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For our 11th wedding anniversary, Inna made reservations at Indian Springs Resort & Spa in Calistoga, California. We stayed two nights, arriving on Friday, October 12, and returning on Sunday, October 14.. . On the first day, Friday, October 12, we checked in at the Indian Springs Resort & Spa (after a long drive from San Jose) and ate dinner at the nearby Solbar Restaurant..…
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For the Labor Day weekend, we decided to go back to Santa Barbara. Since hotels in Santa Barbara were costly, we decided to stay in a modest Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn from August 31 to September 3, 2012.. . On the way to Santa Barbara from San Jose, we stopped by for lunch at Pismo Beach. An eatery there called the Splash claimed…
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We checked into Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park on the drive from Yellowstone. As we were hungry, we had a great breakfast/lunch and reserved a boat tour. The boat tour was canceled due to rain, but we could reschedule for Friday morning (August 10, 2012).. . . . Grand Teton is also quite a more extensive park surrounded by mountains. Here is…
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. Having heard many rave reviews from our friends, we were very interested in visiting Yellowstone National Park. We didn't know what to expect, as some of the photos we looked at didn't impress us.. . On August 3, we flew from San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC) on a United Airlines regional jet (Flight #6418). The flight was only three hours long…
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In July, we drove to Napa, California, to see the Festival del Sole, which featured ballet from a famous Russian ballet company. I am not a big fan of ballet, so I found the performances uninteresting, but Inna liked them. Our other friends also really enjoyed the various dances. . . . While in Napa, we stayed for two days at the Blackbird Inn. Blackbird…
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Today, I purchased a 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible "Chili. It's a red 6-speed convertible with a turbocharged engine.. . It's a fun car but a bit quirky. The window up/down switches are on the center console, and the fuel gauge is a rainbow-looking indicator. There is also an instrument to tell how long the top was down.. . . . . . The Mini…
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. Today, we took the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi (Prague's Main Train Station) to Vienna's Meidling station aboard the EC 79 Gustav Klimt (departing Prague at 2:42pm). We purchased the train tickets online in advance using the Czech Transport website. The cost of the tickets was 44 Euros (for two passengers).. . . . . . The train ride was uneventful, though we had…
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We enrolled Alex in Camp Tawonga, a Jewish camp near Yosemite, CA, in June. We thought he would enjoy playing outside with his new friends, as well as canoeing, swimming, archery, and other outdoor activities.. . Alex attended session 2 from Sunday, June 24, to Friday, July 6. This was Alex's first camp away from home, and we worried about how he would feel without…
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In the summer of 2012, we decided to visit Prague, Czechia, because we were looking for inexpensive airline tickets to European cities we had not yet seen. For some odd reason, tickets to Prague were cheaper than tickets to London, Paris, or Rome. Since we had never been there, we decided to visit Prague first and then travel by train to Vienna.. . We flew…
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In May, we drove to Mendocino, California, where we stayed at the Little River Inn by the Pacific Ocean. We like getting away from the hustle and bustle of San Jose to a quiet and secluded place. The drive to Mendocino is long but not very tedious, though a section of the road is a bit winding.. . We ate a delicious breakfast at the…
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