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The Surly Ungulate: Forty-Four: Paris Squared
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Monday, March 15, 2010. In early March friends and neighbors Mark and Tanya flew in from Seattle. We saw Hot Chip at Paradiso, strolled around downtown Amsterdam, then caught the high speed (3.5 hours) train to Paris. We stayed in Paris' Red Light District, near the Moulin Rouge. It's vaguely seedy but with fewer tourists and, consequently, friendlier Parisians. I found a good neighborhood boulangerie (Saint Preux) for morning croissants and. Pain au chocolats. We walked a lot. After 3 days in Paris I to...
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The Surly Ungulate: November 2012
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Friday, November 2, 2012. Di Matteo to go. Fixated on the idea of the perfect tomato, Kim and I planned our trip to the Amalfi Coast to coincide with the harvest. We stopped in Naples for a couple of nights where the mission was simple - good pizza. Was it really all that? Yes) Could we eat enough of it to lose interest? Has an outdoor seating area in the evenings. It was so good that we returned for lunch on the day we flew back to London. View from the coast road. But we had a furnished kitchen and it ...
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The Surly Ungulate: Forty-Six: Better Late than Never
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Friday, November 2, 2012. Forty-Six: Better Late than Never. So this has been sitting in 'Drafts' for well over a year. In May of 2011, Kim's brother Kevin (Kim calls him 'Didi') flew in from Hawaii. We spent a week seeing the sights and doing the things one does when visiting Amsterdam. Then we packed our tents (Didi purchased a $20 Walmart Junior - ' to be used under. Just for this trip) and drove to Italy. Run by surly fishermen who make fresh pasta to go with their daily catch. We hiked the coast...
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The Surly Ungulate: DIY
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Friday, November 2, 2012. Di Matteo to go. Fixated on the idea of the perfect tomato, Kim and I planned our trip to the Amalfi Coast to coincide with the harvest. We stopped in Naples for a couple of nights where the mission was simple - good pizza. Was it really all that? Yes) Could we eat enough of it to lose interest? Has an outdoor seating area in the evenings. It was so good that we returned for lunch on the day we flew back to London. View from the coast road. But we had a furnished kitchen and it ...
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The Surly Ungulate: May 2009
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Thursday, May 7, 2009. Jack and Laura (mom) came for a two month visit. We did a lot. We rummaged around the Netherlands for a couple of weeks, then embarked on an epic road trip that took us to the Czech Republic (Prague), northern Italy (Chianti, Venice), Croatia (Plitvice National Park), and Germany. Then we got on a boat and toured the south of France for a week. So much happened, it would take a novel to recount. So here are just the highlights. The Old Cemetery in the Jewish Quarter. Sometimes, tho...
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The Surly Ungulate: Forty-Five: Ich bin ein Berliner
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Forty-Five: Ich bin ein Berliner. I'm not supposed to like Germany, but I do. There, I said it. I like Germany and I like the 3 or 4 Germans I've met. This time, we went to Berlin to visit cousin Phoebe and her scandalously young boyfriend Matt. They are living in Berlin and touring (oh musicians. 25 years ago). Lots of souvenir shops, commemorative passport stamping stands, soldiers posing for pictures with tourists for a euro. Also, you can now rent a Trabant. Bebel, Potsdamer, ...
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The Surly Ungulate: October 2009
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Thursday, October 29, 2009. Thirty-Three: Al and Judes. After galavanting around northern Italy and then Paris,. Greg returned to Amsterdam bearing the gift of Francie. We start having fun immediately. We suss out a popular frites stand in the Jordaan. Greg and I soften Francie up for some big spending (which she is somewhat loath to do), then we hit the 9-Streets. Who can resist hand made leather boots from Spain? She also springs for a vintage motorcycle jacket from Zipper. We have a mellow one-day vis...
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The Surly Ungulate: Forty-Three: Pastis de Nata
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Monday, March 15, 2010. Forty-Three: Pastis de Nata. Lisbon is gritty. 'Lived in'. Interesting things to see; Jeronimos Monastery, Belem Tower, St. George's Castle, the Alfama and Barrio Alto neighborhoods, the tiled buildings sidewalks and streets, the views ( miradouro. S) There are fun things to do; ride the trams, elevators and funiculars, sit in cafes and squares with glasses of Ginja. Walk the waterfront, visit the Museums. And there are great things to eat; seafood,. Stews, roasts, pasteis de.
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The Surly Ungulate: April 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Forty-Five: Ich bin ein Berliner. I'm not supposed to like Germany, but I do. There, I said it. I like Germany and I like the 3 or 4 Germans I've met. This time, we went to Berlin to visit cousin Phoebe and her scandalously young boyfriend Matt. They are living in Berlin and touring (oh musicians. 25 years ago). Lots of souvenir shops, commemorative passport stamping stands, soldiers posing for pictures with tourists for a euro. Also, you can now rent a Trabant. Bebel, Potsdamer, ...
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The Surly Ungulate: September 2009
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009. We've had a couple of short but sweet drop ins recently. a variety of visitors that provided great company and an excuse to practice my tour guide skills. At the end of August family friend Russel. At the end of September another family friend -. In mid-October a co-worker from Makers - Sean McCormick -. The 'cool' prize goes to Greg (one of our Quad neighbors,) who came in for about 3 hours during a layover (he would return for a longer visit with Francie a week or so later&...
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