On March 5, we decided to explore the Coyoacan neighborhood, and walked through a lush, green park once we arrived. The park was filled with people hanging out, jogging, walking, and playing ball (despite a prohibition against balls in the park). The Coyoacan neighborhood definitely had a charming feel to it, as it was littered … More Ciudad de Mexico: Coyoacan
The next morning, we enjoyed plenty of coffee again, and went to see if we could find a trail near the lake. It wasn’t easy, as most public areas don’t seem to have direct lake access. We found our way to a UCLA chateau, trespassed on their tennis courts and basketball courts, hung out for … More Lake Arrowhead 12/6/2021
The next morning, we woke up pretty early considering Vale went to sleep quite late. We started off the morning with coffee while enjoying the view, then went down to the sand and took turns jogging on the private beach while Vale played. Late morning, we sat in the hot tub for a while, and … More Rosarito 9/19/2020: Tacos, Sweets, Beer
On July 5, we drove into Crescent City about 15 minutes away, and tried to find some open playgrounds (there weren’t any), then walked along a boardwalk area with a nice view of the ocean and a lighthouse. Vale enjoyed feeding the squirrels, who were surprisingly bold. They came within an inch or so to … More Redwoods 7/5-7/6/2020: Crescent City Pier and an Easy Walk
Quite honestly, we did almost nothing the day after the wedding, since we stayed up until 3:00 a.m., and slept in until 10:00 a.m. – only to have breakfast and fall back asleep until almost 1:00 p.m. (to be fair, 10:00 a.m. California time). We did manage a quick jog around the neighborhood and into … More Long Weekend in Indiana Part 2
Our last full day in Taiwan, we went back to Yong He Dou Jiang for breakfast, because although we’d had some good morning meals, this was still the best. After breakfast, we went across the street to Zhong Shan park again, where we slid down the cement slides a few times, before making our way … More 12/8/2019 – Ye Ye’s Birthday Party
Today’s tale begins in the early 1980’s, before I was born, and before my mother had even joined my father in Ohio. As a recent grad student, my dad worked with a guy named Bob in Alliance, Ohio, and became good friends with him over the course of a few years. They went separate ways … More 12/7/2019 – Duck for Lunch, Family Time
On this day, my dad’s college buddy picked us up for a day trip to Yi Lan (宜蘭)county. Like Rao He night market, I hadn’t been here since I was 12, when my uncle (Val’s dad) took us on a trip to a children’s festival there. It was a rainy day, and we started off … More 12/5/2019 Yi Lan
We’d given up on the cemetery by this point, but set out on the same path to make our way to San Ying Art Village and Ying Ge Old Street（鶯歌老街). After a long walk in the drizzle, punctuated by walking paths that ended randomly due to construction or bad directions from Google Maps, we discovered … More Ying Ge 12/2/2019
We started the morning with breakfast at the little eatery downstairs, in the same building as my parents condo. Surprisingly, there was even something to Vale’s liking, 蛋餅 (egg crepe). She’s a difficult eater, so it’s always exciting when she takes more than two bites of any food. We then proceeded with another attempt at … More San Xia 12/1/2019
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