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France 2015 – Gorges du Verdon

When we left Nice for Marseille, we decided to drive through the beautiful 25 kilometer long Gorges du Verdon – a five hour drive! The 25 kilometer long Gorges du Verdon is one of Europe’s most...

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France 2015 – Marseille

We finally get to our next destination, Marseille. We go on a walking tour of downtown starting with the Old Port which has been an important port in the area since 600 BC when the Greeks used it. We...

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France 2015 – Toulouse

We end our journey across France at Toulouse, home of Airbus and known as the pink city because of all the pinkish colored stone used to construct the famous buildings in the city. We visit the...

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Gothenburg Sweden 2015

We visit Gothenburg, Sweden for the first time where we walk around the city, visit the Volvo Museum, and experience Liseberg on it’s opening Winter day. Some of these photos were taken for us by our...

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Viva Las Vegas 2015

We visit the land of glitz and spend a whole week adventuring up and down the strip. We take in a few spectacular shows and admire all the pomp of the gigantic luxury hotels. Later we hop on the Deuce...

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Garden d’Lights 2015

Atop the beautiful Wilburton Hill overlooking the city center of Bellevue Washington is the Bellevue Botanical Garden. During the holidays, the garden is transformed into a wonderland of lights...

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France 2015 – Paris – Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe is one of the most familiar symbols of Paris and the French nation. It links old and new Paris together at the focus of the intersection of 11 major avenues in Paris. It stands on the...

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France 2015 – Paris – Eiffel Tower

This is Paris! The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris is one of the most recognizable structures in the world and is the symbol of Paris. At 324 meters tall, this iron lattice tower was named after the...

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France 2015 – Giverny – Monet’s Gardens

We start our journey to Monet’s Gardens in Giverny much like Monet did back in the 1800s, at Gare Saint Lazare, the second busiest rail station in Paris. Giverny in northern France about 80 km from...

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United Northwest Model Train Show 2016

We visit the 24th annual United Northwest Model Railroad show at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. This year had the show spanning across three buildings and an outdoor...

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Moment in Paradise

I was lucky enough to win a spot in an all-expenses paid vacation to the beautiful country of Mauritius, courtesy of my employer. My wife and I journeyed to this tropical paradise and discovered some...

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Lakewold Gardens 2016

We visit Lakewold Gardens, a beautiful 10 acre estate garden in Lakewood Washington. It was started by Eulalie Wagner in 1938. The name is a middle English word meaning “lake-woods” and that’s the...

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France 2015 – Paris – Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe is one of the most familiar symbols of Paris and the French nation. It links old and new Paris together at the focus of the intersection of 11 major avenues in Paris. It stands on the...

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Switzerland 2016 – Zurich

Located on the shores of Lake Zurich, Chinagarten Zurich is a beautiful garden that was a gift from Zurich’s partner town of Kunming, China and is dedicated to the three friends of Winter. The three...

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Switzerland 2016 – Appenzell – Ebenalp and Stein

Ebenalp We’re atop the northernmost summit of the Appenzell Alps – the Ebenalp. Since 1955 this mountain has been a popular hiking and parasailing destination for tourists and locals. We board the...

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Seattle – Kerry Park

Kerry Park is a small neighborhood park on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington. It’s only a little over 1 acre in size. The park was given to the city of Seattle in 1927 by Mr....

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Changsha for the Holidays 2016

This Thanksgiving, we decided it has been way too long since we visited all of our great friends and family in Changsha, China. We journeyed back to my lovely wife’s home land to see some sights and...

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Switzerland 2016 – Kronberg

The 1663 meter tall Kronberg mountain, in the western part of Appenzell near the town of Jakobsbad, boasts a cable car, great luge ride down the mountain, a rope park, and miles of hiking trails. The...

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Switzerland 2016 – St. Gallen

We take the train from Schwende to Gossau via Herisau then an express to St. Gallen for a day of exploring in this historic town. 1. Textilmuseum St. Gallen Housed in a former textile mill, the St....

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Switzerland 2016 – Hoher Mountain

Another day another mountain to explore in Appenzell. Today it’s the Hoher Kasten, a 1791 meter peak in the Appenzell Alps overlooking the Rhine. Our cable car starts at the base station in Brulisau a...

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