Today's post is written by Eliza.  This blog post is about when we visited our friends Philip, Lena, Mila, Philine, Julian, and Emmi in Bern.  We flew on a plane to Switzerland and when we got there we drove to Bern to see our old friends.  They used to live in Germany, then in St. Louis … Continue reading Bern, by Eliza →

We couldn't have timed our visit to Ann Arbor better since spring had just sprung and the brilliant signs of it were everywhere.  We've been following the emergence of spring around the country, hitting peak blooms as we travel to progressively colder climates.  The amazing thing about arriving somewhere right as spring hits is that … Continue reading Ann Arbor →

Niagara Falls is an incredible sight to behold. Sure, there's the over commercialization of the region surrounding the falls, but the falls themselves are breathtaking! We opted for a "Maid of the Mist" boat tour, despite temperatures hovering just above freezing.   And if it weren't so spectacular, you'd likely feel kind of miserable out … Continue reading Niagara Falls  →

This is the poster we carried as we marched alongside more than 100,000 people at the Denver Women's March in January.  The picture of Eliza and Georgia was taken the day before the march...the day Donald Trump was inaugurated.  That day, Jan 20, was decidedly rough and Eliza and Georgia recognized that we (ok, I) … Continue reading Hold Hands, Stand Tall, Sisters →

It was hard to leave the NYC pigeons, but have no fear, the girls discovered Cape Cod Ospreys. We've had a dramatic change of scenery, but Eliza and Georgia are still enraptured by the surrounding bird life.  ​ ​​​Video of an Osprey taken by Eliza at our hotel.   Birders The best aspect of this … Continue reading Cape Cod with “The Grandmas” →

But we've gotta be drifting along.  We came to New York City because we wanted our kids to experience a big US city before we travel to even more densely populated cities in Asia.  It was a good call.  We discovered that our kids didn't know how to move about in a crowd.  Eliza would … Continue reading So long, it’s been good to know ya →

We finally got a sunny day in New York.  Eliza had already determined that our day was to begin with a visit to Balto's statue in Central Park.  But we needed breakfast, so we looked on the map and saw Betty Bakery just 2 blocks away.   We devoured apricot rugelachs, apple pie, palmiers, banana … Continue reading A walk in the park →

There is nothing quite like a spending time in a big city to clarify the differences between our kids.  Georgia loves New York; she's cued in to interesting people, sites and sounds.  Eliza, however, is interested in one thing and one thing alone: city animals.  She is enchanted by the tameness of wild birds and … Continue reading New York City →