Saint Pete

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Oh boy, what a day… After the events of yesterday, both of us were basically shot. After our court appearance in Bryansk, we immediately went to the train station to hop a sleeper to Saint Petersburg – 16 hours worth! The best part was that something seems to have disagreed with Lara’s digestive [...] . . . → Read More: Saint Pete

Napa 2006

Picnic at Barnett

Here we are again, off to Napa Valley.  This time, we were joined by our friends John and Carolyn Benyshek.  The trip started out with our typical run around the Golden Gate and a climb up the Marin Headlands.  Then we spent a couple of days exploring Sonoma County.  We took a hike through Armstrong [...] . . . → Read More: Napa 2006

Big Island

Fishing, Hawaii Style

Our friend Russ has a timeshare in Steamboat Springs, which he traded for a week in Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii.  He was nice enough to offer a free stay for Lara and me, and we just couldn’t pass it up!  Waikoloa Village is a sleepy little town about 5 miles off [...] . . . → Read More: Big Island

Andrew’s Graduation

Lara & Andrew at Sarah Lawrence

It’s been a busy month!  This past weekend we went to New York for Andrew’s graduation from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.  While there, we spent a day in Manhattan to take in the sights.  We rode one of the hop-on-hop-off bus tours to get an overview of the city, including Times Square, the [...] . . . → Read More: Andrew’s Graduation

Napa Valley 2004

Chateau Montelena Winery

May was time for our annual pilgrimage to Napa Valley. This is now our 4th annual visit, always timed around Chris’ birthday in May.  These long weekends have become a very welcome tradition, and we’re really starting to know our way around. We start off with an afternoon around San Francisco and just have to [...] . . . → Read More: Napa Valley 2004

Our Honeymoon

Windermere Church

Great Britain (2003)  Lara and I went to Britain for our Honeymoon in June of 2003. We spent most of our trip in Scotland, but we flew in and out of London (Heathrow). The picture above is the Eilan Donan castle on Loch Levin in the Highlands of Scotland. This is one of the most incredible [...] . . . → Read More: Our Honeymoon

Octoberfest

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In October of 2002, we were wrapping up a fairly intenst effort at work that required a handful of us to temporarily move out to northern Virginia.  Lara and I, along with our friends Dave, Mark, and Kimberly, decided to celebrate the completion of this effort with a trip to Munich.  We were just in [...] . . . → Read More: Octoberfest

Paris & Normandy

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In October of 2001, Lara and I visited Paris, with a side trip to the Normandy beaches. It was strange traveling so soon after the September 11th attacks, but all in all the trip went fine.  The most uncomfortable moment was when we popped out of the metro near the U.S. embassy and saw it [...] . . . → Read More: Paris & Normandy

London

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Living on the east coast has certain advantages.  We stumbled across an airfare deal from Dulles to London, and decided to take a 4-day weekend across the pond.  We were worried about how much of the weekend would be bogged down in jet lag, but it turned out to be no issue at all. We had [...] . . . → Read More: London

Italy

Roman Forum

Lara and I took a two week swing around Italy in Late 2000.  We visited Milan, Florence, Pisa, Rome, and Venice.  It was our first extended trip together, and probably served as the event that bound us together.  There’s nothing like travel to put a relationship to the test! This was a fantastic adventure. The scenery, [...] . . . → Read More: Italy