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Miska 2024 - June
06/01/24
Miska 2024 - May
05/01/24
Miska 2024 - April
04/01/24
Miska 2024 - March
03/01/24
Miska 2024 - February
02/01/24
Miska 2024 - January
01/01/24
Miska - December
12/01/23
Miska - November
11/01/23
Miska - October
10/01/23
Miska 2023 - September
09/01/23
Miska 2023 - August
08/09/23
India and Taj Mahal 2023
03/18/23
Germany (and Iceland) 2022
12/01/22
Brasil 2022 - after BH
10/18/22
Brazil 2022
10/07/22
Bathroom in the Annex
11/13/20
2020 Summer and Fall and Winter in the Pandemic
08/23/20
Long Island 2020
07/24/20
Balcony Garden
05/05/20
Baltimore 2020
02/09/20
Train show at the NY Botanical Gardens
12/07/19
Mohonk - Winter Wonderland
12/04/19
Oktoberfest 2019
10/06/19
Cool pictures of our apartment
10/06/19
Burle Max at NY Botanical Gardens
09/14/19
Papai In Memoriam
08/04/19
Aussie Parents' Visit
05/15/19
A New Car!
04/24/19
San Francisco
02/10/19
Iceland Five-O
01/26/19
Twin Cities
10/12/18
Oktoberfest 2018
10/07/18
Terceira
09/11/18
Ferry to Terceira
09/10/18
São Jorge
09/07/18
Pico
09/05/18
Faial
09/03/18
São Miguel
08/29/18
Wander Lucio's Visit - 2018
07/03/18
Summer 2018
06/30/18
Brunch Harbor Sail
06/17/18
Deutschland 2018 (Karl)
03/29/18
Iceland 2018 (Karl)
03/20/18
Brasil 2018 (Fernanda)
03/17/18
Karl's Singing Birthday
01/26/18
Miami
01/19/18
Gørill
01/01/18
New Bathroom II!
10/24/17
Chicago
10/13/17
Oktoberfest XI
10/08/17
Apocalipse
08/22/17
Oregon!
08/16/17
Madison, CT
07/10/17
Diane's Wedding, observed
06/11/17
Brasil 2017 (Fernanda)
03/24/17
Christmas 2016
12/24/16
New Bathroom!
11/01/16
Staycation in Brooklyn
10/15/16
Oktoberfest X
10/09/16
Vermont
09/18/16
Brasil 2016
08/10/16
Italy 2016 (Karl)
07/27/16
Berlin 2016
06/11/16
Nashville
01/21/16
Germany, 2015
11/26/15
Iceland
11/20/15
Cape Cod
10/18/15
Oktoberfest 2015
09/27/15
Lunar Eclipse - "Blood Moon"
09/27/15
Summer 2015
07/18/15
Hawk and other animals
07/17/15
Berlin
04/01/15
The Faroe Islands
03/20/15
Copenhagen
03/19/15
Christmas at the New Place (2014)
12/24/14
Danube River Cruise (Karl)
11/18/14
Wilmington & Western Railroad, 2014
11/02/14
The Berkshires
10/18/14
Oktoberfest 2014 - Executive House
10/05/14
2014 Brasil - World Cup
06/24/14
Longwood Gardens - thank you RuthAnn!
04/26/14
California, 2014
02/19/14
Thanksgiving 2013
11/28/13
Berlin, Tante Wiebke (Karl)
11/24/13
Iceland, 2013 (Karl)
11/20/13
Through the Looking Glass with Karl in Europe
11/18/13
Vermont 2013
11/01/13
Wilmington & Western Railroad Steam Engine Train Ride
10/20/13
Oktoberfest 2013
10/05/13
Brasil 2013 (Fernanda)
05/25/13
Intrepid
05/04/13
Road Trip South
03/24/13
Another German Christmas (2012)
12/24/12
Hurricane Sandy
10/29/12
Oktoberfest in our Apartment 2012
09/30/12
Air Show, Tough Kennamon, PA
08/25/12
Greece, Islands, 2012: Sifnos
07/20/12
Athens
07/19/12
IRF Reunion
06/23/12
Vermont, 2012
04/08/12
Our Tulip Blooms
03/25/12
Party for Karl's 43rd Birthday
01/28/12
Christmas 2011 at Mt. Snow
12/24/11
5th annual Oktoberfest in our Apartment!
10/01/11
Guests, 2011
09/12/11
Karl's Father in 2011
09/10/11
Misc. grab-bag, 2011
08/18/11
Brasil 2011
07/15/11
Vermont, "Spring" 2011
04/23/11
Nidhi and Arvind's Bangle Ceremony
03/27/11
Karl's 42nd Birtday (observed)
01/29/11
Winter Vacation with Missy and Alex
01/15/11
Brasil 2010
10/04/10
Oktoberfest 2010, Hackensack
09/25/10
Governor's Island, NYC
09/19/10
Karl's family
09/12/10
Vermont
03/26/10
Skiing Hunter Mt. 2010
02/14/10
Karl celebrates turning 41
01/30/10
Babs visits
01/17/10
New Year's Eve
12/31/09
Halloween/Thanksgiving 2009
11/26/09
Oktoberfest 2009, Hackensack
10/03/09
2009 at the pool!
08/18/09
Brú na Bóinne
08/08/09
Galway
08/04/09
Northern Ireland
07/30/09
Donegal
07/24/09
Dublin, etc.
07/18/09
2009 with the Urano family
05/23/09
Brasil 2009
04/10/09
Weihnachten, 2008
12/24/08
Syncsort Xmas Party 2008
12/15/08
Family visits: Karl's parents, uncle, and cousin
11/22/08
Vania's Visit
11/15/08
Marden's visit
11/08/08
Autumn hiking, Ramapo, NJ
10/18/08
Oktoberfest 2008, Hackensack
10/04/08
Labor Day Pool Party
08/31/08
Philharmonic in the Park (yet again)
06/24/08
Fernanda's Parents Come to Visit
06/02/08
Memorial Day Weekend in CT with Missy
05/26/08
Fernanda's Birthday Party, 2008
05/17/08
Katja comes to visit!
04/20/08
Spring 2008
04/12/08
Nikhil's Karaoke Birthday Bar Party
04/05/08
Cross-country Skiing in New England
02/09/08
Karl's Birthday Party 2008
01/26/08
Xmas 2007
12/24/07
Syncsort Xmas 2007
12/08/07
Oktoberfest in our Apartment
10/06/07
Crash!
09/15/07
Nebraska, Iowa
09/13/07
Wyoming, Nebraska, Blow-out
09/12/07
Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
09/11/07
California, Nevada
09/10/07
San Francisco
09/09/07
San Francisco, Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiberon
09/08/07
San Francisco
09/07/07
Yosemite to San Francisco
09/06/07
Yosemite
09/05/07
Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks
09/04/07
Nevada, Death Valley, California
09/03/07
Arizona, Nevada
09/02/07
Arizona
09/01/07
Grand Canyon
08/31/07
Utah, Grand Canyon
08/30/07
Canyonlands
08/29/07
Arches National Park
08/28/07
Utah
08/27/07
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah
08/26/07
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons
08/25/07
Yellowstone
08/24/07
Wyoming, Montana, Yellowstone
08/23/07
South Dakota, Wyoming
08/22/07
South Dakota
08/21/07
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota
08/20/07
Ohio to Chicago
08/19/07
Pennsylvania to Ohio
08/18/07
5th Brazilian Film Festival, NY
08/08/07
Fernanda's Birthday Party 2007
05/19/07
Paris
03/31/07
Amsterdam
03/30/07
Volendam
03/29/07
Antwerp
03/28/07
Vernon
03/26/07
Château Gaillard
03/26/07
Château de Versailles
03/25/07
Ski Trip 2007 -- Mount Snow
02/17/07
Karl's Birthday Party
01/27/07
Weihnachtsfeier
12/24/06
Syncsort Xmas Party 2006
12/09/06
New Car!
11/28/06
Random New York
11/05/06
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
10/24/06
Wander Lucio & Christy
10/20/06
Oktoberfest at Bear Mountain
10/08/06
New England
09/30/06
Barbeque with John and Petya
09/03/06
Sabira's Birthday Party
08/12/06
Allegra's Birthday Party
07/30/06
Opera in the Park
07/18/06
At the Beach
07/16/06
Ante Syncsort Group Dinner
07/14/06
Word Cup, USA
07/09/06
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, once more
07/08/06
Brasil 2006, Ceará: Fortaleza, Jericoacoara
06/17/06
Brasil 2006, Belo Horizonte
06/10/06
Karl's & Parents
06/04/06
Happy Birthday Pool Party!
05/19/06
Cherry Blossom Festival, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
04/29/06
Planting a Garden
04/09/06
Fixing Up the Car
04/09/06
At the Ballet with AFS
04/06/06
Alana
04/02/06
Various Times at Sean & Cecilia's
03/05/06
Skiing, 2006 - Hunter Mountain
02/18/06
Karl's Birthday (observed (by some))
01/25/06
Bente's Visit
01/10/06
Xmas Party 2005
12/12/05
Ballooning in Lancaster, PA
11/05/05
Segovia, Spain
10/14/05
Toledo, Spain
10/13/05
Madrid, Spain
10/12/05
Sevilla, Spain
10/10/05
Évora, Tavira, and the Road to Spain...
10/06/05
Porto, Portugal
10/04/05
Eclipse -- Bragança, Portugal
10/03/05
Coimbra and Conimbriga, Portugal
10/01/05
Nazaré and Obidos, Portugal
09/28/05
Lisboa and Sintra, Portugal
09/24/05
Wander Lucio and Christy's Visit
09/18/05
Dinner at Sean and Cecilia's
08/13/05
At the Beach
08/06/05
Pool Minders
07/30/05
From Ivy's Beach to Ivy's Party
07/23/05
Opera in the Park for Allegra's Birthday
07/19/05
Five Year Anniversary Cruise
07/17/05
Social Butterflies
07/16/05
Social Pictures
07/14/05
Central Park Summer Stage
07/09/05
4th of July, 2005
07/04/05
A Day on the River
06/25/05
An Opera in the Park
06/14/05
Memorial Day, 2005
05/30/05
Scooting in NJ Liberty State Park
05/29/05
Scooting to Ashes & Snow
05/28/05
Fernanda's Birthday Party, 2005
05/20/05
Juliana & Cristiano
05/15/05
Nidhi & Arvind's Wedding (observed)
05/07/05
Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival), Brooklyn Botanic Garden
04/30/05
Brasil, 2005
04/18/05
About Town
03/01/05
At Home
02/28/05
The Gates in Central Park
02/13/05
Winter, 2005
01/23/05
A New Year
01/01/05
Christmas 2004
12/25/04
Syncsort Xmas Party 2004
12/21/04
More random
12/20/04
Buraco night
12/19/04
Thanksgiving 2004
11/25/04
Z
10/31/04
AFS NYC Zoo trip
10/30/04
Pumkin Pickin'
10/23/04
Old Short Hills
10/03/04
Whirling dervishes
09/24/04
Random Fall 2004
09/22/04
Saroj's birthday
09/20/04
Pool Party!
08/22/04
Allegra's Party
07/17/04
Family
07/15/04
Guests
07/11/04
Summer 2004 Misc II
07/01/04
Beach 2004
07/01/04
Opera in Central Park
06/16/04
Summer 2004 Misc
06/01/04
Brasil 2004, the rest
05/31/04
Brasil 2004, part 3
05/29/04
Brasil 2004, continued
05/20/04
Fernanda's Birthday, Observed
05/15/04
Brasil, 2004
05/14/04
Highlights of Holi
03/12/04
Holi - Full Set
03/09/04
New Kitchen
02/09/04
Xmas 2003
12/24/03
Wanessa's Wisit
12/16/03
Diwali
10/24/03
Random
10/04/03
Misc Dinners, Parties, 2002, 2003
09/16/03
Fernanda's Very Old Family Photos
09/04/03
Cristiano's Visit
07/15/03
Fernanda's Birthday Party
05/18/03
Europe 2003
04/25/03
Oz 1998
08/01/98
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Road Trip, Day 24
California, Nevada We left San Francisco today. We're on the road again. Though it took us a while to build up the momentum to escape SF's attraction. By 2 o'clock we had only made it about 20 miles outside SF up route 1 to Stinson Beach. We were enchanted. Probably helped that it was a beautiful sunny day. We had lunch, walked along the beach, and were really kind of reluctant to go.
I was feeling kind of car sick from the twisty turns of route 1 while looking at a map. It felt like we had driven miles and miles on route 1, but when I looked it was only a really short distance. We headed off towards wine country.
We stopped at a relatively small vineyard in the Sonoma valley, did a tasting, but neither of us are really wine snobs, or that into it. We drove on into the Napa valley, and I must say it has completely jumped the shark. It was nothing like my memories of it from back in the early 80s. Possibly the fact that everything seems drier right now might have something to do with it, but the big pretentious "wineries" with their menu of "tastings" and the price list are just too much. I remember small to midsized vineyards where you go to try what they make and how this year's vintage turned out, so you can discover what you like and learn what are the good labels. None of this pretentious "epicurean experience" in huge pretentious grounds, with pretentious bourgeois tourists spending money to try and compensate for lack of taste. Blah.
We broke 5000 miles driving through wine country, our last bit of sight-seeing before turning back for the return trip. [Actually we broke 6000 miles I now have discovered -- I lost 1000 miles somewhere in Utah... So this is actually a significant milestone, or rather kilometerstone: we surpassed km 10000 this day, which is a quarter of the circumference of the Earth -- it's as if we had driven from the North Pole to the Equator!]
So we headed east on Interstate 80, the road that will take us home. We blew through Sacramento, and headed to Lake Tahoe, where we hoped to spend the night so we could see the area in the morning. But it was either full up or way too expensive. We drove through and tried every motel, but it was no use.
Lake Tahoe is expensive even to just drive through, as I got a ticket just after getting back on I-80 after having given up on Tahoe and decided to push on through to Reno, Nevada. So hooray, I have a speeding ticket from California...
We drove through to Reno, and after driving through the garishly lit downtown with its casinos, we settled into yet another Motel 6 (with no wifi).
So, the push for home has begun. Turns out I-80 will be the best interstate to take, which means we will be passing through the salt flats and Salt Lake City again. If only I'd known... My ideal route would have us leaving from Seattle and driving through North Dakota, but alas, alas, there is no time to get that far up north. So many things to see and do, so little time.
Tomorrow we plow further eastward as much as we can.
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Previous Entries
:-( 06/19/21
Açores 08/29/18
Our New Bathroom Saga 11/17/16
Europe 2015 03/16/15
The Berkshires 10/18/14
Road Trip South 03/23/13
Greece! 07/26/12
Our Trip to Ireland 08/09/09
Google Map of our Trip 09/17/07
Road Trip: The End 09/15/07
Road Trip, Day 27 09/13/07
Road Trip, Day 26 09/12/07
Road Trip, Day 25 09/11/07
Road Trip, Day 23 09/09/07
Road Trip, Day 22 09/08/07
Road Trip, Day 21 09/07/07
Road Trip, Day 20 09/06/07
Road Trip, Day 19 09/05/07
Road Trip, Day 18 09/04/07
Road Trip, Day 17 09/03/07
Road Trip, Day 16 09/02/07
Road Trip, Day 15 09/01/07
Road Trip, Day 14 08/31/07
Road Trip, Day 13 08/30/07
Road Trip, Day 12 08/29/07
Road Trip, Day 11 08/28/07
Road Trip, Day 10 08/27/07
Road Trip, Day 9 08/26/07
Road Trip, Day 8 08/25/07
Road Trip, Day 7 08/24/07
Road Trip, Day 6 08/23/07
Road Trip, Day 5 08/22/07
Road Trip, Day 4 08/21/07
Road Trip, Day 3 08/20/07
Road Trip - Day 2 08/19/07
Road Trip! Day 1 08/18/07
Europe 2007 03/31/07
Brasil 2006 06/09/06
Our trip to Portugal and Spain 10/31/05
More and more photo sets 09/14/05
Scooting in NJ Liberty State Park 05/29/05
Scooting to Ashes & Snow 05/28/05
Lots o' new photo sets 01/17/05
Brasil, 2004 05/14/04
Have a Messy Holi 03/08/04
Diwali 10/24/03
Random Stuff 10/04/03
A Party for Fernanda 05/18/03
Australia & Misc. 08/15/98
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