tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88831713037387954482024-03-13T14:41:25.810-07:00PurkeyPagesA Photograhic Journey of SortsTerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-6021797988604411422015-11-22T22:12:00.000-08:002015-11-22T22:12:47.372-08:00Reykjavik, Iceland - day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We made a major change in the way we travel for this trip - we took only carryon luggage - and IcelandAir has really small allowances. But we managed to fit everything in these suitcases with room for souvenirs. It was such a pleasure to avoid checked luggage and to be able to easily maneuver through the tube or metro with these smaller suitcases. We won't travel with full sized suitcases again!<br />
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Our grand adventure begins with a red-eye flight to Reykjavik, arriving at 6:30am in the dark and rain. We drove the 45 minutes from the airport into Reykjavik, ate breakfast and starting exploring the city. The weather was WINDY, cold and rainy.<br />
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First on the 'must see' list is Hallgrimskirkja church. In a town where the tallest building is maybe 3-4 stories, this 9+ story church dominates the landscape.<br />
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The city as seen from the top of Hallgrimskirkja.<br />
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We got out of the rain for an hour or so and took the tour of the Harpa Concert hall on the waterfront. It's a strikingly modern building. We didn't get a picture of the outside (it was pouring and windy), so this is from google search.<br />
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These cool windows are about 4' tall and three dimensional like a big beehive.<br />
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The mirrored ceiling meets the dimensional glass wall.<br />
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We checked into our hotel room in the late afternoon - it had lots of personality. The entrance to the hotel was through a restaurant but that wasn't the most surprising thing - the most surprising thing was that the hot water in the shower and faucet smelled like sulfur. All the hot water in the city is from underground and smells like sulfur! Who knew?<br />
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Jet lag finally caught up with us and we were in bed asleep by 8pm! - end of day 1</div>
Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0Reykjavík, Iceland64.141447169788037 -21.89944267272949264.139715669788032 -21.90448517272949 64.143178669788043 -21.894400172729494tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-32432798873015022932015-11-22T21:05:00.001-08:002015-11-23T07:23:32.941-08:00Iceland - day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The weather today is much better. Still cold, but mostly sunny. We get an early start to drive the "Golden Circle". We opted to rent a car and drive ourselves instead of taking one of the many tours so that we had the freedom to explore at our own pace.<br />
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The rain clouds followed us all day but we only had an occasional sprinkle catch up to us. The landscape was much prettier and more colorful than I expected. Each curve in the road brought out ooos and ahhhhs - I expected harsh, barren land and instead found this colorful landscape.<br />
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We arrived at Thingvellir park where we saw the valley between the North American tectonic plate and the European plate. It's about 7km wide and moves apart at 1cm a year. We watched but didn't see any movement. :) This park is also the site of the country's first church and the prime minister's summer home.<br />
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This cliff is the face of the North American tectonic plate.<br />
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Prime Minister's summer home.<br />
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Gullfoss falls - one of the largest in Europe. There is a serious volume of water crashing over this falls. It may not be tall, but it is mighty.<br />
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On the left of the photo you can see a trail with people and then midway, out on the point, those little dots are people looking out over the top of the falls. We walked out there and got soaked in the mist!<br />
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We arrived in London about noon and quickly passed through customs, found the tube and started our journey to our apartment in the Islington neighborhood, north of the city. It's the first of many times we're thankful we have only carryon luggage to haul around!<br />
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Small, but clean and adequate for us.....kind of like a cruise ship; we mostly need a place for breakfast and to sleep! It was mid afternoon so we decided to just walk around and explore our neighborhood and get a feel for the city.<br />
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A typical neighborhood - no detached houses anywhere and we were pretty far out in the suburbs. All attached homes and didn't see any garages unless they're in a back alley somewhere.<br />
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Tomorrow starts some serious sightseeing as we head to Cambridge.</div>
Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-24253837158828347012015-11-22T20:01:00.000-08:002015-11-22T20:01:56.004-08:00London - day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our first full day in London and we spent it in ........... Cambridge. We'd planned to go to the Changing of the Guards, but they only switch every other day, tomorrow. So, Cambridge it is.<br />
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It's about a 30 minute tube ride to Cambridge.<br />
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Bicycles are the main mode of transportation - they are everywhere and ridden by everyone - students, teachers, men in suits and women in skirts. Handbills are also everywhere - fences are covered with them.<br />
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Punting on the Cam (which we didn't do - Dan said 'no thanks'. You can see we had a beautiful day - the weather was so pleasant our whole time in London.</div>
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I had two main things I wanted to see in Cambridge - the Wren library and King's College Chapel. Both were amazing! We couldn't take pics in the Wren library, but it was fascinating - for once we were intrigued by the contents of the building rather than the building itself.</div>
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There were original notebooks from Isaac Newton with his scribbled notes in the margins, the original handwritten manuscript of Winnie the Pooh by Milne, a beautifully illustrated first edition Koran, a first book of Shakespeare, and more. </div>
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King's College Chapel was located down a couple of alley/streets and around a corner. </div>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0Cambridge, Cambridge, UK52.206581015040236 0.1132106781005859452.204148515040238 0.10816817810058593 52.209013515040233 0.11825317810058594tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-16679393767468011382015-11-22T17:01:00.000-08:002015-11-22T17:01:43.192-08:00London - day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Friday, October 2<br />
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Standing in Trafalgar Square - the arches lead to St. James park. The square was under construction everywhere so we didn't linger. St James Park is lovely and the gardens are just gorgeous.<br />
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Buckingham Palace from St James park<br />
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Dan's focus this morning is to get to Buckingham early enough that we can get a good photo place for the changing of the guards. He kept rushing me through the park! We got to the palace about 10am and the area was starting to fill up but it was nothing compared to how crowded it finally got.<br />
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The new guards arrived around 11:30 and the whole ceremony took about 40 minutes - 40 long, boring minutes to me. However, Dan loved it. I couldn't wait to leave.</div>
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Had lunch at the Grenadier, a pub originally built to feed the queen's guard soldiers - Dan had the best beer of the trip - a Wodehouse Wherry. Then, the tube to St. Paul's Cathedral. We couldn't take photos inside, but it is definitely another beautiful church. One of the 50 London churches designed by Christopher Wren, it is the second largest domed cathedral after St. Peter's in Rome.<br />
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We didn't climb the dome levels, though I wish now that we would have.<br />
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The cathedral from the Millenium bridge.<br />
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On to the shopping / eating area called Neal's Yard. Found it online and was surprised it was so small. We passed through and took a few pictures, then went to dinner and home to do laundry.<div>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0St James's Park, London SW1A 2BJ, UK51.5024597 -0.134810900000047725.980425200000003 -41.443404900000047 77.0244942 41.173783099999952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-90557291814036650922015-11-22T11:31:00.001-08:002015-11-22T11:31:26.307-08:00London - day 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Saturday, Oct 3<br />
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Today is all about the Westminster area -<br />
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Parliament buildings - now here's some serious architecture!<br />
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We couldn't take photos in Westminster Abbey, but we were kind of underwhelmed by the cathedral for some reason. Yes, it's big; yes, it's historic; but, somehow it was underwhelming overall. We could take pics in the cloisters area (the part of the abbey where the clergy/monks live, work, study, etc.)<br />
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After spending all morning and early afternoon in Westminster, we had some time to kill before our evening comedy club reservations, so we crossed the Thames and explored the Lambeth area. I'd earmarked the Lambeth garden as a place to see if there was time.<br />
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Great doors, right?<br />
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Next on the "agenda" - Whitehall area and the Victoria Embankment garden (can you tell we enjoy fnding gardens?)<br />
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We had dinner and drinks at Tattershall Castle (actually a boat permanently moored on the Thames) and stayed for the comedy show which I had pre-booked. Dinner was mediocre but the comedy was hilarious. It was a good night! A few nighttime photos, a tube ride home, and day 4 is done........<br />
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-90712372322972032692015-11-22T09:09:00.000-08:002015-11-22T09:09:33.191-08:00London - day 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sunday, October 4<br />
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Our last day in London started at the Tower of London. We were there bright and early so the ticket line wasn't very long. Once we got inside, the wait to see the crown jewels was minimal. We were underwhelmed by the jewels and the other museum items in general. We were in and out of this section pretty quickly. We found the grounds more interesting.<br />
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The castle was originally a royal residence and at that time common gifts from visiting royalty were live exotic animals. Over the years a large menagerie was established and this sculpture represents that menagerie.<br />
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Nearby is the Tower Bridge which we did not tour, just walked across:<br />
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One of the places I wanted to see was St. Dunstan in the East so after lunch we headed that direction. On the way we came across a couple of cool finds.<br />
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All Hallows church - the oldest in London. A small, charming, old church. Its claim to fame in addition to being the oldest is that it houses the oldest existing Saxon arch (from 675) and Roman tesselated flooring from the 2nd century.<br />
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Continuing on we found the pub with maybe the coolest name in London - we stopped in for a drink.<br />
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St. Dunstan in the East is another church built by Christopher Wren that was bombed during WWII. They left the damaged walls & tower and created a little park. It's calm and quiet in the middle of a busy city - a great little surprise of a garden.<br />
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This little garden was one of my favorite sites in London. After all the elaborate, intricate architecture, it was a relief to enjoy something simpler. Dan said he'd seen enough stone and concrete and wanted some green, so we took the tube across town to Hyde Park.<br />
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Speakers Corner was in full swing - lots of religious speakers and more than a few hecklers.<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised to see that all the planting beds were still in full bloom and pretty - arbors, paths, rose gardens, a lake - the park has it all!<br />
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We walked FORever through this park - didn't realize how big it was.<br />
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It was time for a rest. As we finally moved on, we were surprised by this monument - somehow my research overlooked this.<br />
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The Prince Albert monument built by Queen Victoria in 1875 is 176 feet tall, and literally glows in the sun with all the gold detailing. Around the base are 169 individual composers, architects, artists, poets, etc. On each of the 4 corners is a large sculpture representing Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas with figures and a central animal. This is one detailed and amazing monument!<br />
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We're starving by this point so keep walking into the Nottinghill district and find a pub - The Windsor Castle - Dan had beef pie and Yorkshire pudding; I had delicious salmon and asparagus.<br />
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Caught the tube home and spent the evening updating my trip journal and RESTING!</div>
Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tower of london, london51.507754166802641 -0.07583141326904296951.50528366680264 -0.080873913269042974 51.510224666802642 -0.070788913269042963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-20227177509121000982015-11-21T22:14:00.000-08:002015-11-21T22:14:48.539-08:00Paris - day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today is a travel day between London and Paris. We took the Chunnel and enjoyed a couple hours of comfortable train travel. It was raining most of the trip but we did get to see some of the countryside. We arrived in Paris about 4:30 and took a cab to the apartment, arriving first. Robb & Cindy and Mike & Anna were stuck in traffic (they were coming from the Normandy area).<br />
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The apartment we rented through Flip Key was excellent. The hospitality of the hosts was excellent, the apartment was beautifully appointed, just as advertised. And we came to appreciate how centrally located it was. Since there were 3 couples, we needed 3 bedrooms and wanted 3 baths - we got that and more.......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our welcome gift from our hosts - a bottle of wine, croissants, and lovely fresh flowers</td></tr>
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Dinner was late and this local bakery is the only "quick" food open (they DID have more than just pasteries).<br />
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This is the view from our windows. Our apartment is on embassy row, across the street from the Japanese and British consulates, with others up and down the street. Lots of armed guards everywhere. On our side of the street were high end clothing stores - fashionistas everywhere.<br />
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La Madeleine church was located just a couple blocks from our apartment and became our landmark to know we were almost home. The metro station is right across the street.<br />
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Our first day in Paris ended early when we headed to bed to catch up on rest......</div>
Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com1Madeleine, Paris, France48.868779917655644 2.320947647094726648.863557417655642 2.3108626470947264 48.874002417655646 2.3310326470947267tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-53372317593586523912015-11-21T20:31:00.000-08:002015-11-21T20:31:06.345-08:00Paris -day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wednesday, Oct 6<br />
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This was to be our day of rest and recuperation. We've come from a busy week in London and Mike & Anna, Robb & Cindy have come from days in Normandy. After a leisurely morning, we discovered by accident that there was to be a scheduled museum strike on Thursday. So, we adapted. Instead of a relaxing afternoon, we decided to start the museum march....... We began with the d'Orsay.<br />
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A rainstorm moved in that afternoon and we all got good and wet.<br />
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The d'Orsay is in a converted train station. This is the sculpture 'garden'. They have a wonderful impressionist collection but my cold was really getting me down so I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked. However, Dan had a revelation - after walking through a couple rooms of impressionist art, he told me he now understands my art style and preferences. An aha moment!<br />
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The lock bridge - I thought they were going to take them all off, but it hasn't happened yet. And locks are appearing on other bridges as well - it may be a losing battle.<br />
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We have added lots of interesting door photos to our collection.<br />
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Wednesday, October 7 (day 3) **warning - lots of pics in this one because we saw LOTS of places**<br />
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After feeling so sick yesterday, the French medications took hold and I felt MUCH better. Miracle drugs I tell you!<br />
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Today is Power Museum day in anticipation of the possible strike tomorrow. The plan is that we'll see the "must see" places for each of us today, using our passes, and then if there's a strike, at least we'll have seen our preferred places. We found that we all wanted to visit Ste Chapelle and Notre Dame so we agreed to start the day there and then go our separate ways.<br />
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We took the metro to Ste Chapelle, our first stop and probably my favorite place of the whole trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool gargoyles like on Notre Dame - water downspouts</td></tr>
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You enter through the lower level, a chapel created for the servants and commoners.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not too shabby of a chapel, right? it is beautiful.</td></tr>
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Up a narrow flight of stairs is the grand chapel for the royal family........it took my breath away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was like being in a jewel box with the sun glancing through the panes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">each large window had different shaped panels and each panel told a different story from the bible with the windows behind the altar telling the story of Jesus.</td></tr>
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The chapel retains 75% of its original 13th century glass!<br />
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This church was much more intimately sized and really touched me in some way. I could have stayed longer, but we were on a schedule to try to fit in as much as possible......so we moved on.<br />
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A couple blocks away.....Notre Dame - that row of carvings above the 3 doors is all life-sized people!<br />
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I think the side and back views of the cathedral were more interesting and dramatic to me. It was very cool to see the flying buttresses in the rear view of the cathedral - so big and dramatic and amazing.<br />
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Read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett to learn all about the development of this building technique - fascinating read and an excellent book.<br />
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Inside, the massive size was overwhelming and I don't have the words to really convey the size.<br />
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At this point we split up and went on to see places independently. We headed to the nearby Louvre.<br />
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And, of course, the reason everyone goes to the Lourve, the Mona Lisa. OMG, can I just say, the crowds were crazy around the painting!<br />
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Again, to me the more interesting and beautiful parts of the museum were the ceilings - more so even than the art! (don't tell anyone, I'll always take architecture over art)<br />
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We spent about 2 hours here and it was enough for us. Next on my agenda was L'Orangerie to see Monet water lily paintings. Back through the Tuilleries garden to this small tucked away museum.<br />
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I appreciated the Monet paintings so much more now than I would have a couple years ago. My experiences and exposure to art making of my own - the creation of layers and working with colors vastly improved my appreciation of all impressionist art in general, Monet in particular.<br />
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There are several 20-30 foot log water lily paintings in this circular room of the gallery. I have to admit, when we first walked in I was underwhelmed. I expected something ...... different.<br />
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Dan actually actively dislike the paintings and wasn't interested in staying. I had him go up closer with me and that's where the magic happens.<br />
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By this time we've power-viewed 4 major museums and are beat. So we head back to the apartment for dinner and one last outing.<br />
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The Champs Elysees feeding into the circle street around the Arc de Triomphe, our evening destination. We went with Mike and Anna and climbed the couple hundred steps to the top of the Arc, enjoying a mild evening and fabulous city views.</div>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0Notre Dame, Paris, France48.8527288 2.350563500000021148.842280800000005 2.3303935000000213 48.8631768 2.3707335000000209tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-78681449267588114352015-11-20T21:01:00.000-08:002015-11-21T17:53:22.257-08:00Paris -day 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thursday, Oct 8<br />
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Everyone's moving slowly today - sick people, tired people. Dan and I took off on our own to see just a couple of things, intending a short day. Then we got caught up in taking pics and more pics so a couple hours turned into 6 hours!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Palais and the Pont Alexandre bridge (it leads to Invalides)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even the bridges are amazingly decorated</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Invalides dome (Napoleon's tomb)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the dome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the dramatic ceilings in all these buildings - I got a kink in my neck from looking up so much</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Napoleon's tomb was a surprise - so "plain"after all the ostentatious golds everywhere else; BUT, the tomb itself is giant for a man of such small stature; you can get a sense of scale by comparing the tomb to those people on the side.</td></tr>
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After spending a couple hours at Ivalides, we walked on to explore the Rodin museum and see his most renowned sculpture - The Thinker. It's an interesting museum as much of it is in an outside garden - but, noisy construction was everywhere, so we didn't linger.<br />
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Day 5, Friday, Oct 9<br />
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This is the last day on our museum pass and Dan and I want to go to Versailles. We take the RER train about 30 minutes outside Paris. Once there, we got in line and waited and waited. It was past time to open so Dan went up to the gate where a crowd had gathered. Lo and behold, Versailles was closed due to a museum strike! We decided not to wait around and see if it was a short lived one or all day......we decided to return to the city and explore the Eiffel Tower area. <br />
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Here's what we saw of Versailles:<br />
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Back to Paris and the Eiffel:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking along the Seine from the train station to the Eiffel on a beautiful morning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">of course we had to share a kiss at the most romantic site in the world, right?</td></tr>
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We climbed about 350 steps to the first level (elevator lines were TOO long!) and looked around then actually ended up eating lunch at the restaurant on that level. We had perfect seats right next to the window looking out over the Trocadero fountains and museum. Gorgeous!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Invalides in the distance as we climbed up the Eiffel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Seine from the Eiffel</td></tr>
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After lunch we decided to lazily make our way back to the apartment - we took the opportunity to "get lost" in the city and wandered about. Here are a few things that caught our eye in this photogenic city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fashion in windows everywhere and by law they have to post prices of everything displayed - that was eye-opening!</td></tr>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-30870918132080898872015-11-18T20:51:00.000-08:002015-11-20T19:05:04.086-08:00Paris -day 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 6, Saturday, Oct 10<br />
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All six of us spent the day exploring the neighborhood of Montmartre.<br />
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I love google maps - it was such a helpful tool when planning the trip - looking up addresses to see what places were close together, estimating travel time between sites, and then actually getting us where we wanted to go. Using my phone maps was SO much easier than using a guidebook (and more lightweight!) This blurry map shows our apartment, very centrally located, and the area encompassed by the Montmartre neighborhood......</div>
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It's a delightful, artsy neighborhood anchored by the stunning church Sacre Coeur. Featured in many skyline pics of Paris, this large white church dominates the hillside north of the city.</div>
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Built in a white travertine, the building's stone never needs cleaning because of a chemical reaction to water when it rains. Cool, huh?</div>
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This ceiling is one of the largest mosaics in the world. Gorgeous, right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheese booth at the Montmartre wine festival</td></tr>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France48.8867524 2.343041900000002948.8854474 2.3405204000000031 48.8880574 2.3455634000000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-3350611608597664932015-11-18T20:48:00.001-08:002015-11-18T20:48:18.513-08:00Paris - day 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 7, Sunday, Oct 11<br />
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Our ranks reduced by sickness, just Cindy and I head off to spend the day shopping for bargains at the Marches aux Puces (flea market). The sick people rested and took small forays out for food.<br />
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We only made it through 4 markets in our full day of shopping and were just about shopped out. Not really what we'd call bargain prices, but it was sure fun to look around - and I did manage to find a few treasures:<br />
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Dan went out for lunch and accidentally wandered by this cool building - the Opera House.<br />
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0Porte de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France48.898778456035039 2.343220710754394548.896168956035041 2.3381782107543945 48.901387956035038 2.3482632107543946tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-38988624257173877532015-11-18T18:37:00.000-08:002015-11-21T17:54:57.486-08:00Paris -day 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 8, Oct 12 (Eric's birthday so sent him a text)<br />
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We spent the day with Robb & Cindy wandering the Latin Quarter and St. Germain area. I could have used another day in this area, but what we did get to see was so gorgeous & inspiring.<br />
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Started the morning at Luxembourg garden - a formal Italian inspired garden created by Marie Medici after the death of one of the King Louis's.....<br />
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St. Sulpice is the most ornate Jesuit church (though the plainest church we've seen) and second in size only to Notre Dame. It has a world renowned organ.<br />
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A few blocks away we visited St. Germain de Pres, likely the oldest church in Paris. The difference in this church was that the columns and surfaces were painted rather than carved stone.<br />
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We wandered by the restaurant Les Deux Magots where Hemmingway and friends used to hang out though we didn't stop to eat.<br />
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After lunch we ambled over to the Pantheon, yet another ornate building filled with dramatic ceilings - its crypt area is filled with tombs of many famous French people. The Foucault pendulum is an interesting exhibition - the experiment proving that the earth rotates.<br />
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0Le Panthéon, 75005 Paris, France48.8462784 2.346270399999980348.8449724 2.3437488999999805 48.8475844 2.34879189999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-68797192962899416822015-11-18T18:29:00.000-08:002015-11-18T18:29:13.549-08:00Paris -Day 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Paris, DAY 9, Tues, Oct 13, our last day<br />
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All 6 of us started the day by visiting the UNESCO site near the Eiffel Tower.</div>
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We then walked over to Rue Cler - a charming 3-4 blocks of a neighborhood market street and restaurants galore. The original plan was to pick up picnic fixings and walk over to the Eiffel park for lunch. Reality? It was WAY too cold and windy, so we settled on a restaurant.<br />
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After lunch we walked over to the Eiffel Tower where we got the only picture of all 6 of us together.</div>
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Catching metro, we went over to walk the Champs Elysees. It is an extraordinarily busy street - both in traffic and tourists & shoppers. We did pop into one clothing store and make a purchase, but mostly we just walked the length, window shopping.</div>
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We started at the end anchored by the Arc de Triomphe.<br />
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The last stop on our last day was to find a "secret garden" I'd read about online. I had bookmarked the post with directions so it was kind of like following a treasure map.....turn right by the deGaulle statue, go X number feet, watch for a specific monument, etc. The directions were helpful and we fnally found this little pocket garden near the Grand Palais...........</div>
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The 'hidden' access is to the right of those columns and down these stone stairs....<br />
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......to this charming grotto area.<br />
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At the end of our day, we headed back to the apartment for the last time to pack and get ready to return home. Weary, but richer for the experiences.</div>
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Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com1Av. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France48.8695862 2.308271800000056848.8591417 2.288101800000057 48.8800307 2.3284418000000566tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-87305383256974418322012-02-06T09:17:00.001-08:002012-02-06T09:17:33.983-08:0052/5 seattle mountains<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6830169529/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6830169529_b628b1bca1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6830169529/">52/5 seattle mountains</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>The last couple days have been crystal clear and those snow capped mountains have been begging for a photo. This is from Magnolia bluff.</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-42724213876696670312012-01-28T06:06:00.001-08:002012-01-28T06:06:20.697-08:0052/4 winter berry<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6775935029/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6775935029_002b22ab40.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6775935029/">52/4 winter berry</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>Went to one of my favorite spots....no, not the botanical garden this time. I went over to the disc golf course and took a bunch of these winter berry shots. Most of them were looking a little mushy so I probably should have done it before the snow.....</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-83078761930165780842012-01-18T09:40:00.000-08:002012-01-18T09:40:28.494-08:00week #3Snow. In Seattle. Seriously? Apparently we're in for something being billed as a 'mega storm'! Day one of the snow I thought it was pretty so got out and took some shots. Day two, it all melted. Day three, we're socked in and it's still coming down.....<br />
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I'm over it. Ready to move back to Vegas!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoRCzmyrlyB-C6-5Lpme2Tq3b7yFVpOtkG1TpBdTodOQcLPIdDw9ttVmRucrhYKjnRSM954P9wCU5cf8QU0pJthz62je9VFjp-0YRt-qSLcMBrqqCGLpAK64bRdVCxKny_QoYFQQEA3I/s1600/adam+%2526+jen+%2540+30th+b%2527day-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoRCzmyrlyB-C6-5Lpme2Tq3b7yFVpOtkG1TpBdTodOQcLPIdDw9ttVmRucrhYKjnRSM954P9wCU5cf8QU0pJthz62je9VFjp-0YRt-qSLcMBrqqCGLpAK64bRdVCxKny_QoYFQQEA3I/s640/adam+%2526+jen+%2540+30th+b%2527day-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-27505236731915260052012-01-08T20:56:00.001-08:002012-01-08T20:56:50.793-08:00week #1<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6664751415/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6664751415_1880474be6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6664751415/">52 proj #1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>A beautiful rainbow this week - we had plenty of misty rain to make one!</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-57274168554799575992012-01-08T10:23:00.000-08:002012-01-08T10:23:56.917-08:00Yahoo!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Done. Finished. Completed. Accomplished. </span></div>I completed my 365 day project with only a hiccough or two along the way. There were days I was ready to throw in the towel, give up, fade away, but by that time I was so close (2-3 months) away from finishing, it seemed a shape to give up. So I persevered! <br />
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What I learned:<br />
What depth of field (DOF) is and how to control it with my aperture settings<br />
What all (most) of those button on my camera mean<br />
How to 'make' bokeh (the blurry light effect in the background)<br />
How to make the silky water effect or hard splashy drop effect by controlling shutter speed<br />
My camera has multiple ISO settings to compensate for low light situations (if I can remember to change it)<br />
Where the ISO setting is on my camera!<br />
How to throw away 39 of the 40 shots I took and just keep the best one<br />
There's a huge community of photographers online willing to share techniques and encourage your efforts<br />
To carry my camera with me always; you never know when a photo op will arise<br />
To use a tripod<br />
Sometimes the beauty is in the details rather than the vista<br />
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The other thing I realized is I don't want to make the time commitment to continue it for another year. But, I also don't want to lose my momentum and learning. So this year I'm going to commit to a 52 project - one photo per week. Since it's just one photo, I'm going to try to make the one I select a planned, considered photo (rather than a get-up-out-of-bed-because-I-forgot shot).<br />
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So, here's to 2012 and 52 more photos. I'm so glad you stuck with me during 2011 and hope you will again - feedback is always welcome.<br />
Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-64574541219991321032012-01-01T09:58:00.001-08:002012-01-01T09:58:10.876-08:00day 365<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6613662129/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6613662129_71db865f36.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6613662129/">day 365</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>Steph & Chris were visiting from NC and Ron hosted a luncheon - it was so much fun to spend all day hanging out with them and friends/family! Thanks for coming to Seattle for Christmas you guys!</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-82038616507914645252012-01-01T09:56:00.001-08:002012-01-01T09:56:56.387-08:00organization -day364<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6613661287/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6613661287_fe14e7d262.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6613661287/">organization -day364</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>I committed to sharing organizational info for an art blog and this is the mess I have to organize!</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883171303738795448.post-40715726551784006792011-12-30T21:05:00.001-08:002011-12-30T21:05:18.195-08:00winter beach -day363<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6604712275/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6604712275_b06b82bcae.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/6604712275/">winter beach -day363</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurk/">tpurk</a>.</span></div><p>Finally got out of the house this month and took a walk on the beach - with Steph & Chris! The fresh air felt great and the conversation even better. Loved the chance to spend some time with them during their visit.</p>Terriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989512064950173723noreply@blogger.com0