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Saint Mary's City - August 2009 : On the last Saturday of August, we drove out to Saint Mary's City in Maryland despite the ominous weather forecast. It turned out to be a sunny, hot and humid day and I wished I brought my sunglasses along. My 1L bottle of water didn't last past late morning. Saint Mary's City is a small historic area with actors in costume. Although small, we didn't have time to hit all the sites. We did go aboard the Maryland Dove for the cannon signaling demonstration, catch the end of a mock trial at the State House and tour the Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation. We also started the day touring the grounds of the Brome-Howard Inn.

Saint Mary's City - August 2009

On the last Saturday of August, we drove out to Saint Mary's City in M ...

Updated: Aug 31, 2009 8:12am PST

New Orleans - August 2009 : SIGGRAPH was in New Orleans this year, so we made a mini-weekend vacation out of it before the conference started. Mainly, we enjoyed jazz in the evenings, toured the mansions of the Garden District, and enjoyed the great food, of course! We lost a lot of time due to a five hour delay at the airport. Got to love air travel.

New Orleans - August 2009

SIGGRAPH was in New Orleans this year, so we made a mini-weekend vacat ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2009 7:42am PST

Costa Rica - January 2009 : Costa Rica! We spent six days in Costa Rica for vacation and to attend a wedding. We started on the west coast at the Nicoya Peninsula and then went to the Arenal volcano. We ended the trip in Monteverde, where the cloud forests lie. On the Peninsula, we did some snorkeling and attended the wedding. The Hotel Punta Islita was a beautiful place to have a wedding. The wedding took place on the beach with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop. This was warmest part of the trip. At the Arena volcano, we weren't lucky enough to see the lava at night. We tried to see it twice, but we were foiled by clouds. We did got to the Tabacon hot springs and took the Sky Trek canopy tour which consisted of eight zip lines. On the zip lines, you can travel at up to 70kph and the longest line was about 1/2 a mile. The zip lines take you over and through the trees. We could feel the wind and rain buffeting our faces as we screamed down the lines. We also visited the butterfly conservatory in La Castillo, a slightly more sedate activity. We actually went to the butterfly conservatory just before taking the canopy tour. We didn't realize they were very close together. Initially, we planned to return to the hotel for a pick up by Sky Trek. Yan had worn flip-flop style sandals to the butterfly conservatory, so we worried that she might lose them on the zip lines. We passed the sign for Sky Trek and decided to ask if her sandals would be a problem. The staff member assured us that we could tape the sandals to her feet. We were happy with this response so we went ahead to the butterfly conservatory. When we returned and were actually receiving our equipment, we found out that they had no tape. Fortunately, Yan didn't lose her sandals and also impressed several of the other tourists with her choice of footwear. We only had one day in Monteverde, but we packed it full. We took a day tour through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and followed it with a night tour of Hidden Valley. After getting back from the night tour, we visited the frog pond to see some of Costa Rica's famous amphibians. Like the Hidden Valley night tour, our visit to the frog pond was conducted by flashlight. Since most of the frogs and toads are nocturnal, the frog pond was pitch black. Unfortunately, there aren't photos from a lot of our activities on this trip. Either it was too dark, too wet, or impractical to carry a camera for a number of our activities. Click on any of the photos below to see it larger. Pura vida.

Costa Rica - January 2009

Costa Rica! We spent six days in Costa Rica for vacation and to attend ...

Updated: Feb 05, 2009 7:03pm PST

US Virgin Islands : A small set of images from (mostly) St. John and St. Thomas.

US Virgin Islands

A small set of images from (mostly) St. John and St. Thomas.

Updated: Feb 22, 2008 6:16pm PST

Valley of Fire : Valley of Fire State Park, approximately 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Valley of Fire

Valley of Fire State Park, approximately 55 miles northeast of Las Veg ...

Updated: Dec 28, 2007 8:17am PST

Las Vegas : Sin City.

Las Vegas

Sin City.

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 8:20pm PST

Greece : Images from Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini.

Greece

Images from Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini.

Updated: Jun 08, 2007 3:31pm PST

Greece Photos and Travel Notes - May 2007 : Images from our trip to Greece from May 16 to May 28. We visited Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini. Click on any photo to see it larger, of course. If you're short on time, the best images are here.

Greece Photos and Travel Notes - May 2007

Images from our trip to Greece from May 16 to May 28. We visited Athen ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2007 6:00pm PST

Europe : Images from Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice.

Europe

Images from Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice.

Updated: Oct 28, 2006 12:14pm PST

Shanghai :

Shanghai

Updated: Nov 23, 2005 6:44pm PST

Suzhou : Except for the photo in downtown Suzhou, the rest were taken in Tiger Hill. Half of Tiger Hill is quiet and peaceful. The other half has non-stop performers ranging from dancers to acrobats to actors.

Suzhou

Except for the photo in downtown Suzhou, the rest were taken in Tiger ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2005 6:27pm PST

Hangzhou, China : The capital of the Zhejiang Province, located about 150 km southwest of Shanghai.

Hangzhou, China

The capital of the Zhejiang Province, located about 150 km southwest o ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2005 1:55pm PST

Wuzhen, China : Wuzhen is a small water town in southern China.

Wuzhen, China

Wuzhen is a small water town in southern China.

Updated: Nov 11, 2005 12:11pm PST

Beijing, China : Photos from sites around Beijing (more photos to come as I finish processing). Unfortunately, each site visited had portions closed for repair. The repairs were to prepare for the 2008 Olympics.

Beijing, China

Photos from sites around Beijing (more photos to come as I finish proc ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2005 11:49am PST

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