf4wvR0ULfXw33dQk16lzx3yA9JqzZL_i7S281zVMfBnp5JamAEe9YWpl1FZ16kPL6wkGBV_og/s1600-h/Christmas+09+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGbQDm3RG9Y5J6JRc4zfMVVASPkCkYmrUFIWiOaVY0lHbYQ9Na-QFIeHfBx1V-UjkCigf4wvR0ULfXw33dQk16lzx3yA9JqzZL_i7S281zVMfBnp5JamAEe9YWpl1FZ16kPL6wkGBV_og/s320/Christmas+09+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425512969641337682" border="0" /></a><br />We went to see a musical with Camber's friend, DeVette. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtL8LCBog26Xb5kpz-t_tG1hZqJzmlR4gdg2ZURS-fD4k_mx-98L_8nBpNsQagICdF95nIDcEuERTozLk9g7azKqqrXs10DXurmBzTp-Ymzyaznhqf5-zuvFxLn7CxvqDHBOtX8v_Dovm/s1600-h/Christmas+09+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtL8LCBog26Xb5kpz-t_tG1hZqJzmlR4gdg2ZURS-fD4k_mx-98L_8nBpNsQagICdF95nIDcEuERTozLk9g7azKqqrXs10DXurmBzTp-Ymzyaznhqf5-zuvFxLn7CxvqDHBOtX8v_Dovm/s320/Christmas+09+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425512958402506530" border="0" /></a><br />We're not "Next to Normal". Not even close.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBmncOgKTUBSzb10RZz9KviEDod8PBvib7NlY_rxPZek5ingBV6VMVsdcXjmf_MtCEgjJkTULtcXC0gf4CCRaD2ou1cU6qQLM5XVWV7snox1UeF6ZCgB41dqTYdDQdGz6mz_S7V55o0L_/s1600-h/Christmas+09+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBmncOgKTUBSzb10RZz9KviEDod8PBvib7NlY_rxPZek5ingBV6VMVsdcXjmf_MtCEgjJkTULtcXC0gf4CCRaD2ou1cU6qQLM5XVWV7snox1UeF6ZCgB41dqTYdDQdGz6mz_S7V55o0L_/s320/Christmas+09+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425512949201415218" border="0" /></a><br />Jeff went to see a play called "Race," and met up with us outside the theatre when our show was over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8DB_-6RSzCHiMMsk7nRDli6Ynm_rISJb4AZxQwirLC3KOfgLP9J7pDDzwh44i8xXhLPLzobndZ0Q6XkBpM95Y_qOWsFTwNqT4zQS5ZFFRsy4YwGul1y3FHROkhHHsGGGpZLvubDhs3fR/s1600-h/Christmas+09+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8DB_-6RSzCHiMMsk7nRDli6Ynm_rISJb4AZxQwirLC3KOfgLP9J7pDDzwh44i8xXhLPLzobndZ0Q6XkBpM95Y_qOWsFTwNqT4zQS5ZFFRsy4YwGul1y3FHROkhHHsGGGpZLvubDhs3fR/s320/Christmas+09+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511346474807874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZdCtJvqRq9njZWWM-N9AA7A4jBRWWTtRRj6zZZd23L8lxcytwYmzzUyH1zhw8WgxQbiSKfESxV9daqwezqg39f10ZsmMW0uLc8l2hHBgK6KHX7VAx5pqSEjUDUcB7tl00eR5sIw8Fqr0/s1600-h/Christmas+09+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZdCtJvqRq9njZWWM-N9AA7A4jBRWWTtRRj6zZZd23L8lxcytwYmzzUyH1zhw8WgxQbiSKfESxV9daqwezqg39f10ZsmMW0uLc8l2hHBgK6KHX7VAx5pqSEjUDUcB7tl00eR5sIw8Fqr0/s320/Christmas+09+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511340366653778" border="0" /></a><br />In Times Square on New Year's Eve Eve.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn46Bzrh9VfOcriveXzzqZ4kMYd77cEXQUluJdusPuAURbIBzhKOjkW4y4gmhDETbtQt5fHXHwknEir1kpAMb3m4a9wurNw4nulYwysuAA1yBLIolzvDoJFZmFWa6yeO-1S_CvlZdYG_lg/s1600-h/Christmas+09+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn46Bzrh9VfOcriveXzzqZ4kMYd77cEXQUluJdusPuAURbIBzhKOjkW4y4gmhDETbtQt5fHXHwknEir1kpAMb3m4a9wurNw4nulYwysuAA1yBLIolzvDoJFZmFWa6yeO-1S_CvlZdYG_lg/s320/Christmas+09+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511330555753858" border="0" /></a><br />The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYxIuI-ZinREn5pNyW3IigAmdGYFMCbb7UTWr51IfkUAMbsnvqL47kh5w3LWFUUER4CAAfgqHEhSCK53-yh5F-NWiZoaKfpHvGGnut0uuIi7jGgyUNx0TWKZSKjZAKoxk4s0l6cT5fiGb/s1600-h/Christmas+09+131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYxIuI-ZinREn5pNyW3IigAmdGYFMCbb7UTWr51IfkUAMbsnvqL47kh5w3LWFUUER4CAAfgqHEhSCK53-yh5F-NWiZoaKfpHvGGnut0uuIi7jGgyUNx0TWKZSKjZAKoxk4s0l6cT5fiGb/s320/Christmas+09+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511326894654050" border="0" /></a><br />Getting to the top of the GE Building was much quicker and less stressful than the Empire State Building. And from there, you could see the Empire State Building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ogrp0TqJ1LyO2FL2dUc8GRNBlBdDhI0Z_cNAMw1JEB0Scjk4lmJyBChWi4ZMfZ8roOLX49D2ttGrGc-if4PoSKWhRL33CJKbr3-97qlszcTrle76fcBWP0N9TupPxS4-7tOAJz8NsTGE/s1600-h/Christmas+09+140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ogrp0TqJ1LyO2FL2dUc8GRNBlBdDhI0Z_cNAMw1JEB0Scjk4lmJyBChWi4ZMfZ8roOLX49D2ttGrGc-if4PoSKWhRL33CJKbr3-97qlszcTrle76fcBWP0N9TupPxS4-7tOAJz8NsTGE/s320/Christmas+09+140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511316950922850" border="0" /></a><br />Jeff, with the Empire State Building. I love how this looks like a cheesy photographer's backdrop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1umwTNUxHhHvvz4TRt5pR9KGRcaP3D6CjhpVa4eLwmj9_Y1BcfYEUkmesaK29Qq_XNKkzyX0Zlc9I-1Bj5BiJx0H4HHvPmuteUNUM2jZ4cmowEG27HeOwzXclabKEkC0Mt6-1TTt5zdwG/s1600-h/Christmas+09+143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1umwTNUxHhHvvz4TRt5pR9KGRcaP3D6CjhpVa4eLwmj9_Y1BcfYEUkmesaK29Qq_XNKkzyX0Zlc9I-1Bj5BiJx0H4HHvPmuteUNUM2jZ4cmowEG27HeOwzXclabKEkC0Mt6-1TTt5zdwG/s320/Christmas+09+143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509678977377554" border="0" /></a><br />Camber has a better picture of her with this classic auto in Little Italy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OOLoWuVr4qLXHj5gqQsAOJnKbwrmqe0-IHhmj_c0iGyTfhk7x6UKT4kx2pCfjs3DwQ977UHegd1vUbDW2c79wWkUTaduIbu4kgRk6tCCxXZ9UpKbWJsx1o7LpoQZRp-Y2D8NtAtXvD8q/s1600-h/Christmas+09+150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OOLoWuVr4qLXHj5gqQsAOJnKbwrmqe0-IHhmj_c0iGyTfhk7x6UKT4kx2pCfjs3DwQ977UHegd1vUbDW2c79wWkUTaduIbu4kgRk6tCCxXZ9UpKbWJsx1o7LpoQZRp-Y2D8NtAtXvD8q/s320/Christmas+09+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509674054875602" border="0" /></a><br />Taking the cheap way to see the Statue of Liberty - the Staten Island Ferry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHo9I-2htfogU6SVqbRpC3sLnbo8f1Sl1cQX5mrrMxaLjl2lQQOnDpmQeDfhN6ZjI9OTuacnpTbaV3fIZfnxQjl6pq1r2XKV5aJSjr2iFgvB-7ECYFU5Qjz_AWiY7u7DsSZpeytOEaAf-/s1600-h/Christmas+09+154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHo9I-2htfogU6SVqbRpC3sLnbo8f1Sl1cQX5mrrMxaLjl2lQQOnDpmQeDfhN6ZjI9OTuacnpTbaV3fIZfnxQjl6pq1r2XKV5aJSjr2iFgvB-7ECYFU5Qjz_AWiY7u7DsSZpeytOEaAf-/s320/Christmas+09+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509663359412114" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful Christmas lights near the World Trade Center site.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJpPDH18A5nvI_fWwwHTDjWcAFqDe4_ROaJm1H52OpCq3BRCTkmLC2AUw4mQ0fi0OpcDTTUmslwSvdK8azmAiX4jpuo7DFpxcfOMICVL8RECMnH-Sef4fEGt63g6_3nZPFj9siGABhUZg/s1600-h/Christmas+09+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJpPDH18A5nvI_fWwwHTDjWcAFqDe4_ROaJm1H52OpCq3BRCTkmLC2AUw4mQ0fi0OpcDTTUmslwSvdK8azmAiX4jpuo7DFpxcfOMICVL8RECMnH-Sef4fEGt63g6_3nZPFj9siGABhUZg/s320/Christmas+09+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509659562978098" border="0" /></a><br />In Times Square on New Year's Eve!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6eC_qM784eIlTUWEAd62PJjRMn39HafMzIUokXKMNAJ1TVvqgqj5gRfjfyGibGi_fsetKlfo5OHpVWFitaCNf4rOZj0KGVl18X3IOrwsCp9VZF65uoq5RJiFyRJmrDsUEe2LaYPmXbE/s1600-h/Christmas+09+169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6eC_qM784eIlTUWEAd62PJjRMn39HafMzIUokXKMNAJ1TVvqgqj5gRfjfyGibGi_fsetKlfo5OHpVWFitaCNf4rOZj0KGVl18X3IOrwsCp9VZF65uoq5RJiFyRJmrDsUEe2LaYPmXbE/s320/Christmas+09+169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509653034524258" border="0" /></a><br />Camber showing off her rocking dance moves. And accidentally painted coat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMaKtg5eRUEnjYxkrEBx3w823KCkHKZgyE75k1ubyuMzTqJA51KJx3QES6qt5r1phuixj8QWrRr44CbUYD_RdN_oXmulQvRwMZN27HwvjuMU4XkezuaRUEGJv6lJRk51b20O7NZ3u5kZ1/s1600-h/Christmas+09+170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMaKtg5eRUEnjYxkrEBx3w823KCkHKZgyE75k1ubyuMzTqJA51KJx3QES6qt5r1phuixj8QWrRr44CbUYD_RdN_oXmulQvRwMZN27HwvjuMU4XkezuaRUEGJv6lJRk51b20O7NZ3u5kZ1/s320/Christmas+09+170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425507103761136002" border="0" /></a><br />Camber's giant head is pointing the wrong way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLx83tyz4yf5GvqSZPz4z4m2NvgpZ5MkmY_ZerQXgbQpYFzMxtK-OHfo-FkYNWUG5CIJBz9ceC86L6xpoNNMae8oHZ5Xzeg_46vVtbuGLrleQlHj4FvUkgsFBABiF2Ri5sqiwHIvQ3Z_u-/s1600-h/Christmas+09+174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLx83tyz4yf5GvqSZPz4z4m2NvgpZ5MkmY_ZerQXgbQpYFzMxtK-OHfo-FkYNWUG5CIJBz9ceC86L6xpoNNMae8oHZ5Xzeg_46vVtbuGLrleQlHj4FvUkgsFBABiF2Ri5sqiwHIvQ3Z_u-/s320/Christmas+09+174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425507099604330898" border="0" /></a><br />No, look this way. No, the other way. Up. No, down. Hmpf. I guess that will have to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISXodCjrTVrD9viNkV6N1xr6pNDgqUx9vFWx_aFlXXjxf1Qhi3QEDIJhUWyv250LqIc2DCL6ZkO7j6-ENXDcNBpf0IvQlgH6MWbYa5MRWWOE8wnfk_0Uvm9fNYDo_O2RFiKEchIBx5Gx4/s1600-h/Christmas+09+175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISXodCjrTVrD9viNkV6N1xr6pNDgqUx9vFWx_aFlXXjxf1Qhi3QEDIJhUWyv250LqIc2DCL6ZkO7j6-ENXDcNBpf0IvQlgH6MWbYa5MRWWOE8wnfk_0Uvm9fNYDo_O2RFiKEchIBx5Gx4/s320/Christmas+09+175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425507096127442562" border="0" /></a><br />With our single-serving Canadian friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsnbJgPxB2tySxIfr6nvXtFLiGzWnB_WERyjINiymUnEr50nEqVcL4ErGsajQL9u90KbsmoQeeOOZzuoUkXuCi96OV55gjqxDpngKBVWcLUjM1ouZofq5vob2WiMMt4xDMW9wbh7MKWYk/s1600-h/Christmas+09+177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsnbJgPxB2tySxIfr6nvXtFLiGzWnB_WERyjINiymUnEr50nEqVcL4ErGsajQL9u90KbsmoQeeOOZzuoUkXuCi96OV55gjqxDpngKBVWcLUjM1ouZofq5vob2WiMMt4xDMW9wbh7MKWYk/s320/Christmas+09+177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425507087422735714" border="0" /></a><br />You can tell the ball just dropped because everyone is holding up cell phones and cameras to take a picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mc8JUY1eeADaTfQ95XGcVUmkuSZLbIeFDLf1jAEAAlBYmbA9a4pMZBHEPvRr6MjMWI9FANjCbhMbF_i1CAoBTJk0bevZdSQ65vEF__zRRo5aPtrJWQhf3Vi38OTQh5oBNSDRj2nHQqXA/s1600-h/Christmas+09+183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mc8JUY1eeADaTfQ95XGcVUmkuSZLbIeFDLf1jAEAAlBYmbA9a4pMZBHEPvRr6MjMWI9FANjCbhMbF_i1CAoBTJk0bevZdSQ65vEF__zRRo5aPtrJWQhf3Vi38OTQh5oBNSDRj2nHQqXA/s320/Christmas+09+183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425507078229740498" border="0" /></a><br />2010 brought in with fireworks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LENQ29-yi3KpC6MUkPYL3vTzdjhAbFgq2QlE-he20Dz4mq1GW4X4QCu1ZqKpyoGLsYJsGGo5kNnfb-XB4G3UlMLcA48Wtb8lqZrrrzbCTnYgcwjCzHTHJAhWAZhQbr3AhOmp6YfHSq6P/s1600-h/Christmas+09+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LENQ29-yi3KpC6MUkPYL3vTzdjhAbFgq2QlE-he20Dz4mq1GW4X4QCu1ZqKpyoGLsYJsGGo5kNnfb-XB4G3UlMLcA48Wtb8lqZrrrzbCTnYgcwjCzHTHJAhWAZhQbr3AhOmp6YfHSq6P/s320/Christmas+09+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425504646205153778" border="0" /></a><br />The next morning in Central Park, after finding out that the Met museum is closed. Grrr.... and brrrrr...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BOs9Hzl2NTsk_EzoIQWMo8EmCFQDvgiHyx0k755mLYVprHyIScc81gxeX_LC_G3NZqrtJ4IMv6bfIODpyWC4_7lEhdE5wZcPxHvN9CPIB_E4ke7jHVjil9_Li4-FUO0FXpmNKPgEOxeR/s1600-h/Christmas+09+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BOs9Hzl2NTsk_EzoIQWMo8EmCFQDvgiHyx0k755mLYVprHyIScc81gxeX_LC_G3NZqrtJ4IMv6bfIODpyWC4_7lEhdE5wZcPxHvN9CPIB_E4ke7jHVjil9_Li4-FUO0FXpmNKPgEOxeR/s320/Christmas+09+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425504636745239954" border="0" /></a><br />George Washington's pew.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYGbNjV_7eyeDQJdXcGTYAnnVHn9htISCz8CBZR298usaowQS6jMx-XwHWrR6msGbBuKhmf46sg6f6fGDgH4-tpIauXLaejozzkbW-ed74KOzvImcHUJIzFJswyWWUzXdCwcjERwK8uPn/s1600-h/Christmas+09+196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYGbNjV_7eyeDQJdXcGTYAnnVHn9htISCz8CBZR298usaowQS6jMx-XwHWrR6msGbBuKhmf46sg6f6fGDgH4-tpIauXLaejozzkbW-ed74KOzvImcHUJIzFJswyWWUzXdCwcjERwK8uPn/s320/Christmas+09+196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425504632053493442" border="0" /></a><br />The interior of George Washington's church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Lp6lcLWkBDh3ARH8YIEUiixP7-4BAcoruRXc6sU9zlRlumD8r2rdM2mByxJUDVTtL7RSBFSXfopWSuTiwBA93UpCXjBClQJvpXoDBpyKJnHppP1toyHRgs8vRYar1MNaoFRt_3Z8YhO/s1600-h/Christmas+09+198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Lp6lcLWkBDh3ARH8YIEUiixP7-4BAcoruRXc6sU9zlRlumD8r2rdM2mByxJUDVTtL7RSBFSXfopWSuTiwBA93UpCXjBClQJvpXoDBpyKJnHppP1toyHRgs8vRYar1MNaoFRt_3Z8YhO/s320/Christmas+09+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425504622196677986" border="0" /></a><br />Cemetery at George Washington's church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQTrrkoSUde1Gg-ZTRu0b8FgtEfrShhyphenhyphentF3TPyHcvzI05weWZmB7DbjNgxHgfjpJqMCo5mQoCCT5dP0Fgh0anfaVHFssE7h177E3XVUp7QmotNfW88uK_H9gU9SwpYMDk7Wi6UeShPWWQ/s1600-h/Christmas+09+199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQTrrkoSUde1Gg-ZTRu0b8FgtEfrShhyphenhyphentF3TPyHcvzI05weWZmB7DbjNgxHgfjpJqMCo5mQoCCT5dP0Fgh0anfaVHFssE7h177E3XVUp7QmotNfW88uK_H9gU9SwpYMDk7Wi6UeShPWWQ/s320/Christmas+09+199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425504615270625362" border="0" /></a><br />The Wall Street bull. Usually with somebody taking a picture with its back side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaTH_qpCNc6oie0dVcKrZKtKQsVTORmlube-JdsQc3OJWMyAZA6qCQJBdn9bGgtPO9F169hbNcfgqnW-vCBAF9qnDVByBi8X9f9l2YVOJZHv5wLKgfPc4ISzrYHdJr8qlw3FlYq0pQgSJ/s1600-h/Christmas+09+200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaTH_qpCNc6oie0dVcKrZKtKQsVTORmlube-JdsQc3OJWMyAZA6qCQJBdn9bGgtPO9F169hbNcfgqnW-vCBAF9qnDVByBi8X9f9l2YVOJZHv5wLKgfPc4ISzrYHdJr8qlw3FlYq0pQgSJ/s320/Christmas+09+200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425502868788338306" border="0" /></a><br />A lonely reveler near Chinatown.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqddJb8CuNG68FUfhElFzuVlkz-auY2e8Ce6-NCw3AishoJTfsVMP43Kp40Vlyxd6V-Ew_ptvnl20tDyZasuyFS-XvapiCLH4SUJQqAEEDw-PyOLfyYwmQ2xHuaHyAwo9hSesMrFySE4F/s1600-h/Christmas+09+205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqddJb8CuNG68FUfhElFzuVlkz-auY2e8Ce6-NCw3AishoJTfsVMP43Kp40Vlyxd6V-Ew_ptvnl20tDyZasuyFS-XvapiCLH4SUJQqAEEDw-PyOLfyYwmQ2xHuaHyAwo9hSesMrFySE4F/s320/Christmas+09+205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425502864586547906" border="0" /></a><br />United Nations building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaoWC9ZZrU30VooFHhAZenpav5hZJOW_NRTfpRWrrTh1gKJtpgWO-gU5suAYBGLtAz6v_v8T110UufehG-XRQIFmUXMrK1yuYMsEjpHDIDQ-pPttfnrD6D1Q_tsCKig9l9oikD_jC1fAX/s1600-h/Christmas+09+211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaoWC9ZZrU30VooFHhAZenpav5hZJOW_NRTfpRWrrTh1gKJtpgWO-gU5suAYBGLtAz6v_v8T110UufehG-XRQIFmUXMrK1yuYMsEjpHDIDQ-pPttfnrD6D1Q_tsCKig9l9oikD_jC1fAX/s320/Christmas+09+211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425502852849594690" border="0" /></a><br />Did you know that the dragon slayed by St. George was made of disable nuclear warheads? Now you do. Although in this picture, it looks like shipping crates.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOJhDC-z4YChjhKidP6qhuz11JAGnKHS9_Gk4-ELI_Duq1e1MOXp6LnOmzD9Qc9UlqgoriYWp1nXxGKqwUGmvl0lb2tNRFMlAWfdwnWTO8a5cg-xEUXH4bLfFyAyjLCf19C2LekPaZ9M5/s1600-h/Christmas+09+213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOJhDC-z4YChjhKidP6qhuz11JAGnKHS9_Gk4-ELI_Duq1e1MOXp6LnOmzD9Qc9UlqgoriYWp1nXxGKqwUGmvl0lb2tNRFMlAWfdwnWTO8a5cg-xEUXH4bLfFyAyjLCf19C2LekPaZ9M5/s320/Christmas+09+213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425502844030152850" border="0" /></a><br />Ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOs3dY4Xjt13su2FcqxI0BrzYUMN1yrInUY4uPqscsbp-_yPXPd1Yp_pH6UGNsv6TqT7Bs4-VAfPrpVoOBNF5W8fHPgx6XRwY6IVUITCJWE1iYo6XkRbm__sYxpFwQZdDgNFlfcsDYOGP/s1600-h/Christmas+09+217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOs3dY4Xjt13su2FcqxI0BrzYUMN1yrInUY4uPqscsbp-_yPXPd1Yp_pH6UGNsv6TqT7Bs4-VAfPrpVoOBNF5W8fHPgx6XRwY6IVUITCJWE1iYo6XkRbm__sYxpFwQZdDgNFlfcsDYOGP/s320/Christmas+09+217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425502834925076018" border="0" /></a><br />GE Building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldXUhvrT2OfiIP0jbltxKyiMLlozY3lnj9CDvLUUQsuqhXZDWOj6-AOXCTFG7EQnUHStpkOeup6zlef-JZEthMoWH5ht-ds76iILDR53swT00MsAG02I2I-1lHelOo-SH3EQgPTIwsBIq/s1600-h/Christmas+09+218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldXUhvrT2OfiIP0jbltxKyiMLlozY3lnj9CDvLUUQsuqhXZDWOj6-AOXCTFG7EQnUHStpkOeup6zlef-JZEthMoWH5ht-ds76iILDR53swT00MsAG02I2I-1lHelOo-SH3EQgPTIwsBIq/s320/Christmas+09+218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425500805684141570" border="0" /></a><br />Where Camber met Al Roker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-x01uhS4DaDa6osC5GsSp5oYJbzvjm8AiOh73zaL1EhobEvFdQskTVBcp2PCxS-IPdnh-Fls9_qx_oT46Eehixxc0MUQ6JMpfL1Sw6L_1MOsHEd268CEHt5J1QRngt7na8XYC0IklYhD/s1600-h/Christmas+09+219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-x01uhS4DaDa6osC5GsSp5oYJbzvjm8AiOh73zaL1EhobEvFdQskTVBcp2PCxS-IPdnh-Fls9_qx_oT46Eehixxc0MUQ6JMpfL1Sw6L_1MOsHEd268CEHt5J1QRngt7na8XYC0IklYhD/s320/Christmas+09+219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425500801569583074" border="0" /></a><br />Grant's Tomb - another National Monument! But it was closed. :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl60KSMDrtuTWlrW7ttVZqXSbHaY-EwvIsvGH-WETUOl6vDsBbQ6wrhi00bpmJa1kdWjWe_5syAQ8MuEaUXr5LeT9XBPpG4DIufwH-7FC3qUuPuJjTzBYHBWWeR4_yFOrn1lbjSYKvGxU/s1600-h/Christmas+09+223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl60KSMDrtuTWlrW7ttVZqXSbHaY-EwvIsvGH-WETUOl6vDsBbQ6wrhi00bpmJa1kdWjWe_5syAQ8MuEaUXr5LeT9XBPpG4DIufwH-7FC3qUuPuJjTzBYHBWWeR4_yFOrn1lbjSYKvGxU/s320/Christmas+09+223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425500792445321634" border="0" /></a><br />Cathedral of St. John the Divine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE_lXvVGwss9idM59nJfJWAUH-y4bOPnaTbTrxzb3RGwYcq2_2ufG7zVH7rPBLcQu0mgF7kYuHxO80NndzZtSRWD6ZfNPnBFECnx_6JUHZyFK7DpoY0iu6G0E6JlumheIuhKxr08jIJ8O/s1600-h/Christmas+09+226.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE_lXvVGwss9idM59nJfJWAUH-y4bOPnaTbTrxzb3RGwYcq2_2ufG7zVH7rPBLcQu0mgF7kYuHxO80NndzZtSRWD6ZfNPnBFECnx_6JUHZyFK7DpoY0iu6G0E6JlumheIuhKxr08jIJ8O/s320/Christmas+09+226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425500781145713650" border="0" /></a><br />MoMA. Where I discovered that I'm not smart enough to appreciate modern art.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfh0YV0D5chif_u8aDop7plVdQo6IzTSyFeE-swvtu-EnrMKiuOnep3oUOlHs_5VuffSTSow0SeOzsu3IQp4XmoOxkmv-aLzqAYaEZfYqZdrnxIMquDJQrlCyV82aV3UeUr_nj3ZKl0Nb/s1600-h/Christmas+09+241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfh0YV0D5chif_u8aDop7plVdQo6IzTSyFeE-swvtu-EnrMKiuOnep3oUOlHs_5VuffSTSow0SeOzsu3IQp4XmoOxkmv-aLzqAYaEZfYqZdrnxIMquDJQrlCyV82aV3UeUr_nj3ZKl0Nb/s320/Christmas+09+241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425500775504003474" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-91230084915905244492010-01-10T07:22:00.000-08:002010-01-10T09:21:55.091-08:00Christmas 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5XMZUrzsQNJXJghyd7o8fXo4SzetEpN6H7XlgD-2oUmyVWL3eBmFeeYS4SObAl6WDCENLxXPwvfaMxOvw9OX-rAZUPp9ZeYahXLcus9__5crwE1d1yXldlW7gw9hSbVoopSEAKB-d7qp/s1600-h/Christmas+09+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5XMZUrzsQNJXJghyd7o8fXo4SzetEpN6H7XlgD-2oUmyVWL3eBmFeeYS4SObAl6WDCENLxXPwvfaMxOvw9OX-rAZUPp9ZeYahXLcus9__5crwE1d1yXldlW7gw9hSbVoopSEAKB-d7qp/s320/Christmas+09+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425160145991994482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOWyHtJeYgJDBvGBEKGsafjwNrRA7yfXrppj6lL4rPwwYYigKsJ6BJzXZxzuLPJGj5YEqHXwfUhz7OlHnyOoxNILaSe4B0hZFkz72MGO6z0CzNMkaVeJIlOrLxz03_C1t0WvRJi0mYKli/s1600-h/Christmas+09+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOWyHtJeYgJDBvGBEKGsafjwNrRA7yfXrppj6lL4rPwwYYigKsJ6BJzXZxzuLPJGj5YEqHXwfUhz7OlHnyOoxNILaSe4B0hZFkz72MGO6z0CzNMkaVeJIlOrLxz03_C1t0WvRJi0mYKli/s320/Christmas+09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425160135811348594" border="0" /></a><br />The view out of our hotel room window.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF0AZu0wSMfSRBrC5u_j8tbhSDpuIK1G6AQ4sy80iaP2PFm7YSkw7yNU3xlyW5jK3hrJqYgHcgsEzEI8XGY0ZEg0M4aE6S9ntslu35symHAjbczCZRtql67_fQuD8bOEhd0rSCq-kaYQq/s1600-h/Christmas+09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF0AZu0wSMfSRBrC5u_j8tbhSDpuIK1G6AQ4sy80iaP2PFm7YSkw7yNU3xlyW5jK3hrJqYgHcgsEzEI8XGY0ZEg0M4aE6S9ntslu35symHAjbczCZRtql67_fQuD8bOEhd0rSCq-kaYQq/s320/Christmas+09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425160130710475650" border="0" /></a><br />Um, fire code violation?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyP9cwnIQzqe4Q48XAgc8GyP85dcTM_dLJFkQzWqfYMdrqb4LRTO3DVdr76ywkwZe3mUVij1X3pHWTSd_rhjGQJXElh6o3Q9-N29zxTlIhZfw3R7Q_AbE_U_OKaMFpIoMCAuIbqj56ac0/s1600-h/Christmas+09+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyP9cwnIQzqe4Q48XAgc8GyP85dcTM_dLJFkQzWqfYMdrqb4LRTO3DVdr76ywkwZe3mUVij1X3pHWTSd_rhjGQJXElh6o3Q9-N29zxTlIhZfw3R7Q_AbE_U_OKaMFpIoMCAuIbqj56ac0/s320/Christmas+09+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425160119407908834" border="0" /></a><br />Let's go off-roading in the Honda!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb7N1FH3MGHGUPE6wWSxXSTjsN2nq3RxCBVciQbWmDdkAKwnxhFVDjqRxH7ENCgR0EQnUWOveZMXdHzPhPFkEZu7pRuFCyGAuexFcI3gb3Lk3Yow_mJuhy0gRqEEwiGMAHqyvasFuZLok/s1600-h/Christmas+09+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb7N1FH3MGHGUPE6wWSxXSTjsN2nq3RxCBVciQbWmDdkAKwnxhFVDjqRxH7ENCgR0EQnUWOveZMXdHzPhPFkEZu7pRuFCyGAuexFcI3gb3Lk3Yow_mJuhy0gRqEEwiGMAHqyvasFuZLok/s320/Christmas+09+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425160116707560370" border="0" /></a><br />Noooooo!!!!! Foiled by a sign and half of a gate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKrsh1gW_V0W29OtqsmXsqWbJJcnRLgqO0Ef277pWVL5CDJrM19_mXwLOaGUO8Ie7dMpJ44koRzFPq2jCyFt3FQ9oUJJ1Y6j_s-ZqlM2Ih0YTtZGPXmp_xoTMVZHRwMeACufxLEzdCKL/s1600-h/Christmas+09+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKrsh1gW_V0W29OtqsmXsqWbJJcnRLgqO0Ef277pWVL5CDJrM19_mXwLOaGUO8Ie7dMpJ44koRzFPq2jCyFt3FQ9oUJJ1Y6j_s-ZqlM2Ih0YTtZGPXmp_xoTMVZHRwMeACufxLEzdCKL/s320/Christmas+09+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155218930115842" border="0" /></a><br />Look closely. Pheasant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c2Fi7CAelOSJmZisR4Z1yeBqp8BA1uMhJrax8RzMGo8QQtzeRvVsd2eZZziHezdqwooDNUKwTmfctNXpjGBOzZ74vxsqVYUvw2ZscZpMwIvfgSHbsXQOTsuRERbq6bkmb-pTmhtlS4HH/s1600-h/Christmas+09+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c2Fi7CAelOSJmZisR4Z1yeBqp8BA1uMhJrax8RzMGo8QQtzeRvVsd2eZZziHezdqwooDNUKwTmfctNXpjGBOzZ74vxsqVYUvw2ZscZpMwIvfgSHbsXQOTsuRERbq6bkmb-pTmhtlS4HH/s320/Christmas+09+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155215826965186" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting to get The, Dad's car fixed. The kid in the camouflage pants was especially helpful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc1MYuI5iJcKyTFBb7La69c0r6FhFtqR2V2gztueW6R-B7mB8QYURSC4vYrJuYEtivzXr7MCYur62myz82iHs_sCL7N-XEzD_TssiPDXZTGWKucktXyczItzJxwDI5nJMPf30fkoJdVJ5/s1600-h/Christmas+09+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc1MYuI5iJcKyTFBb7La69c0r6FhFtqR2V2gztueW6R-B7mB8QYURSC4vYrJuYEtivzXr7MCYur62myz82iHs_sCL7N-XEzD_TssiPDXZTGWKucktXyczItzJxwDI5nJMPf30fkoJdVJ5/s320/Christmas+09+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155206404051154" border="0" /></a><br />We FINALLY got shoveled out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddpNu1zwQRznjVZXKLKBwtLQms1iwIS6RqbhxGOITZfbCmCmwp90kVdDBkNI2JQygUF1RE9F4LPk8A7mJFUR0MfhmwPQ-ECQ43Gxv5t7IDn8Xm80__RGB_CZdFI9QFmbWbRgUKNv9_kxO/s1600-h/Christmas+09+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddpNu1zwQRznjVZXKLKBwtLQms1iwIS6RqbhxGOITZfbCmCmwp90kVdDBkNI2JQygUF1RE9F4LPk8A7mJFUR0MfhmwPQ-ECQ43Gxv5t7IDn8Xm80__RGB_CZdFI9QFmbWbRgUKNv9_kxO/s320/Christmas+09+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155196420080786" border="0" /></a><br />shake..shake..shake.. Hope it isn't breakable!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSiHUHpr54kGZ_OMqTX9IzjsEUZTpbskCOCdO2NYGFDUuL2UeARrgtj6gg5Tct85iNDmgxLH8pAF0QWGu8A-lcdgqXGOnics1NgPwTxsGQYMORVUkMoVWTlpu-jdo5fV83uH_Cit2CZ_V/s1600-h/Christmas+09+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSiHUHpr54kGZ_OMqTX9IzjsEUZTpbskCOCdO2NYGFDUuL2UeARrgtj6gg5Tct85iNDmgxLH8pAF0QWGu8A-lcdgqXGOnics1NgPwTxsGQYMORVUkMoVWTlpu-jdo5fV83uH_Cit2CZ_V/s320/Christmas+09+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155184999537234" border="0" /></a><br />Camber's attempt to corrupt the next generation. Gavin is unimpressed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rWcrNdcRNS_DF7hNFBzQQo3dZzTb7hXPYnuovAbIaszpavo4YTCok_SVZrmDKTbrkhjhAGg_5BUraNlqVsAAbICN7sbdRe8deXKmXBqOjED9Vn6MAATqFyMpKhxOk0uxcW4-EimztCfD/s1600-h/Christmas+09+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rWcrNdcRNS_DF7hNFBzQQo3dZzTb7hXPYnuovAbIaszpavo4YTCok_SVZrmDKTbrkhjhAGg_5BUraNlqVsAAbICN7sbdRe8deXKmXBqOjED9Vn6MAATqFyMpKhxOk0uxcW4-EimztCfD/s320/Christmas+09+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425151054652894706" border="0" /></a><br />Gma!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32muw63eBQknmjoI_hGsc-IBjE_Cmt5dqaISzm5TTPSXUYcu9_J57lWuY9twFBouVMrd8W7Ior_v_Nthheyx1rkAhlvoA_8zCT63yraHhruaiF35mck8nWgSFlxXglvcb-ZHeUWU-sBUT/s1600-h/Christmas+09+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32muw63eBQknmjoI_hGsc-IBjE_Cmt5dqaISzm5TTPSXUYcu9_J57lWuY9twFBouVMrd8W7Ior_v_Nthheyx1rkAhlvoA_8zCT63yraHhruaiF35mck8nWgSFlxXglvcb-ZHeUWU-sBUT/s320/Christmas+09+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425151043648240386" border="0" /></a><br />Mother looks like a college student!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL1pI1xfxA7ecY3cq6-1BETc6sJz8vYNvmht7nZFC2_jOlmPUOZuVX1PV8eS54RN0caHLoKmsGyPWHYMFCkaKSiGDtl0cBBPK2aPCcvs-XkqWiI28GdKig-mh-w1c_q1fFkk7EROooOCp/s1600-h/Christmas+09+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL1pI1xfxA7ecY3cq6-1BETc6sJz8vYNvmht7nZFC2_jOlmPUOZuVX1PV8eS54RN0caHLoKmsGyPWHYMFCkaKSiGDtl0cBBPK2aPCcvs-XkqWiI28GdKig-mh-w1c_q1fFkk7EROooOCp/s320/Christmas+09+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425151041652738834" border="0" /></a><br />Family violence is no laughing matter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWJmFh4Umz6HHWtULqvbgkjXle7KmnC5Y54IT0Bl4KyL4EwFNAdm53BKCAWAOm4vy9f7HXGgfBYBluQpowWryiuBjqB5Z_BgsGjluWZ7SH4AyRcipU94tRKPADgjYZKr8O-JCQ18qpK3H/s1600-h/Christmas+09+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWJmFh4Umz6HHWtULqvbgkjXle7KmnC5Y54IT0Bl4KyL4EwFNAdm53BKCAWAOm4vy9f7HXGgfBYBluQpowWryiuBjqB5Z_BgsGjluWZ7SH4AyRcipU94tRKPADgjYZKr8O-JCQ18qpK3H/s320/Christmas+09+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425151037287077922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJnMmokDHHgUgfone6az9snrIZXWxcbmt_u2WJhxQ8wih86JlQaSCHF2RvJqkQ5XGbY6vl81D-kmpGU47c-vVESxG1MucrZ1rN-ORCcBijCoqtrd7uz9CA2x78vYMVvSBE_9femPagUQc/s1600-h/Christmas+09+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJnMmokDHHgUgfone6az9snrIZXWxcbmt_u2WJhxQ8wih86JlQaSCHF2RvJqkQ5XGbY6vl81D-kmpGU47c-vVESxG1MucrZ1rN-ORCcBijCoqtrd7uz9CA2x78vYMVvSBE_9femPagUQc/s320/Christmas+09+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425151027085322850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNAA6OxtfK2KMtIVicDNu7IJMjZWPZRbsJUOq2dZ98YN_h5hyRnj37BVBP368LCzm7G8E3VZxSbEZfwsgjdNlNDOSxWs911nqEy9yu_xSUP7wBF0a4N9TO114rVCz_gZObni9zQn87LDA/s1600-h/Christmas+09+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNAA6OxtfK2KMtIVicDNu7IJMjZWPZRbsJUOq2dZ98YN_h5hyRnj37BVBP368LCzm7G8E3VZxSbEZfwsgjdNlNDOSxWs911nqEy9yu_xSUP7wBF0a4N9TO114rVCz_gZObni9zQn87LDA/s320/Christmas+09+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425146135363228002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV9B8lwTmuwpJlS702zdHIiBHkTFjnl9TLHRSulB5fk1D4tmEzlmbCoeHkH6CrP9bfssqc-d4CHQPdqQGnu6Sc2GE5PITQZ2NtNb4lDTELZg4m-NF1LnildG1aylj4v6kKz9sDV-Stohz/s1600-h/Christmas+09+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV9B8lwTmuwpJlS702zdHIiBHkTFjnl9TLHRSulB5fk1D4tmEzlmbCoeHkH6CrP9bfssqc-d4CHQPdqQGnu6Sc2GE5PITQZ2NtNb4lDTELZg4m-NF1LnildG1aylj4v6kKz9sDV-Stohz/s320/Christmas+09+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425146126234725794" border="0" /></a><br />I don't need nothin'! What'd I get him?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN7k1tOvwZYXeX3ElZy67GYVtWEsRCf3uRP09QNZUKdwI7j_NyFkebboyf7JK-r0HBt-WQlkvlS9teMRyMbaJaWuaNY6qeC5Iq1Dqwe23dhAVUMKaCHUCx-fhcwTtlaFQi6RxCcq1Oao0/s1600-h/Christmas+09+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN7k1tOvwZYXeX3ElZy67GYVtWEsRCf3uRP09QNZUKdwI7j_NyFkebboyf7JK-r0HBt-WQlkvlS9teMRyMbaJaWuaNY6qeC5Iq1Dqwe23dhAVUMKaCHUCx-fhcwTtlaFQi6RxCcq1Oao0/s320/Christmas+09+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425146112121240530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVnw9Bs4NvAnBRjoFBMdjq4Tt-aBfu0wC96Rw30vAIOX96zQnKuajxeZeEyB2BXgwpqOUKEqwuGfyMWkp5RXJEE_BByaNMZoXbdG2c2OuCCWbWJlb3kRJ438EynMFk80FtQJD9-dp3H_v/s1600-h/Christmas+09+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVnw9Bs4NvAnBRjoFBMdjq4Tt-aBfu0wC96Rw30vAIOX96zQnKuajxeZeEyB2BXgwpqOUKEqwuGfyMWkp5RXJEE_BByaNMZoXbdG2c2OuCCWbWJlb3kRJ438EynMFk80FtQJD9-dp3H_v/s320/Christmas+09+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425146108358239282" border="0" /></a><br />The excitement of Christmas is a little too much for some people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-B3F3hlXzabnCyPYqNewU8sUUpAEOLT_27bdelDk8iNGea5Dyz-1FNgiHuxbB6gqjnBYitmilVZnrl8fo-qlYB58m0ukIyOPkfXkbYjkOXWFQGEPdz5JSTJlnasPTxzNQh0kZqq-e15_/s1600-h/Christmas+09+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-B3F3hlXzabnCyPYqNewU8sUUpAEOLT_27bdelDk8iNGea5Dyz-1FNgiHuxbB6gqjnBYitmilVZnrl8fo-qlYB58m0ukIyOPkfXkbYjkOXWFQGEPdz5JSTJlnasPTxzNQh0kZqq-e15_/s320/Christmas+09+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425146099159291074" border="0" /></a><br />The spread of stuff that's bad for you. And Gavin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJImUK-8oH4KJNFDwuvnvRmfjJfCWTQIqjiHNwNNe7eIY5UDDGZibSlvsoGHolcs8T_WJp6bDTNEMmwARWiVtBPtRrl1BiP14Fjmlr-R3IWla5lJmffnv-ueY-N2OsNdrUbwjgMshRCaXa/s1600-h/Christmas+09+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJImUK-8oH4KJNFDwuvnvRmfjJfCWTQIqjiHNwNNe7eIY5UDDGZibSlvsoGHolcs8T_WJp6bDTNEMmwARWiVtBPtRrl1BiP14Fjmlr-R3IWla5lJmffnv-ueY-N2OsNdrUbwjgMshRCaXa/s320/Christmas+09+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425141687272071298" border="0" /></a><br />Clint being domesticated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQfbVaZ0tfpUXS_rXWawZBHr8HXhh1eGj9clD0o3p1TNF46ukcZOuBBSJjFccxkQA88TuSLXaTLxT_-7iCMMCmQAb7rezr1pjMrqHdAxXURbFPqCx3gt29b2PMR_7GBrFrI2d0dG3Fzzq/s1600-h/Christmas+09+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQfbVaZ0tfpUXS_rXWawZBHr8HXhh1eGj9clD0o3p1TNF46ukcZOuBBSJjFccxkQA88TuSLXaTLxT_-7iCMMCmQAb7rezr1pjMrqHdAxXURbFPqCx3gt29b2PMR_7GBrFrI2d0dG3Fzzq/s320/Christmas+09+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425141672769488146" border="0" /></a><br />You want me to put WHAT in the gravy?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11zW0IpIDZXc8foIDRTVyZvOOiKLpkXwqEtCLVEUQD7D_BU9PaC78i5DZqcNhb6nxn2n97Z1uzKRb7mM-y9zQMoh-ILPpGPucHbFzCWJ39eGHciSfZFJMtLgrG67NjNjUIdVufhUC0UY5/s1600-h/Christmas+09+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11zW0IpIDZXc8foIDRTVyZvOOiKLpkXwqEtCLVEUQD7D_BU9PaC78i5DZqcNhb6nxn2n97Z1uzKRb7mM-y9zQMoh-ILPpGPucHbFzCWJ39eGHciSfZFJMtLgrG67NjNjUIdVufhUC0UY5/s320/Christmas+09+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425141666888284914" border="0" /></a><br />Cynthia is trying to think of something to say. Fingertips to the forehead!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56mzg0iurlE57Tl38vOfnEOvRFgyhZFDvrWsuxO6D-a_Vp1NAcY_meBIZKW4BICw_7HmU6B-YYppvKJRWx2PgK9mRDoKhAL9TprHpJ5sB_HOUYHOiW2kOvXR3Y8CSLfAvIHaYn7ZQ7cp/s1600-h/Christmas+09+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56mzg0iurlE57Tl38vOfnEOvRFgyhZFDvrWsuxO6D-a_Vp1NAcY_meBIZKW4BICw_7HmU6B-YYppvKJRWx2PgK9mRDoKhAL9TprHpJ5sB_HOUYHOiW2kOvXR3Y8CSLfAvIHaYn7ZQ7cp/s320/Christmas+09+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425141654952286546" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma is ready to go! She's so subtle about it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiSOBAVkJKUd_Udk4VWWkgdAAjzIRMrx3_PdFP0eisRBoPPcpqCGd9KZmuMhoTpEg3e4OvRLeeYN0VkhenygpwDXeId1nMevWCRk_3kTZZdqok5xmZzS7s70TeINCPvDlbYqzB7KmnAAf/s1600-h/Christmas+09+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiSOBAVkJKUd_Udk4VWWkgdAAjzIRMrx3_PdFP0eisRBoPPcpqCGd9KZmuMhoTpEg3e4OvRLeeYN0VkhenygpwDXeId1nMevWCRk_3kTZZdqok5xmZzS7s70TeINCPvDlbYqzB7KmnAAf/s320/Christmas+09+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425141646548150850" border="0" /></a><br />Dad: You look rather dismayed that no one wants to play CUBE with you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxN4YPN7_JeDCoKdNNHG_LPbB5ZfmKvHo4niTvdkYTGeEOQpg9aA7a0zsPTZP8eefBYhCoKhZLd6SdeEC3puZrj3QHH7P9N3rD8fJybVVm38s0W0gJ9U7YfrPVge1RYOnd0L3PHpCMlev/s1600-h/Christmas+09+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxN4YPN7_JeDCoKdNNHG_LPbB5ZfmKvHo4niTvdkYTGeEOQpg9aA7a0zsPTZP8eefBYhCoKhZLd6SdeEC3puZrj3QHH7P9N3rD8fJybVVm38s0W0gJ9U7YfrPVge1RYOnd0L3PHpCMlev/s320/Christmas+09+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425137979235307378" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas calls for full face masks and black capes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMBDA2KH3ZisD4wiUCeCsmUonqIt0EednnRwVyO9mPTCHWcexqtXyWteW6lHaNJuzZZh6BSzphPrm9JMkLqQPoUShLpl7C0vgWaKz-vCIZagkbQjf5lwlYrWpSe7xM_TtPF_yvKGeL3_s/s1600-h/Christmas+09+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMBDA2KH3ZisD4wiUCeCsmUonqIt0EednnRwVyO9mPTCHWcexqtXyWteW6lHaNJuzZZh6BSzphPrm9JMkLqQPoUShLpl7C0vgWaKz-vCIZagkbQjf5lwlYrWpSe7xM_TtPF_yvKGeL3_s/s320/Christmas+09+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425137974648391026" border="0" /></a><br />Jeff: I thought we weren't having kids so you wouldn't have to spend Christmas building toys, and there you are blowing up an inflatable. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJEJ6ShreoQGN-SADAR3sAwWWbXPClVjsxbuyGdZuDN1oLBiDudZGzvgYFZcVQ389nOg7DMfd8GKxVRd1_JaQ5M46_T1ArGBjgUnyPAbJoLqzdJJkI2re1ORrKbgs9BNZTI94trjt1xey/s1600-h/Christmas+09+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJEJ6ShreoQGN-SADAR3sAwWWbXPClVjsxbuyGdZuDN1oLBiDudZGzvgYFZcVQ389nOg7DMfd8GKxVRd1_JaQ5M46_T1ArGBjgUnyPAbJoLqzdJJkI2re1ORrKbgs9BNZTI94trjt1xey/s320/Christmas+09+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425137965399391170" border="0" /></a><br />David gets his very own verse of "Do You Hear What I Hear?," the anthem of Verizon and the Sheppard family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0UahEJi5RmCvgTDfh_Lf315RaznIm7L1CvYdbmPKKYzEKB-vAiKySXd1VbAVBMAFwYNykXOru6mQVzsGTCjPN8IcjkHobHQRr4cXWvUq12KHZU9Ls50nDY0gZJ1VQUHyEuJu5TKD-vJl/s1600-h/Christmas+09+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0UahEJi5RmCvgTDfh_Lf315RaznIm7L1CvYdbmPKKYzEKB-vAiKySXd1VbAVBMAFwYNykXOru6mQVzsGTCjPN8IcjkHobHQRr4cXWvUq12KHZU9Ls50nDY0gZJ1VQUHyEuJu5TKD-vJl/s320/Christmas+09+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425137960418203874" border="0" /></a><br />Sonja, The Grim Reaper, and Camber sing Christmas carols.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-w7-Movjd6bd3S_y1Ny2y3ojqkqjSrdcuqE6ggxdzVeRP0eYE4-_V0s-G-0wSdIbCeDXSjMoq1uEY9t5k6mqYYxEsBJ1CPDgFvtS-SK2MaIH0-aiDq8r5oCOahEDMYL5nunwtOxqXiYd/s1600-h/Christmas+09+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-w7-Movjd6bd3S_y1Ny2y3ojqkqjSrdcuqE6ggxdzVeRP0eYE4-_V0s-G-0wSdIbCeDXSjMoq1uEY9t5k6mqYYxEsBJ1CPDgFvtS-SK2MaIH0-aiDq8r5oCOahEDMYL5nunwtOxqXiYd/s320/Christmas+09+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425137956903585762" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting Grandpa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6FFruQ8DiQsP6RPWeAG8iCp4H5x6CEv_w5pqq5yPx5CYTFb6IEW7b2C7LBbvM9q-PJOgD5QTeU1ng78L-NLP5okhQtmakMKxyFkvZTImPCsJnfI-IolMiDWH4aCGed47sR66xcy9sYp5/s1600-h/Christmas+09+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6FFruQ8DiQsP6RPWeAG8iCp4H5x6CEv_w5pqq5yPx5CYTFb6IEW7b2C7LBbvM9q-PJOgD5QTeU1ng78L-NLP5okhQtmakMKxyFkvZTImPCsJnfI-IolMiDWH4aCGed47sR66xcy9sYp5/s320/Christmas+09+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425134750246554178" border="0" /></a><br />SPAM Museum! I saw the billboards and forced Jeff to stop. He won't admit it, but he wanted to go, too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzJ2lWwa-76HbiNynUqHpf6gs9QdI1oMxaXo6XEx0OYFBkpHREtYZyJY58Zw0D6LbC0jQ9vYB_WWmyIHa4icOvAMhCjn6uoWvVPtz9dV49Mc5NQjXbRk3152-7cmuZQ7eznlYM2FGPis9/s1600-h/Christmas+09+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzJ2lWwa-76HbiNynUqHpf6gs9QdI1oMxaXo6XEx0OYFBkpHREtYZyJY58Zw0D6LbC0jQ9vYB_WWmyIHa4icOvAMhCjn6uoWvVPtz9dV49Mc5NQjXbRk3152-7cmuZQ7eznlYM2FGPis9/s320/Christmas+09+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425134741806984786" border="0" /></a><br />Well, if you insist!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u-_MU5EWJC9yB2aEYAhVHCtZSxCX4yKS52yLz5qwZWwrQO_LT4wvVtr1g3AFSVAkA8kZJvWe5_5PDw4hgtxcXRuI0FddAGEZlA0LRZqhyphenhyphenI_IHvYPTa6IId6dCtOYItDo3Jr1FnJ0EFU4/s1600-h/Christmas+09+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u-_MU5EWJC9yB2aEYAhVHCtZSxCX4yKS52yLz5qwZWwrQO_LT4wvVtr1g3AFSVAkA8kZJvWe5_5PDw4hgtxcXRuI0FddAGEZlA0LRZqhyphenhyphenI_IHvYPTa6IId6dCtOYItDo3Jr1FnJ0EFU4/s320/Christmas+09+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425134737010876434" border="0" /></a><br />Jeff can hoist an entire crate of SPAM!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfqTaJDPfMNJQtdDv6Qo7N44rZPk4WxIwntf743isZI-Lx7oaFtRupYfCEYq0GCHWQtC1n5QafKmdbEo-uPKGcW6SW8pNmwKZcVwK2POdCb6vkLZsYG2xYv4S2pT2GziujXud9ZmZhxAc/s1600-h/Christmas+09+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfqTaJDPfMNJQtdDv6Qo7N44rZPk4WxIwntf743isZI-Lx7oaFtRupYfCEYq0GCHWQtC1n5QafKmdbEo-uPKGcW6SW8pNmwKZcVwK2POdCb6vkLZsYG2xYv4S2pT2GziujXud9ZmZhxAc/s320/Christmas+09+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425134726064994594" border="0" /></a><br />Have you ever walked through a giant can of SPAM? I have!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDwYqUZUdXibjaKCO_X2zLuZq2e5JJa60QPL2WawtSDrMnh1irBMAKQzswAYxu8Uc7XtUp3m5dOA4mpLjJ0GE0GAh0fgFyJUr7_tVzaBNpCXkfORDFXZO5hgaHaLnkjgCBOHZod0rltzN/s1600-h/Christmas+09+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDwYqUZUdXibjaKCO_X2zLuZq2e5JJa60QPL2WawtSDrMnh1irBMAKQzswAYxu8Uc7XtUp3m5dOA4mpLjJ0GE0GAh0fgFyJUr7_tVzaBNpCXkfORDFXZO5hgaHaLnkjgCBOHZod0rltzN/s320/Christmas+09+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425134724427613554" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-24992056763233217182009-12-16T17:59:00.000-08:002009-12-16T18:12:13.189-08:00It's for a good cause, so you can't laugh at me, DAD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx5WMkn_ew2IpDtfHluDtfiOzojh3m2dNp6gnM3fLcTkCQA6SBc3Ce0YOTqz1lfDLPzNUNwJTZlr2f3OoHX1dZg1Jrpj-rRPJsqVlImXGkq3NhmQi5R4s8ca2tCUQsXwLt0XA-9OiEP0r/s1600-h/12-16-09+004.jpg"></a>I hate my hair, and now some poor, sick kid gets to deal with it. Sorry, Kid. <br /><br />I chopped off my hair today for Locks of Love. Actually, Jessica chopped it off, and Jeff took pictures. It was miraculous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx5WMkn_ew2IpDtfHluDtfiOzojh3m2dNp6gnM3fLcTkCQA6SBc3Ce0YOTqz1lfDLPzNUNwJTZlr2f3OoHX1dZg1Jrpj-rRPJsqVlImXGkq3NhmQi5R4s8ca2tCUQsXwLt0XA-9OiEP0r/s1600-h/12-16-09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx5WMkn_ew2IpDtfHluDtfiOzojh3m2dNp6gnM3fLcTkCQA6SBc3Ce0YOTqz1lfDLPzNUNwJTZlr2f3OoHX1dZg1Jrpj-rRPJsqVlImXGkq3NhmQi5R4s8ca2tCUQsXwLt0XA-9OiEP0r/s320/12-16-09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416020725651833698" border="0" /></a><br />I suppose now is a little late to change my mind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q4NdT4GtamGEU5EZmkMfj12kHHXzfaBd94ULrC0AID0_TOBo69dKAC2naAoDQGCBnjd4sON9Kie4XVcB3t4_84ozxqR-ATLV3d-S1oeavCS5iCrFwyodUqmZl9AfJd8QSghB4M1aOBHM/s1600-h/12-16-09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q4NdT4GtamGEU5EZmkMfj12kHHXzfaBd94ULrC0AID0_TOBo69dKAC2naAoDQGCBnjd4sON9Kie4XVcB3t4_84ozxqR-ATLV3d-S1oeavCS5iCrFwyodUqmZl9AfJd8QSghB4M1aOBHM/s320/12-16-09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416020715635386610" border="0" /></a><br />We made a mess!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKYdJcStMQsxS8YEK56qFk0Cy-wMhQJc6mlS8dNoQziCIDy7aywPa1-uEnhf-p1crOIhfeluWJuDHxZDLvloPBH8KgMo9uoT73zgduRglLpAcwfZ_kwQgmsWqnkSDNVHLFmocrZsZLJnx/s1600-h/12-16-09+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKYdJcStMQsxS8YEK56qFk0Cy-wMhQJc6mlS8dNoQziCIDy7aywPa1-uEnhf-p1crOIhfeluWJuDHxZDLvloPBH8KgMo9uoT73zgduRglLpAcwfZ_kwQgmsWqnkSDNVHLFmocrZsZLJnx/s320/12-16-09+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416020714377313762" border="0" /></a><br />Almost done...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVIyDUBdzLkR7LFb7Shjs7HkexUiCin0V0ZYzX90bYEUWVNwxz41wb42lW0JHO3SRXr1oZzH9My2Q1gx75AAeNlOBITsbCayTnH86NPw8VtoV7fFLN7BR2tEyP2cGaz7VnYisUjlAXLJF/s1600-h/12-16-09+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVIyDUBdzLkR7LFb7Shjs7HkexUiCin0V0ZYzX90bYEUWVNwxz41wb42lW0JHO3SRXr1oZzH9My2Q1gx75AAeNlOBITsbCayTnH86NPw8VtoV7fFLN7BR2tEyP2cGaz7VnYisUjlAXLJF/s320/12-16-09+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416020705206708914" border="0" /></a><br />The finished product!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRr-fPZgap3ClCAQ2jv91YmLdKPdK2KFKpk8dDQh6yW1qkzrJZFtTMLkL9H2CMQrdbyMT5cfeg13-UE4CnSDXpYYoa_oLvMdqCk8qJmG49bWxGeyuZxxPSQkILvpN1P9D8jkZtAaEQTj1/s1600-h/12-16-09+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRr-fPZgap3ClCAQ2jv91YmLdKPdK2KFKpk8dDQh6yW1qkzrJZFtTMLkL9H2CMQrdbyMT5cfeg13-UE4CnSDXpYYoa_oLvMdqCk8qJmG49bWxGeyuZxxPSQkILvpN1P9D8jkZtAaEQTj1/s320/12-16-09+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416020695385232482" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-62819747325327613232009-11-27T14:30:00.000-08:002010-08-22T06:10:41.479-07:00Rome: Two Days, One Giant Post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jhRauK6XVJdkbf0uspXaDtSyPui0tCkMickxKSLYVAY8oey9uzCkfIFxFXG0xQn8IKSviyx6HfNZnDeA-6rTROIdr0-S8xn7Bvfavj8HiZGTXYxWj6HHUsLVgN8jx1zpirvc2TbLe8Sw/s1600/Rome+005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Unfortunately, I was not as consistent with my itinerary-keeping once we got to Rome. This will basically be a series of pictures & descriptions. We hired a car & driver for the day, so we could see as much as possible in the short time we had available. It was also extremely helpful to get a local perspective, see some out-of-the-way and less touristy things, and to get around because public transportation was not as readily available as it was in Paris.<br />
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This is the Triton Fountain in Piazza <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barberini</span>, which was about half a block from our hotel:<br />
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Our driver took us to the top of a hill just outside the city for the view, and took this picture for us:<br />
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Nuns everywhere! Jeff was somewhat disappointed that we did not see any Cardinals in full regalia.<br />
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The stinkiest place in Rome - where the kitties live!<br />
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Ruins of the Temple of Apollo:<br />
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Theatre of Marcellus:<br />
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Roman Forum ruins:<br />
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Statue of Marcus Aurelius by the Capitoline Museums (which we had to save for the next trip):<br />
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Circus <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maximus</span>, where chariot races were held:<br />
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Palatine Hill:<br />
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Saint Paul Basilica (not even listed in the guide book we have). They have portraits of all of the popes, with a light shining on the current pontiff:<br />
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Santa Maria <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maggiore</span>:<br />
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Piazza by the Pantheon, the Pantheon itself, and the tomb of Rafael:<br />
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This church contains the relics of the cross. Too bad it was closed both times we tried to visit:<br />
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Colosseum. The part that isn't as broken:<br />
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Arch of Constantine:<br />
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The large window in the center is the location from which Mussolini would address the crowds below:<br />
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Trevi</span> Fountain, where I was the victim of a lecherous Charlie Chaplin:<br />
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The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">aqueduct</span> where we ate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">gelato</span>. How Italian is that?<br />
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Our hotel, with the phone-booth-sized shower:<br />
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Colosseum by night:<br />
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The only food picture I took - cheesecake surrounded with a creme de menthe fondant:<br />
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You'll just have to believe me, but this is us at the Vatican Museums:<br />
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A mosaic in the section devoted to early Christian art:<br />
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St. Peter's Basilica as seen from the Vatican Museums:<br />
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St. Peter's Square, shortly after the Wednesday Mass concluded:<br />
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Colosseum, ruins of the Roman Forum, and the Arch of Constantine:<br />
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Piazza Navonna, where we had dinner & gelato on our last night. Jeff mentioned something being really smooth, and I agreed, thinking he was talking about our waiter. He was talking about the wine.<br />
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Walking across the Tiber River, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background:<br />
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Castel Sant'Angelo (originally Hadrian's mausoleum):<br />
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Basilica:<br />
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The Church across from our hotel, Santa Maria della Concezione. It has a crypt as well, that is decorated with human bones.<br />
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Other places we went to, but no pictures from my camera (which was almost out of batteries):<br />
<ul><li>Piramid (moved block by block to Rome after it was "gifted" by the Egyptians)</li>
<li>Catacombs of St. Calisto (closed just before we got there, so I missed out on all the possible catacombs on this trip)</li>
<li>Drove the Appian Way</li>
<li>City Wall & St. Sebastian's Gate</li>
<li>St. Crose of Jerusalem</li>
<li>Fonte Acqua Paola</li>
<li>Piazzale a Garibaldi</li>
<li>Justice Building</li>
<li>Piazza del Popolo</li>
<li>Piazza San Marco</li>
<li>Trajan's Column</li>
<li>San Giovanni Laterano</li>
<li>Teatro dell'Opera</li>
<li>Santa Maria degli Angeli</li>
<li>Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II</li>
</ul>Now it's time to sleep!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-88391050064347623012009-11-27T14:18:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:27:55.656-08:00Paris to RomeWe took the train to the airport, and even managed to alight on the correct one. There was a nun on our flight, so I figured we'd be OK, even though we had a rough take-off, flight over the Alps, and landing. Alitalia = not recommended.<br /><br />Of course, we were some of the first passengers to arrive at the gate, being terminally early. The nun approached us, and asked "Roma?" We nodded, she asked where we were from, and if we spoke anything other than English. I responded that I parle un petit peu le francais, and she proceeded to tell me a rather lengthy story. In French. I believe her grandmother (or Mother Superior) went to the US at some point, but I could be totally off. We just smiled and nodded. It was then that I realized I was reading Catch-22 in front of a nun. Do I need to go to confessional?<br /><br />You know the luggage saga that required that we spend our first evening shopping. It was terrible!!! We were lucky that Jeff had to buy clothes in Italy rather than France, and I was proud that I remembered the word "camicia" for "dress shirt" when the salesman tried to get him to buy a sweatshirt. And I got some pretty good gig clothes. Of course, all of this time & expense was rendered unnecessary when our bag magically reappeared in our hotel room the following evening.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-19798247706364952082009-11-27T10:34:00.000-08:002009-11-27T11:13:04.955-08:00Tres<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNa-LFG3r5AZb8v8DkvkUymWfbXj-fKD1r-J4fzh3nVUg3okwyGzss7I6DBn0TQ5RmXNRm70lgho5ClUwwKo5sJ6AfaLieRuWYshnYJRCx-E4aheX4TBYKREOxZ-JyucG39_gpAAcR_1V/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%288%29.jpg"></a>We got up in time to see the sunrise at the Eiffel Tower. However, the ticket office to get upstairs didn't open until 9:30. We sat around for awhile, and were again accosted by the "entrepreneurs" selling garbage to unsuspecting tourists. Since we are very suspecting, we decided to leave and skip going to the top for this time. We're just going to have to come back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNa-LFG3r5AZb8v8DkvkUymWfbXj-fKD1r-J4fzh3nVUg3okwyGzss7I6DBn0TQ5RmXNRm70lgho5ClUwwKo5sJ6AfaLieRuWYshnYJRCx-E4aheX4TBYKREOxZ-JyucG39_gpAAcR_1V/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%288%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNa-LFG3r5AZb8v8DkvkUymWfbXj-fKD1r-J4fzh3nVUg3okwyGzss7I6DBn0TQ5RmXNRm70lgho5ClUwwKo5sJ6AfaLieRuWYshnYJRCx-E4aheX4TBYKREOxZ-JyucG39_gpAAcR_1V/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%288%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408856739389921250" border="0" /></a><br />Trying to figure out what might be open at such an early hour, we settled upon the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cimetiere</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">du</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Pere</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lachaise</span>. Dead people generally do not keep regular hours. We walked through a large portion of the cemetery, and only later learned that if we had entered at the other end, it would have all been downhill!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eQuLjaGoSObctECWD3bEXJ-Ph1YRXPvftqLzIeVtd5250qPFk6fxc8uBVrKoFCuy1rR9XbEhJtyMW68dHX8VVJebmllNDRDxBt1EIPe0r2K8J8SLUopqBP8Y3DgnSjL4HMJn_1E4HIwX/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2813%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eQuLjaGoSObctECWD3bEXJ-Ph1YRXPvftqLzIeVtd5250qPFk6fxc8uBVrKoFCuy1rR9XbEhJtyMW68dHX8VVJebmllNDRDxBt1EIPe0r2K8J8SLUopqBP8Y3DgnSjL4HMJn_1E4HIwX/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2813%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408856735050511858" border="0" /></a><br />We saw the grave of Oscar Wilde, which you are apparently supposed to kiss, so I did (Jeff will probably have a picture later):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPxDPwrusGLZ6ypD-dc5M8tELUQxdWBkqTH8uexeG4F2iUCqxlBKZZC4eGEg3Isa7laPpd7Uda3ywkBNbci8CwK3Ux3xbKBQbmif0jZnNJsrstC-GZAs1fm2uWqGWSyqP2rMZ9ID_zTRn/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2816%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPxDPwrusGLZ6ypD-dc5M8tELUQxdWBkqTH8uexeG4F2iUCqxlBKZZC4eGEg3Isa7laPpd7Uda3ywkBNbci8CwK3Ux3xbKBQbmif0jZnNJsrstC-GZAs1fm2uWqGWSyqP2rMZ9ID_zTRn/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2816%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408856727890594194" border="0" /></a><br />Chopin, complete with Polish flags:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JLCqmQfRlonBPT0OaB1Rl1WGcOA3s7CF5FeiZTgp6auIjV7u9Qq-WbNwJ1gWTrj0FstMz5oTxHUYS8j5ILs02VX4tJ3klgDooVUMkmRTFhFX3YwihzCKA6wsQtmdm9Nb7RBVpTJuTvRv/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2817%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JLCqmQfRlonBPT0OaB1Rl1WGcOA3s7CF5FeiZTgp6auIjV7u9Qq-WbNwJ1gWTrj0FstMz5oTxHUYS8j5ILs02VX4tJ3klgDooVUMkmRTFhFX3YwihzCKA6wsQtmdm9Nb7RBVpTJuTvRv/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2817%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408855579622662962" border="0" /></a><br />Jim Morrison, whom I knew was famous, but I had to ask Jeff for what:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpCuWgkh1Z1F5PL3-8eKuFWGayO2SOSHD7LLOZlioeGq_qOZVJriMeYHMK1WaxGy_rhe7xJPwtXALLrGGqS90E4weUX5tMiv-OM9v7irqJ7qVMtmloupOxxZMV8foAn6MtHXQ8kWr_n7X/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2818%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpCuWgkh1Z1F5PL3-8eKuFWGayO2SOSHD7LLOZlioeGq_qOZVJriMeYHMK1WaxGy_rhe7xJPwtXALLrGGqS90E4weUX5tMiv-OM9v7irqJ7qVMtmloupOxxZMV8foAn6MtHXQ8kWr_n7X/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2818%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408855574021920290" border="0" /></a><br />The next stop was the Rodin Museum, an attraction which Camber, rather frequently and violently, demanded that we visit. We were surprised to learn upon our arrival that our Museum Passes had expired, and we had to wait in line with all the peons. Since they were only 2 day passes, and we had accidentally gone to the Louvre a day early, we were out of luck. From there, you can see the dome of Napoleon's Tomb, with a little bit of "The Thinker" in the foreground:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrHOwY2VPjsWZwh0PIwls6V0SVuF95KSeaiye0158dsJkF1xJeyn-mudKmwdsMjNkxtV_sS7M3y2ypbnBapKINLOwlEDg8Ocd-1ys0r5nl9Wc3VkPCpAxIxmDrVMGlS9_0SwQb0FphRwg/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2820%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrHOwY2VPjsWZwh0PIwls6V0SVuF95KSeaiye0158dsJkF1xJeyn-mudKmwdsMjNkxtV_sS7M3y2ypbnBapKINLOwlEDg8Ocd-1ys0r5nl9Wc3VkPCpAxIxmDrVMGlS9_0SwQb0FphRwg/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2820%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408855570665010578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPgYPg2-7TjiI6yxsCdt3KUflKyjV_eAL9FHVnTGQQ-HJjLKZKf3ONBtH_7W6AJocWuEbJ_5owLDTPmhLV3LXF3iF-4lf3BnxhuI4ALYQipAkmThKYnGUULwoLGvjjZ8kdF7-RLbkxiNm/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2823%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPgYPg2-7TjiI6yxsCdt3KUflKyjV_eAL9FHVnTGQQ-HJjLKZKf3ONBtH_7W6AJocWuEbJ_5owLDTPmhLV3LXF3iF-4lf3BnxhuI4ALYQipAkmThKYnGUULwoLGvjjZ8kdF7-RLbkxiNm/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2823%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408855558012139458" border="0" /></a><br />We tried to go to the Catacombs, but they were closed to the public due to vandalism. I was sorely disappointed, but we did enjoy a nice lunch in a quaint Italian cafe in the area. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">panna</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">cotta</span> was miraculous!<br /><br />The last stop of our time in Paris was the Arc <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">de</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Triomphe</span>. It was raining, so the same "entrepreneurs" appeared, this time selling umbrellas. I preferred to go for the Russian look:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZNQauvqB_2F6SCvfdT0cIFsJ-57eimvneDEl1Ktrz72IsnSiZhoT2zB3ZspSFI5LJRnscol2snqwP4H17qFt4mOsluV32PsArNWjS5mP1Q09Ve2FPPkeTf1hhdFECe5EPacJJ00nes3-/s1600/Paris,+Day+3+%2827%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZNQauvqB_2F6SCvfdT0cIFsJ-57eimvneDEl1Ktrz72IsnSiZhoT2zB3ZspSFI5LJRnscol2snqwP4H17qFt4mOsluV32PsArNWjS5mP1Q09Ve2FPPkeTf1hhdFECe5EPacJJ00nes3-/s320/Paris,+Day+3+%2827%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408855552783546530" border="0" /></a>For dinner that night, I insisted that Jeff try a crepe - he had never had one! This was the first sit-down crepe restaurant at which we dined. The French are geniuses to make crepes portable! Jeff had one with eggs, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">andouille</span> sausage & cheese; I had chocolate & coconut. We called it an early night since we had to pack up and catch the train to the airport the next morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-6059982691190351102009-11-27T09:44:00.000-08:002009-11-27T10:33:57.241-08:00Paris Part Deux<span style="font-family:times new roman;">It was another early morning, as we had booked a trip to Versailles. We arrived at the terminal, where there was a group of American middle-aged women who couldn't get their credit cards to work. They kept insisting to the clerk that they had plenty of money, and that it worked yesterday at Louis Vuitton. Jeff & I were hoping that it would never be resolved, and that we wouldn't have to live with them on our bus, but we were disappointed.<br /><br />Since we were there early, we had some time to visit the Tuileries Garden which was across the street. All of the grassy areas were marked with signs indicating that one was not supposed to walk there. Look closely at the picture. If this hobo had tripped on said sign, I might have mistaken him for my father.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeR4EkV-1OFfPMY7kpOe7nw1E1qcx1aEqhYDVBf3uodOgVNBKOnPSjcjnnoUqO_eSeituyKOJYK_gPKwkC2JmWGdOELKJcNx5ue1GUDo_xXYh2p4m0HBlqS4W5okbd7TLsMOgh63-NGxN/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeR4EkV-1OFfPMY7kpOe7nw1E1qcx1aEqhYDVBf3uodOgVNBKOnPSjcjnnoUqO_eSeituyKOJYK_gPKwkC2JmWGdOELKJcNx5ue1GUDo_xXYh2p4m0HBlqS4W5okbd7TLsMOgh63-NGxN/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408848318099942322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFufjBs57qBBqWp1PVeKcq2REJIp3FAYQu4oMZbjIDIyruWEP_XYuof2WmGZDEs9jip1l5o2_xMCmQU7xQH4xmm5Xrnq3nHxWtaqq5lVC4y-q90xvBxpKhyphenhyphenfg9IBd4N6CiOahKstwr8Y1/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFufjBs57qBBqWp1PVeKcq2REJIp3FAYQu4oMZbjIDIyruWEP_XYuof2WmGZDEs9jip1l5o2_xMCmQU7xQH4xmm5Xrnq3nHxWtaqq5lVC4y-q90xvBxpKhyphenhyphenfg9IBd4N6CiOahKstwr8Y1/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408846736526186642" border="0" /></a><br />We boarded the bus for Versailles, with the obnoxious Americans (not us). Once there, we were mobbed by Japanese tour groups. They insisted upon taking pictures, even though there were multiple signs forbidding such. We eventually gave in and joined them. One of us...one of us...one of us....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A_LYAmHz6HAKxX9Bd9JIEVXiPsDY28lnFKzn2YDA0PUibf9Mms5dNbx7O6-phXA9hCFIMzj9P7vw6-puhFP-HCBLcyuN_Ma-j4XDh1OyqckWaYqwzGG8HBVN5zwvjFWIT5ePCrROEytD/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2822%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A_LYAmHz6HAKxX9Bd9JIEVXiPsDY28lnFKzn2YDA0PUibf9Mms5dNbx7O6-phXA9hCFIMzj9P7vw6-puhFP-HCBLcyuN_Ma-j4XDh1OyqckWaYqwzGG8HBVN5zwvjFWIT5ePCrROEytD/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2822%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408845893161029698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsVCLoCQccmNztPFgGkFpl5E4sD2OL0LKZXQ3626go6i3xkItRKxVM7GVmXnKoVp-BlvbPW7qyFEoCsDZ4RYZgTG6xsGAbf8GkDGOHw_mff-9qvtkV660a57vSTUnT0abzTE6xZieSgLq/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2832%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsVCLoCQccmNztPFgGkFpl5E4sD2OL0LKZXQ3626go6i3xkItRKxVM7GVmXnKoVp-BlvbPW7qyFEoCsDZ4RYZgTG6xsGAbf8GkDGOHw_mff-9qvtkV660a57vSTUnT0abzTE6xZieSgLq/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2832%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408845881883319970" border="0" /></a><br />We were supposed to catch the tour bus at noon, but were done at the chateau around 11. So we ditched the bus. They may still be waiting for us, but we took a train back into Paris. Our first stop was the overrated Basilica de Sacre-Coeur. This was, however, where I ate my first Parisian crepe (strawberry). We were constantly approached by scam artists who try to tie a piece of string on you and make you pay for it and people selling plastic Eiffel Towers. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGa-4JM3mP4vyigqnLpyeLnojUbj4ne6TuCpSjAq0GMLlOgM9Jcb7ModHusN_WtvcsAov-MxSxl7xUTwwanCvZLPJdjyBC0ViMvcyp3UwWf4U9_hJ_wF2BSVnhsLkCbKmWbvembU8Vexi/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2838%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGa-4JM3mP4vyigqnLpyeLnojUbj4ne6TuCpSjAq0GMLlOgM9Jcb7ModHusN_WtvcsAov-MxSxl7xUTwwanCvZLPJdjyBC0ViMvcyp3UwWf4U9_hJ_wF2BSVnhsLkCbKmWbvembU8Vexi/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2838%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408844909255393810" border="0" /></a><br />We climbed to the top of the stairs, but didn't make it into the Basilica before we wanted to get out of there. The view is great, but not worth the hassle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEV2-o8X7XkE3stnbAmoiOYMFfcEHecUUJAzMSfAisoDWCj5E2wm6GnnhH3TCb86onjx4q861ofoCPoDhUTXzE_RpZFIxUz-PtoSy42JmtmRQ16HSuVUMgGVRRhYBTex4CG6cbJj91MeI/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2840%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEV2-o8X7XkE3stnbAmoiOYMFfcEHecUUJAzMSfAisoDWCj5E2wm6GnnhH3TCb86onjx4q861ofoCPoDhUTXzE_RpZFIxUz-PtoSy42JmtmRQ16HSuVUMgGVRRhYBTex4CG6cbJj91MeI/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2840%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408844527243747890" border="0" /></a><br />Back on the Metro, our next stop was the Opera Garnier. There was a ballet beginning shortly after we arrived, so we only got to see the exterior and the lobby. From there we walked to Place Vendome. On our way back to the Metro, we were behind a group of British young men. Attempting to decide what to do, one suggested that they sit in a cafe all day, drink wine, eat a baguette, paint little moustaches on their faces, and say "ooo la la" and laugh nasally all afternoon. It made me want to join them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG3cvYc61ko-ZULXyDwOG1ptiQtQaldYmP2qL_ilXwMQc3Lz1qqHxzkpQbP4WuuojHidoGKuTnV712mcJaqIXcj9HDgkme7VYScs_VtMh6Ge-vKjVkmeE9jFiOwtOqI3b7ijlX_-RPunZ/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2842%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG3cvYc61ko-ZULXyDwOG1ptiQtQaldYmP2qL_ilXwMQc3Lz1qqHxzkpQbP4WuuojHidoGKuTnV712mcJaqIXcj9HDgkme7VYScs_VtMh6Ge-vKjVkmeE9jFiOwtOqI3b7ijlX_-RPunZ/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2842%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408844044990158882" border="0" /></a><br />Palais Royale was our next stop, and this is where we saw the string orchestra playing on the sidewalk. The building was under construction (they were installing a large sculpture in the courtyard), but the trees were perfectly angular:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB1Xno8UzkAR8cRhSuq9tXnbr0V1iYEvOtil2lsiE-OY1NfhyphenhyphentMq7TeYAwx0Rwm2BQcqctJPyzpQkwQt1chUTeh7kc2SfDilYFSUHbBSyZJACJLK6uWGZTpT9WUoYs_sAKxq0nl0nrVyO/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2852%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB1Xno8UzkAR8cRhSuq9tXnbr0V1iYEvOtil2lsiE-OY1NfhyphenhyphentMq7TeYAwx0Rwm2BQcqctJPyzpQkwQt1chUTeh7kc2SfDilYFSUHbBSyZJACJLK6uWGZTpT9WUoYs_sAKxq0nl0nrVyO/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2852%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408843563283796562" border="0" /></a><br />While sitting in the courtyard here, we spotted six French teenagers, all wearing berets. By the time we left Paris, I had counted 21.<br /><br />At the Bastille Opera, we were approached by a young French couple, who immediately started speaking to us in French. We didn't quite understand at the time, but upon further reflection, they were wondering what Jeff was photographing (a typical crowd scene). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvg2ka2WW3K7BA5G1twImu_JULZDlVHzaivz6w-T1iWsTtBJIxmDqaeiwyowNI9L3M0GZ8_nG9zO_QrH71UVpcLtvDPKRVumgEZtIXEYc2hhGrBHHID9-XRVHosifZl12jyIO3ImIaJ4tq/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2858%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvg2ka2WW3K7BA5G1twImu_JULZDlVHzaivz6w-T1iWsTtBJIxmDqaeiwyowNI9L3M0GZ8_nG9zO_QrH71UVpcLtvDPKRVumgEZtIXEYc2hhGrBHHID9-XRVHosifZl12jyIO3ImIaJ4tq/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2858%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408843195465889330" border="0" /></a><br />It was also at this location that I asked an old lady for directions to Victor Hugo's Maison (in French). She responded (in French, of course), and I followed (pretty much). I only got us a little lost. Jeff tolerated this stop. I love going to museums where everyone else is over 70 and wearing tweed. As we left, and old man who resembled Jean Valjean was setting up a display on the sidewalk. Upon stepping out from under the awning, a little drop of rain fell on my forehead. I did manage to restrain myself from bursting into song on the spot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzCQL6UU2JiVA_bHy9yw94wv6rhA7glFCGLdHzVZ84lXIpmoWSoo-ngVp4-u1Cik0U8dy1uzke2YlJ74JrWf2Q-Fik_XyYie75SS_Mtxq1ltgswAdA6RZf44qkb3yYyN798gVL1o-z-CC/s1600/Paris,+Day+2+%2860%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzCQL6UU2JiVA_bHy9yw94wv6rhA7glFCGLdHzVZ84lXIpmoWSoo-ngVp4-u1Cik0U8dy1uzke2YlJ74JrWf2Q-Fik_XyYie75SS_Mtxq1ltgswAdA6RZf44qkb3yYyN798gVL1o-z-CC/s320/Paris,+Day+2+%2860%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408842800846331970" border="0" /></a><br />We had one final stop, and that was the Arenes de Lutece. These are the ruins of ancient Paris, and have now been converted to a children's park. There were kids climbing all over them and playing football amongst them.<br /><br />For dinner, we had our first encounter with a waiter who did NOT have perfect English. We were actually glad to be forced to use French for all of our communication. After dinner, there was the required trip to the crepe stand - and my first taste of Nutella.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-15525432341666260872009-11-23T12:57:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:59:04.063-08:00Lost Luggage...uggAlitalia lost our suitcase. The one with ALL of our clothes, my make-up, and Jeff's breathing machine. We spent our first day in Rome shopping. Pfffttt. Send money. I'm only half-way kidding.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-27465820545817254202009-11-23T12:22:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:36:40.777-08:00By popular demand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1BNCrcud6hkxj0rAbYDG_CPBMARcVhp4df30c45cmsfSfCSuj1aMjJdCA7xJD83yjZe9JfZmFqRv9HmMBQh3iEV0y-lMYjGnCBW0UoxwIPh-rkDCXnjqUXRYXHZ3JfQC7ylw7sSx4ms/s1600/Paris,+Day+2-3+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1BNCrcud6hkxj0rAbYDG_CPBMARcVhp4df30c45cmsfSfCSuj1aMjJdCA7xJD83yjZe9JfZmFqRv9HmMBQh3iEV0y-lMYjGnCBW0UoxwIPh-rkDCXnjqUXRYXHZ3JfQC7ylw7sSx4ms/s320/Paris,+Day+2-3+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407400661805533506" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-42342789026734631422009-11-23T12:06:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:22:38.683-08:00Some General Observations about ParisBut first a vignette from O'Hare Airport. As we were waiting in the terminal (because we are terminally early), we saw an airplane being "repaired" by two men standing on the roof of a pick-up truck. They appeared to be hammering something to the bottom of a wing. No judgments here, but the plane was from Aero Mexico.<br /><br />In Paris, we were ready for rudeness, and were sorely disappointed. Maybe they were snickering behind their backs, but at least no one was rude to our faces! Jeff's size might have intimidated some of the little "nancy boys" - there was one on the tube who approached looking rather fearful. He tentatively reached out to grab the pole near that Jeff Guy, and seemed genuinely relieved that he survived the ordeal without getting stepped upon.<br /><br />It must be the glasses (or the scarf I'm wearing), but people keep assuming that I (Devon, just to be clear) am French. Not like walking into a restaurant and the waiter says "bonjour", but like a random stranger walking up to us on the street and starts speaking to me in French. Or I ask for directions and they use words other than "gauche" and "ici". But by the time we left (I'm writing this from Rome), we were able to conduct all necessary business (ordering in a restaurant, purchasing train tickets, asking directions, etc.) completely in French. <br /><br />One of my favorite things about the city is that there is music everywhere. We've seen two accordionists (ooo la la!), a guy playing guitar and singing Bob Marley songs, a Spanish guitar band, a Russian folk singer, and a Peruvian pipe orchestra - and that's just been people busking in the Metro. We saw a string orchestra near the Palais Royale. We also sat across from a harpist on the Metro, but didn't realize it until he got up and walked away (carrying a harp case on his back). Jeff & I just kept elbowing each other and whispering "that looks like a harp". A lost opportunity for a single-serving friend.<br /><br />I also assumed, based on the art to which I have been exposed, that the French were constantly naked. Well, they are in their paintings and sculptures, but the majority of French citizens appear in public fully clothed. Slight disappointment, but I got over it when we witnessed our first instance of French Benefit.<br /><br />We were descending the steps to the Metro, with a man of about 50 a few steps ahead of us. The train was just arriving, so we were all scurrying along to catch it. As the man got to the bottom of the steps, he suddenly turned around and began to ascend them. Seeing us, he lifted both hands in the air, and made a pointing gesture that signaled his new direction. Is this simple body-language benefit, or do the French have a different system? Discussion?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028428549306191858.post-23466051641889321822009-11-20T12:37:00.001-08:002009-11-20T12:49:32.977-08:00Pretend these pictures are in the post below<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFmYmKwTUVaf8NyFw-jEG36Qe4WFe2zL0WH_dY1ZA8wTex1BzJ0otWGOP6Xf2ADXRsQ79-nKY7x1nD-Y-dVJjniWuyTPTyFYgXEkB_XTjKHn6Xv2yupEQSoetJlkEr3kti8D8_eD00Tbl/s1600/Paris,+Day+1+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFmYmKwTUVaf8NyFw-jEG36Qe4WFe2zL0WH_dY1ZA8wTex1BzJ0otWGOP6Xf2ADXRsQ79-nKY7x1nD-Y-dVJjniWuyTPTyFYgXEkB_XTjKHn6Xv2yupEQSoetJlkEr3kti8D8_eD00Tbl/s320/Paris,+Day+1+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406290301423416658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0BoBhm8FYzIA8gMQOSu3MDoTwiKcyPwbnnz7YW7EFbAZ9wZm11km5VBKOsGZoxXsblsMLEsEmJH0eWp1ConPj0_kaTCtPyxzi20k44LyfJFqMHMwGgR8cAwOZ3XLX1HsJEhq0FWU6WIa/s1600/Paris,+Day+1+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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