We started the day by taking a phone booth picture
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as we walked to the Pantheon
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outer walls through the outer doors
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that are 1800 years old
and up to the sky
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and some pictures of the interior
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including us
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and the holes
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where the water goes.
Once outside, we took pictures of the facade
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including the ancient Roman
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and the structures across the street
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and headed off to lunch.
On the way to lunch, it started to rain and the restaurant was not yet open ( some
people think we used our friends at the Vatican from yesterday to bring on the rain )
so we went back to the Pantheon to see whether the rain does come in through the hole in
the roof.
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and onto the floor
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The photographer
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did a marvelous jobs of capturing the droplets of rain as they made their way down.
After lunch we began our walk to the Trevi Fountain through this beautiful street
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that was supposed to have the best chocolate in Rome (which unfortunately was closed).
At the Trevi Fountain, we recorded the structure
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as well as ourselves
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doing the coin toss shuffle
and the water itself
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curiously it stopped raining just when we got to the fountain (as though arranged by
our contacts who made it start to rain so that we could see the Pantheon both ways)
We also took some gratuitous pictures
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of the ground and the man with the video camera.
Next we began our pilgrimage
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to the alleged site
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of the finest gelato in all of Italy.
This man
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spooned it out
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including licorice flavored that was a religious experience ( where else but in Rome
). He even took the obligatory picture of us
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enjoying his wares.
Next we went to the Via Veneto where we saw this gentleman
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holding forth in a cafe near these steps
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which imitate the Spanish Steps.
We later discovered that he was a waiter at the establishment and that these were not the
real Spanish Steps but we did see Jane's middle name
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on the way
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to the real thing along with this sign
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At the real Spanish steps, this was the view from on top
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and this is how the steps looked
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and here was the skyline
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This was the view up from the bottom
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along with the view at that level
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We walked around the bottom but Jane was disappointed
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because Georgio Armani was closed.
We took a subway home
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and managed to avoid the pickpockets.
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Pictures of 06.30.00 -- Our last day in Rome
This was to be our last day in Rome and we approached it without much agenda. We
began by going to the subway
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to catch a train back to the Via Veneto. Once there, we found some workers
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in a labor dispute. After seeing the bone museum we changed money at a bank
where the entry was like this
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and then saw
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the American Embassy and headed for the Villa Borghese where we saw the statue
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of Goethe. At our lunch, we were all happy
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because of the good food
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so we decided to repeat the fork photograph
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pictures.
After picking up our rental minivan
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and bringing it home, we decided to take some pictures of the beautiful villa where we
are living
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Then it was time to take an evening stroll to the wonderful square (with the statues of the
dead Caesars)
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overlooking the Forum
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at sunset
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until the kids got bored
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Getting to dinner in Trastevere involved crossing this bridge
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Everyone was happy at dinner
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including the waiters
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who took this wonderful family picture
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Pictures of 07.01.00 -- Rome to Villamagna
It became time to leave Rome and head north.
So we said good bye to our landlady
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and started to pack the car. There were problems which caused Suzanne to cut her leg
( no picture available ) and David to cut his hand
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Along the way, we stopped in Orvieto which was marvelous but we forgot the camera in
the car ( what were we thinking!!!! ).
Eventually we got to Villamagna (and back to bringing the camera with us).
Our apartment here is charming
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and has a swimming pool
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which Benjamin has been enjoying
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along with remarkable scenery
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and lavender growing
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and the owners' dogs
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On the way to dinner, we passed out of Villamagna
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in the midst of a beautiful sunset
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over the Tuscany countryside
to go to THE local restaurant.
Everyone was happy to be there
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especially when the vegetarian antipasto came
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While we were not very successful in our attempts to capture the lady at the next table
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we did get pictures of the restaurant's service with
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and without
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flash.
By now, it was getting late
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as Benjamin demonstrated
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but we did pause to chat with and record
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the Cantabrigians at the next table before we headed home for the night.
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Pictures of 07.02.00 -- A day in Chianti
It was our first day in Tuscany and we decided to drive through the Chianti region.
We saw this sign
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and Benjamin and Jane jumped at the chance
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to climb in the park. Suzanne watched
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and Sarah stayed in the car
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with the air conditioning on. This guy
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stayed on the hill and watched us. There was a nice view of the city street
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and of the hills it overlooked
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We liked Strada especially when we found the obligatory phone booth
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but pictures like this
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made us wonder if it was ok for Benjamin to open his store
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and have Suzanne as his customer.
Next we drove on to Greve. Our first view of the city was a takeoff on the old Scott
McNealy expression. This duck
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was eating lunch while waiting to be lunch for someone else. We saw Giovanni de
Verrazzano
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from the bridge of the same name. On the way to lunch, we captured
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the phone booth of Greve. These people
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were nice enough to make space for us
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including Sarah who must have been very hungry
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at their table.
After we ate some of these dishes
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Sarah
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sprang back to life. We all appreciated the good job our waiter
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did.
Next we went to this gelato store
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where the ice cream was good
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including the pink stuff
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From there, it was on to Montefioralle
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where the church was closed but the phone booth was open
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and these people had an interesting world view on their buzzer
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We came home hot and tired and took a small dip
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before heading down the hill
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to the local pizzeria where Sarah had foccacchina
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Jane had margherita
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Suzanne had Caprese
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Benjamin had margherita with olives
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and I had vegetariano
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For dessert we had tartuffo
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and headed back to rest for another day of eating and touring.
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Pictures of 07.03.00 -- A day in Firenze
We had arranged to meet the DeMillos and the McKeon/Williams in Firenze for the day
so we got to the Stazione early to take this phone booth picture
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before everyone arrived
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for the group photos
which Caroline also took
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Our group linked up in teams with Sarah and Cara
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Jane and Lucy
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Suzanne and Michael
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Rich and Ronnie
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Benjamin sitting on my shoes ( over the sight of the effects of fine Italian pasta )
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and the rest of me
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and Lucy
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with the Duomo in the background.
We made a short stop at the Duomo to see the ceiling
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which would later inspire us to walk above it.
But first there was the issue of lunch.
Sarah and Benjamin
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had the spaghetti pomodoro
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and ravioli spinaci
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respectively. I
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had the pasta with porcini mushrooms
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The others
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had varying portions of the
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steak Florentine.
After lunch, we went to the market place
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to see the pig
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and rub his nose
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Next, we went to this hat store
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where Rich bought this hat
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which Sarah considers very fine.
Cara bought a bandage at the Farmacia.
This fit her elbow well
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and made the DeMillo family
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happy. Not to be outdone, Suzanne and Sarah bought this purse
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with the helpful guidance of Cara.
Next, it was time to get our exercise. We found this line
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and waited in it
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while noticing how high the bell tower
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is. Then, it was time to go in
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and walk up to the first level
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from which the ceiling seemed much closer
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and then to the top from which the bell tower
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didn't seem so high.
Suzanne was happy to be at the top
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as were Benjamin
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and Sarah
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We found our village (Villamagna) in the background
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as we scanned the Tuscan hills
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before it was time to start the trip back down
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Once down, Sarah had to inspect the doors of the baptistery
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to see if they looked like the doors to heaven. Suzanne, Rich and Ronnie
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read that the real doors were elsewhere which explained why they didn't impress Sarah.
But the duomo
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remained exciting to us as we celebrated over gelato and granita limone
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On our way out of town, we made our way to the stazione once more where Sarah and
Benjamin
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contemplated taking the train to Paris and we took the obligatory phone booth pictures
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including this phone booth picture
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where Sarah was actually talking to another person.
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Pictures of 07.04.00 -- July 4th in Tuscany
It was Independence Day for us expatriates, so we got together with some other
Americans who decided to take group photographs
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until the rain came. The Italian dogs thought that celebrating meant getting into our car
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until Michael could coerce them
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into leaving.
All this discussion made us hungry so we walked up
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to Centanni's
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where Jane
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Lucy
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Caroline
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Michael
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Suzanne
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Benjamin
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David
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and Sarah
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had insalata mista
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ricotta ravioli with spinaci e ragu
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proscuito e melone
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and some unidentified pasta dishes
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that we managed to finish
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to the satisfaction of our waiter
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After lunch, Lucy and Jane did their rabbit performance
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and read the Italian newspaper
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after which we made our way to see this girl
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who gave us tasty gelato at cheap prices.
We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting around the pool too mellow to engage and
photography. Dinner was at a pizzeria in Bagno a Ripoli but unfortunately we forgot to
bring the camera so you will have to imagine how the very sweet waiter looked and what
happened in the park after dinner.
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Pictures of 07.05.00 -- Back to Firenze – Uffizi, Santa Croce, Boboli Gardens and more
We went back to Firenze. Our first stop was the Uffizi, so we were glad for the sign
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that pointed the way for us. When we got there, there was a wide assortment of statues
outside, some real
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and some imaginary.
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Some were even preparing for the job or being on break
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and this lucky couple was getting married.
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We even saw these people in the museum who were pretending to be mobile statues
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Once we got into the museum, we still had to wait
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but were glad to be ahead of these people
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Once inside, we made the rounds fairly quickly
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including the shell ceiling room
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the phone booth
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outside the men's room and the imitation of the statue
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and the reproductions of the boar
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from the straw market and Lao-coon
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from the Vatican museum.
After the museum, we went to the statue of Perseus
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where we met Jan
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and Jan
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but not Jan and David
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On the way to lunch, we saw this
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electric 3 wheel car.
When we got to lunch at this restaurant
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our table was ready
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so we could sit down one by one
Jan
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Jan
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Suzanne
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Michael
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Caroline
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Jane
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Lucy
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Sarah
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Benjamin
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and David
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The waitress
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Brought some good pasta
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which people really enjoyed eating
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especially Lucy
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Sarah had her eyes closed
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until she say all the coke
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which blew up Jane's expression
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and made Lucy's eye ball pictures
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Eventually their creativity returned
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at about the time the meat came
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After one last picture
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we headed off towards Santa Croce with one small photo op on the way
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The church is very impressive
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and it was nice to have Dante
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welcome us as Jane and Lucy
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made their way to the holy water.
This church is home to many famous dead Italians
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and a warning
about living ones
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that had me shaking the camera all around. The dead ones include
Dante
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Machiavelli
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Rossini
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Marconi
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da Vinci
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Fermi
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Galileo
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There's also a room that you can light for 200 lire per minute
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and a few spurious Gutenberg bibles
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We took one last group photo
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said good byes to Dante
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and headed for our next stop, gelato
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by Vivoli
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The gelato was as good as it looked
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Our next stop were the gardens of
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with their spectacular view
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of Firenze. As we walked along,
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we found a place for Benjamin's to pose
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and a make your own statue pedestal
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until the guard insisted that we start taking
less dangerous pictures
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Once in the gardens, we discovered a wonderful statue/sculpture
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and a beautiful fountain
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(notice Jane and Lucy in the background)
but it was hard to find our way
so we were often consulting maps
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and guide books. We found a sign to the coffee shop
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which had unfortunately closed.
We took
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and contributed
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to some group pictures
including this counting one
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Pictures of 07.06.00 -- Sienna and Greve
Today we went to Sienna. After some illegal driving through the streets of the walled
city, we got rid of the car and walked into town down streets like this
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that had adornments like these
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on their walls.
Next we walked to the Duomo seeing first the baptistery
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where ceiling pictures like this
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can be taken if you have this
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for help. Of course, the real thing
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comes out better.
We paid our 1000 lire and listened to the commentary
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at high speed. Then we decided to help them
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and refill their holy water urn.
Next we decided to do fancy photography framing people in the archway
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since it took so long to ascend the stairway. We entered through the holy door
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and were careful to obey the rules
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though we did take pictures of the phone booths
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outside the gift shop where we got this
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prized specimen. After a few final people pictures at the Duomo
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it was time for lunch.
On the way to lunch we ran in to a parade of the winners of the Palio
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on Sunday. Here's our gang at lunch
Jane
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Lucy
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Sarah
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Suzanne (and Jane)
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Benjamin
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and David
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The water bottle was beautiful
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though the label was impossible to remove. The food was good and good looking with
pizza margherita
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pizza with artichoke hearts
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proscuito e melone
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bruschetta
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spaghetti pomodoro
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The espresso benefited from this sugar
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and we captured the waiters
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including ours
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Lucy made a heart from the water bottle ring
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to expand upon her noodle heart of yesterday.
Next we went to the bell tower
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and climbed the first 94 steps to this lady
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who led us to believe that there were 493 steps in all (actually there were only 400).
When we got near the top, we were rewarded with this view of the first bell
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and of the city
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and of Suzanne
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We climbed on
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to reach the real top
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from which we could see the restaurant where we ate lunch
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and more views of the city
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including the Duomo
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the fountain
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and dead birds
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Lucy and Jane took this picture of David
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from the top bell
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We then did the long walk down
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Our last stop in Sienna was at Nannini
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for gelato.
Of course we had to take a few more pictures of the tower we'd climbed
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as we left town for the drive to Greve.
While lost in Greve, we found what we had been looking for for the last few days
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a laundry that would wash our clothes for 12,000 lire for 5 kg.
This helped us find our way
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so that Jane
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and Benjamin
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could have a swim
with Suzanne
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while Sarah finished her book
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We then drove up the hill for dinner at this place
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where fortunately we had brought no dogs along
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so we could be seated
as the sun began to set
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Everyone was there
Suzanne
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Benjamin
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Jan
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Jan
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Sarah
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and Jane
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Sarah took pictures of the table trying to get rainbows
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alternating with pictures of the skyline as the sun set
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and we concluded dinner with pictures of Benjamin's dessert
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Pictures of 07.07.00 -- San Gimignano
This was the day we drove to San Gimignano and parked in this area
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When we entered the town, we first saw this tower
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and then the Duomo
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We stayed behind the Duomo
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to watch an impromptu flute concert
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before bells started to ring
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because of the time
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and we tried to catch clappers
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without success.
Next we went to check out the grand tower frescos
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and took some family pictures at the wishing well
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Next we went to the shopping street to look at glass
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and pigs
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Everyone
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was hungry for lunch which
involved fantastic
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risotto a chianti
and proscuito e melone
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They left their calling card
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with the check including a poem
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about people who missed the restaurant when it was closed.
Before leaving town, Sarah mailed our postcards
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Next we went to pick up our laundry from this guy
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who had run it through the machines without sorting by colors and hadn't bothered to get
it dry though he did pack it in bags without folding it.
We tried another shadow picture
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on the way to the shoe store in Greve
where Benjamin tried on
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and bought these shoes
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and Jane didn't buy these
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We ended the day at dinner
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where the highlights were bruschetta
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and 2 kinds of pasta
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Pictures of 07.08.00 -- Venice
The time came to say good bye to Daniella
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our landlady in Villamagna
and her dogs
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and house
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and get some gas
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for the trip to Venice. The ride went smoothly, so we got to this bar outside the airport in
time for a late lunch. The table was small
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so we could get the whole family in just a few shots plus a few
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individual pictures to finish the scene.
The boat came on time to take us to our hotel. The road was choppy
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but we were soon standing in San Marco
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and finding our first phone booth in Venice
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We walked past statues like this
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and over bridges like this
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to get to our dinner where everyone was hungry and tired
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until the food came
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to satisfy Suzanne's craving for fish.
Our waiter
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assured us that it wouldn't rain on our way back. He was wrong but we still managed to
catch San Marco by night
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These pictures inspired us to think about making our own postcards. We began with the
following set
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that we are sure will be best sellers.
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Pictures of 07.09.00 -- Venice
Venice Day 2
We started our next day in Venice with a visit to San Marco Piazza
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where we considered engaging in pigeon chasing and feeding
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and waiting for the bells to toll
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( they never did ).
On the way to the vaporetto, we passed this construction
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and the Bridge of Sighs
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We took a lot of boats today with the water looking like this
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the houses like this
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and the other boats like this
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before we got off at this stop
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on the island of Murano where they cook glass in ovens
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like this one and children sit around
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while their mothers look at glass.
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We found a phone booth
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on the way to lunch where this waiter
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took a picture of all of us
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sitting by the canal and we then took our individual pictures
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and had wonderful vegetable soup
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seafood with polenta
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spaghetti burro
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fettuccine verdura
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spaghetti ragu
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and insalata mista
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while this pigeon watched
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Seeing these people on the opposite of the canal
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inspired Jane and Benjamin to walk across the bridge
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take these pictures of us
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and then walk back.
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Maybe they had too much
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wine?
When we explored the island, we found this glass statue
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of the Madonna to protect the port and this set of real Venetian blinds
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On the way back, we saw this ambulance
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If they don't make it in time, a notice like these is posted
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and you are buried on this island
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We then walked back to the hotel through alleys as narrow as this
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and found this Pokemon display
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in one of them.
Our evening excursion began with a visit to San Marco where Jane and Benjamin
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bought pigeon food and practiced feeding the pigeons
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It was high tide, so the basilica
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was hard to get to, but not the tops of these statues
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It was also chilly so we bought these sweatshirts from this man
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who unfortunately didn't carry Benjamin's size.
Dinner was indoors because it was cold but we were all eager to eat
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especially when the vegetables and cheese came
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(best cheese I've ever had) along with the gnocchi
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(new shape for us).
We actually used this phone booth
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for a call and then took some pictures off the boat on the way home
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to be made into possible future post cards.
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Pictures of 07.10.00 -- Venice
Venice Day 3
This day involved walking around the streets of the city and looking for the right things
to buy, going to the Doges Palace, taking a ride on a gondola and various other
adventures. We began with a ride on the vaporetto
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past many gondolas
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ready for action on our way to the Rialto Bridge
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Once there, we found this hat for Benjamin
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but decided that this one
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fit better. Then we had to find a WC
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like this one. On our walk through the city, we saw this scene
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that seemed necessary for our album. Lunch was at a bar where everyone
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was happy to be eating and Benjamin
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gave a water bottle concert to those in the bar and the adjoining pizzeria
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Next we went past the good gelateria
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where we saw this sign in Hebrew
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and past this unique place
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until we reached this store that sold Doges
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and this unique model
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(notice the photographic effects!).
We stopped on the way to our siesta at a cafe where David's menta granita
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was the hit.
We began the afternoon's activities at the Doges' Palace where the interior looks like this
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and the view includes this
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not to mention the weird face
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and the statues of Atlas
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and Hercules
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We weren't allowed up the fancy stairs (since we are human)
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which are guarded by Jupiter and Neptune
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and so we had to go up the interior stairs
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but we did get to see the
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Bridge of Sighs from which we captured these views
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from both directions and then from the Palace you can view out to the harbor in these
nice ways
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Next came the gondola ride. Our driver seemed to be in control
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which made all of us happy
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This led to an orgy of photography including views on the boat
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the church of the Madonna
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because she saved them from a plague that killed 1/3 of the Venetians and views of other
gondolas
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and of buildings along the canal
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including the fanciest hotel in town
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and the place where a few Doges lived
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with a mosaic made of Murano glass and the postal service
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and a bridge
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at the closed museum Suzanne had hoped to visit and the places where Lord Byron
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and Mozart
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lived. We turned at the Rialto bridge
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which we have visited before into a narrow canal
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that had buildings in the modern Venetian style
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and a movie theater
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playing M-I-2.
One bridge was particularly hard to navigate
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before we got back and headed to our dinner.
After a few pictures
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at Harry's Bar we headed off to dinner where everyone was tired and hungry
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Suzanne and David were quite happy
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and the waiter fell in love with Benjamin
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En route back to the hotel, we had what might be our last gelato in Italia
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Pictures of 07.11.00 -- Venice to Barcelona
This was a day of transition. We began the day in Venice waiting to get into the basilica
where the outside looks like this
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Ahead of us in line were Jane and John
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from London, England.
Before we left town, Jane wanted to visit Giorgio Armani
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after which we waited at this view
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with our bags
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for our taxi to come. When he did, the sky was beautiful
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leading to an artistic image
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as we rode
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to the airport where we took the obligatory phone booth picture
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and ate ice cream (not gelato) from
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Haagen Dazs before heading to the gate
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and discovering that our flight was late. Though this didn't seem to bother Suzanne
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or Jane
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it seemed to make Sarah
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impatient. Benjamin
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was so intrigued by the dishwasher demonstration that he didn't mind.
After enduring the worst flight (bumpiness comparable to a horrible roller coaster and
worse) that any of us had endured, we found ourselves in Barcelona roaming the Ramblas
where the street people were out in force including the gilded twins
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and this clown
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who didn't realize he was posing for one of my phone booth pictures along with
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this one. This woman
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seemed to have the answer to today's question (but we didn't know the question) and
these people
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serenaded us past the bird shop booths
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to the market
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where the fish
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was looking good today.
We lasted until dinner time, though we were all tired
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We hope to be in better training for tomorrow night's dinner. Stay tuned.
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Pictures of 07.12.00 -- Barcelona
Now that we were settled in Barcelona, it was time to start exploring which meant taking
a lot of pictures of Gaudi ( gentle viewer be warned that we were set off on a
photography orgy because we were so impressed ) but first we made our way down
the Ramblas where there was a new statue (the guy in uniform)
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and a protest march
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before we got to the Palau Guell
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This is one of the first building Gaudi designed. The facade was very impressive
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as was the interior where photography was not allowed. We were allowed to take
pictures on the roof where there are numerous chimneys that we recorded
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including a few with us in them
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and one abstraction
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We stopped for a small bite for the kids here
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which was a better alternative than this
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and then headed for the Picasso museum (also no photography) and on to the cathedral
where we could only see the outside
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along with King Tut
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who must have followed us from Rome.
Our late lunch was at a cafe where the waiters
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took good care of the 3 of us
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We then broke for siesta.
After siesta, we started off to see more Gaudi. En route, we stopped in the Placa
Cataluyna to take pictures of the pigeons (memories of Venice) and famous fountains
(memories of Rome)
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and the statue of Barcelona
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We stopped at this cafe
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where this waiter
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brought some tapas to Jane
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who had just woken up, Benjamin
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who was tired from swimming, Suzanne
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who was happy, Sarah
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who ordered for us (en Espanol) and David with
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and without
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flash. Then we started walking and saw rooftops
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begin to appear before we hit this facade
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and then this more remarkable one
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with great windows
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and chimneys
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and tourists
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We walked on and Benjamin was excited by spirals on the sidewalk
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as we added to our collections of pictures of
European Haagen Dazs
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Jane in front of Armani stores
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and phone booth pictures
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until we saw it
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in the distance. We still had to navigate some directions
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see spires
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and architecture
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that were not the real thing and cross a last street
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before we got there. Everything about the place, the facade,
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the spires
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the ongoing construction
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the ceiling
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and the spare parts
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was impressive so that we didn't mind that he
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had been there first. The climb up and down was on these
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remarkable steps and we were asked in not so subtle ways
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to help finish the construction.
On the way to the next Gaudi building, we came across this scene
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that adds to our collection of pictures of Benjamin in front of Pokemon signs in foreign
countries. The last building was this apartment building
with no straight lines
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and amazing grille work
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and entrance
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that inspired this work of art
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Pictures of 07.13.00 -- Barcelona
We began this day by walking down the Ramblas where Jane met Christopher Columbus
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and then headed to the funicular
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which took us to our goal
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the Miro museum. Once there, we saw a few of his sculptures
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and then a temporary exhibit that included among other things an island
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and a phone booth
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Back to Miro, we liked this picture
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and then his sculpture garden
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where they were setting up glasses
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for a banquet. We stared at a picture
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from the period when he was minimalist.
On our way to lunch, we found that Don Quixote
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had joined the characters on the Ramblas. We ended up at this place
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where everyone
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happily awaited their lunch and Benjamin
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was feeling just fine because his sandwich
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was good though perhaps not as beautiful as Suzanne's fish
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which made her even happier.
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We walked to the old City for dinner where our waiter
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who was named David and worked here
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took this picture of us
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Individually, we looked ok
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before dinner and even better after
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On the way back to the hotel, we took a picture of the gas company
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where the fires were still burning and a final Barcelona at Night
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candidate picture.
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Pictures of 07.14.00 -- Bilbao and Santillana del Mar
The time came to leave Barcelona and head into real Spain for some days. We
began our trip by flying to Bilbao where we were met by this message at the airport
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These people
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were nice enough to give us this car
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so that we could head to this main event
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where from this car park
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we could catch our first view
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of a remarkable building. We also enjoyed the trilingual nature of things with the Basque
translations of all of the signs.
We walked up these steps
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to be greeted by this puppy dog
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and then zoomed in
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and even further
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to try and figure it out.
Next we walked down the neighboring bridge
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to try and absorb the design of the museum. The lines and pieces were remarkable
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as was the interaction with the river
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not to mention the cafe
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Although they wouldn't let us take photos inside the museum, we did manage to get this
picture inside the men's room
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and our obligatory phone booth picture
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We fought the traffic out of Bilbao and then the maps into Santillana del Mar (town of 3
lies – not a holy place, not flat and not on the water) where we had a dinner of minestrone
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tortilla (aka potato omelet)
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pimento rellenos
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shrimp
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green beans
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and chicken
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that kept Benjamin going at a fast rate
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All of the food served by this waitress
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made us quite happy
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but didn't keep us from taking this unintelligible picture
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which we'll try to use in our Santillana By Blur series.
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Pictures of 07.15.00 -- A Rainy Day in Santillana Del Mar
We were in Santillana Del Mar today and the weather was not particularly cooperative so
we had to come up with a plan for what to do. This wasn't so inconvenient since we
were all a little worn out and a low key day of checking out shops and churches in a small
town left over from medieval times and watching weddings happen in the present seemed
like a real possibility. So, we headed out to check out the shops
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where we found warming shoes. Next we made our way to the main church
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that dates from the 12th century. We knew we'd be going back there; we just didn't
realize how much time we'd be spending there. We did follow the signs
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to get tickets with which to visit the church but because acts
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were happening, we realized we'd have to come back later to see the chapel.
So, I started taking pictures of the town
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including the watering troth
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at the end of the main street.
This inspired Suzanne to buy film
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and do the same.
We went to the back side of the church and started to explore the structure
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and statues
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By now the acts in the church were proceeding and this sign was posted
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to let us know that there would be excitement coming.
Tourists
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kept coming and going into the church
even as the rice throwers
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gathered off the patio
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This car
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gave away what was about to happen (and indeed what the acts were).
Suzanne and Sarah watched from the sidelines
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as the crowds assembled
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and these men
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started to guard the church to kept those assembled
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from entering.
There was a break in the action, as this car approached
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and out she stepped
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and prepared to enter the church on the arm of her father
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with her aides in tow
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But, none of this had any impact on the assembled rice throwers
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so we were left to wonder what was happening
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Two conflicting theories developed – maybe the wedding hadn't happened yet or maybe
they were going back in so the photographers could capture the simulated wedding on
film. Later when we learned the truth (or so we think) we realized how wrong we were.
For now, we occupied ourselves by taking pictures of Sarah's hand
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After a few more pictures of the church
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and of the house next door
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where the rice throwers were assembled, the newlyweds
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made their appearance
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and got pelted
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to the delight of the rice throwers
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With our final glimpses of the scene
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and the assembled spectators
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we realized that there had been 2 weddings and that this bride was different from the one
we had seen entering the church.
All of this activity, made us hungry, so we headed to our table at the restaurant
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where the local stew
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jamon and melon
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and local cheese plate
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delivered by this waiter
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made us happy.
After a long siesta, we headed out to explore the town again. In the clear day, we could
see some beautiful street scenes
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and the phone booth
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in our hotel's lobby before going to the torture museum
where these warnings
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were posted.
Being tired, we did limited photography at dinner recording just Suzanne's main course
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of smoked salmon and her dessert
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of chocolate mousse.
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Pictures of 07.16.00 -- The Road To Fuente De
Our time in Santillana del Mar was up. The weather was clearing so we expected to have
a good ride to the mountains (along the beach) and since we had seen Santillana from end
to end we were ready to begin the journey forward. We first stopped in Camillas where
there is a Gaudi building (among other things). Little did we know that we'd be greeted
by these folks
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It was more comfortable to walk into the town and find a phone booth
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and the town church
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with its clock tower
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that Suzanne admired
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and a fountain
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on the square.
But, our mail goal was to find
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the Gaudi designed building which didn't disappoint
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on first view with its beautiful tower
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or full facade
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The vicinity was nice as well with the University
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and the Palacio
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where cameras were not allowed
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We did take a picture with Gaudi himself
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and these folks
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were nice enough to take this picture
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of all of us. This inspired us to take more views of the house
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and the leaves of the trees around it
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We stayed for lunch in the Gaudi house where
Jane
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had the chicken stuffed with duck
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and the vanilla ice cream (home made) covered with chocolate sauce
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Suzanne
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had the coffee black and white
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(lest anyone worry, she also had a main course but we don't take pictures of anchovies).
Sarah
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and David
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had the vegetable plate
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and David also had the crème Catalan (which is also called crème brulee)
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and Benjamin
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had sweet and sour duck
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and chocolate mousse
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We then walked back past the statue
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atop the steps
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and headed to this beach
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where the yellow flags meant precaucion
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The beach was beautiful in all directions
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which the family enjoyed
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as Benjamin built his sandcastle
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and Sarah and Jane read
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Once in Fuente De, we enjoyed the views (pictures to come later) and the low key place
as we hung out and eventually had our dinner. Suzanne
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had jambon y melon
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Jane
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had macaroni with sausage
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Sarah
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had pasta
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David
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had the cheese plate
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and Benjamin
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had fried chicken
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After dinner, Benjamin and David
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came into focus
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by doing this coloring project
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while this English couple
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decided they should take our group picture
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Pictures of 07.17.00 -- Hiking in Fuente De
We were in Fuente De in the Picos de Europa National Park. The scenery was fantastic,
the day was beautiful and the mountains were right there, so once we looked at this view
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we knew we had to get to the top and the cable car
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was the way to do it once we repaired Suzanne's injured finger
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So we walked up to the teleforico (cable car) station and bought some water (agua) from
these machines
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We figured that we could walk to lunch
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once at the top. We joined the crowd waiting
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as the car came down to get us
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and landed at the right spot
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We boarded with the crowd
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and hung from our straps
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It didn't take long before the parking lot was far below
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and we were above the tree tops
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and getting closer to the rocks
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at the top happy that the cable
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was holding and giving the good view as we followed our shadow
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as we enjoyed the view
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until we reached the top
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and could really enjoy the view
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This meant it was time to start walking
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in to the mountains
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stopping for the occasional picture
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of us and sometimes snow
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and sometimes others
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Next, we came upon the cows and horses (vacas y caballos). To fully appreciate these
pictures, you need to hear the sound of cowbells each time one of the cows moved.
Sometimes they were on beautiful stretches of mountain
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and sometimes they were with us
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and sometimes we were alone
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and sometimes, it was just more mountain pictures
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They decided it was lunch time and so decided to head off but Jane decided to join them
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driving them past the rest of us
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and eventually passing us
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as we headed to the restaurant
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at the 4km mark. To get there, we had to go past the sheep
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but we did get there and enjoyed our meal
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then Suzanne consulted with our neighbors
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to plan the walk back – either 4km back to the cable car or 8km downhill to the town
below Fuente De. Eventually we decided on the longer walk which took us through some
great scenery
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that we all enjoyed
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including the cows and horses
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until we came to these signs
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along the trail
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We read this sign
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as we tied our shoes
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and looked at the red roofs below
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as the trail continued
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the mountains continued to impress
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and we continued our descent
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seeing the occasional red roof
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along the trail and taking breaks
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to rest our knees and ankles. We took a few last glimpses of where we'd been
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and were excited to see the red roofs ahead
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that seemed to represent our destination. This barn
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meant we were almost there. At the end, we were happy but tired
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and ready to go here
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for lots of liquid refreshments
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that refreshed all of us
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including Jane
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who was suffering from a bite on her arm
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on her hand as the sky started to get cloudy
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We took a taxi back to Fuente De where David decided to celebrate with a Cuban cigar
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in Castro fashion though he needed some help getting it lit
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finally succeeding
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to the delight of Jane who felt it all had to be recorded on film.
Everyone was enjoying himself or herself
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as David and Sarah made progress in their books
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David built a large ash on his cigar
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that made its way into the lawn
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and the mountains
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remained as beautiful as ever.
We were left to take the obligatory phone booth picture
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at the hotel (note than Jane actually was speaking on the phone) and to record some of
our dinner – the salad
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ordered by Sarah and David, the filet
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ordered by Benjamin, and the anise liqueur
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ordered by David.
We conclude a very active day with a self portrait
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done by Jane and a night time view
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of the mountains which were still lit at 1030PM.
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Pictures of 07.18.00 -- A Day in Fuente De
We had gone for such a long walk yesterday that we were worn out today
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and there was no way to get us moving quickly. We did notice archery targets
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and bows
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and so decided to sign up for lessons. Jane started
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and seemed to have a good stroke
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so Suzanne started to learn
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and developed her stroke
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until finally someone hit the target
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so David decided to get into the act
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to develop his stroke
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Next, Jane did some serious shooting
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against David
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with good results for Jane
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This inspired Suzanne to come out of retirement and do some real aiming
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and this drove Jane to the heights of archery
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All this archery inspired us to take a road trip, so we drove down the road to Potes
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where lunch was a photo competition with Jane doing her Pinocchio
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act, Suzanne doing her headache
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act and Sarah enjoying it all
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while Benjamin showed off his scars from yesterday's walk
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We walked around the beautiful town
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and met this guy
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in front of the torture museum.
Next we drove to the church where this
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symbolizes the gold cross that has part of the true cross in it and saluted the pilgrims
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who make the trek from here to Santiago (which we will be making by car tomorrow).
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Pictures of 07.19.00 -- The Road to Cambados
We woke up early in Fuente De for our long ride across northern Spain. We were
surprised to run into fog as we drove around the Picos de Europa heading towards Leon.
It was very much liking driving through clouds. This made it even more surprising when
we emerged from the clouds and were in sunlight looking down on a valley filled with
clouds and fog with peaks in the background
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and higher peaks to the side in the sunlight
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as we watched other cars do the drive we had just completed
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This made an excellent background for this picture
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and Jane even considered diving in
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Nearby was a statue of a deer
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that we greeted
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We took pictures of Suzanne against the background of the mountains
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and then were on our way. Along the way we saw some remarkable views like this
reflection
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The goal was to be in Astorga by 2PM to meet Jacobo and Barbara. The ride was longer
than expected so we just made it to find them at the cathedral
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with the pilgrim on top
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that was next to the Gaudi church
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with the stork's nest on top
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Of course, all of this made everyone including
Jacobo
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Barbara
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Suzanne
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Benjamin
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Jane
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and Sarah
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hungry, so we ate some
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Benjamin played on the plaza
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and we then drove on stopping next at Benevente to see the castle
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that is the Paradores there. The kids had sandwiches
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in this picture taken by Jacobo
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and then we followed their car
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to Cambados as Benjamin slept
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Pictures of 07.20.00 -- Cambados and La Toxa – A Day in Galicia
We woke up in Cambados and decided to start exploring since we were going to go to La
Toxa later in the day, we began our exploring in Cambados by going to the main square
in the town
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where everyone gathered in front of the iglesia (ie church)
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for pictures in all directions before we walked across the square
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and towards the town
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where we saw a farmacia
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and then the statue of the man with the grapes (this is, after all, a wine growing region)
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and the flowers in town
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and this branch of Optical Halperin
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Next we picked up Suzanne
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and headed to the playground
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including the wonderful steam shovel to dig and dump playground stones
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On the way back to the hotel, we took the obligatory phone booth picture
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along with the monument to Cabanillas
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Once back at the hotel
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we all
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had lunch in front of this fountain
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Since we couldn't finish the tapas jamon
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we made a small art piece
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using them.
After a short siesta, we headed to La Toxa to meet Jacobo's family
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and head to sea. We passed ships like this
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and mussel farms like this
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until it was time to dock the boat
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and say hello to the crabs
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on the shore.
Only Barbara was brave enough to swim
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in the cold waters as Benjamin began his castle
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and the rest of us took group photos
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When we were ready to leave the beach, Benjamin had built an elegant castle (complete
with pine cone cannon balls)
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and we boarded the boat where there were more people photos
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before we came to the mussel farms
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including this boat
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that was working on their farm
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and this one with a guard house
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in the water
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with Cambados
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in the background and the horizon far far away
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We ended the day with dinner at the octopus
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restaurant not to mention the fish heads
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that made
Jacobo
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Barbara
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Suzanne
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David
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Sarah
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Jane
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and Benjamin
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quite happy. Jacobo even used his fast hands
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to remove water and wine labels
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All this excitement out Benjamin
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to sleep so that we knew it was time to head home.
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Pictures of 07.21.00 -- Santiago de Compostela
This was the day we drove to Santiago de Compostela. The town is famous for its
cathedral
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which was our
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first stop where we explored the town square and saw people in all manner of dress
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along with many pilgrims. This building
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has 365 windows, one for each day of the year (but I don't know what they do for leap
years).
Once inside the cathedral, we went to this statue
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where you are to bump your head for good luck. David did so
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and almost lost his head in the process.
The altar in the church
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was quite impressive. We went behind it to see the bones of Santiago himself and then
roamed the corners of the church
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waiting for mass
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to end.
At the end of mass, they brought down the big ropes
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and attached the incense burner
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and to the excitement of Benjamin
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they swung this all around the church starting slowly
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but then building up speed and smoke
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until it was going full speed
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and almost hitting the ceiling
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Eventually they slowed it down
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and stopped it
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but the incense burner
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was quite a sight to have seen as all those assembled agreed
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We passed the main fountain
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on the way to lunch
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and the statue of Atlas
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on the way back to catch a few pictures of the cathedral in better light
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and some group pictures in the town square
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Once back in Cambados we relaxed at our pool
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being careful to follow the rules. Before heading to dinner, we catch an episode of Who
wants to be a Millionaire (!!!link goes here)
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en Espanol.
After dinner, we went to the playground where the flying apparatus
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was working much to everyone's delight.
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Pictures of 07.22.00 -- A short visit to Portugal (on the road to Zamora)
Our time was up in Galicia so it was time to start the drive back to Madrid. Things had
been planned so that we would stop over night in Zamora along the way. This gave us
some time, so we decided to make a detour to see Portugal. Borders being what they are
these days, we were met on the Spanish side with this map
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of the Spanish side of the border and a speed limit sign
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and on the Portuguese side with this speed limit sign
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No one was nearby who might even consider stamping passports or asking what we were
bringing. We drove through 20km of twisty roads through the hills to reach the town
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of Braganca where the first stop was to relieve
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ourselves (notice how it rotates to flush)
and all
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have a lunch of pizza
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and salad
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at the pizza grill
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(entrega gratuita) while looking out at the fountain
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and phone booth
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on the town square.
After lunch, we explored the town starting with the phone booths
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and the fountain
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and then the bank
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that told us the exchange rates. We looked at this street scene
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and picked out places for men
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and women
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to get their hair cut, stopped to mail our post cards
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and then headed back to Spain for the drive to Zamora where this guy
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greeted us at our hotel.
While we
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were having drinks and bread and cheese at the cafe, we ran into the stork's nest
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atop the church near this police station
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atop this church.
Finally, we watched the sky turn colors
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with the sun as we headed to our dinner including melon com jamon
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(2 views) and gazpacho
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in the restaurant where the ladies at the next table couldn't believe we would photograph
our food but made it clear that we could not photograph them.
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Pictures of 07.23.00 -- Salamanca and on to Madrid
This was our day to drive from Zamora where we had slept last night to Madrid where we
will sleep for the next 3 nights before catching the plane back to New York and on with
the life we left. On the way we decided to stop in Salamanca where we were greeted by
this statue
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and then by this one
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until we found the Plaza Mayor
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where we all
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had lunch. The Plaza (our first of 2 this lucky day) was so impressive that we took
pictures in all directions
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including the restaurant
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with David still there
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the postcard store
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and views of Suzanne
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and David and Benjamin
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on the plaza which was to be our first of 2 this day. We took pictures of the commerce as
well including this store
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that we wanted to have open, these internet cafes
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and this gentleman who posed with Jane
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And, of course there was the obligatory phone booth picture
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The walk back to the car took us past this building
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covered by shells, the remarkable cathedral
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the building opposite it
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and the street between the buildings
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not to mention Jane,
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David and Suzanne,
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and the statue
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Next we walked around the main building of the university
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where we passed views like this
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as we marched through the street of books
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to see the facade of the university
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overseen by this statue
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Like everyone, we craned our necks
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to try and find the hidden frog. When we finally did, we captured it so that others could
share our experience
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as you watch David and Benjamin walk off into the parking lot
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After the drive to Madrid, we headed to that city's
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Plaza Mayor and took pictures
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in all directions while noting that this statue
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of Isabella II guards the plaza. We all sat down for dinner
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served by this kind gentleman
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but were sorry that Isabella II couldn't guard us some – the cold breezes made this
perhaps the coldest night in Madrid this July.
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Pictures of 07.24.00 -- A Day in Madrid
So here we were in Madrid. We hooked up with Jacobo and created an Old Madrid tour
of the city. It was Old Madrid in the sense that it encompassed places that were relevant
to Jacobo and places that were relevant to us when we were here in 1983. Since we're all
getting old and this is Madrid, this constituted a real Old Madrid tour. We began at the
place that had custom made a shirt for me back then
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and also took a picture of the ham museum (Museo de Jamon)
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across the street. Next we went into this religious memorabilia store
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to get a special souvenir for David
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Then we passed through these turnstiles
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and passed through this tunnel
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to wait on this platform
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and get onto the subway (aka Metro)
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in this direction
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Our next stop was number 24
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the house where Jacobo was born and down the street to the shop
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that Naco and Paco run and on further to the school (K-12)
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that Jacobo attended. Along the way, we took the obligatory phone booth picture
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though Jacobo was actually using the phone in this booth. Then it was on to the Café
Nebraska
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where Jacobo and Barbara spent their first date. She wasn't there, so we all
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were left to enjoy the place, take artistic pictures
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and ponder the events of the past. Our final stop was at the store
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that sells the purple liquid. We went in
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quite happily but discovered that they were out of the green liquid. But it was all right
because we got there their business card
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in case we need some in the next 17 years. And, Jane was fortunate enough to get some
Giorgio Armani pictures
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for her collection.
Our next stop was lunch. While we were waiting, a passing bird who had already eaten
eliminated part of its lunch on David's arm
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but thanks to some wipes, his arm
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returned to its clean state. This guy
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then served us this gazpacho
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which made all of us
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happy.
Next we set off for the museum. Along the way, we walked through the park where we
stopped at this playground so that Benjamin could climb,
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play in the sandbox
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use the sliding board,
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and rock with Jane
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Suzanne watched
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alone and with Sarah
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Sarah watched
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and David watched
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Then, we continued on to the Reina Sofia
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where the elevators were elegant
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but they made me check my camera.
On the way back to the hotel, we took a picture of the symbol of Madrid
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in the Plaza del Sol and recorded the km 0 marker
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of the Spanish road system.
For dinner, we went to a delightful restaurant where this gentleman
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brought this bread
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that Benjamin
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didn't finish and
this salad
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for Jane
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and this salad
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and this chicken
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for Sarah
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and this veal
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for Suzanne
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and this mushroom dish
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for David
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When we were done, he brought this dessert
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for David, Sarah and Suzanne to share and ice cream like this
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for Benjamin and Jane. In the process of the meal, we shared this agua
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con gas.
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Pictures of 07.25.00 -- Madrid – Day 2
This was the last full day of our journey. We were a little road weary and more interested
in being in cafes and doing fun family things than in doing a heavy forced march or a day
of many museums. We brought the newspaper and a book to amuse us
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as well as the letter we were writing (more about that later) but
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no dog. We walked down our street to the Palacio Real with its nice gardens and this
statue
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in the square. Our first stop was outside
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the maze
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which we began to explore
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until we got to this tree
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at the center of the maze.
We wanted to go to the playground but after a few minutes
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this rope came up and we were told we had to go elsewhere because they would be doing
filming. We first explored the statues
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in the neighborhood. The Palacio Real
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loomed large so we decided to go there. This was good because they had a sign
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telling us how to get to the phone booth
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should we need it.
Our first stop was at the Farmacia
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which wasn't like the ones we keep seeing on the street. These were the containers
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for chemicals
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including Asparagus Officinallis used to make individual remedies. Next we got in line
and waited
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for our guided tour while Suzanne
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grabbed an extra second
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of shopping.
We first saw a few ceiling paintings
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and this statue
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that is a copy and sits below the sign
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saying that in this room, Spain joined the common market (1986) and this was the room
where the Middle East peace agreement was signed in 1991. The next room had this
chandelier
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that made Jane nervous
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maybe because of the ceiling
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Next it was on to the porcelain room
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with this remarkable ceiling
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which made us nervous
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once more.
Our next stop was the dining room with this table
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that could seat 145 people. We concluded with a visit to this garish (maybe gaudy?)
room
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that was used for smoking, the chapel dome
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and the armeria
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where they would not let us try anything on.
All of this sightseeing made us hungry, so we headed off to the Plaza Mayor. On the way
there, we passed the home office of the Paradores
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that had defined our trip in Spain. At lunch we managed to take individual pictures in
confused fashion getting too many of some and not enough of others
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and so we invite you to use your imagination to see us all having gazpacho, sandwiches
and salads.
Next we went to this delightful cafe
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across from the Lacoste store
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where Jane
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and Benjamin
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had this nice ice cream
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while David enjoyed his beer
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while Sarah
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waited for her sandwich. We passed our time doing counting surveys of the people
walking by
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and recording the results on this envelope
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Since the sky
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was looking very nice, we decided to walk back to the hotel and mail the letter and have
our siesta.
When we got started again, we had to decide where to go for dinner. We saw this place
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but I guess I now have something in common with Ernest Hemingway. We did go to the
Restaurant Botin as seen by their sangria bottle
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and by their listing in Guinness as the world's oldest restaurant. Their silverware
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inspired Jane to take artistic photographs and Suzanne was convinced to have the
specialty of the house
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roast suckling pig. As you can see, Sarah
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Jane
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Benjamin
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Suzanne
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and David
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all enjoyed the meal (or at least all were happy that they would never have to pose for
pictures over dinner again).
After dinner, we stopped at the chocolateria
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for churros
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and the thick chocolate drink
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that is their specialty. The chocolate rush led to various character studies including
Benjamin
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Suzanne
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and Sarah
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We did a good job on the food
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as you can see.
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Pictures of 07.26.00 -- Returning Home
The proverbial last day of the trip came. It had been a wonderful experience but now it
was time to go to the airport and catch the flight back home.
We all got to the airport and completed all of the procedures to get through Spanish
passport control and into the no man's land that lies between Spain and the plane. This
left us all enthusiastic
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so we went to the bar to catch some food
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and this gentleman
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was kind enough to take this family picture
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Then the time came to board the moving ramp
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and head forward
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happily
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with our remaining worldly possessions
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to catch a first glimpse of the plane
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that we would board through this gate
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after processing this long line
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When we arrived in Princeton, we found an incredibly warm reception waiting for us
with balloons and kind notes from friends. Unfortunately the camera was inaccessible, so
the warmth of the greeting will just be in our hearts.
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Pictures of 08.04.00 -- Four Days in Baltimore
The first event we attended was the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. We
had dinner with Larry
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and Janet
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who must have been jetlagged because they couldn't keep their eyes open. JonMarens
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was in better spirits as was Paige
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and Gregory was bubbling with laughter
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which distracted Suzanne's face
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away from the camera. This amused Sarah
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and David
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but seemed to make Jane
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and Benjamin
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nervous though they thought their roll
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looked just fine.
Fran
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and Dick
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looked like proud parents of the bride as Sylvia greeted Marty from Chicago
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Florence
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was happy as Harry posed with the bride to be
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and Reva
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engaged Janet in conversation. But perhaps, Matt and his pals
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were having the best time of all as many of the Dobkin women posed together
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which brought a strange expression to Dan's face
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After dinner there were the speeches by Dick
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which Michelle and Jason
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watched with great interest, then by Sylvia
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Michelle
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and Tricia
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Finally Betsy and Matt
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talked about how happy they were to be here and we all went off to rest up for the main
event.
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Pictures of 08.05.00 -- Four Days in Baltimore
The next morning, we ran into Sylvia
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on her way to the beauty parlor and got the before picture before her driver came
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We went off to explore a little of the Inner Harbor pausing to admire the Bromo Seltzer
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clock before running into Larry
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at the aquarium where his group clutched their tickets
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and we had a group effort to celebrate JonMarens'
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birthday which can still be represented on less than 6 complete hands. This kept us
amused until Jason
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arrived to get his ticket. Of course, seeing the aquarium kept them from seeing the real
sights of the harbor
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and the waterfall
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you could walk through and the statue of Thurgood Marshall
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This led up to the main event, so Benjamin put on his tux
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David put on his suit
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and Jane showed Benjamin how to walk down the aisle
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so he could practice in the parking lot
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We had some photo ops outside the church
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before Benjamin went in to the church
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to get his pillow
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While we were waiting, we greeted Barbara,
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Eric,
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Larry,
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Dan alone,
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and with Sylvia,
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Suzanne
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Paige and JonMarens,
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and Betsy and Michelle
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before zooming in on the bride
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and her mother
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Benjamin and the flower girl got ready
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and had a practice step
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before they hit the aisle
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in front of the bride on her Dad's arm
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until she joined Matt at the front of the church
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while the best man helped the priest get the rings ready
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and then they were married
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and lit the candles of life
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as the bridesmaids
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watched, Michelle got ready to step in
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and Benjamin played with the pillow
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After a final blessing
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they walked out as husband and wife
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followed by the ring bearer and flower girl
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Outside the church, the crowds gathered
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and the wedding party waited
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so that the bubbles could be blown.
Benjamin practiced
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cousin Rachel (without the beard) taught Aunt Florence to blow bubbles
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and anticipation increased
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until they
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appeared.
On the way to the reception, we ran into the photographers who needed Benjamin to
complete these pictures
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Inside, we captured Jason and Michelle
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JonMarens and Paige
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Toba and Emily
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and Toba, Ellen and Emily
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We also took some possible campaign photos for LaHabra'2000
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before the photographers
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decided to take group pictures of all of us and this kind woman
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helped us take our own pictures
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Next it was time to dance, so Benjamin and Sarah hit the floor
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but they were overshadowed when people started to be hoisted up on chairs. First Betsy
and Matt
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then Dick and Fran
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then Pat and Joe
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and Sylvia
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Pictures of 08.06.00 -- Four Days in Baltimore
Brunch the next day began with a campaign picture
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followed by the people at our table Jane
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Sarah
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Michelle
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Jason
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Benjamin
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David (who was still blurry from the night before)
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and Suzanne
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Afterwards, there were the family pictures
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and then Larry, Suzanne and Toba got into their conversation
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but Gregory moved too fast to be captured on film
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until he found the potted palm
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We said our last good byes
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and headed for the pool where this woman
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took this family photo
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and we took another campaign picture
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Next we went to dinner at this fancy restaurant
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with a dress code
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As you can see, Sylvia
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Dan,
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Benjamin,
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Sarah,
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Suzanne
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Jane,
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and David
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passed the test.
The pasta
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dishes were good and the dessert
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was even better.
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Pictures of 08.07.00 -- Four Days in Baltimore
The next morning we started in the lobby
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and eventually marched
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into town past these pickets
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to the Science Museum where Benjamin did his fireman thing
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leading all 3 kids to do a family portrait
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We had lunch at Johnny Rockets where we had a girl booth
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and a boy booth
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and admired the straw dispensers
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Next we went to rent paddle boats
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in full regalia
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Suzanne and Sarah
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pedaled away
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while Jane and David were getting salad dressing samples from this man
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For dinner, we went to this old restaurant
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where everyone looked a little tired
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and this gentleman
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brought us dinner including this Reuben-less sandwich,
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this Caesar salad,
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and this cranberry juice
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with internet humor to boot.
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Pictures of 08.08.00 -- Four Days in Baltimore
On Tuesday morning, we went to this place for breakfast
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where Suzanne
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had coffee from this large mug
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Jane
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Dan
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Sylvia
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Sarah
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Benjamin
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and David
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enjoyed the service of this waitress named Sarah
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and we liked the mugs
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but no one liked Benjamin's pancakes
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Pictures of 09.16.00 -- Sam's Bar Mitzvah
We got in the car and went to Sam's Bar Mitzvah. When we got there, we wanted to
remember where we had parked
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In the elevator, we ran into the Angermans
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and then we saw the Hyman's
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at the reception.
Jane liked the hors d'oeuvres
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as did Benjamin
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while Sarah watched
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At times things were moving too quickly for the camera
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but not when Suzanne and Marilyn did their dance thing
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with Benjamin
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as he accumulated balloons
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as did the Bar Mitzvah boy
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and his sister
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in a nice scene
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overseen by the DJ
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and the people started to accumulate at our table
for a few rounds of photos
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Then Suzanne decided to take pictures of the crowd
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before the dancing started again
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and the balloons got better
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as the dancing continued
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including these very rare photos
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Things started going very fast
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as the crowds gathered
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under the balloons
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for the limbo contest
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Next we danced a wicked Macerana
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took a picture in the bathroom
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and took the elevator
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back to our car
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 09.30.00 -- Rosh Hshanah with the Kramers
It was Rosh Hashanah (Shana Tova) and we invite the Kramer's for
dinner after services.
There was a good kugel
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fruit salad
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apples
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challah
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salad
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butter
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and champagne
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Peter
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Josh
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Seva
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and Judy
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and in group
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not to mention David
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Sarah
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Suzanne
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Benjamin (doing his bandit imitation)
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Jane
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and Dobkin groups
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Then there were various desserts
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until all the food was eaten
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and it all became a blur
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 10.20.00 -- Pictures from Jeff Bezos' visit to the Computer Science Department
Jeff Bezos '86 came back to see us on October 20.
Here are pictures of him seeing demos of user interface gadgets with Perry Cook
and seeing a demo of the display wall with Kai Li.
Click on thumbnails to get full size pictures.
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 09.03.00 -- So, what have we been doing
Jane was invited to a Bar Mitzvah on September 3 and came back with these pictures of
Rosie
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herself
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Sarah, ?, ? and Liz
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and ?, Rosie, Jane (front row) and Sarah, ?, ?, Lucy, Liz (back row)
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Pictures of 10.19.00 -- So, what have we been doing
Benjamin's dinner plate
Some time later, Benjamin arranged a wonderful presentation of his dinner
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 10.22.00 -- So, what have we been doing
Princeton decided to celebrate it's fund raising campaign with an elegant dinner
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at the end of which, they had chocolate pianos
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and Suzanne and David celebrated by going to Pittsburgh.
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Pictures of 10.21.00 -- So, what have we been doing
Here's Suzanne waiting to get
on the plane
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After these people
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 10.22.00 -- So, what have we been doing
got us into a rental car, we were able to make our way to Oakland and take this picture of Suzanne and her parents
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Everyone was glad to see us return. Sarah called a friend
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to announce our arrival. Angela
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moved so fast that she got dizzy and had to make chocolate chip cookies to recover.
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Jane
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couldn't wait to eat them which made Angela happy
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and Benjamin spun at her feet
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hoping that he could get some cookies too which he did once Sarah helped him up
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off the floor
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and into the blur
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before things became clear again
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 10.29.00 -- So, what have we been doing
Lucy, Jane, Rosie and Mary got all dressed up
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and ran in the race for the cure.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 10.31.00 -- So, what have we been doing
This year, Benjamin decided to use his Israeli costume and be Superman so he had to
practice his takeoffs
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before heading to school. Suzanne wore her traditional orange and black
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to mark the day. Lauren came by
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to escort us to the parade where we caught these pictures of Benjamin and his classmates
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Adults in attendance included
Jack Gelfand
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and Nancy Steinhardt
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and Louise Huttner
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We also captured last year's teacher Ms. Frenchu
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and principal, Dr. Ginsburg
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before departing.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.05.00 -- So, what have we been doing
We went back to Pittsburgh to help celebrate Milt and Norma's 50th wedding
anniversary.
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Here are Norma talking to Debbie
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and Milt talking to Danny
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as they waited for the festivities to begin. Georgia arrived
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so we all slowly assembled in the back yard
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for the obligatory group photos
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followed by some individual shots
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of family members and then of their happy children
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Suzanne posed with her Aunt Sally
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Norma, Frances Goldberg and Aunt Reva chatted
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and Benjamin gave a tour of his mouth and the gaps left by his lost teeth
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/11.08.00.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 11.08.00 -- A trip to California
I flew into California on Wednesday. Jacobo
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came to my hotel to pick me up and showed that his beaten down old Honda is even older
than my beaten down old Honda. Barbara
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joined us for dinner as well.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.09.00 -- A trip to California
The next morning, we got up bright and earlier – earlier than we would have liked thanks
to the smoke alarm at the hotel. Marsha led the way
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into Hobbee's where this gentleman
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brought my tofu scramble
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complete with their famous blueberry coffee cake and exceedingly strong cinnamon tea.
After a break, I went to Portal where they gave me this
badge
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and let me in to see John Little
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and hear about the exciting things happening there while
drinking this water
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My next stop was Network
Appliances where this woman
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was kind enough to give me this badge
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so that I could see Tom Kessler
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and drink this Snapple
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After finishing with Tom, I admired the company flags
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and sculptures
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before heading across the street to this establishment
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where this gentleman
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prepared coffee for Peter
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and Marsha
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We returned across the street to Network Appliances
and got new badges
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that let us see Dan Warmenhoven in a
variety of poses, first in cardboard
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then in front of the company's logo
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and finally in front of their products
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Along the way, I drank this water
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We left after dark and I followed their car
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back to Palo Alto.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.10.00 -- A trip to California
Friday morning, Kai Li
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came to the hotel for breakfast. Being a real Silicon Valley type, he was required to make a call on his cell phone
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during the meal. After the meal, it was time to say good bye to the hotel
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and to the friendly valet parking attendant
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so that we could go to building 3
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which is where the WebTV people
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live at Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus. This woman
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was kind enough to give me this badge
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so that we could go to lunch at Phil Goldman's favorite Mexican restaurant. Phil
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and Marsha
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were kind enough to pose for pictures as I enjoyed the chips
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and veggie burrito
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After lunch, Marsha was nice enough to take the obligatory phone booth pictures
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My time in the Bay Area was almost over, so I brought the rental car
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back to Hertz
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and followed the signs
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to the shuttle bus
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to the signs leading to Gate 16.
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But first, I had to go through security
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where this woman
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was kind enough to ask me to try out my camera. Once at Gate 16, I queued up
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so that this woman
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could give me my boarding card
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and I could prepare to board this plane
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in the third group. When I got to San Diego, I was happy to see DanSyl
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at the gate. We had dinner at which I drank this beer
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and then called it a day.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.11.00 -- A trip to California
The next day, Larry came to visit and brought too much light with him
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Once we got him into a darker environment
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it was also possible to greet Janet
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and then we all sat down to lunch where the vegetables
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were good and the soup
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was even better. As you can see from the faces
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and hands
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of those gathered, everyone was too busy enjoying the meal to put on their favorite smile. When we finished, there was one lonely piece of potato kugel
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left. This inspired Larry to try his hand at photography taking pictures of Janet
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Sylvia
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and even me
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After lunch, we decided to play bridge. I spent a lot of time with my cards like this
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acting the part of the dummy. And my score
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showed it. Larry got us into his car
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and we headed to La Jolla to look at the apartment
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complex
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where Dansyl are planning to move. The place even has
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valet parking. The agent led us into the apartment
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which unfortunately gets light and noise from the portico
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but has a beautiful shower
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and nice closets
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where you could take a picture of yourself off the mirrors. The kitchen had opportunities for great photographic effects
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Next we took the elevator to floor 21 where the view of the Mormon church
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is something to behold as was the dining room
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which was overseen by these pleasant waiters
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Next we headed off to see Aunt Anne
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and Uncle Irv
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and Robin and Linda
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Once we were all assembled, we went downstairs for dinner. Everyone else recommended this mixed drink
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so I tried it. Larry
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Janet
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Linda
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Anne
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Rob
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Dan
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Sylvia
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and Irv
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all enjoyed being served by Nicole
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our waitress for the evening. Sylvia's fish
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was more photogenic than my portobello mushroom lasagna and so it is the final picture I took on the trip.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.17.00 -- Lucy's birthday celebration
On Lucy's actual birthday, I had lunch with Kathy Rohrer
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at Triumph where the menu has taken a definite change for the
worse.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.19.00 -- Lucy's birthday celebration
Our celebration took place 2 days later at
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where the birthday party looked like this
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as we posed for the obligatory group photo
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and ignored best advice
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and went into the restaurant where we were greeted
by these people
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Once inside, we quickly became reacquainted with David
Friday
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who sat with the girls for a few more pictures
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Our waiter, Michael P
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wasn't as attentive as David had been.
though he did bring extra olives
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for the salad.
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and a birthday cake
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for Lucy
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He brought the wrong check
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and then the right check
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so that we could go take pictures of Rosemary
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at Treasure Island
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.21.00 -- Thanksgiving in the (almost) new millennium
It all began when we met Larry
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at the dinky station and brought him home. Before we knew it, the door bell rang and Janet and Gregory
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had arrived. Janet was still in motion as you can see. This excited Jane
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into total chaos. A trip to Newark airport brought back Sylvia
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and Dan
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and the person called Dansyl
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.22.00 -- Thanksgiving in the (almost) new millennium
Unfortunately for me, fortunately for you, I lost track of the camera for the next 24 hours but found it in time to record the arrival of
Fran
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and Dick
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who was equally excited and just as hyper. Michelle
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added some civility to the crowd by getting involved in an Uno game which excited Benjamin
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and brought Fran
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back to life until Dick
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started doing his hoser imitation. Sylvia
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had an excellent hand and Jane started to help her
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which brought Gregory out with his clementines
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to do his shaking
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and then the pizza came
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and Betsy and Matt
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arrived which made Matt just as excited
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and so out of focus.
The gang departed
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partly in focus, partly out of focus.
This caused Sarah to climb on Jane’s back
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and the rest of us called it a day.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 11.23.00 -- Thanksgiving in the (almost) new millennium
The next day was the main event. Thanksgiving day at last. We awoke to a quiet room
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adorned with the turkeys from the last Princeton Thanksgiving
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with Dan reading the newspaper
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and Benjamin watching the television
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while Suzanne cooked
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and Sarah slowly woke up
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We got our shirts on and modeled them
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in various combinations
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while waiting for the game to begin.
There were the usual pre-game photos of the assembled
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after which the Kramers arrived
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each taller than the other. This was our cue to begin the pilgrimage to the field.
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Betsy and Dan did a wonderful job of capturing the action in the following series of photos
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that capture the spirit of the game.
After the walk home, the girls celebrated on the couch
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with the newlyweds
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while the men chatted
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Before long, it was time for the turkey construction contest
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All contestants had a chance to present their results starting with Janet
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with a brief interlude when Jason arrived
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fresh from the Atlanta half-marathon. Then Gregory showed his stuff
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followed by Michelle
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Benjamin
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Sarah
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Betsy
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Matt
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Lucy
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Fran
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and Jane
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More food was served
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and Paige arrived
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carrying some Kudos/Snickers bars
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Caroline came with a bottle of wine
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and suggested that we take pictures of all the shoes by the door
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Meanwhile, Michelle and Jason
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Betsy and Matt
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Dick
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and Gregory
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were watching the football game
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while the turkey cooled
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and was removed from its pan
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and placed elsewhere
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while a game of Uno continued
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and Paige had the best hand
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Jane recorded Larry’s efforts at carving the turkey
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We sat at the table and saw the turkey butter
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People at the dinner table included
Larry
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Matt
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Betsy
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Gregory
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Sylvia
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Jane
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Sarah
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Jason
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and Michelle
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Fran
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Janet
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Suzanne
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Benjamin
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Jan and Jan
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Paige
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Dick
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Dan
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and David
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During the meal, we noticed Jason
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going back for seconds
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which looked good as the Jans observed
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Benjamin found a new form of amusement
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while David sat for a photo shoot
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and Dick told Dan a story
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that didn't seem to amuse Paige. But eventually, she sprung to
action
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and moved back into the frame
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as she and Jan began to do magic, no doubt
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and Dick went back to his story
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while Jason and Michelle went back for still more
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Larry laughed
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until he shook
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and Benjamin continued his rounds
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as the turkey melted
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and the flowers shone
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in the void
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causing David to ponder
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and Benjamin to concur
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that it was time for dessert
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Pictures of 11.24.00 -- Thanksgiving in the (almost) new millennium
Next came Friday. Some people went to Atlantic City. Some went shopping but
everyone converged at Palmer Square
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to watch Sarah and her friends in the choir
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sing to the tree
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Betsy and Matt
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Dick, Fran and Jon
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Larry, Janet and Gregory
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and Jane
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all seemed to be enjoying themselves as Gregory did his eyeball trick
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as Janet watched
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and so did Larry
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Joyce and Sarah posed for the final pictures
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and we headed off to dinner.
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Pictures of 12.23.00 -- To Pittsburgh for Xmas
Christmas was coming, so we got into the car and headed west before the snows came. On the way there, we stopped at Sideling Hill where we took the obligatory phone booth picture
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and this picture of the Big Boy status
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Our server, Majueska
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was nice enough to deliver up these 2 doses of their grub
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On arriving in Pittsburgh, we went to More's where the food was better
as was the company. Jane was stunned by the speed of Sarah's hand
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Suzanne was her usual cheerful self
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Milt was ready for his meal
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as were Norma
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and Sarah
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Benjamin had already started his roll
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and David was particularly happy to not be driving
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We were pleasantly surprised to see Hillary
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and Lester Smith
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at the next table.
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Pictures of 12.25.00 -- To Pittsburgh for Xmas
We began Christmas day with some out of focus pictures of Suzanne and Sarah
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Milt
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and Norma
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at the Gespass'es before heading to Sally's
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for the main event.
George was there
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as was Suzanne
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Jane and Katie posed for group pictures
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which caused Jane to sprout extra arms
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to the amusement of Adele and Milt.
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This caused generations of the Auerbach women to congregate on the couch
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to watch Sarah think
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and Sam rejoice
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because he knew Robert was coming soon.
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Again, Sam rejoiced
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as Sarah and Katie
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played cranium.
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Pictures of 12.26.00 -- To Pittsburgh for Xmas
The next day, we prepared for our departure. Milt
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engaged Suzanne
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in conversation while Sarah and Jane compared heights
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Once in the car, Jane did experiments with CD cover photography
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and random shots of the car's interior
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until we stopped at this gas station
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and had to have a picture of this sign
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We concluded our photo session with a montage of photos of Sarah cleaning the windows in preparation for her driving experience the next day
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including these that are meant to be artistic
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Pictures of 01.05.01 -- On to Devon Wohl's Bat Mitzvah
We had decided to go to Devon's Bat Mitzvah, so we weren't worried when we saw the snow
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all over the cars
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and the questionable road conditions
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We got our start but had to stop here
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so that Benjamin could use their facilities.
The drive through New Jersey was slow. We gained some speed in Delaware and when we got to this place
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in Maryland, we were ready to eat after we took the obligatory phone booth
picture
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David chose Pizza Hut
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everyone else chose Burger King
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where Kris served up this meal
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We bought some Hershey's kisses from this gentleman
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for the ride onward. And, no trip would be complete without a stop at Starbucks
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for many cups of high test
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Before we knew it, we were at the hotel and into our room. The phone rang and we got into the elevator
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pushed the button
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and there was Bart
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along with Calista's family
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and his family
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and Jane and Devon got a chance to visit
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Pictures of 01.06.01 -- On to Devon Wohl's Bat Mitzvah
The next day, we saw this great license plate
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at the synagogue
here it is blown up
After the service, there was an afternoon break, so Suzanne went to the Talbot's Outlet
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David bought batteries for the camera at Radio Shack
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and we got takeout lunch from this guy
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On the way back, we noticed that the car looked good
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parked in front of our accommodations
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though we thought we should have been staying here
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Once at the party,
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Jane and Devon hooked up with friends
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David found the bar tender
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Bart hooked up with his Air Force buddies
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and we
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settled in for dinner with the Smith's
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when this gentleman came and took our picture
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Next, they assembled some parents with children
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for the toilet paper wrapping contest
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Our team got started
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and things were looking good
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even with these candid shots
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but we didn't win.
Next it was time for the candle lighting
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while Benjamin waited to rev up for dancing
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the cake awaited us
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and the children played with the remains of the contest
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Devon's cousins read her a poem
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Bart and Calista lit the first candle
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then came the uncle from Austin
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and eventually Jane and another friend
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until all were lit
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and then blown out
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Now Benjamin was really ready to dance but he went too fast
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until he came crashing down with his guitar
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Sarah taught Jane how to make a remembrance cup
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that they explained to Devon
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and then gave to her
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Pictures of 01.07.01 -- On to Devon Wohl's Bat Mitzvah
Next day, we got back in the car and headed for home where there was still snow on the driveway
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Pictures of 01.04.01 -- House construction
January 4, 2001
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Pictures of 01.05.01 -- House construction
January 5, 2001
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Pictures of 01.08.01 -- House construction
January 8, 2001
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Pictures of 01.09.01 -- House construction
January 9, 2001
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Pictures of 01.10.01 -- House construction
January 10, 2001 -- the steel for the ceiling
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Pictures of 01.11.01 -- House construction
January 11, 2001
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Pictures of 01.12.01 -- House construction
January 12, 2001
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Pictures of 01.15.01 -- House construction
January 15, 2001
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Pictures of 01.19.01 -- House construction
January 19, 2001
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Pictures of 01.26.01 -- House construction
January 26, 2001
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Pictures of 01.11.01 -- A day in My life
It was January 11 (1/11) and I decided to record many aspects of my day to see just how profound my life is. It began with breakfast where the girls were reading
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and Benjamin was watching television
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Daniel arrived for a ride to school
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and Jane got up to let him in
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I dropped Jane off at school
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and found the road blocked on my way to work
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so I walked towards the main campus
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through the arches
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to Nassau Hall
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for the C/3 meeting which was too private to allow photography.
On the way back, I saw this man in the ground talking on his cell phone
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while his pal dug up the joint
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Ginnie greeted me
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then Michele arrived
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and I talked to Brian
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until Tom came to audit us
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(he won't get far, we have pictures ... )
Amit came by
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to plan COS 111 and then Michele returned from lunch
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At the appropriate time, I went to the car
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and drove to Newark airport
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where I parked in lot B9
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and followed the signs to Terminal B
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looking for the El Al flight
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that was late
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These people
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felt that they had to block the obligatory phone booth picture
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and then I watched people arrive forever
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after the guard had told me I could not take pictures.
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Pictures of 01.12.01 -- A day in My life
The next day, I took a morning picture of Jane
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and then thought better of recording yet another day in the life of ...
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Pictures of 01.15.01 -- The Martin Luther King Birthday celebration
It was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and we also celebrated Jane's honorable mention in the essay contest celebrating his birthday.
We began by recording mother and daughter as we got ready to go
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The auditorium was set for the event
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as they set up the awards table
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and the steel band played
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after which Bob Durkee came up
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to start the awards. First it was the kids who did the posters
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then Jane got her award
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and Janet Dickerson spoke
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we ended with 2 pictures of the award winner with her parents
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Here is the certificate that Jane got
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and here is the text of her essay
//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/02.02.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 02.02.01 -- February 2, 2001 -- A Cruise Day with DrLen
It was the last day before the new semester started, so I decided to drive to Philadelphia and get off the expressway at the parkway
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I drove through the light at Spring Garden Street
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and parked the car
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near Fairmount Avenue
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in sight of the prison
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I walked down to Mt. Vernon
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got to 2140
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and knocked on the pig's nose
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until DrLen answered
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but he was still working
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and his computer was still on
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We quickly read a map
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and took the Ben Franklin Bridge
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to New Jersey.
Our first notable thing was this sign that the dentists provided
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we had to turn around here
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to find our way
to Wacker's
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where there were some fine lamps.
Next we turned around after this house
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with DrLen steady on the wheel
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to go to the Den of Antiquity
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where this gentleman
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told us that despite the wonderful things in the window
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it was probably not open
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So we drove on through the fields
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and past the wildlife
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until we parked the car
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at the 54 Diner
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where DrLen
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carefully studied the menu
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and we heeded this all important sign
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My food was so good that I forgot to take a picture
until it was gone
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The waitress was happy to have her picture be part of our record
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even though we interrupted an impassioned discussion of the tabloid article about what the people on Survivor do when they are off the screen.
Our next stop was at the musical sculptures
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outside Ralph's
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After a visit with Ralph (in a situation that was too bizarre to be photographed) we took a few more pictures
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and headed back to Rte. 40 in search of KingFish
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where the signs were great
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Next we headed to Richland and observed the general store
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from in front of the post office
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before going behind the post office to the Antique Depot
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We still had another stop (or more) inside but when we next parked, we saw a wonderful painted truck parked nearby
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next to a propane tank
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with a fire engine off to the side
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DrLen had to use the cel phone to call Neil Benson
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to see if we should buy this typewriter
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from this lady.
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As always, the typewriter didn't look as good when we got to the parking lot
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Driving on, we came upon the Wall of Shame -- an unfortunate memorial to a man's son who was killed (with 2 of his friends) by a driver of an unlicensed garbage truck.
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We acknowledged the wrong doings of this large slate of people
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said our good byes
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and took some literature to read as we moved along to Vineland
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where the laundromat was closed
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but the toy store
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looked open, so we parked the car and took the obligatory phone booth
pictures
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only to discover that the owner
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was too busy doing day trading to talk to us.
On the way out of town, we found this real sculpture
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floss and all in front of the dentists' offices.
We stopped here for custard
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but they don't sell it int he winter, sow e had to settle for this
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and then get some gas for the trip home
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I left my mark in DrLen's car.
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Hopefully, it will fade well over time to remind us of this day in the country.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/04.10.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 04.10.01 -- Benjamin's Birthday party
It was Benjamin's birthday party time and we all came out to help him celebrate. Sarah
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brought a book to help pass the time.
Suzanne
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posed in front of the refreshment stand and Jane and Kaylen
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played a warmup game of air hockey. The rules of the day were explained carefully
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and then everyone was ready to do the first activity which was video games. Abe and Will
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were clustered at the driving machines while Ian
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tried to get started. Ben and Matt were playing hockey
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then air hockey
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when Kurren stepped into the hockey game
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making Ben go at full force
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as the game progressed
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and Nate joined the drivers
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while Kaylen and Jane watched
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and Sarah and Jane got their drinks
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and Benjamin and Kurren
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settled on a new game
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which got Benjamin going
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and attracted a crowd
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until it was time to walk over
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to the miniature golf, activity 2.
This started with some wild swings
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before Benjamin and Nate traded tips
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that seemed to improve their games
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and Jane did her classic golfer pose.
The third activity was soccer where the kids ran the field
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and eventually Benjamin got to play goalie
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At last, it was time for the cake
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The candles were lit
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and deep breaths were taken
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Once they were out, the party continued
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until we said good bye to the sign
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that defined the day.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/03.11.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 03.11.01 -- Benjamin's birthday party
It was Benjamin's birthday party and so we pulled out the digital camera to start to record the event. We found a few reminder pictures from Jane's Bat Mitzvah
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/04.04.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 04.04.01 -- Benjamin's birthday party
But this was really about Benjamin's birthday. Sarah modeled her new glasses
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Melissa was there
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and so were Jane
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and Suzanne
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Benjamin first modeled his hat
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and then worked it up his head
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for a full facial
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before showing off the party paraphernalia
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We opened the first present
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with this card from Andy
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By the way, here are his new glasses in their case
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After the interlude, there was this card from Josephine
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with this present
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Then the cake
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appeared
and Benjamin took a deep breath
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and started blowing
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until only one
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and then no
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candle was lit.
SO, it was time to open the next card
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which was quite nice
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from Melissa
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Next was the card from Aunt Anne and Uncle Irv
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and the check from Grandma and Dan
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and the birthday letter from Dr. Ginsburg
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Then there were the final presents
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the Lego held by Suzanne
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the remaining wrapping paper
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the Wacky Factory
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and the package from L L Bean
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The party was over and all that remained were the memories
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/04.18.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 04.18.01 -- Sarah's Birthday
It was Sarah's birthday so we decorated the door
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got party hats
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and got her in the mood for the occasion
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as the balloons flew towards the ceiling
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There was, I suppose, cause for celebration
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since Sarah now has a new form of ID and a lot of powers. This seemed to make Suzanne
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quite happy though Benjamin
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didn't seem quite so sure and Jane
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reverted to her party animal personality. The cake
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look good as we lit the candles
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and Sarah rose to the challenge
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/04.20.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 04.20.01 -- Sarah's Birthday
Two days later, the celebration continued
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with the cards hung from the ceiling
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as the first friends arrived
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and Benjamin prepared to do his dance
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while Suzanne
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made the salad.
We did the cake ritual once more
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and again Sarah rose to the challenge
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as her friends assembled
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to watch the cake get cut
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so that they could eat it
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as Suzanne made sure that everything was all right.
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/04.21.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 04.21.01 -- A weekend in April
It was a busy weekend. The weather was very cooperative and there were many things planned. I took Benjamin to soccer
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where he got his new team shirt
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and got ready to play
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as the other parents
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watched the game. And the coaches got them revved for action
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in a game that they were to win 3-0.
Next we went to Panera for lunch. Benjamin had the turkey sandwich
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which he really enjoyed
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and I had cappuccino
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with my sprout sandwich
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all at a reasonable price.
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We came back home and picked up Sarah
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and followed this car
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through the traffic
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until we could leave Sarah and Joyce
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off at Macy's.
We then headed back to the car wash which had already started
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with the girls trying to lure in customers
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We gave him
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our five dollars and got in line. Jane was there
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as were Kaylen
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and her mother
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and father
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They got started on our car
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while Cindy George watched
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and Caroline Williams drove up
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while Jane and Kaylen had their lunch
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Next, Jan Woods arrived
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in the 70 PEDE
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causing Lucy
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great joy.
All this while, there was progress on the Honda
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even though Chris sometimes was washing people's shoes
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The car has never seen this much soap
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Kaylen celebrated
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the new shine on the car
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as the crowd cheered
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and we headed off to the drying station
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Our final stop was at McCaffery's
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where Fernando
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rang us up while Joe
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bagged our groceries.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 04.22.01 -- A weekend in April
We waited until Sunday to start eating the food from McCaffery's. Benjamin
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and Jane
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had bagels and Suzanne
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settled for Poland Springs. We still had remnants
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of the celebration and a clean car
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so Suzanne was ready
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to climb aboard
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for the trip to Parking Space 368
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where we paid for parking
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but couldn't read the ticket screen
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in the glare, so we approached the station
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where this woman
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asked that I not take her picture. (Sorry!!!)
We looked down the track
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to see if a train was coming, but we were in
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for a little longer until the sign
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started to blink and we could get into this car
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to travel past
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through Penn Station
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in Newark until we finally got off
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at Penn Station in New York.
Dick and Fran
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were there so we walked down to the village to watch the chess games
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and be inspired by Gandhi
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on our way to the world's most famous schoolyard basketball court
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We stopped for a drink and this gentleman
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was kind enough to take our pictures
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as we drank our lemonade and iced coffee (sic tea)
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Paige
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arrived and I went to explore the bath room to see the signs
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Francine had recommended. Then we made our way to the restaurant Paige had found
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and entered happily.
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The dinner party were Dick
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Suzanne
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Paige
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Francine
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and David.
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The wine
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was very good as were the antipasti
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and the pasta dishes
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not to mention the main courses
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and the desserts
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I drank my decaf cappuccino
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went to the station and found my train
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Another weekend done.
//GO.SYSIN DD *
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Pictures of 03.10.01 -- Pictures from Jane's Bat Mitzvah
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/05.05.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 05.05.01 -- A visit to San Diego
It was the week before Mother's Day and I hadn't been to San Diego for a while, so I decided to stop on the way to Seattle and see how Dansyl were doing in their new apartment. After the tour, we left the apartment
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and took the obligatory phone booth picture
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at the
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train station where we could read the schedule
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and watch the opposite track
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and the station
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while waiting for Larry
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to happily emerge from his train
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He's thinking of buying Gilbert's business which includes this equipment
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We parked the car in space 157
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and went upstairs to chat in the computer room
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When it was time for dinner, he
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was our server and took this picture
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of me and Larry
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doing the Smith brothers thing. The cousins were all there
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as was the older generation
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Dessert was good
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as was the wine
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/05.13.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 05.13.01 -- The grounds for sculpture
It was Mother's Day so we all got together for an excursion to the grounds for sculpture. We began with a picture of us behind the statue of the heads.
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Then we walked through the tunnel
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and Jane and Benjamin
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became part of the next sculpture. But they were unable to figure out how to join this sculpture
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or the mesh man
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or the crying woman
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or this person.
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David enjoyed his conversation
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with her but he was glad that he didn't have to talk to her.
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Jane and Suzanne sat down for lunch with these nice people
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while the waiter
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watched. All this eating made Jane want to curl up
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and then Benjamin joined her.
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After the rest, we were ready to follow the rules
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as we played
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and then crawled through the sculpture
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to the forest
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where the ladies were
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and things got twisted
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until the bells
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rang but the lake creatures
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slept as their neighbors frolicked
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and Jane greeted
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the old guy.
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This made us want to sit by the boats where these people
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seemed so happy that we
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and others
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joined them.
This lady
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sensed our joy and was floating on air at various angles
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Her friend on the hill
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had to be taken seriously
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and these guys
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just cried out to have us join them
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until we say the colorful sculpture
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We saw the peacock
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took the obligatory phone booth picture
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saw the horse
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and took the requisite family pictures
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to conclude our celebration of Mother's Day.
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cat > AllDates/05.23.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 05.23.01 -- A day in Philadelphia
It was the gap after grading the exams and before giving the grades, so I decided that it was time to spend a day in Philadelphia with DrLen.
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whose neighbor had a good bumper sticker and license plate
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as DrLen got in his car
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and we drove to South Philadelphia where we parked in front of the cigar store that had this Indian (whoops!! Native American)
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in front of it so that we could eat at Marra's.
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where they had good pizzas
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on their menu
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It was even better when it came
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Afterwards, we stopped in the facilities
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to work off the diet cokes we'd had in preparation for our trip to Italiano's
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where they serve water ice and invented the gelati
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I had the out of towners version
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while DrLen's was more traditional
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Next we went to visit Joel
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and Diane
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who took these pictures of her garden
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and we headed off to South Philly where they put
McDonald's
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in front of painted murals on walls. We stopped at this park
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because it was opposite the original Levis building
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while this gentleman obliged for the obligatory phone booth picture
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at the plaque
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for W. E. B. DuBois. He kept talking
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even as I took the piercing pictures
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and pondered getting one as DrLen met his former helper
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whose name I forgot.
On we went towards the tattoo parlor
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and met the chef people.
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and then the police
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who didn't seem to mind me taking their picture but DrLen ducked in here
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Gentle viewer, perhaps you remember why I took this picture...
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as we headed to Rodeo Kidz
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by the stop sign
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while DrLen checked out the windows
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and I shot a picture of another mural
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by Adler's Fabrics
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and the whole street scene
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at the corner with the nicely painted facade
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looking out at the Stop Sign
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not to mention the beautiful pottery
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Then we met an old friend
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Again the street scene was very colorful
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as Larry
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watched over the next corner
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with the Haagen Dazs emblem
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hanging down as we saw another pioneer
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food establishment and a great cigar sign
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with boxes
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and seltzer bottles
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at gargoyles
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The sparkplug
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inspired DrLen
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and the trucks
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and this inspirational message
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led us to Isaiah Zaigar's work
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and we headed further down the street
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past the narrow street
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the directional sign
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and the natives
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to the car. On the way home, we saw this bus sign
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that reminded us that Judy was working, Our very last stop was to admire Wilt's mural
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and take a picture of these guys
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//GO.SYSIN DD *
cat > AllDates/05.27.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 05.27.01 -- A day at the Museum
It was the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend and this seemed like a day when the traffic to the city wouldn't be bad and the crowds easily handled, so we decided to drive in to the Museum of Natural history parking
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on 84th Street. While we waited for the rest of them to cross the street
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Benjamin
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explored the subway entry and we looked at the park
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that was named
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for Theodore Roosevelt who had a statue
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in front of the museum where they sold balloons.
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We wanted to see the genomics exhibit
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but first we visited the Neanderthals
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and dinosaurs
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and headed off for lunch stopping for the obligatory phone booth picture
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The first restaurant
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had too long a wait so we visited the bubble blowing bear
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on the way to the good pizza place
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where we had these condiments
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and some of the family posed for pictures
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Suzanne went back to the toy store
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on the way back to the museum where this police car
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was parked.
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cat > AllDates/05.29.01.0.Txt <<'//GO.SYSIN DD *'
Pictures of 05.29.01 -- A visit to Dr K's office
I sent Maggie with the camera to explore what really happens in the schoolyard. She began with pictures of where you might expect the principal (aka the chief potato head) to park
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but he wasn't there. Fortunately, Joyce
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was in physics though there were no other signs that education happened that day. In physical education, the students
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decided to emulate a small liberal arts college.
The main event still eluded us. Finally, Maggie got into the office of DrK and took pictures of the magical book case
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and then some wonderful closeups
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followed by a picture of the king's chair
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but why didn't she sit in it? The finale were these pictures
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of his tea and mug collections.
Kudos to Maggie for a job well done.