... and other adventures in shopping While Steven thoroughly enjoys the meat here (and is happy to tell everyone about how good and inexpensive it is – It is really good and really cheap ), other food items can be a bit more difficult. For instance, if you are a vegetarian and are tired of …
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Just a Quiet Weekend
Friday night, Sue and I went out to a restaurant that we thought was Indian food, but really turned out to be mostly Thai. The food was good, but not what we expected (I guess I hadn't really thought about it, because I was surprised when I read this). We had tried to get reservations …
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Happy New Year everyone. Our return from Ushuaia was uneventful and we have settled back into our temporary home in Buenos Aires. The couple of weeks around Christmas and New Year have not been very busy for work but I am gearing up for all the end of year stuff that needs to be done …
Thanksgiving Debrief
We proved all the naysayers wrong -- we pulled off Thanksgiving dinner for 19 people (including us) with nary a hitch, unless you count an extra pan of veggies and one of stuffing a hitch (in a relatively small three bedroom townhouse). Steven's mom and Vitor arrived Monday, and the rest of the clan trickled …
It’s Been a While Since We Posted
"Life is what happens to us when we are making other plans." John Lennon Yes, life marches on and derails our plans to write at least one blog a week, but we are here now. Our time in the U.S. is drawing to a close and we have been very lackadaisical about writing a blog. …
The Stadium Tour Continues
I have been somewhat of a hiatus from the blogosphere. Sue has been doing all the heavy lifting of keeping our blog up to date and all of you informed of our travels. I am deeply grateful that she has been shouldering that burden, but the time has come for me to do some scribbling …
Every Day in Paris is a Good Day
Plus, a sad farewell to MJ and an unexpected solo day Saturday we marched back to the marche (market) because it's fun and we were now armed with extensive knowledge of fancy cheese. I know people think Paris is a harsh city, but I have not found that to be true. The cheese vendor was …
An Olympic Trip
When I said I was coming to Paris during the Olympics, half my friends were jealous and the other half warned that it would be crowded, dangerous and a big pain in the tush. (You know which half you're in Amy C.!) We've been here since Monday and the only things that have gone wrong …
Our Penultimate and Last Weekends in Valencia
This is our last week in Valencia before we head back to the US for the Summer and Fall.
Fallas!
I know we have more to write about Kenya, but I thought we could jump ahead to our first weekend back in Valencia. It was time for the annual Fallas festival. According to Wikipedia, the festival was originally a celebration of spring when the local artisans would burn scrap wood that was used during the …