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International travel

Rolling through Amsterdam

(The following post was written in May of 2007, although some of the photos are more recent.)

Houseboats on still water, with reflections of buildings along canal in Amsterdam.

Just back from eight days in Amsterdam with my 25-year old friend, who gets about primarily in a wheelchair . . . and with her dad, my boyfriend.

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California travel

Lands End, and the Labyrinth thereon …

On a warm and sunny day in late April, Sherry and I took a short road trip. Our destination was Lands End Coastal Trail on the northwestern edge of Golden Gate Park, and a hike to the labyrinth at Lands End Point.

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California travel

Birthday lunch at Nepenthe Restaurant, Big Sur, CA

Nepenthe Restaurant, in Big Sur, was opened by Lolly and Bill Fassett in 1949. The restaurant, with its magnificent view, was built using native materials – redwood and adobe — honoring the owners’ vision that it “become one with the landscape and the earth it stands on.”