Tag: travel
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Cambridge, England – Day 1
My university was kind enough to fund another trip to England for a workshop (put on by the NSRN). This time the workshop was in Cambridge (I was in Oxford last year). I had a bit of a scare last year with a flight being delayed when I was leaving, so I decided to arrive…
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Toren on the beach
In early October we attended the wedding of one of my colleagues. It was on the beach in St. Petersburg. Toren + beach = playing in the sand Toren also got to run around during the reception, but he wasn’t particularly disruptive, despite running all over the hotel. We spent the night in the hotel…
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couple more photos from our Europe trip
I found a few more photos on my phone that I didn’t post earlier. The cruise ship had a casino, of course, and Toren found it. I don’t think you could make a more appealing toy for a toddler than a machine with tons of lights and buttons that makes lots of sounds. Toren must…
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forgot this photo
I’ve been so busy trying to get ready for classes and finish my summer research obligations I haven’t had a chance to post anything. Not to worry. I’ll start posting again soon. In the meantime, here’s a photo from our cruise I forgot to post:
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Europe Trip – day 16 (unexpected) – getting home and final thoughts on cruising with really young kids
Toren, who did sleep on the flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta, was still on Greek time, so he woke up at 2:30 ready to play. Since I had gotten 3 hours or so of sleep on the flight, I got up with him and let Debi sleep. We walked around the hotel until about 4:30,…
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Europe Trip – day 15 – traveling home
Between Katakalon and Venice the time changed, giving us an extra hour. Unfortunately, I forgot to set my watch back. So, I woke up at 5:00 thinking it was 6:00, then woke Debi up at 6:30 instead of 7:30. Oops! It worked out okay as we got to go the nice restaurant for breakfast one…
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Europe Trip – day 14 – at sea
Our last day on the cruise was at sea as we were traveling from Katakalon (Katakolo) back to Venice. I woke up around 6:00 am and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I headed up to the library to do some work. The ship seemed empty at that time – a few people were in…
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Europe Trip – day 13 – Katakalon Greece
We didn’t have to get up as early this morning as our excursion met at 8:15, so we got up at 7:15, which was right about the time I felt like I had slept enough (Toren too). After a quick breakfast, we got our tour bus stickers got on our bus. We drove straight to…
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Europe Trip – day 12 – Mykonos Greece
Our third stop in Greece was in Mykonos, a Greek island famous for its white buildings with accented roofs and doors, beaches, and night life. We arrived early (7:00 am) and had to meet for our excursion at 7:15. We struggled to get up as Toren woke up repeatedly through the night and only made…
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Europe Trip – day 11 – Athens Greece
Our second stop in Greece was in Athens. The port for Athens is actually Piraeus as Athens is not right on the ocean. Given the distance between Corfu and Athens (440 miles, roughly), our cruise ship didn’t arrive in Piraeus until noon. This was a nice change as we got to sleep in. We actually…