Lost and Louis
October 05, 2011
Not Again! We lost another child. Before you call Child Protective Services, allow me to plead my case. After the Virginia excitement at the Alhambr...
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Notre Dame and Stained Glass
October 04, 2011
I feel like a technological failure. My computer cannot get on the internet. My iPad can, but the computers cannot. I have tried to fight the battle...
Paris and Giraffes
October 03, 2011
We went to the Eiffel Tower today. As a lifelong iconoclast who has eschewed touristy locales, this was a trip I took reluctantly. I lived in New Yo...
Grit
October 02, 2011
[Note: I will be getting serious in this one.] Over the course of our careers as camp professionals and as parents, Susie and I have become somewhat o...
Dinner at the Hills
October 01, 2011
We spent a full day walking Madrid. In the spirit of honesty, I will tell you that the Baskin Clan is flagging a bit. We have been seeing a lot eve...
Seeing Museums and Friends
September 30, 2011
We visited two museums today: the Prado (considered by travel-guru Rick Steves and many others as the greatest museum for paintings in the world) and ...