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Musee Melee
I think that one of the reasons people go to Paris is to see great art. Well, one of the reasons that we wanted to go to Paris was to see great art. One of the smartest purchases we made … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, debussy, France, Impressionism, louvre, marmottan, marmottan museum, modern art, Mona Lisa, Monet, Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre, paris, the louvre, tourism, travel, vacation
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Us and Them
Note: this is the first in what will probably be a long series about our trip to France last month. That is, if I ever finish processing all the pictures. C’est comme ca. Quiz time: Fill in the subject of … Continue reading
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Tagged France, French people, French wine, holiday, invalides, monuments, obelisks, paris, place de la concorde, travel, united states, vacation, wine
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Au Revoir!
Tomorrow morning, we’re heading off on our French Adventure, so I’ll be signing off for a couple of weeks. We ought to have wi-fi access, but I doubt I’ll be spending a lot of time online… :) See you in … Continue reading
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This year The Beloved is celebrating a birthday that may or may not end in a zero. Befitting such a milestone, I’d asked her to think about how she might want to celebrate it. It was actually a pretty short … Continue reading
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Tagged Before Sunrise, Dordogne, Ethan Hawke, France, holiday, Julie Delpy, Monty Python, monty python and the holy grail, paris, pepe le pew, road trip, sarlat, travel, vacation
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Seal Safari
During our getaway the other weekend to the coast near Año Nuevo State Reserve, we saw that there is a well-established elephant seal rookery at Año Nuevo Island and on the nearby beach. And better yet, we found that you … Continue reading
Happy Año Nuevo
Each year, the Beloved runs a big scientific meeting during the first week in January. It’s the most time-consuming thing that she does all year. It’s a little bit of a bummer that it hangs there on the horizon during … Continue reading
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Tagged ano nuevo state reserve, california, central california, coastal prairie, costanoa, franklin point, hiking, holiday, lighthouse, nature, ocean, pigeon point, road trip, sea, sunset, travel, vacation, waves
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Life’s A Beach
Last week, the Beloved and I journeyed back to the Piedmont to head to a family beach vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with her mom (MOMPAT) and my immediate family. We actually started at MOMPAT’s house in … Continue reading
Banks Shot
This year we’re heading to the beach for our vacation. Now this wouldn’t seem like such big deal since when you live in San Diego, you’re never really that far from the beach. Now being a pale redhead, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, family, holiday, Nags Head North Carolina, north carolina, on vacation, Outer Banks, san diego, sharks, travel, vacation
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Capital Capitol
I’ve been a Californian for more than 10 years, but before last weekend had never been to the state capital of Sacramento. Now, our primary reason for going was for the party on Saturday, but the Beloved and I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, art, bears, california, Crocker Art Museum, Jerry Brown, museums, ronald reagan, sacramento, State Capitol Building, travel, vacation
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