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Witch's Rock is a perfect hot-day session beer.2016-01-15T14:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2016/01/11/louise-of-the-jungle/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/iggy1.jpgiggyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ll-bathe.jpgLL bathehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/iggy.jpgiggyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/view-from-bungalow.jpgview from bungalowhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tamarindo-beach-2.jpgtamarindo beach 2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tamarindo-beach.jpgtamarindo beachhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/downtown-tamarindo.jpgdowntown tamarindohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pura_vida.jpgPura_Vida2016-01-12T12:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2016/01/09/things-with-teeth-in-the-night/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/scary-jungle.jpgscary junglehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/howlermonkeycostarica.jpegHowlerMonkeyCostaRica2016-01-10T17:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2016/01/06/lemons-lemonade/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/at-pdx.jpgat PDXLouise covers a dainty rivulet of spittle leaking from her Novocainned lips while waiting at the Portland airport.2016-01-09T19:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/12/29/tamarindo/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/route-map.jpgroute maphttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tamarindo3.jpgtamarindo3https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/luna-llena_s.jpgluna llena_s2016-01-07T11:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/24/add-st-petersburg-to-the-list/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/summer-garden.jpgsummer gardenThe Summer Garden is delightfully vacant in Octoberhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/church-of-resurrection.jpgchurch of resurrectionThe Church of Resurrection of Christ. Rumor has it that it was paid for by a special Imperial tax on drinking houses.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/peterpaul2.jpgpeterpaul2Inside the Peter and Paul Fortresshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/peterpaul1.jpgpeterpaul1Detail of the Peter and Paul navehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1080028.jpgP1080028The abundance of gold almost became monotonous. (But not quite...)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/neva.jpgnevaThe Neva River in St. Petersburghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hermitage3.jpghermitage3Hermitage sculpture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Death_of_Adonis_by_Giuseppe_Mazzuolihttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hermitage2.jpghermitage2Inside the Catherine Palacehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hermitage1.jpghermitage1Inside the State Hermitage Museumhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/catherine1.jpgcatherine1Catherine Palace trimmed in gold2015-10-27T19:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/21/you-might-as-well-dam-up-the-volga/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454318703420.jpg14454318703420https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454319190491.jpg14454319190491Olga's family tree https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454319575122.jpg14454319575122A little hobby: making dolls https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454319961183.jpg14454319961183Olga's pride: a dishwasher https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454320474114.jpg14454320474114A tour of the garden https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454321342915.jpg14454321342915Olga's garden put away for the winter https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454353456162.jpg14454353456162We try not to think about it, but Olga and Dmitry ARE self sufficient https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454352869340.jpg14454352869340Sampling the moonshine https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14454353225631.jpg14454353225631The back yard in Uglich2015-10-22T04:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/17/where-politics-is-a-stranger/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nesting-doll-cu.jpgnesting doll CUMatryoshka closeuphttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/painting-dolls.jpgpainting dollsPainting Russian nesting dolls https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/uglich-street.jpguglich streetA Russian countryside town https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stalin-at-canal.jpgStalin at canalhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/schoolroom.jpgschoolroomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/russian-town-from-the-river.jpgRussian town from the riverThe Russian countryside from the Volga River https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moscow-canal-from-the-air.jpgMoscow Canal from the airThe Moscow Canal from the air https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/home-visit.jpghome visitSharing a meal in a country home https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/concert.jpgconcertA concert by Russian teenagers https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/building-moscow-canal.jpgbuilding Moscow CanalGulag prisoners building the Moscow Canal 2015-10-19T04:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/13/bread-and-diamonds/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tour-places-to-see-armoury-chamber-1.jpgArmory treasuresHeavy jewels in the Kremlin Armoryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tom-st-basil1.pngTom St basilhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stroganoff.jpgstroganoffBeef stroganoff and beer at the Armani restaurant https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lenins-tomb.jpgLenin's tombLenin's Tomb. Putin prefers to stand on the ground. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/grocery.jpggroceryInterior of the GUM grocery store. Plenty of (expensive) food; no bread lines https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bubbly1.jpgbubblyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bubbly.jpgbubblyLouise is in bubbly Paradise https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lattice-roof.jpglattice roofThe GUM interior with lattice ceilinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gum-at-night.jpgGUM at nightGUM by nighthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ice-cream.jpgice creamIce cream was all we could afford 2015-10-16T04:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/11/where-have-all-the-soldiers-gone/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445586559821.jpg14445586559821The Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge over the Moscow River https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445478621337.jpg14445478621337Louise models her new fur cap (it's required today: note the blowing snow) https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445477883626.jpg14445477883626The Kremlin (green roof) with the golden onion domes of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445476723434.jpg14445476723434Nesting dolls are on display (and for sale) everywhere https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445473672961.jpg14445473672961Louise points eagerly to the huge GUM department store (yes, it's the entire building) https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445472492650.jpg14445472492650Saint Basil's Cathedral https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14445537043220.jpg14445537043220The tiny Iverskaya Chapel (blue dome) and the Resurrection Gates were demolished in the 1930s to make room for parading military vehicles. Rebuilt in the 1990s.2015-10-12T03:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/08/the-russians-are-very-strict-about-this/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151007_182506.jpgIMG_20151007_182506Sipping a Beluga vodka martini in the lobby bar. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151008_084051.jpgIMG_20151008_084051Rolls dealership in the lobby of our hotel. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151007_163557.jpgIMG_20151007_163557Rush hour in Moscow https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151007_181742.jpgIMG_20151007_181742The Moscow Radisson 2015-10-09T06:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/06/snafu/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151006_101633.jpgIMG_20151006_101633Louise on the phone in the Copenhagen Airport.2015-10-09T13:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/10/04/youre-going-where/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/russian-bear2.jpgrussian bear2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/russian-bear.jpgrussian bearhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/onion-domes.jpgonion domes2015-10-06T06:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/07/14/escape-to-seaside/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/statue.jpgstatueLewis and Clark statuehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/seaside-sign.jpgseaside signhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/salt-cairn.jpgsalt cairnSalt cairnhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/river-fun.jpgriver funPaddling on the riverhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rasta_shop.jpgrasta_shopHead shophttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/old_prom.jpgold_promThe Promenade in the 1950shttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/funland.jpgfunlandPlaces like Funland rescue Seaside from becoming too tonyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/carousel.jpgcarouselThe carouselhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/beach_fires.jpgbeach_firesCampfires on the beachhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/azaleas.jpghydrangeasThe coast wouldn't be the same without hydrangeas2015-07-29T16:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/06/19/the-balcony-blitz/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_20150406_093419.jpgThe balcony from belowOur balcony is the one with the cathedral ceiling. Tey and Diana's balcony is directly below ours.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070352.jpgThe balcony beforeThe balcony as it was before the blitzhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070360.jpgPlants, screen, BBQThe fake trees, the screen around the air conditioner, and Tom's beloved barbequehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070357.jpgThe Balcony TodayThe balcony todayhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070356.jpgP10703562015-06-23T10:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/06/09/chill/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pano_20140916_192010.jpgPANO_20140916_192010The view from our room at the Oregon coasthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sally-rae-is-back.jpgsally rae is backSally Rae (my motorcycle) in tranquil Oregon woodshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070347.jpgP1070347The dining room and kitchen in our new homehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070348.jpgP1070348Our new kitchenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070345.jpgP1070345The guest roomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p1070344.jpgP1070344https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_20150514_200557.jpgIMG_20150514_200557A hospital stay is rarely flatteringhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_20150530_195310.jpgIMG_20150530_195310https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_20150506_104754.jpgIMG_20150506_104754The chaos in our old apartment the morning before we movedhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_20140618_125537.jpgIMG_20140618_125537Louise and me at the Oregon coast2015-06-12T14:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/05/26/expats-arrive-on-wall-street/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/excerpt.jpgexcerpthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/top.jpgtop2015-05-29T02:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/05/03/basecamp-expat/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_20150411_110716.jpgIMG_20150411_110716Our condo peeks through a flowering cherry foregroundhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/office.jpgofficeFrench doors lead to the office.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/living-room.jpgliving roomLiving room floor refinished, paint done, fireplace rebuilt.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/floor-guys.jpgfloor guysSuperproductive Russian floor guys.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_20150503_095523.jpgIMG_20150503_095523French doors lead to the office.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_20150429_152534.jpgIMG_20150429_152534Russian floor guys.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_20150503_095438.jpgIMG_20150503_095438The living room: new paint, refinished floors, rebuilt fireplace.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1070328.jpgP1070328The upstairs bath.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1070324.jpgP1070324Overlooking the living room from the loft.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1070320.jpgP1070320The sauna. I have a heart condition. The sauna may become storage. 2015-05-26T17:45:21+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/03/16/why-there-are-so-many-brits-in-central-france/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chateau-from-the-street.jpgchateau from the streetThe chateau from the streethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/preuilly-street2.jpgPreuilly street2Residences in townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/preuilly-from-the-hill.jpgPreuilly from the hillPreuilly from the hillhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/upstairs-bedroom.jpgupstairs bedroomUpstairs bedroomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-church-of-our-lady.jpgThe church of Our LadyL'abbatiale Saint Pierre de Preuillyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/restaurant-painting.jpgrestaurant paintinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/preuillychateau.jpgpreuilly chateauhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/preuilly-street.jpgpreuilly streetA street in town.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/living-room.jpgliving roomLiving room and stairshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/listing.jpglistingThe listing2015-03-16T16:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/03/12/le-chateau-de-montresor/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_2366b.jpgdsc_2366bhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070066.jpgP1070066Gilded mantlepiece clockhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070063.jpgP1070063The drawing room. Parties there lasted for days.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070059.jpgP1070059The hunting room. Far too many trophies.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070058.jpgP1070058On route, Tom poses along the Indre River in Locheshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chalet-exterior.jpgchalet exteriorThe château as seen from the garden.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070093.jpgP1070093Downtown Montrésor as seen from the château https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070082.jpgP1070082Carved wood cabinet in the living roomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070080.jpgP1070080Chandelier in the living room. Candles! The fire marshall would never approve.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1070074.jpgP1070074A sitting room. Nowadays no sitting was allowed.2015-03-17T05:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/03/09/quasimodo-and-mcqueen/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p10700430051.jpgP1070043005https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060991005.jpgP1060991005https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060987006.jpgP1060987006https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060984007.jpgP1060984007https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060982004.jpgP1060982004https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060976003.jpgP1060976003https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060967002.jpgP1060967002https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1060958001.jpgP1060958001https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mcqueen.jpgMcQueenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shoes.jpgshoesLouise models her new red Mephisto sneakers2015-03-11T12:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/03/02/the-great-bank-robbery/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/atm-dogs.jpgATM dogs2015-03-04T16:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/26/responsibility/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eggs.jpgeggsTomorrow's omelethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badass.jpgbadasshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/violette.jpgvioletteViolettehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rockie.jpgrockieGenevievehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rhodes.jpgrhodesIf I were a rooster, I'd crowhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nosy-violette.jpgnosy violetteDo you think I need a shave?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nosy-ronnie.jpgnosy ronnieKiss me, you foolhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/miss-babs.jpgmiss babsMiss Babshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/henhouse.jpghenhouseThe henhousehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/biggsy-ronnie.jpgbiggsy & ronnieBiggsy (left) and Ronnie2015-02-28T10:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/23/why-we-arent-bathing-in-saffron/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/truffles.jpgtrufflesWhat could be more expensive than saffron? Here's a candidate.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/poster.jpgposterhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1060639.jpgP1060639Fancy jars are a requirementhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jars.jpgjarsGet out your wallet!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hemp-oil.jpghemp oilPlenty of hemp oil; Tom was disappointed to find no hemp beer.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dates.jpgdatesDate night!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/crowd.jpgcrowdA popular placehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cookies.jpgcookiesSaffron cookieshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cognac.jpgcognacBeautiful bottles of cognachttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/harvesting.pngharvesting2015-03-06T21:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/19/wheels/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tom-and-sally-rae-smaller1.jpgTom and Sally Rae smallerMe and Sally Rae at the dealer's, where she still resideshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pierre.jpgpierrehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/martizay-graphic.jpgmartizay graphicDetail of the sign outside of townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tabac-bar.jpgtabac barThe pub (there's only one)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/restaurant.jpgrestaurantThe restaurant (there's only one)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/library-renovation.jpglibrary renovationUrban renewalhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/heart-of-downtown.jpgheart of downtownRush hour in the center of townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grocery.jpggroceryThe Martizay grocery store. Closed as usual.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/church.jpgchurchGotta have a church. Church gotta have birds.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/boulangerie2.jpgboulangerie2The other boulangerie. The French love their pastries and bread: two boulangeries isn't too many.2015-02-19T20:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/15/leonardo-da-vinci-ocd/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lion.jpglionA walking mechanical lion, designed to open and spill lillies onto the streethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/waterlift1.jpgwaterlift"Waterlifts," centuries before pumpshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/self-portrait1.jpgself portraithttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/transmission.jpgtransmissionDesign for a transmissionhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/printing-press.jpgprinting pressTom and the da Vinci printing presshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mona-lisa.jpgmona lisaA copy of the Mona Lisahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kitchen.jpgkitchenA bedroom at Clos de Lucéhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/interior-room.jpginterior roomA sitting room in the Clos de Lucé. Note the tapestries.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/garden.jpggardenThe da Vinci gardenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/deathbed.jpgdeathbedDa Vinci's deathbed2015-02-16T16:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/09/a-restaurant-to-love/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/park-map2.gifpark mapLa Brenne (in green)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chateau-le-bouchet.jpgchateau le bouchetOf course there's a chateau at Le Bouchet. All the settlements around here have chateaus. The ponds are all parts of the park.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1060569.jpgP1060569A fireplace adds ambiance (and dimension)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1060562.jpgP1060562Louise prepares to devour the feasthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1060560.jpgP1060560https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1060559.jpgP1060559The Maison du Parchttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150208_145932.jpgIMG_20150208_145932https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dessert.jpgdessertDessert!2015-02-10T09:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/02/04/3758/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia.jpgpatriciaMy host Patriciahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/paris-cafe.jpgparis cafehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/louvre_museum_wikimedia_commons-r.jpgLouvre_Museum_Wikimedia_Commons-rhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150131_103725.jpgIMG_20150131_103725Interior of the department store 5. Galeries Lafayettehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150131_083716.jpgIMG_20150131_083716Monument at the center of the Place de la Républiquehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150131_082443.jpgIMG_20150131_082443https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150130_054026.jpgIMG_20150130_0540262015-02-09T15:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/29/cold/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/windshield-r.jpgwindshield-rhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stove-r.jpgstove-rLouise and MiMi and the French stovehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hot-water-bottles-r.jpghot water bottles-rThe water bottleshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/frost-r.jpgfrost-rThe barnyard at dawn2015-02-03T10:48:53+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/26/joan-of-arc-prophet-or-pest/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tom-fireplace.jpgtom fireplaceThe fireplaces are REALLY BIG!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stone-in-joan-of-arc-room.jpgstone in Joan of Arc roomJoan of Arc landmarkhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/royal-lodge.jpgroyal lodgeThe Royal Lodgehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/prisoners-in-donjon.jpgprisoners in donjonInside the donjonhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/loches_dungeon_aerial_view_from_west.jpgLoches_dungeon,_aerial_view_from_WestLoches dungeon (click to enlarge)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/loches-thru-stained-glass.jpgloches thru stained glassThe town as seen through stained glass in the chateauhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/loches-panorama.jpgloches panoramaThe town of Loches as seen from the chateauhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/george-sand-hotel.jpggeorge sand hotelThe Georges Sand Hotel on the Indre River in Locheshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/church-of-st-ours.jpgchurch of St. OursA masonry dog guards the Church of St. Ours2015-01-29T21:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/21/hibernation/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hibernation-29-11-12.jpgHibernation 29-11-122015-01-23T09:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/19/a-little-guilt-trip/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/four-at-the-table1.jpgfour at the tableL to R: Stephen, Kay, Tom, & Louise. Just look at those desserts!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/walkin.jpgwalkinWalking the lakehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/outside.jpgoutsideIn front of XXX, ready for a feasthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ll-tl-dessert.jpgLL TL desserthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kitchen1.jpgkitchenTom and Christine in her spectacular kitchenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blanquette-de-veau.jpgBlanquette de VeauBlanquette de Veau – Yum!2015-01-20T14:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/15/angles-sur-langlin/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chc3a2teau_de_angles_sur_langlin_vienne_02.jpgAngles sur l'Anglinhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/angles-sur-langlin-roc-aux.jpgAngles-sur-l'Anglin-Roc-auxBas relief we were never able to seehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/upper-town.jpgupper townThe upper town overlooks the river Anglinhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stairway1.jpgstairway1Ancient stairs leading to the Châteauhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ruins-chc3a2teau-dangles-sur-langlin.jpgruins Château d'Angles-sur-l'AnglinRuins of the Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglinhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rooftop-ornament.jpgrooftop ornamentMysterious rooftop ornamenthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/river-w-cross.jpgriver w crossRustic cross overlooks the river and the lower townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/river-anglin.jpgriver Anglin River Anglinhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lower-town.jpglower townLower townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/knocker.jpgknockerRustic knocker2015-01-17T08:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/11/je-suis-charlie/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tom-demonstrates-solidarity.jpgtom demonstrates solidarityTom joined the crowdhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/signing.jpgsigningSigning messages of supporthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/signatures.jpgsignaturesElaborate signatureshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/riding-into-town.jpgriding into townRiding our bikes into townhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ll-je-suis-charlie.jpgLL je suis charlieLouise is Charliehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/le-crowd.jpgle crowdThe mayor addresses the crowdhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/le-church.jpgle churchLook carefully and you'll see the crowd outside the churchhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/le-bebe.jpgle bebeLe Bebe suis Charliehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/le-bar.jpgle barWe all went to the local bar afterwardhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/closeup.jpgcloseupEveryone wore a 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cathttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mimi-feed.jpgmimi feedhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ll-tl-stove.jpgLL TL stoveIn our sitting room with a cozy stove to keep us warmhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ll-boule.jpgLL bouleTossing boule ballshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kitchen.jpgkitchenOur oh-so-French kitchen2015-01-11T14:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/05/pitchforks-and-wheelbarrows/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/river-la-claise.jpgRiver La ClaiseThe River La Claise as it appears tonight at sundown.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/biggsy.jpgbiggsy2015-01-08T05:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2015/01/03/a-day-in-paris/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/proust_bd.jpgproust_bdMarcel Proust 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treehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rhino.jpgrhinohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/knight-templar.jpgknight templarhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/paris-place-des-vosges.jpgParis-place-des-vosgesThe Place des Vosges in Le Marais2014-12-27T21:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/12/12/a-cruise-in-the-sea-of-slop/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/louise-boots1.jpglouise bootsThe boots that Louise boughthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/paisley-boots.jpgpaisley bootshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mud-puppy.jpgmud puppyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/la-claise.jpgla claise River La Claise2014-12-14T18:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/12/05/the-shooting-brake/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/model-t.jpgModel TModel T Ford, circa 1911https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rolls-royce-silver-ghost-shooting-brake.jpgRolls-Royce-Silver-Ghost-shooting-brake Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brakehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2001-peugeot-406-brake-2.jpg2001 Peugeot 406 brake 2A 2001 Peugeot 406 brake, identical to John'shttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1935-derby-bentley-shooting-brake.jpg1935 Derby Bentley shooting brakeA 1935 Derby Bentley shooting brakehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1908-mdel-t.jpg1908 Mdel TA 1908 Model T Fordhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1910-rolls-royce-silver-ghost-shooting-brake.jpg1910 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake2014-12-07T17:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/12/03/here-we-go-again/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/village.jpgvillageThe village down the roadhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jackiejohn-skype.jpgjackie&john skype2014-12-08T09:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/11/23/bummer/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bummer.jpgbummer2015-02-27T06:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/11/01/bratwurst-and-biergartens/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aplets-cotlets.jpgaplets & cotletshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/tom-n-wing.jpgtom n wingTom at the toy factoryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leavenworth.jpgleavenworthLeavenworth in the winterhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/map.jpgmaphttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leavenworth-title.jpgLeavenworth, WAhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lake-chelan.jpglake chelanThe view of Lake Chelan from our hotel balconeyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chelan.jpgchelanLake Chelan 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Credit studioboy.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/moorhead-squamishchief-wheater-actn025a-4x6sm.jpgColin Moorhead climbing Gravity Bong, Squamish Chief. Credit Rich Wheater.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/loonie-toonie.jpgLoonie-Toonie2014-09-04T18:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/09/04/of-transients-and-tramps/2014-09-19T08:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/08/07/the-trip-to-the-zoo/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/route-map.jpgroute mapThe twisty trail to the zoo.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/peggy-smaller.jpgpeggy SMALLERQuiet and heavy as Gibraltar, Peggy is a calming influence.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/forest-smaller.jpgforest SMALLERBuzz pauses on the trail to the zoo.2014-08-10T18:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/08/01/the-cocktail-hour/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vera-katz-park.jpgvera katz parkVera Katz Park. The old armory building as at left, the sidewalk is at right, the park -- black marble, with water trickling down the middle -- is in the middle.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brewcycle2-1200.jpgbrewcycle2 1200https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brewcycle1-1200.jpgbrewcycle1 1200https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brewcycle-logo.jpgbrewcycle logoThe BrewCycle logo2014-08-05T19:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/05/08/memorandum/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/proofs-wp.jpgproofs WP2014-07-31T00:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/07/30/the-obsessive-and-the-serene/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cic485glic584ski_st-_marks_square_in_venice.jpgCiągliński_St._Mark's_Square_in_VeniceSt. Mark's Square in Venice by Jan Ciągliński. Source: Wikimedia Commons.2014-08-02T14:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/07/15/how-clutter-begins/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/garage.jpggaragehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ll-closet.jpgll closetLouise's closet. 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Really?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/streetcar.jpgstreetcar2014-07-14T23:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/04/02/use-your-feeling-words/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ht_hbo_bracco_070606_mn.jpght_hbo_bracco_070606_mn2014-04-06T02:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/31/i-am-so-glad-we-did-this/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/what_i_have_learned.jpgwhat_I_have_learned2014-07-13T00:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/28/in-mexico-it-was-time-for-another-margarita/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boy_in_bed.jpgboy_in_bed2014-04-02T00:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/26/peeping-tom-and-louise/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050676.jpgP1050676https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050674.jpgP1050674https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050666.jpgP1050666https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050656.jpgP1050656https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050654.jpgP1050654https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050646.jpgP1050646https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050645.jpgP1050645https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050642.jpgP1050642https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050637.jpgP1050637https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050659.jpgP10506592014-03-27T22:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/21/the-land-of-chocolate-milk/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050587.jpgP1050587Adios, Mexico City! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/xochimilco-7.jpgxochimilco-7Yes, the canals are crowded https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/trajineras.jpgTrajinerasBumper cars! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050629.jpgP1050629Mariachi serenade Louise https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1395425711835.jpg1395425711835Our happy little tour group: Tom, Louise, Eve, Rudolpho, and Paul https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050513.jpgP1050513https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paseoangelbicylistsdf.jpgPaseoAngelBicylistsDFCredit: Wikimedia Commons 2014-03-25T03:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/19/the-miracle-stalker/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050541.jpgP1050541The shroud of Our Lady of Guadalupehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050441.jpgP1050441Our guide Vicky explains the meaning of thousands of Nonato padlocks.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050444.jpgP1050444Milagro charms ready to be sent Upwards. See the little arms?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050545.jpgP10505452014-03-20T19:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/17/calling-dan-brown/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050609.jpgP1050609 The Pyramid of the Moon (left) and the pyramid of the Sun photographed from the Temple at Quetcalcóatl, about two miles distant.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050572.jpgP1050572Looking down the stairs from the Pyramid of the Moon. The long street is the Avenue of the Dead. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050578.jpgP1050578Louise stands in the foreground with the Pyramid of the Sun behindhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-great_goddess_of_teotihuacan_t_aleto.jpg800px-Great_Goddess_of_Teotihuacan_(T_Aleto)The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan, the primary deityhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/teotihuacan-panorama.jpgTeotihuacan panoramaCredit: Wikimedia Commons2014-03-19T00:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/14/i-was-born-a-bitch/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050457.jpgP1050457Rivera mural at the National Palace in Mexico City https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/012114_frida-kahlo.jpg012114_frida-kahloMany of Frida's paintings were painted while she was bedridden https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frida-kahlo-y-diego-rivera1.jpgfrida-kahlo-y-diego-rivera1Frida and Diego Rivera https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frida-kahlo-in-hospital-bed.jpgFrida-Kahlo-in-Hospital-BedFrida paints her own body cast with the aid of a hand mirror. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kahlo-frida-1931-sized.jpgFrida Kahlo painting2014-03-21T18:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/11/no-pink-boxes-here/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/voodoo-donuts-smaller.jpgvoodoo-donuts SMALLERhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pasteleria-ideal.jpgpasteleria-idealhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050485.jpgP1050485https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050480.jpgP1050480https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050479.jpgP1050479https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050477.jpgP1050477https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050471.jpgP1050471https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050469.jpgP1050469https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050466.jpgP10504662014-03-12T16:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/05/oscar-party/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050424.jpgP1050424Marilyn sang Happy Birthday to us allhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050418.jpgP1050418Jack Nicholson offered his opinions on just about everythinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050416.jpgP1050416The Red Carpet awaited us as we arrivedhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050412.jpgP1050412Shirley McClaine wore a tinfoil hat to block alien mind control https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050410.jpgP1050410Ten minutes before the show was to go on...https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050408.jpgP1050408Madonna did her best to contain her enthusiasmhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1050402.jpgP10504022014-03-06T03:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/03/03/the-night-with-the-iguana/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/welcome-to-rhythms.jpgWelcome to Rhythmshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rhythms-of-the-nught.jpgrhythms-of-the-nughthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rhythms-of-the-night.jpgrhythms-of-the-nightThe boat crew puts on a showhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1040789_20140301091257138.jpgP1040789_20140301091257138Louise charming the waiter at Las Caletashttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1040785.jpgP1040785Wild man warms up the audiencehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1040783.jpgP1040783Louise, Tom, and Kappy on the boat headed for Rhythms of the Nighthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/d0345005-9035-4a25-942c-e6b44a3dc2cd.jpgd0345005-9035-4a25-942c-e6b44a3dc2cdhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1393687970571.jpg1393687970571Marcia and Louise feast on dinner at Las Caletashttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/puerto-vallarta-cruises-tours-rhythms-of-night.jpgpuerto-vallarta-cruises-tours-rhythms-of-nightApproaching Las Caletas beach from Banderas Bay. Credit: Vallarta Adventures2014-03-12T01:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/28/finding-an-apartment-in-a-far-away-land/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apt4rent-france.jpgapt4rent france2014-04-03T17:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/20/chair-wars/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050385.jpgP1050385Tom's teddy bear. Nobody had better mess with THIS chair! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/collage.jpgcollagePool rules. It sez so right here. 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hundred and ten steps https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050139.jpgP1050139Downtown Boca de Tomatlan https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050138.jpgP1050138https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050136.jpgP1050136https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050135.jpgP1050135https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050134.jpgP1050134https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050131.jpgP1050131https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050128.jpgP1050128https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050120.jpgP1050120(Click to enlarge)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050118.jpgP1050118The beach at Boca 2014-04-25T14:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/13/things-with-scales-rather-than-feet/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050337.jpgP1050337Ted (at left) and Tom warm up with a beer prior to tequila 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Tedhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050336_20140213095626986.jpgP1050336_201402130956269862014-02-17T13:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/07/full-time-travel-is-a-bargain/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140201_082207.jpg20140201_0822072014-02-08T17:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/03/you-can-hardly-get-there-from-here/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050291.jpgP1050291https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050290.jpgP1050290https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050286.jpgP1050286https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050283.jpgP1050283https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050281.jpgP1050281https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050270.jpgP1050270https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050268.jpgP1050268https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050266.jpgP1050266https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050265.jpgP1050265https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050261.jpgP10502612014-02-04T14:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/02/05/whats-next/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/highway-sign.jpgHighway-Sign2014-02-21T00:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/01/12/why-we-eat-meat/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1050117.jpgP1050117Twenty 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vagabondjourneyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/holyinnocents.jpgholyinnocentsHoly innocents, courtesy www.banderasnews.comhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn0621.jpgDSCN0621The Revolution Day Parade in Puerto Vallarta https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_20131102_1836491.jpgIMG_20131102_183649(1)Louise and Tom, ready for Dia de Muertos. 2014-01-07T22:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2014/01/01/embraced-by-mexican-hospitality/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/collage_20140101112516193.jpgcollage_20140101112516193https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/collage_20140101112349867.jpgcollage_20140101112349867https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/collage.jpgcollagehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1388589121562.jpg1388589121562Fireworks over Puerto Vallarta2014-01-22T16:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/29/wally-world-is-closed/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131228_144417.jpgIMG_20131228_144417Louise watches Downton Abbey while weaving on her bead loom.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131228_093031.jpgIMG_20131228_093031A cobblestone street in Puerto Vallarta. Step carefulky!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131228_065044.jpgIMG_20131228_065044Those vertical streaks are rivers of rain, cascading from our patio roof.2013-12-31T10:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/25/merry-christmas-everyone/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1050021.jpgP10500212014-01-01T18:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/24/christmas-eve-in-portland-2/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gingerbread-village.jpggingerbread villageDowntown Portland in gingerbreadhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p10500171.jpgP1050017Hoodies in the rain, huddled outside Portland's food carts. It's worth the wait. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1050002.jpgP1050002Gingerbread village of downtown Portland 2013-12-26T01:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/19/how-to-see-5693-shops-in-three-days/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1387392949301.jpg1387392949301https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040910.jpgP1040910A town called Tequilahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040973.jpgP1040973Acres of knickknackshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040969.jpgP1040969The Tonala flea market.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040960.jpgP1040960A life-size Nativity graces the Andaras Mallhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040957.jpgP1040957Look carefully: that's snow in the Mexican skyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040939.jpgP1040939A gigantic mural of the Mexican Revolution by Jose Clemente Orozco dwarfs us on the stairs of the Jalisco capitol buildinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040978.jpgP1040978Me, Astrid, and Tomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040928.jpgP1040928https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040917.jpgP1040917Harvesting the blue agave2013-12-22T15:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/16/sun-guilt/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sunset-feet.jpgSunset feetMy feet. My beach. My sunset. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/feet-in-sunset.jpgfeet in sunsetMy feet. My beach. My sunset. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1890.jpgIMG_1890Portland in the sun. (Courtesy www.so-many-places.com) https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0590.jpgDSCN0590https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040671.jpgP10406712013-12-20T15:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/09/hunks-and-chunks-but-no-shoes/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040906.jpgP1040906I suppose this spoils the surprise...https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040904.jpgP1040904https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040900.jpgP1040900https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040898.jpgP1040898Even at 9:00 AM, the crowds are huge (and eager!)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040903.jpgP10409032013-12-12T16:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/05/home-improvement/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040892.jpgP1040892A la palma tree (foreground) https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040841.jpgP1040841https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weaving.jpgweavinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/finished-product.jpgfinished producthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/in-need-of-repair.jpgin need of repairPalapa in need of repairhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/liftoff.jpgliftoffRemoving the old roof.2013-12-05T12:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/12/03/chic-but-still-shabby-2/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040812.jpgP1040812Dining on the streethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040885.jpgP1040885Day's end on the Los Tules beachhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040820.jpgP1040820Coco beach vendorhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040814.jpgP1040814The ever - popular roasted chickenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040810.jpgP1040810Looking for a handouthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040816.jpgP1040816Sayulita's festive markethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040829.jpgP1040829Long boards only! Short ones need not apply.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1386019147743.jpg1386019147743A one-hour bus ride through the junglehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040828.jpgP1040828Golf carts are the preferred transportationhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040834.jpgP1040834The Sayulita beach. (Click to enlarge)2013-12-04T13:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/27/foiling-bureaucracy/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fmm.jpgFMM2013-12-04T22:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/25/lard-lust-and-laughter/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscn0640.jpgDSCN0640The dining table https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dolores1.jpgDoloresDolores Brittingham in her gorgeous kitchen https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tamales-anyone.jpgTamales anyone2013-11-26T20:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/21/who-owns-the-internet/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_20131120_081419.jpgIMG_20131120_0814192013-11-24T01:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/13/we-were-fleeced/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040779.jpgP1040779The white lightning is poured off and discardedhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tequila-distillery.jpgtequila-distilleryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/botellas-700ml-034-716589.jpgBotellas-700ml-034-716589Blue agave piñas ready for the distilleryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/los-altos-2100-meters-pr-firm-798x536.jpgLos-Altos-@-2100-meters-@PR-firm-798x536A blue agave field in the Sierra Madre of Mexicohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040733.jpgP1040733https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040732.jpgP1040732The cooked and shredded piñas, ready for fermentationhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040731.jpgP1040731Don cooks the piñas in this ovenhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040730.jpgP1040730Don Lalin's patio-sized tequila distilleryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040727.jpgP1040727A second distillation happens in herehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040726.jpgP10407262021-04-11T02:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/05/the-rain-has-an-attitude/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1383660218979.jpg1383660218979The storm this way comes. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1383599590506.jpg1383599590506https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040670.jpgP1040670Our palapa at sunsethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/beach_umbrella_small1.jpgBeach_Umbrella_Small(1)2013-11-14T15:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/03/dia-de-muertos-part-two/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sugar_skull_by_almigh_t.jpgSugar_Skull_by_Almigh_Thttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mexican_sugar_skull_by_connie101-d4d3l60.jpgmexican_sugar_skull_by_connie101-d4d3l60https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sugar-skull-collection1.jpgsugar-skull-collectionA collection of sugar skulls. (Day-of-the-dead.com)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_20131102_1836491.jpgIMG_20131102_183649(1)All decked out for town.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/vintage-sugar-skull-and-roses-tammy-wetzel.jpgvintage-sugar-skull-and-roses-tammy-wetzel2013-11-05T17:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/11/02/dia-de-muertos-part-one/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040691.jpgP1040691Here I am, admiring an altar to Elizabeth Taylor. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040682_20131102080432294.jpgP1040682_20131102080432294Look closely: this one features a live (dead) model.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040678_20131102080035225.jpgP1040678_20131102080035225A child, with all his stuffed animals.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040674.jpgP1040674This woman must've visited Starbucks every day.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040704.jpgP1040704Tom's mom fancied herself Auntie Mamehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040703.jpgP1040703My mom was a French teacher.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040698.jpgP1040698My dad always wore a tie at work and -- naturally -- wore glasses.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040696.jpgP1040696Tom did the rowing; his dad was an accomplished fly fisherman.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040700.jpgP1040700The altar to our parents: steak, champagne, and the things they loved.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1040690.jpgP10406902013-11-05T17:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/30/the-tale-of-the-tacos/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040636.jpgP1040636Eduardo prepares rellenos while Memo provides commentary. Best rellenos ever.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/collage.jpgcollageMemo (at left, both pictures) orders up some more tacos. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3771.jpgIMG_3771Happy Tom, finishing off his final taco of the day. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040635.jpgP1040635Fresh ceviche and a zillion sauces. Mouth, be ready! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040637.jpgP1040637Chili rellenos and fresh tortillas. Yum! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040634.jpgP1040634The produce store is a feast for the eyes and the mouth. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040633.jpgP1040633The tortilla-ham machine. The glop at the top is simply ground corn and water. Tortillas come out the other end. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3765.jpgIMG_3765Tom and me: happy taco eaters. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3767_2.jpgIMG_3767_2Tours are small. This is ours, including honeymooners Chris and Xx. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10406251.jpgP10406252014-07-31T16:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/28/bouncin-on-the-blue-bus/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040619.jpgTickets serve no discernable purpose, but everybody gets one. Tickets serve no discernable purpose, but everybody gets one. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040640.jpgEntertainment is free. Entertainment is free. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040616.jpgGringos sit on the sunny side. Mexicans know better. Gringos sit on the sunny side. Mexicans know better. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040613.jpgCustom sun visor. Custom sun visor. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040600.jpgThe driver's prayer. The driver's prayer. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10406221.jpgAll stops appear on the windshield. All stops appear on the windshield. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040614.jpgPress this button to signal stop. Press this button to signal stop. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040603.jpgI love my blue bus! I love my blue bus! https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-p10406222.jpgwpid-P1040622.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-p10406221.jpgwpid-P1040622.jpg2013-10-30T15:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/18/the-great-coconut-harvest/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_20131016_124645_20131017111154347.jpgIMG_20131016_124645_20131017111154347https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040585.jpgP1040585https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040583.jpgP1040583https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040580.jpgP1040580https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040575.jpgP1040575https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040586.jpgP1040586https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040598_20131017130113024.jpgP1040598_20131017130113024https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-13805608278101.jpgwpid-1380560827810.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-1380560827810.jpgwpid-1380560827810.jpg2013-10-19T12:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/16/gringo-bars/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10405641.jpgMore beer to the rescue!More beer to the rescue!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10405671.jpgThanksgiving dinner, Mexican-Canadian styleThanksgiving dinner, Mexican-Canadian stylehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040563.jpgChef Lucas in the kitchenChef Lucas in the kitchen.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040562.jpgMenu for the dayMenu for the day.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10405611.jpgInside Que?Pasahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040560.jpgCarol (bartender) and LouiseCarol (bartender) and Louise. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040559.jpgAllegiance properly displayedAllegiance properly displayed.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10405581.jpgP1040558https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040558.jpgP1040558https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040556.jpgP1040556Taco stand in Emiliano Zapata2013-10-22T16:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/15/doing-nothing-nothing-doing/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/antfarm.jpgantfarmTom examines his ant hill.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bedridden.jpgbedridden2013-10-17T20:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/13/frogger-for-keeps/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-233.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-23.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_201310081141127433.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_20131008114112743.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-p10404563.jpgwpid-P1040456.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-p10404562.jpgwpid-P1040456.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-231.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-23.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-23.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-15-39-23.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_201310081141127431.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_20131008114112743.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_20131008114112743.jpgwpid-Screenshot_2013-10-08-11-33-56_20131008114112743.jpg2013-10-16T14:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/11/surgery-in-puerto-vallarta/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pink.jpgpinkHanging the pink at Amerimed hospital https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040536.jpgP1040536Dr. Marron with happy patient. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040522.jpgP1040522Just arrived in her private room, Louise smiles with anticipation. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040539.jpgP1040539At home with sling on the patio. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p10405351.jpgP1040535She gets lunch, I don't. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1040525.jpgP1040525Shampoo and lotion on granite in the bathroom. 2018-12-12T04:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/09/bring-it/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bring-it.jpgbring it2013-10-12T20:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/07/she-got-a-coffee-maker-after-all/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381010655394.jpg1381010655394https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008804917.jpg1381008804917https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008804552.jpg1381008804552https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008804100.jpg1381008804100https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008803721.jpg1381008803721https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008803315.jpg1381008803315https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008802944.jpg1381008802944https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008802576.jpg1381008802576https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381008802040.jpg13810088020402013-10-08T21:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/03/the-perfect-margarita/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1380648295055.jpg1380648295055https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-img_20131001_0937461.jpgwpid-IMG_20131001_093746.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wpid-img_20131001_093746.jpgwpid-IMG_20131001_093746.jpg2013-10-06T13:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/10/01/this-cant-really-be-happening-to-us/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-13805608299031.jpgwpid-1380560829903.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-1380549537066.jpgwpid-1380549537066.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-13805495365061.jpgwpid-1380549536506.jpgDining roomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-13805495382641.jpgwpid-1380549538264.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-13805495353731.jpgwpid-1380549535373.jpgGrandkid roomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380549535964.jpg1380549535964Guest roomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/13804817671861.jpg1380481767186Staircasehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380549534161.jpg1380549534161The bedroom. Soaking tub in the foreground.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/13804817659731.jpg1380481765973The view from the patiohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380560828759.jpg1380560828759The beach2013-10-12T13:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/26/leaving-on-a-jet-plane/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380043837166.jpg13800438371662013-10-01T11:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/25/san-francisco-surprise/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380070085532.jpg1380070085532https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040603468.jpg1380040603468https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/13800406060721.jpg1380040606072https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040605810.jpg1380040605810https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040605560.jpg1380040605560https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040605172.jpg1380040605172https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040604759.jpg1380040604759https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040604135.jpg1380040604135https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040606072.jpg1380040606072https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1380040604499.jpg13800406044992013-10-07T19:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/23/snacking-with-a-noogler/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-fremont-bridge-troll1.jpgwpid-fremont-bridge-troll.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-fremont-bridge-troll.jpgwpid-fremont-bridge-troll.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-noogler-hat1.jpgNoogler-hat.jpghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-noogler-hat.jpgwpid-noogler-hat.jpg2013-09-29T18:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/18/back-on-the-saddle-again/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_20130916_164146.jpgTom on bike2013-09-19T20:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/16/oh-heck-no-tech/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/no_technology-1.jpgno_technology (1)2013-09-17T15:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/11/how-to-lose-four-pounds-with-one-click/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1378761021765.jpg1378761021765My Galaxy Tab, along with the keyboard/case that I bought to accompany it.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1378742297934.jpg1378742297934My Galaxy Tab along with the case/keyboard that I bought to accompany it. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tablet.jpgtablethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tablet-w-keyboard.jpgtablet w keyboard2013-09-16T15:49:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/09/the-liebster-award/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/liebster.jpgliebster2013-09-09T19:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/05/landing-butter-side-up/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pool-view.jpgpool view2013-09-12T05:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/29/arrivederci-italia/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/clouds.jpgclouds2013-09-04T11:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/09/03/just-when-things-were-going-so-well/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/just-when-things.jpgJust when things2013-09-10T15:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/28/sometimes-it-rains-in-bellagio/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellagio-italy.jpgbellagio italy2013-08-29T07:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/26/he-lives-in-laglio-which-means-garlic/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/boat-to-george2.jpgboat to george2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/restaurant.jpgrestaurantThe Bellagio Point Cafe next door proudly displays its Clooney heritage.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-2006-06-14_villa_clooney_in_laglio.jpg800px-2006-06-14_Villa_Clooney_in_Laglio2013-08-27T14:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/22/the-stairways-of-bellagio/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways013.jpgstairways013https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways012.jpgstairways012https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways011.jpgstairways011https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways010.jpgstairways010https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways009.jpgstairways009https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways008.jpgstairways008https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways007.jpgstairways007https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways006.jpgstairways006https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways005.jpgstairways005https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairways004.jpgstairways0042013-09-03T23:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/20/when-shopping-gets-scary/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sale-rack2.jpgsale 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apartmenthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stairs-1.jpgstairs 1Stairs from uptown to the waterfronthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/panorama.jpgpanoramaThe Bellagio waterfronthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/garden-2.jpggarden 2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/garden-1.jpggarden 1Our garden. Apartment in background.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fight-on-train.jpgfight on trainFight on train. Woman on left clutches bag in aisle.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/church.jpgchurchBellagio church converted into a residence2013-08-16T16:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/16/afloat-on-a-lake-of-envy/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/villa-carlotta.jpgvilla carlottaVilla Carlottahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/villa-carlotta-oranges.jpgvilla carlotta orangesA tunnel of orangeshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/villa-carlotta-inside.jpgvilla carlotta insideArt at Villa Carlottahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/villa-carlotta-garden.jpgvilla carlotta gardenThe view from the villahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/villa-carlotta-flowers.jpgvilla carlotta flowershttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/varenna.jpgvarennaThe town of Varennahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/midlake-boat.jpgmidlake boatThe Midlake Boathttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lenno.jpglennoChurch at Lennohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hotel-tremezzo-pool.jpghotel tremezzo poolTake your pick: swim in the lake or swim in the poolhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hotel-tremezze.jpghotel tremezzeGrand Hotel Tremezzo2013-08-30T13:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/29/fill-er-up/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pumping-gas.jpgpumping gasOur driver (left) watches while our attendant mans the pump. Photo taken from inside the bus.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/attendant.jpgattendantOur beach bus attendant.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/articulated.jpgarticulated2013-08-11T17:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/09/he-said-she-said/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/02venice-011.jpg02venice 01-An orchestra plays at the Florianhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/danieli-lobby.jpgdanieli lobbyThe lobby at Hotel Danielihttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/381px-venise_et_le_lido_travel_poster_for_enit_ca-_1920.jpg381px-Venise_et_le_Lido,_travel_poster_for_ENIT,_ca._1920https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/18venice-01.jpg18venice 01-Sunset over the Grand Canalhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/17venice-01.jpg17venice 01-Tom awaits emancipationhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/16venice-01.jpg16venice 01-Chandelier in Hotel Danielihttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/15venice-01.jpg15venice 01-Decay is what one expects in Venicehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/14venice-01.jpg14venice 01-A mask for the Carnival of Venicehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/13venice-01.jpg13venice 01-Bridge to picturesque restauranthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/12venice-01.jpg12venice 01-Isn't this just FABULOUS?!!2013-08-18T12:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/07/there-are-too-many-people-between-patras-and-venice/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/scouts.jpgscoutsGreek scouts lounge wherever Greek scouts can -- aboard Coraggio on our way to Venice.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/patras-ferry-terminal.jpgpatras ferry terminalLouise beading in the Patras ferry terminalhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/patras-bridge.jpgpatras bridgeThe Patras Bridge spanning the Gulf of Corinth, seen from the Heraklion-Patras bus.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nin-oclock-no-ferry.jpgnine oclock no ferryThe Patras ferry dock at 9:00 PM. No ferry!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/don.jpgdonOur landlord Don graciously hauls our bags down Theotokopoulou Street. Goodbye Chania!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/deck-sleeping.jpgdeck sleepingWhy staterooms are good: Sleeping on deck. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/corragio-ferry.jpgcorragio ferryThe Coraggio ferry took us from Patra to Venicehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cards.jpgcardsPlaying cards to waste time in Patrashttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bunk-beds.jpgbunk bedsLouise models the bunk beds aboard the Blue Star ferry.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blue-star-2.jpgblue star 2The Blue Star ferry from Heraklion to Pireas. The bandy-legged tourist in the foreground wouldn't step out of the picture.2013-08-09T06:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/31/theotokopoulou-street/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/header.jpgheader2013-08-04T15:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/08/02/two-ferries-three-trains-a-bus-and-a-boat/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lead.jpgleadhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/venice05.jpgvenice05https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/venice04.jpgvenice04https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/venice03.jpgvenice03https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/venice02.jpgvenice02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/venice01.jpgvenice01https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hybrid04.jpghybrid04https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hybrid03.jpghybrid03https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hybrid02.jpghybrid02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hybrid01.jpghybrid012013-08-06T15:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/30/sandals-and-spinach-pie/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0238.jpgDSCN0238https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0234.jpgDSCN0234https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0224.jpgDSCN0224https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0219.jpgDSCN0219https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0218.jpgDSCN0218https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0215.jpgDSCN0215https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0213.jpgDSCN0213https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0209.jpgDSCN0209https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0208.jpgDSCN0208https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0206.jpgDSCN02062013-08-06T16:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/28/one-hundred/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/100-sculpture.jpg100 sculpture2013-07-31T08:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/26/lisa-has-the-dirt/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/miltos.jpgmiltosMiltos, our Knossos guide.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/urns.jpgurnsFive-foot-tall urns. Original material at the bottom (dark color).https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tom-n-ruins.jpgtom n ruinsTom examines the ruins.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ruins-panorama.jpgruins panoramaA panoramic view of Knossos. Click to enlarge (all photos)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/excavations.jpgexcavationsSome of the ruins were as much as five stories tall.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/drawings.jpgdrawingsWall drawings (recreations).https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/columns.jpgcolumnsA recreation of what a portion of the original palace may have looked like.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bus.jpgbusLoad 'em and lead 'em: inside our bus.2013-07-31T11:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/25/there-are-no-cattle-on-crete/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/road-sign.jpgroad signhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/kri-kri.jpgkri-kriA Cretan kri-kri.2015-07-28T09:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/22/things-you-wont-read-in-the-guidebooks/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/raki21.jpgraki2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/greek-guys1.jpggreek guysCan you find the Greek guys?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset1.jpgsunsethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sign.jpgsignSign above downtown store.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/raki1.jpgraki1Raki and watermelon for dessert!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/main.jpgmainhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/23-percent.jpg23 percentThe Value Added Tax. Ouch!2013-07-24T03:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/17/atwitter-with-little-yellow-birds/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/casa-de-colon.jpgcasa de colonCasa de Colonhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/timanfaya-national-park1.jpgTimanfaya National ParkTimanfaya National Parkhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lanzarote1.jpgLanzaroteLanzarote -- a study in black and white.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ll_n_scraps.jpgLL_n_ScrapsMe aboard Merlyn IIIhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset.jpgsunsethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pool.jpgpoolhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/merlin-iii.jpgmerlin iiiMerlyn IIIhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/manrique-interior.jpgManrique interiorOne of the rooms inside Manrique's homehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/las-palmas-cathedral.jpglas palmas cathedralLas Palmas cathedralhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cooking.jpgcooking2013-07-21T13:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/19/treasure-island/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/big-smile.jpgbig smileLouise doesn't mind the crowds: she's at the Med!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/kids-on-beach.jpgkids on beachA heaven for kids.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/it-gets-crowded.jpgit gets crowdedIt gets crowded on the beach after noon.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tree.jpgtreeJuniper tree.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pelekaniotis-gorge.jpgPelekaniotis GorgePelekaniotis Gorge. We travel through a portion of it on route to the beach.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pano_20130717_133301.jpgPANO_20130717_133301https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pan.jpgpanBig panorama of Elafonisi Beach. Click to enlarge.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/palapas.jpgpalapasA palapa and two chaise lounges costs seven euros for the day.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/on-the-bus.jpgon the busOn the bus, on our way to the beach.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mud.jpgmudThe mud factor: happy as a kid can be.2013-07-20T13:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/15/scenes-from-chania/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/upstairs.jpgupstairsThe upstairs bedroomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/staircase.jpgstaircaseOur apartment's spiral staircasehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/downstairs.jpgdownstairsThe living/dining room downstairshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/don_n_louise.jpgdon_n_louiseDon picked us up at the airport and even hauled our bags up the spiral staircase to the bedroom!https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/harbor-panorama.jpgharbor panoramahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/theotokopoulou.jpgtheotokopoulouTheotokopoulou Street, where we live. (Don't you just LOVE Greek?)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/on-the-beach.jpgon the beachLife is a beach! Two lounges and a palapa: 5 Euros for the dayhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/17chania-gallery-01.jpg17chania gallery 01-The bar on the waterfront where we often have our evening drink. We haven't been upstairs...https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16chania-gallery-01.jpg16chania gallery 01-https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/15chania-gallery-01.jpg15chania gallery 01-Louise and our host Don in front of our apartment. Both balconies are ours.2013-07-17T17:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/11/im-cretan-and-proud-of-it/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/restaurant-row.jpgrestaurant row"Restaurant row," where everything is al fresco and the food, no matter which restaurant you choose, is sumptuous.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ouzo.jpgouzoLouise toasts Taverna Straa (with ouzo, of course)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcsteamy.jpgmcsteamyLouise and McGreeky.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/manhole-cover.jpgmanhole coverThe combination platehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/candlelight.jpgcandlelight2013-07-14T06:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/05/time-in-a-bottle/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/corks_mini.jpgcorks_MINI2013-07-11T11:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/03/keep-calm-and-speak-catalan/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/keep-calm-and-speak-catalan.jpgkeep calm and speak catalanOur friend Vicens models the T-shirt I gave him a few weeks ago. Vicens is a native Catalan speaker.2013-07-12T07:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/07/01/you-go-your-way/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/walk-away.jpgwalk awayLouise drags her bags down the sidewalk while her friends await to take her to the train station.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/discovery-55.jpgdiscovery 55The Discovery 55https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/canaries-copy.jpgcanaries copyThe Canary Islands2013-07-06T08:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/27/adventure-is-just-that-way/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/clock.jpgclock2013-07-14T16:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/24/the-meaning-of-spanish-time/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vespas.jpgvespasVespas belonging to Sr. Padrosa, his father, and his sons.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/typewriters.jpgtypewritersA few of the typewriters on the second floor of the museum. (Click to enlarge)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sign.jpgsignhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sewing-machines.jpgsewing machinesSewing machines and clocks. The clocks keep Spanish time.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hispano-suaza.jpghispano-suazahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fan.jpgfanA steam-powered floor fan.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/exteroir.jpgexteroirhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/display-cases.jpgdisplay caseshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ball-typewriter.jpgball typewriter2013-06-26T16:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/21/if-you-build-it-they-wont-come/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/salamander.jpgsalamanderMosaic salamanderhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/park-entry.jpgpark entryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mosaic.jpgmosaicMosaic detailhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mosaic-sign.jpgmosaic signMosaic signhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/marketplace.jpgmarketplaceMarketplace interiorhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/landscape.jpglandscapeHouses seen from abovehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/house03.jpghouse03Gaudi's househttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/house02.jpghouse02House at entryhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bizarre.jpgbizarreBizarre construction2013-06-24T14:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/18/bathed-in-smurf-colored-jello/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tossa-at-night.jpgtossa at nightSunset over Tossa de Mar (click to enlarge)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ruins.jpgruinsVilla Romana -- over two thousand years oldhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hotel1.jpghotelHotel Cap d'Orhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dark-cave.jpgdark caveEntering one of the seaside caves aboard our glass-bottomed boat2013-06-19T16:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/16/a-party-for-sybil/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/syb.jpgSyb at her partyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/top_o_the_world.jpgParty Time!On the terrace: (from left) Sybil, Louise, Jeanette, Luisa, Vicens, Gerard, Tom, Moira, Steve.2013-06-17T15:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/12/whats-left-to-talk-about/2013-06-17T14:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/10/meanwhile-back-in-france/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hotel.jpghotelThe hotel Les Mas des Citronniers.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dinner_table.jpgdinner_tableAround the dinner table. From left: Kathleen, Laleña,Tom, Phil, me.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/beach.jpgBEACH2013-06-12T06:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/07/neither-snow-nor-rain/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/800px-vintage_mail_bag_at_the_postal_museum.jpg800px-Vintage_mail_bag_at_the_Postal_MuseumPhoto credit: Wikimedia Commons2013-06-12T06:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/03/the-sea-and-the-food/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/12tossa_de_mar.jpg12Tossa_de_MarTossa from a distancehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/11tossa_de_mar.jpg11Tossa_de_MarCandles inside Sant Vicenç churchhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/10tossa_de_mar.jpg10Tossa_de_MarLooking down from the wall on one of the bars within Vila Vellahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09tossa_de_mar.jpg09Tossa_de_MarHomes within the walls of Vila Vellahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/08tossa_de_mar.jpg08Tossa_de_MarBikinis abound; tops optional.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/07tossa_de_mar.jpg07Tossa_de_MarVila Vellahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/05tossa_de_mar.jpg05Tossa_de_MarThe north beach at Tossa de Mar, with security forcehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/04tossa_de_mar.jpg04Tossa_de_MarThe south beach at Tossa de Marhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/03tossa_de_mar.jpg03Tossa_de_Marhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/02tossa_de_mar.jpg02Tossa_de_MarI dip my feet in my beloved Med. (Photo by Vicens Ripol)2013-06-12T00:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/05/big-heads/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/25big-heads.jpg25Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/24big-heads.jpg24Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/18big-heads.jpg18Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/16big-heads.jpg16Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/13big-heads.jpg13Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/10big-heads.jpg10Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/07big-heads.jpg07Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/06big-heads.jpg06Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/05big-heads.jpg05Big Headshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/04big-heads.jpg04Big Heads2013-06-06T07:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/06/01/our-spanish-cell-phone-experience/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/penny_sim.jpgpenny_SIM2013-12-30T23:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/28/makin-pals/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/simone_n_gabriele1.jpgsimone_n_gabrieleGabriel Salas (at left) and Simona Nobelhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/adriana.jpgadrianaAdriana Bararu Ancahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/steve.jpgsteveSteve Brown (at left) and me.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/restaurant2.jpgrestaurantInteroir of Paula and Josep's Restaurant l'Escalenchttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/paula_n_josep1.jpgpaula_n_josepPaula and Josep in their restaurant in L'Escala.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moira.jpgmoiraMoira Cannonhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vicens_n_jeanette.jpgvicens_n_jeanetteVicens (at left) and Jeanette Ripoll: landlords and the best Spanish pals ever.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gerard.jpgGerardGerard Stutje (center) and children Gerard Jr. (at left) and Isabel (at right) singing Happy Birthday in a video sent to Tom. (Photo by Luisa Stutje)2013-06-02T14:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/30/nice-place-what-do-we-do-about-the-bad-guys/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pano011.jpgpano01Panorama of Girona taken from the north tower. Click to enlarge (all photos)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wall05.jpgwall05The wall is huge in some places. Note the reclining person below.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wall04.jpgwall04Today the wall meanders through the city rather than encloses it.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wall03.jpgwall03A smaller tower in the foreground is now almost swallowed up by the heightened wall. The Girona Cathedral is in the background.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wall02.jpgwall02It's an easy walk -- once you get up there.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wall01.jpgwall01The wall is straight as a Texan Interstate in some places.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/one-holer.jpgone-holerReally now: you can't expect soldiers to defend your city all day without a break, can you?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cathedrals01.jpgcathedrals01Various city cathedrals seen from the wall.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bow_slot.jpgbow_slotSlots for bows and arrows are spaced about six feet apart.2013-05-31T14:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/27/geeky-good-things/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/usb-charger.jpgUSB chargerhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/netflix.jpgnetflixhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/martha.jpgmarthahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kindles.jpgkindleshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hotspot.jpghotspothttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/coat.jpgcoathttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/battery-backup.jpgbattery backuphttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ac-adaptor.jpgAC adaptor2013-08-04T12:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/24/return-to-the-scene-of-the-slime/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tom_bike02.jpgtom_bike02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tom_walk.jpgtom_walkhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti06.jpgst_marti06https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti05.jpgst_marti05https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti04.jpgst_marti04https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti03.jpgst_marti03https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti02.jpgst_marti02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/st_marti01.jpgst_marti01https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/roses.jpgroseshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bikes01.jpgbikes012013-05-29T14:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/21/a-boy-and-a-boat/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/submarine.jpgsubmarinehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/statue3.jpgstatue3https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/statue2.jpgstatue2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/statue1.jpgstatue1https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sean.jpgseanhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/port-offices.jpgport officeshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pigeons.jpgpigeonshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/oranges.jpgorangeshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/house2.jpghouse2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/harbor.jpgharbor2013-05-22T06:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/20/the-skinny-on-spain/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/skinny.jpgthin Spanish girl2013-05-22T14:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/19/a-bounty-of-affection/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tomas.jpgtomashttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/leon.jpgleonhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dinner-table.jpgdinner tableJeanette (at left), Gabriel, Simone, Louise, and me at the birthday dinner table. (Photo by Vicente Ripoll.)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cake.jpgcakeMercifully, no one offered to put 69 candles on the cake. Reminder to self: Wear your hat!2013-05-21T18:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/17/wilfred-the-hairy/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wilfredo_el_velloso_01.jpgWilfredo el Vellosohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tom.jpgtomhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tins.jpgtinshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stairs.jpgstairshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rhythm.jpgrhythmhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/restaurant1.jpgrestauranthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pots4sale.jpgpots4salehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pano4.jpgpano4https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pano2.jpgpano2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lizards.jpglizards2013-05-19T08:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/14/ay-ay-ay-guapas/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wedding.jpgweddinghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/towels.jpgtowelshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/swim.jpgswimhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/psy.jpgpsyhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pastels.jpgpastelshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kids.jpgkidshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/guapas.jpgguapashttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bras3.jpgbras3https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bras2.jpgbras2Click or tap go enlarge (ll photos)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/barker1.jpgbarker12013-05-17T14:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/12/the-land-of-orange/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/marmalade.jpgmarmaladehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/orange_logo-copy.jpgorange_logohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/orange_tree.jpgorange_treehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/juicer.jpgjuicerhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bike.jpgbike2013-05-25T13:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/11/what-the-portland-rose-festival-cudda-been/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/temps-de-flors-23.jpgTemps de Flors 23https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/temps-de-flors-22.jpgTemps de Flors 22https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rose_festival2.jpgrose_festival2https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rose-festival.jpgRose FestivalSailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) as the ship arrives to help celebrate Portland's Fleet Week festivities during the city's annual Rose Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ralph Radford.)https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010216.jpgP1010216https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20temps-de-flors.jpg20Temps de Florshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/19temps-de-flors.jpg19Temps de Florshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/18temps-de-flors.jpg18Temps de Florshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/17temps-de-flors.jpg17Temps de Florshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/16temps-de-flors.jpg16Temps de Flors2013-05-13T16:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/09/the-return-of-the-spanish-patient/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/patio.jpgpatio2013-05-14T01:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/08/no-sht-sherlock/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/steve_catedral1.jpgsteve_catedral2013-05-27T16:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/07/there-will-be-hats/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/do-rag.jpgdo-raghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/staples.jpgStapleshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/steve_catedral.jpgsteve_catedral2013-05-29T12:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/06/subdural-hematoma/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boy_in_bed1.jpgboy_in_bed2013-05-08T05:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/05/03/hold-the-anchovies/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/torch.jpgtorchhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sailboat.jpgsailboathttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/restaurant.jpgrestauranthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pool.jpgpoolhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/orchestra.jpgorchestrahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ll_seashore.jpgLL_seashorehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ll_flowers.jpgLL_flowershttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hotel_sign.jpghotel_signhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hotel_pool.jpghotel_poolhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/frame.jpgframe2013-05-06T18:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/22/bubbles-and-brew/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/shelves_of_cava.jpgshelves_of_cavahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cava_n_cerveza.jpgcava_n_cerveza2013-04-23T13:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/20/the-jetsons-arrive-in-girona/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/two_towers.jpgtwo_towersThe two towers as seen from our balcony. https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/woo_woo.jpgwoo_woohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/radio_tower.jpgradio_towerhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/panorama.jpgpanoramahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/leon.jpgleonTom kisses the Leona de Girona https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fort.jpgfortThe Torre de Alfonso XII. Click or tape to enlarge (all pictures).https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ancient_ruin.jpgancient_ruin2013-04-21T17:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/18/what-we-got-was-outlandish/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eyeball.jpgeyeballhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/crypt.jpgcrypthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/08dali_h.jpg08Dali_Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/07dali_v.jpg07Dali_Vhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/07dali_h.jpg07Dali_Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06dali_v.jpg06Dali_Vhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06dali_h.jpg06Dali_Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/05dali_h.jpg05Dali_Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04dali_v.jpg04Dali_Vhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04dali_h.jpg04Dali_H2013-04-23T01:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/16/cinc-claus-is-coming-to-town/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/st-marti-de-lempc3baries.jpgSt. Marti de l'EmpúriesDowntown St. Marti de l'Empúrieshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chef-smaller.jpgFrançois PratChef François Prat and two aficionados https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walkway.jpgwalkwayWalkway at St. Marti de l'Empúries.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sunset_in_lescala.jpgsunset_in_l'escalahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/st_marti.jpgst_martihttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mas_concas.jpgmas_concasExterior or Mas Concas as we enter for dinner.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hotel_empuries.jpghotel_empuriesHostal Empúries2013-04-20T06:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/13/saturday-market/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/10h.jpg10Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/09h.jpg09Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/08h.jpg08Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/07h.jpg07Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/07.jpg07https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06h.jpg06Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06.jpg06https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/05h.jpg05Hhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/05.jpg05https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04h.jpg04H2013-04-20T15:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/11/april-in-paris/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/seated_louise.jpgseated_louisehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1000721.jpgP10007212013-04-14T01:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/09/when-catalonia-takes-over-the-world/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/estrella_beer.jpgestrella_beerhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/catalon_sign_01.jpgcatalon_sign_01https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/catalan_sign_02.jpgcatalan_sign_022013-04-12T16:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/07/the-costa-brava/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tom-on-beach.jpgtom on beachNot all Begur beaches are Brava. This one offers newly-manicured sand.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/886.jpg886The beach at Begurhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8671.jpg867“Streetlight” in Pals: fill with wood; light as duskhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walk_in_rain.jpgwalk_in_rainhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/923.jpg923Vicens stirs our cremathttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/914.jpg914Downtown Calellahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/906.jpg906https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/905.jpg905https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/896.jpg896https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/874.jpg874Bring your own bottle (preferably ceramic) if you want to buy wine in Pals2024-12-15T18:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/05/slimy-things-on-beds-of-ice/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/valencia.jpgvalenciahttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/olives.jpgoliveshttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hamburger.jpghamburgerhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fish.jpgfish2013-04-15T08:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/01/a-slice-of-heaven-atop-girona/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/vincens_n_jeanette.jpgvincens_n_jeanetteJeanette (at left), Vincens, and me.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/apt_exterior.jpgapt_exterior2013-04-06T16:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/04/04/jet-lag/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sleepy_bye.jpgsleepy_bye2013-04-06T20:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/31/innocent-as-charged/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/condor_interior__600.jpgcondor_interior__6002013-04-08T15:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/30/two-drifters/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wpid-wp-1364658054144.jpgwpid-wp-1364658054144.jpg2013-03-30T18:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/29/sensible-has-never-been-a-problem-of-mine/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/slow-burger.jpgslow burger2013-03-30T20:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/27/the-final-tally/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/proceeds.jpgproceeds2013-03-27T23:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/26/its-getting-to-be-that-time/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nuri.jpgNuriNuri Kilani, ca. 20102014-02-14T15:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/24/cowboy-jacket-one-dollar/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cowboy-jacket.jpgcowboy jackethttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tag-sale1.pngtag saleA flea market? No. It used to be our apartment.2013-03-27T05:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/20/surrender/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tag-sale.pngtag sale2013-03-21T22:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/18/venus-and-mars/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mars_n_venus.jpgmars_n_venus2013-03-19T17:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/17/the-half-life-of-the-incipient-expat/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/no-tv.jpgno TVWhere the TV should behttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wooliam.jpgwooliamSir Wooliam in plastic2013-03-18T13:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/12/like-living-on-death-row/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/soap.jpgsoap2013-03-16T04:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/08/florencia-the-frontier/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1000656.jpgP1000656https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1000652.jpgP10006522013-03-30T21:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/03/05/box-town/2013-03-08T19:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/27/ten-thousand-days-of-rain/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/oregon-rain.jpgoregon rain2022-06-20T02:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/22/the-around-the-world-fund/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/its-all-mine.jpgits all mine2013-02-28T17:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/12/20/life-without-identity/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/identity.pngidentity2013-02-18T16:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/18/so-much-stuff-so-few-boxes/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boxes.jpgboxes2013-02-20T19:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/14/our-day-jobs/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/small-glammy-book-cover.jpgsmall glammy book cover2013-03-11T21:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/11/that-old-je-ne-sais-quoi/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/marie_pierres-house.jpgMarie-Pierres house2013-03-24T16:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/02/06/our-lady-of-guadalupe/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/our-lady-of-guadalupe-church.jpgOur Lady of Guadalupe CHURCHhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/our-lady-of-guadalupe.jpgOur Lady of Guadalupe2014-11-24T17:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/01/30/i-feel-like-a-red-balloon/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/red-balloon.jpgred balloon2013-01-31T23:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/01/29/the-versatile-blogger-award/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/versatileblogger11.pngversatile blogger logohttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/corks.jpgcorksOur champagne cork collection. Click to enlarge.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sir-wooliam.jpgsir wooliamTom and Sir Wooliam outside of the Pendleton (Oregon) Woolen Mills where, as the sign says, he was on sale. Click to enlarge.2014-05-17T15:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/31/our-puerto-vallarta-apartment/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pv-apartment1.jpgPV apartmenthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pv-apartment.jpgPV apartmenthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/apartment.jpgPuerto Vallarta apartmenthttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tub1.jpgtubhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tub.jpgtubThe upstairs bedroom with soaking tub.2013-09-03T07:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/01/13/air-mystery/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/condor.jpgcondor2013-01-30T14:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2013/01/01/ninety-days-notice/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/burning-bridge.jpgburning bridge2013-01-02T01:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/12/31/travel-with-ricky-from-see-tul/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rick-steves.jpgRick Steves2013-01-13T17:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/11/06/its-the-little-things-that-hurt/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/top.jpgtophttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/necklaces.jpgnecklacesMy necklaces do NOT pack light. I made most of them myself. How can I part with them?https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/scarves.jpgscarvesI love my scarves. Fortunately, they pack light.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bracelets.jpgbraceletsMy bracelets -- at least as many as would fit in one photo.2013-02-03T18:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/11/05/with-bellagio-our-itinerary-is-complete/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bellagio-apartment-copy.jpgBellagio apartmentOur Bellagio apartment. Click to enlarge.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bellagio-city.jpgBellagio, Italy2013-10-18T16:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/09/06/home-is-where-the-head-is/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home021.jpgHOME02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home011.jpghome01https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home04.jpghome04https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home01.jpghome01https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home02.jpgHOME02https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/home03.jpghome032012-11-01T04:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/09/07/bag-and-baggage/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/blue-bag.jpgblue bag2012-10-31T18:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/09/25/anticipation/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/anticipation1.jpganticipation2014-04-14T20:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/09/28/the-nexus/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/title.jpgtitlehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/both.jpgbothhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/health.jpghealthhttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kismet.jpgkismetGraph of kismet2014-04-13T16:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/01/july-in-greece-its-official/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/champagne.jpgchampagne2013-02-27T22:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/05/the-half-empty-bag/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/the-blue-bag.jpgthe blue baghttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pack04.jpgpack04Enter the blue duffel. It has wheels, but weighs less that four pounds. With all my stuff in it, there's plenty of room remaining. Louise laid claim to the leftover space immediately.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pack03.jpgpack03Now the carry-on is packed. It's cushy and stuffable.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pack02.jpgpack02I use smaller bags to keep everything sorted and easy to find. Across the top, my orage carry-on and all the stuff that will go into it.https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pack01.jpgpack01There you have it: My life for a year, all twenty-two pounds of it.2012-10-31T18:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/31/dont-call-us-ex-patriots/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/american-flag.jpgAmerican-Flag2013-02-07T17:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/24/ola-de-puerto-vallarta-mexico/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/iguana.jpgiguana2012-10-30T04:18:18+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/11/the-first-sacrifice/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spanish-phone1.jpgspanish phonehttps://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spanish-phone.jpgspanish phone2012-10-12T01:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://expat-almanac.com/2012/10/08/a-day-in-neo-greco-portland/https://expat-almanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/frappe.jpgfrappeThat's me sipping a frappé. 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