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Thursday, June 30, 2016 . . . . . . We have always wanted to revisit Universal Studios, especially the Wizarding World of Harry Potter exhibit. We decided to stop there for one day in Los Angeles on our way to the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia (Tahiti).. . . Our Southwest WN2235 flight was initially scheduled to depart at 6:20 pm from…
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After our usual delicious breakfast at the Little River Inn in Mendocino, we drove to Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve near Ukiah.. . . . . The drive from Mendocino to Montgomery Woods took over an hour over a twisty 2-lane road with many potholes.. . . . When we arrived, we found a relatively small parking lot but still managed to park our Sienna…
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The drive from San Jose to Mendocino was tedious, with multiple accidents on US-101. We started our drive at 10:00 am but arrived at Little River Inn, near Mendocino, at 2:15 pm.. . . . . . After checking in, we headed for Mendocino, hoping to find a restaurant open for lunch.. . . . After looking at a few places downtown, we settled on…
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Today, we attended a performance of Dartmouth Middle School's Spring Concert - the second concert in 2016. Alex played trumpet in the Jazz and Concert bands, and we were eager to observe his performance.. . . . . The Jazz Band opened the concert with "On Green Dolphin Street" and continued with "Rock This Town." Alex played the trumpet and sounded good.. . The Beginning…
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Today, we saw a TheatreWorks production of Cyrano. Cyrano is based on a play by Edmond Rostand and adapted by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner.. . . . The roles of Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian were played by J. Anthony Crane, Sharon Rietkerk, and Chad Deverman, respectively. It takes place at two times: Paris and Arras in 1640, and then Paris in 1655.. . I…
Read More: Review: “Cyrano” at TheatreWorks (Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts)
Our Norwegian Airlines flight D85052 from Malaga, Spain, to Stockholm, Sweden, departed on time from Malaga's airport at 2:30 pm.. . We landed in Stockholm, Sweden, right on time at 6:45 pm. We collected our luggage, which took 15-20 minutes, and then decided what to do. We all felt rested from our vacation in Spain and had the energy to explore a new city.. .…
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Saturday, April 10, 2016. . Our drive from Zahara to Ronda, Spain, covering the beautiful Spanish countryside, was short and uneventful.. . . . . We arrived at Parador de Ronda Hotel in our little Opel Meriva rental car around 1:00 pm.. . . . . . After checking in and dropping off our bags, we decided to stroll through Ronda to find a decent…
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Monday, April 4, 2016 . . . . . We arrived at Seville's San Bernardo train station at around 8:45pm from Granada, Spain (where Alex and I started our Spain trip). We took a taxi from San Bernardo train station to our Airbnb apartment rental in downtown Seville.. . . . . Our Airbnb apartment was on the main Calle Francos street, with many boutiques…
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Friday, April 1, 2016. . . Today was the start of my short family vacation to Spain, with the first stop being Granada, followed by Seville, Ronda, and finally Malaga. . . Inna and I prepared a very complicated European vacation focusing on southern Spain. Since Inna had more time and flexibility, she would depart earlier to see Barcelona and Madrid. In contrast, Alex and…
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After many weekends of rain (and park closures), I finally had great weather to ride my 2013 Honda CRF250R off-road motorcycle at Metcalf Motorcycle Park. . . . I arrived early, around 09:00, and the park was already busy (but the parking lot was only partially complete. I unloaded my dirt bike, filled it with gas, and put on my riding gear.. . . .…
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