Rome Day 9 started with a taxi ride to the middle of town where we started our walking tour of Rome. Giulio Cesari our tour guide was informative and charming. Colosseum After the walking tour, we had lunch and took it upon ourselves to explore the rest of the city. Trevi Fountain For dinner, we …
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Italy 2010 Day 8
We checked out of the villa, but not without incident. The day before, it rained so the clothes we left hanging on the clothesline got soaked. We drove around town in search of a laundromat but learned from the tourist office that the only self-service facility was at the top of Montepulciano. Unwilling to carry …
Italy 2010 Day 7
Sarteano Day 7 started out with a drive to Sarteano to explore the open air market. Sarteano should really should be renamed Citta piena di gatti (town full of cats) as we saw numerous cats… or I should say gattos. We found Sandy’s Caffe on one of the small streets and decided to have a …
Italy 2010 Day 4
Podere Spedalone Day 4 started with a drive out to a farmhouse, Podere Spedalone on the outskirts of Pienza. Giancarlo, the proprietor, was quite charming and he immediately made us feel welcome at his place. In the backyard where drinks and appetizers were served, we met Maggie the Magpie, an injured bird nursed back to health at the farm. …
Friday Ferry
It’s ferry in Friday night. We had dinner at Shanghai 1930. Tea Smoked Squab, Garlic Noodles with Shrimp, Crispy Short Ribs and a Red Bean Crepe for dessert. They even poured me a Scotch on the rocks for free! The food was great, but the place was too dark to shoot any photos.
Garageview
Worked in Walnut Creek today. This is the view from the parking garage, 6th floor.
Honolulu Pano
Now that I’m home I’ve had the chance to stitch the pano I took while in paradise.
Bay Bridge Shutdown
Yesterday, the Bay Bridge was closed for construction over the Labor Day weekend. The ferries were running all day so I decided to ride into the city for a dinner date. We ran over to Red’s Java House on Alex’s suggestion, but it was closed by time we got there. So instead we ate some …
Sandy’s Photos
Just got a hold of Sandy’s photos from her little SD880. As usual she’s making me look bad.
Barin Reunion 2009
Yesterday we flew down to San Diego to attend the Barin Family Reunion. The dinner party was held at Hilton Hotel Mission Valley. Can’t say I knew many of the folks but it’s an excuse to get dressed up and drink scotch. I was expecting a low key boring party, I was happily mistaken. These folks …