I am in Pittsburgh Airport waiting to catch our flight home, after spending a whirlwind five days visiting family on the east coast. We spent yesterday driving back from Washington, DC, stopping along the way at the new Air Force Memorial and the Iwo Jima/Marine Corps Memorial. Chuck had seen the Iwo Jima Memorial, but…

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One of the fun things I like to do with my digital camera is take little movies. And while we were in Europe, I had lots of interesting topics to shoot. Chuck got in on the fun too, as did our young friend Meagan. I haven’t got mine up on YouTube yet, but I did…

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We are back home at last, decompressing and trying to get reaclimated after two weeks of travel and sightseeing. I was sick yesterday, the accumulation of 11 hours on a plane, and the time change and post-vacation letdown, I think. I’m feeling better today, so am posting more pictures on Flickr and catching up with…

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I’ve been writing this over the past few days. We’re in Siena for the day, and I am grabbing a few stolen moments to upload some pics and post all of these blog entries. Internet access in Italy has been pretty awful, at least in the Tuscan hills where we’ve been hanging. Life just so…

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This was written between September 10 and September 12, but I haven’t had access to an Internet connection long enough to post it until today. I have to post it fast, so that’s all the explanation you get! It’s been a busy week, but one with no Internet access, so now that I’m sitting on…

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I have to make this short as we are catching a train to Paris, on our way to Italy. We had a great time running the marathon, dancing, drinking wine and otherwise indulging ourselves. We are now taking the train from Bordeaux to Paris, then catching a night train to Florence. I’ve uploaded a selection…

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