Category Friends
New York – A three-star last day
Like all good things, our trip came to a close on Saturday. But our flights were late enough that we still had the bulk of the day to play — and play we did! Nicole, a good friend of mine from Kennedy Center days, recently moved from DC to New York, so we began our […]
New York – Towers and windows and sign language on New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day is typically pretty dull. The parties from the night before are over, and although it’s technically a holiday, it’s one that you celebrate while knowing that you’ve still got a long, greyish stretch of winter before the distant summer. That said, if you’re willing to get up early(ish), New Year’s Day is a great day to […]
New York – New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve was the piece de resistance of our trip, the day that we had all been waiting for. And so naturally we stayed up until 2am the night before and woke up groggy and a little bit out of sorts. That was okay, though, because all the action wouldn’t start until the evening […]
New York – Theatre Day!
We knew that the bulk of our first full day in New York would be spent sitting in dark theaters — we had tickets to both matinee and evening performances — so we decided to start off with a hearty Belgian brunch at Le Pain Quotidien . . . Belgian hot chocolate, which you make […]
Puerto Rico – Beach day!
We only have two full days in Puerto Rico. Since we spent the whole first day eating food and touring the old city, we devoted all of today to the beach. Well, to the beach and eating food. Puerto Rico is home to many famous beaches, including the celebrated Playa Flamenco — reputed to be […]
Puerto Rico — Oops
We got back to the condo at 9:30pm or so, which of course is WAY too early to go to bed. So Justin broke out the game of Set and we played just long enough to confirm that I’m terrible at card games before devolving into deep “truth or dare” sleep-over style conversations (only without […]
Puerto Rico – Exploring Old San Juan
Our morning food tour was only the beginning of our day-long ramble through Old San Juan. When Kathy released us back into the wild, we paused for a moment with our map to note the places we had passed that were worth revisiting, and to identify the landmarks we hadn’t yet crossed off our list. […]
Puerto Rico – Eating our way through Old San Juan
What to do on our first morning in San Juan? Why, join a food tour, of course! We’ve discovered over the years that food tours are one of the best ways to introduce oneself to a new town. You learn right away what to eat, where to eat it, and if the tour guide is […]
Welcome to Puerto Rico!
Welcome to Puerto Rico! It’s a land that looks and feels and speaks like it’s a different country, but which doesn’t require a passport or bottled water. We landed around 1:30pm, after a red-eye from Seattle . . . The sleep mask I gave myself (I mean, that Santa gave me) came in super handy!I […]
Another round of Christmas, plus travel!
By shifting all of our Christmas activities to Christmas Eve, we freed up the actual Christmas Day for more Christmas activities! First a tasty breakfast of waffles, eggs, bacon and avocados . . . . . . followed by a blustery ferry ride to Bainbridge Island . . . . . . where […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 