Turkey, Gravy and Maya & Maizey

Well, wouldn't you know it. But we forgot our camera at Thanksgiving. We did take the train to Boston which was infinitely more pleasant than our usual transit on the Fung Wah bus. The train takes a nice route through little town centers in Connecticut, which wind past ocean inlets and fall foliage. We enjoyed the usual feast of Turkey and elaborate sides at Rod's mom's house. It was a very relaxing 4 days off after an extremely busy month of work. Rod is returning to Boston today to get sworn in as an Attorney in MA.

Emily's wedding is coming up soon! I wish I could be there for it. We're hoping to make a trip to Australia in the next couple years and revisit Melbourne.

Open Studios (D.U.M.B.O)

A couple weekends ago we spent a great day exploring artists' open studios in D.U.M.B.O (down under the brooklyn bridge overpass) for those not familiar with New York neighborhood acronyms. We had fun walking through the old converted factory spaces, but were not so impressed with most of the art. I think the highlight was probably the walking around the roof and taking some punk rock photos with great views of Manhattan!

No Sleep (while in Brooklyn)

Ok - behind on the blog postings. But we had a great time hanging out with Ian - a few weekends ago, when he came to visit for Mike Sim's going away party.

12 Days in Mexico

Nuestro Viaje!
We traveled for 12 days through the colonial heartland of Mexico this August. We chose to visit Mexico City as much for it's crazy reputation as for it's comfy year-round temperate weather.

When we finally got to our hotel, situated behind the Catedral Metropolitana in the Zocálo - we were happy to find it clean and comfortable and with CNN access! We spent 4 days exploring Mexico City's neighborhoods, restaurants and nightlife before taking a short flight to Oaxaca City. The next 5 days were spent in the smaller colonial city of Oaxaca, which was much more manageable to walk around -- no subway needed! Although we did venture out on a 2nd class bus to visit the largest tree in the world... now that was an adventure. Our bus broke down 4 times in a heavy rainstorm before dropping us off as promised at the largest tree in the world. One of the things that really struck me about this trip was that we were experiencing the real Mexico in many ways. There were no real tourist attractions in Oaxaca and most local people were just going about their day selling their wares and trying to make a living as they had for centuries. There was also a huge emphasis on the family that is not seen so much in the USA. It was not uncommon to see little babies out with their parents late at night and young children playing everywhere. And finally we concluded our adventure at the beach in Puerto Escondido. There was a nice little strip of restaurants serving up some great vegetarian food for the resident hippies and surfing tourists as well as plenty of great Ceviche and seafood. The waves were gi-normous! But we did find one great cove where we could float in the waves all afternoon -- which was pretty much like paradise.