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AUGUST 17, 2019·Paris, France
Long Weekend in Paris, Louvre Day
Long weekend in Paris, and today went to the Louvre. First, though, the neighborhood around Place Saint-Augustin — the domed church squared off against a…
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AUGUST 15, 2019·Paris, France
A Walk Along the Seine in Paris
Started at Place de la Concorde, where the obelisk's gold cap was catching sun between clouds and the tour buses were already circling. The fountain nearest us…
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AUGUST 12, 2019·Colmar, France
A Week in France, Alsace to Paris
Alsace first, Paris after — a week of it, and Colmar took the biggest share. The girls found the old two-story carousel and rode it like they hadn't outgrown…
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AUGUST 11, 2019·Erstein, Grand Est, France
Summer Week in Strasbourg and Colmar
Middle of our summer week exploring Alsace, based out of Erstein, and today we did both cities. Strasbourg first: the girls straddled the bollards in front of…
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AUGUST 9, 2019·Strasbourg, France
Two August Days on Strasbourg's Canals
The train over had one of those facing-table compartments, all four of us around it, which turned the ride into cards-and-iPad territory before we'd even left…
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AUGUST 4, 2019·Los Angeles, California
Dodger Stadium on a Weekend in Los Angeles
A weekend in Los Angeles, and the middle of it was a Dodgers–Padres game at Dodger Stadium with two friends, one of whom wore his San Diego cap into a park of…
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JULY 30, 2019·San Diego, California
Backyard Construction Week and the Gaslamp Quarter
Backyard construction week. The crew has been out on the slope with a Bobcat carving out the pool, and the hole went from rough dirt to wood forms to a full…
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JULY 16, 2019·Paradise, California
Ropes Course and Horseback Riding in Paradise
Drove over to Paradise for the day, where the Recreation & Park District runs an outdoor adventure setup they call Odyssey Productions — harnesses, helmets,…
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JULY 14, 2019·Placer County, California
A Pond and a Beach on Tahoe's North Shore
Started the day in the woods, on a trail that opened onto a small pond ringed with grass and granite boulders, a downed pine leaning over the near edge.…
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JULY 8, 2019·Truckee, California
July Hikes Continue at Coldstream Canyon
The July hikes continue, this time up Coldstream Canyon, just west of Truckee off Donner Memorial State Park. It's about six miles round trip from the gate,…
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