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 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, …
My first trip back to Spain to see Laurie since 2018 (technically, Portugal that trip). I stayed in La Losa for a while, then Laurie and I headed up to Logrono in La Rioja and Hondarribia in Basque Country. Wednesday, August 16 We took Luna to the vet’s house in La Losa where she would …
My first trip back to Spain to see Laurie since 2018 (technically, Portugal that trip). I stayed in La Losa for a while, then Laurie and I headed up to Logrono in La Rioja and Hondarribia in Basque Country. Thursday, August 10 Since my flight left at 6pm and I had to be at Dulles …
Sunday, July 23 We returned to the Inn at Little Washington to celebrate Barb’s retirement and also our 40th anniversary, our sixth visit to the Inn in 30 years, and first since the restaurant received its third Michelin star. I dropped Barb off at noon so she could settle in, do some reading and have …