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Friday, October 15, 2010

New lawn mowers!

Just got 2 new lawn mowers...

Night lights in Ha Noi

The city was very nicely decorated for 1,000th birthday of Ha Noi. Even though I arrived after the festivities, the decorations were still up.

Durian is everywhere!

Note #17 on the ice cream menu...

Friday, July 16, 2010

Near Haight & Ashbury, San Francisco

Funny thing I overheard...

Walking near Haight & Ashbury in San Francisco (the epicenter of all things hippy in the 60s)... There was a (seemingly able-bodied) young couple camped out on the sidewalk with a cardboard sign asking for money. They had lots of dyed hair, piercings & tattoos, plus 2 dogs & a cat on leashes. As we walked by, the lady was eating something which the cat was very interested in.  I overheard her say to the cat: "no begging, Castro, no begging."

The science museum ate my son!

Having fun at the San Francisco Exploratorium

Kamil's not sure he likes this ride!

David, Julian, and Teja going on the Coal Cracker a 2nd time

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Bases loaded & a crescent moon

Fans at the Giants game

At the Giants game at AT&T Park

If you look closely, you can see the left-fielder catching the ball. This was the 2nd out in the top of the 8th. The Giants are winning 1-0.

The boat ride to Angel Island

The left support disappears into the clouds!


This boat has wind turbines and solar panels for alternate fuel, plus an exercise, which actually generates power for the boat!


Photos from Angel Island

Marvelous views of San Francisco Bay. A gorgeous, sunny day.

More photos from Alcatraz

At Alcatraz Island

One of these photos is of the visitation booths. The other has the San Francisco skyline in the background.

Mission Dolores, San Francisco

One of the first missions built.

Chinatown, San Francisco

A good first day in San Francisco!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Fun at Hershey Park

David, Eugenia, Julian, Karen, Teja, and Kamil at Hershey Park.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

At the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Under the T Rex & a budding paleontologist.

Smaller than Mario...

More fun at the Pittsburgh zoo.

Monday, June 28, 2010

At the Pittsburgh zoo.

Elephant feeding time, and a good place to get out of the rain...

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Julian at the Horseshoe Curve

This is one of the most famous railroading landmarks.

Julian's new car!

Now he knows what he wants for his 16th birthday...

Altoona, PA