Friday, July 3, 2009

Turlock/Bakersfield



We spent Thursday inland in the towns of Turlock and Bakersfield visiting with dear friends. We have included a few pictures here. We are on our way to Los Angeles today...stay tuned.

1. Visiting with Mrs. Marge in Bakersfield
2. Scenery from our trip inland

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Our First Stop









We arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon. We decided to spend our afternoon strolling down to Chinatown to find a good place to eat lunch. We found possibly one of the best Chinese restaurants I have ever eaten, House of Nanking,a real hole in the wall place where the chef himself takes your order (unbelievable sesame chicken!!) We stopped for a couple of pictures as we made the climb back to our hotel. We ended our time in San Francisco visiting with and old friend and stopping by one of the best French restaurants in CA, Cafe Jacqueline.

We have included some photos from our time in San Fran

1. Josh posing next to a street car (is that an 80's Patrick Dempsey on board?)
2. View of Chinatown
3. Josh eating at House of Nanking
4. House of Nanking
5. Josh posing before hiking to the hotel
6. View of Alcatraz from a friends San Fran apartment

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Updates from the Road...

Josh and I will be on the road for the month of July. Visit our blog to stay updated on our travels abroad!

Friday, May 1, 2009

A week in Egypt

Emily and I were in Egypt for a week in early April. I had some meetings in Alexandria and a couple in Cairo. Thanks to my cousin, Ashraf and his wife, we were able to get away for a relaxing weekend at their place on the Red Sea. It was a great trip. Emily got to meet my family as well as colleagues whom I have been working with for the last 8 years. We stopped in London for an afternoon layover. Sarah and the boys picked us up and took us to Windsor Castle which neither Emily and I had seen before. We toasted our one year anniversary on British Airways flight 226!

Saturday, April 18, 2009