Our long-awaited trip to attend Sara’s wedding. Wednesday, November 8 Barb and I flew to Denver nonstop on Southwest without incident, departing at 12:45pm and arriving before 3pm, civilized hours on both ends. We arrived at the Denver airport which somehow seemed even larger than before. It took us 30 minutes from landing until we …
Part 4 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Thursday, June 11 – Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Shopping I woke up early and took a walk on my own for an hour or so to take some pictures and see a bit more of Tiananmen Square and a few blocks beyond. …
Part 3 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Wednesday, June 10 – Great Wall, Ming Tombs The next day was no less ambitious as we piled into a hired car with Henry for a journey to the Great Wall. On previous trips, I had been to the Badaling segment of the …
Part 2 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Tuesday, June 9 – Beijing, Forbidden City With dawn’s early light we rose with jet lag. Barb was delighted find that the Raffles offered a full breakfast buffet, as befitting a fine hotel in Singapore or Hong Kong. After filling ourselves with eggs, …
Part 1 of our June 2009 trip to China with the Speizmans. Sunday-Monday, June 7-8: Washington to Beijing We flew non-stop from Washington-Dulles to Beijing on United Airlines. We departed on Sunday at 12:22pm and arrived at the impressive new Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital airport on Monday at 2:20pm the next day. The ultra-modern …
The year started with a New Year’s Open House at our place on January 3. There were no photos taken at the time but we have proudly saved this fine decoration that Allie made for the event. The plate was a leftover centerpiece from the previous GCS auction. A couple of days later, there was …
On January 6, 2009, Barb’s office held a big retirement party for Jeff Golland, one of Barb’s longtime co-attorneys. I didn’t know Jeff well, only meeting him a few times, but he was bright and personable. Sometime after his retirement, we helped film his audition for the Survivor TV show. He didn’t get selected but …
The final installment of our trip that started in Williamstown, MA for a wedding, then Boston for a week with Allie, then to Portland, Maine for the following weekend before returning home. Friday, Sep. 15 We got packed and cleared out of the guest apartment by 10am. Barb settled into Allie’s apartment to watch TV. …
The continuation of our trip that started in Williamstown, MA for a wedding. After the wedding, we headed to Boston for a week with Allie, then to Portland, Maine for the following weekend. Sunday, September 10 We had breakfast at Renee’s Diner in North Adams which at least had better hash than the Chef’s Hat …
We had long planned to visit Allie in mid-September 2023 to fit into our mutually busy schedules. It was the only good chance to see her before we would all go to Colorado for Sara’s wedding in November. Way back in March I bought tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert at Camden Yards for Saturday, …