Europe

Florence & Rome

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In October we made a return trip to Italy. After a hectic year, it was a much needed, long-in-the-making trip. This time Channing came along—which always makes for a fun adventure—for her first trip to Italy. We spent about 5 days total, with 3 days in Florence and 2 in…

Amsterdam

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Last March we took a relatively last minute trip to Amsterdam.  At that point I had resolutely sworn-off flying after several bad experiences of having my knees rammed up against airplane seats and hours wasted dawdling about waiting for flights to board at the gate. I decided the only kind…

Pont du Gard, France

The Pont du Gard

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During a week-long holiday in southern France with Ryan’s family, we made a short journey to see the Pont du Gard. Built around 50 AD by the Romans, the aqueduct was designed to bring water to the city of Nimes. This bridge portion—the tallest portion at 160ft—is just one part of…

Paris

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Channing came to London to visit back in late February. It’s a shame I’m just now getting to post pictures from that time of the year. But as part of her trip we took the train for a quick trip to Paris. So here are pictures…from Paris! We had already…

Rome

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Here are a few photos from a last minute December trip to Rome. I wish I could give a play by play, but I am a terrible tourist. I take pictures but forget to read about what I’m looking at sometimes.  Anyway, all I really remember is the food. My…

A Holiday in Barcelona

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This week I’ve been very world weary. There is just too much going on in the world that seems like it shouldn’t. So as a distraction, I returned to my pile of SD cards and finally tackled going through more of my photos. This set is from my first vacation…