http://www.fosteradventure.com/home daily 1.0 2015-08-18 http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/18/conclusions monthly 0.5 2015-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923105485-NTJCVOKTNX2B5S1Q58W9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Cusco, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923231420-87BA79K2E0T37F5R1RJR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Ephesus, Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922776017-ZGXGOCT6CWJEEJ67RN5D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Krabi, Thailand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922861325-U9P4RHAQ4CM7GS2YA2Y5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Taj Mahal, India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922909365-47YVFS7RHU8HBOUPQUFU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Mt. Fuji, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922705088-RPFJMB3DJKD70SSP97ZU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Budapest, Hungary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923019390-AB4I1MS2CO9A18NAJ8UU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Machu Picchu, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923327432-15U7TEL97BENOGKVIJAJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923381140-HHLHUOGP5HV4HQ30MBAZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Angkor Wat, Cambodia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922645054-Y0NYRUBD3QMJ7S9KZR5B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Venice, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439922599578-E2V2DYOVOI7XBB76C06Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Monument Valley, Arizona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1439923197666-FOHF933POIVXEWGZ9N9U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Conclusions Cairns, Australia. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/4/sayonara-japan monthly 0.5 2015-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707934791-9PWYBAFKR0WQ2PXBX9RB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan One happy customer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707979688-0VNK1UY62N83AOB9MXRX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan Shinjuku's busy streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707899907-QEK4P461GRMFZRKMH6JV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan This is just one of the six pictures we got. Thanks for adding the eyeliner, blush and lipstick for me babe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438708060045-44EWFMTYGFNX1O5KSH8M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan Bill Murray's favorite view of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438708010401-PTMZ1T2FN79RCW75AD5Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan Jazz at the New York Bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438708034618-S6V1ODUQT14QAQSNBSPT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara Japan The perfect end to our trip. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/4/konnichiwa-kyoto monthly 0.5 2015-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707810804-PJJ6Q39XAO3Q90S4QE3J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Making my own cup of whipped green tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707528962-YTSFS1QR180XG3Z83QXV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto The beginning stages of dashi, a staple of Japanese cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707836564-6B2MBTFXSZPT8N1MHAQN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Don't think any of us are experts but it was a fun way to wrap up our time in Kyoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707587455-Q5WGMGCA84RIMIQPVNO9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Enjoying our dinner after a couple hours of prep / cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707623139-7AKN4N6630GNP2XKSR4W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto En route to Pontocho Alley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707174086-HOLP0UNS3HO9EMFY60XX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Temples are nestled among modern streets throughout Kyoto. Here, we stopped at the Bukko-ji Temple on our way to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707210012-LMAEZ85VP1YWGQY2CIII/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Me and mom at Fushimi Inari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707492878-QWPBLC6B1SGO4LJPFR5R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Extremely detailed tile work on the pagoda, which Sarah loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707713513-7J9PH5N7FV71R838K43E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto The Golden Pavilion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707777801-XOAYU51ZH6Y19FO0QL24/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto The Hirano Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707094676-XHAUMRBPFWGLRK5CGKBV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto A statue of a dog guards the entrance to the shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707394344-WH4T3DGKN681S15NVHL9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Some mini arches were left by other visitors as an offering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707441275-9C2KR2QT51M3NVYASOPZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Quite an impressive structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707752618-U0JMW25XKEST5LB6TOYN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Exploring the gardens of the Hirano Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707235360-6CKNW0CNVT7X5GTM0RAT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto One of the main shrine buildings. We had to wait about 10 minutes for this shot to clear... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707140162-3PQC2OIMQ44UVWUFRX0O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Sarah and my mom loved the multicolored cranes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707272753-Q1SR6U3X3KT0755DYZYO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto ...but there were no tourists to worry about among the arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707470824-GFMG8PXE5UH38VYSKVI1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Another corner of the temple complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707647593-9EATVCPT7ZTXARCTC8GK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto One of the many colorful corners of Pontocho Alley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707343590-SN3T7ZY68Y9NZZ2BVHUJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto As the sun came out the light reflected off of the shiny orange paint, making the arches look even more impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438707561159-AB3E69TH2HBIAMVNS11S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Kyoto Showing off my knife skills. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/4/mt-fuji monthly 0.5 2015-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688991458-B7BOER36YBBYPXRKCM4I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji One of the old gates to Kofu Castle that has not been separated from the main castle by the massive train station built in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438721463768-JNVT34YOE2H8F1RGWJ7A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji One more of the beautiful Mt. Fuji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688743283-PJKR3YVA3ZLMSP2R1TQD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji The old and the new: the view from the top of Kofu Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688956528-DO69T78L05U8A4XUE2BX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji As we reached the top of Mt. Tenjo we were treated to another great view: looking back on Kawaguchiko and its lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688905877-CA3OSKACTUIMWLIOV7N3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji The walking path was mostly deserted but there was one friendly Japanese hiker who was willing to take our picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438689019113-PDD7PHMR7YH4UPIVMH2H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji Some shops that Sarah and my mom liked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688845074-7UKOVKKPVICM29TQ9IMW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji Our first great glimpse of Mt. Fuji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688811186-KJO69UX99F312V9JLY00/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji On the way up, we passed through "ten thousand hydrangeas," or at least that's as many as were advertised on the walking map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438689051099-2IN9PSR2TUNKB5NGVE5C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji They really like this one... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688779916-MC13WGSZ2HFNXNLSCQOT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mt. Fuji The entrance to the shrine at the base of the walking track up Mt. Tenjo. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/4/nagano monthly 0.5 2015-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438687984249-VMRJA07CLI8UQJ6Y0CV6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Me and mom by the main gate up to Okusha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688467256-V4LGVEOWBY9L2893SI2D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Exploring a corner of the Zenko-ji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688536263-IYBN7SHATD7E4U3FR8L0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Blue skies starting to appear in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688188591-NSIXM2Z0YJD6N6E2H3EQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Kagami Ike Pond. There was a group of about 200 school children eating lunch here and they were more than happy to take our photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688018627-3ZBLLLU5YLS4TCMWRACE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Sarah walking among the redwoods that lined the path to Okusha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688433199-EEQ6A4Y1XNKU7D5Y3KO8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano A pretty cloudy day, but we still enjoyed seeing all the Buddhas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688333195-IYPP7MDBWQ0QJGR0YGFF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano One benefit of soba noodles: they're (usually) served cold...which was very nice after a three-hour hike through the woods! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688265196-Q5LAXY29476KK4C06DRE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano We saw this cemetery nestled amongst the trees on our walk to Chusha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688630843-6VYWVDUTZUD1OVP5BPMX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano There was even a Buddha at the entrance to our ryokan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688374026-09BIKS9PYCYO3Y3RDXS9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano The Chusha shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688228281-4DK64DOWOAWDEC3TQC0V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano One more of the Pond and misty mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688305200-MJ1GGV8LYR12GAIM66YE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano The view on the Kagami Ike Pond to Chusha hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438687954722-UGPGRHAN7L3RZ834RBKN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano One of two fierce looking statues guarding the main entrance to Okusha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438718578764-ECYL8PNC1EY8O6FO234F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Fried crickets. Thankfully they didn't taste like much... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688503748-CEZOZBPPTIQ9UO7XZH20/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano There was a pond with huge lily pads...and also huge fish! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688111170-V0FE3BKVRE0COKDRVREF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano The Okusha shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438688153032-0F6ZRWS1DMMSHPBB11HB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nagano Another smaller but more colorful shrine we passed en route to the Pond. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/8/4/tokyo-round-2 monthly 0.5 2015-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438683058156-ATDWOTTEL7Q2BRQ7XXM0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Clouds and crowds at the Meiji Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438685974417-FTTQQI275LBQBVSWF4NF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Looking up at Kiyomizu Kannon Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438684045175-7H1PXAZY0NHZ1G99EJ0R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 We couldn't believe how huge the tuna were! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438685702407-HYBVC20708YWJEGR5T8O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 The few visitors we saw all tried to grab the hanging lantern for good luck so I gave it a try too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438682906794-Y0T2J8MITEPWR4LWBUFJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Sake barrel offerings at the Meiji Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438685259349-BIORZ2OULT15MHZQUIU7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 A very quiet moment at the entrance to Senso-ji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438686819913-BUI649OAT3AOKQ1I5NNE/P1220501_edited.jpg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Facing the shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438683978399-8NA0U5DQGYLLIXE5X2PX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Buyers inspecting the enormous tuna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438682593550-HMQEI6F3QQST4UEFBI19/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Outside one of the four gates leading to the Meiji Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438686929403-NG7Q955UWTRAAQSTKG47/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Beautiful interior of the Ginza Lion beer hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438682454987-ABD6DT2AM50I167N0DYG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 View from our hotel rooftop; we could see the Tokyo Tower off in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438684457608-BNMVVOV8L4TPG1LLEITZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Early morning at Tsukiji Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438687029301-LH6FTZHVT7QNI4OKAM1I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Pretty alleyway near Tokyo Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438683288141-EMLU8Y9XVOUXJ1BPRF8T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Lunch at Namazuko, our favorite conveyor belt sushi restaurant (proudly displaying a TripAdvisor award!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438683815940-EMAVHTTVR2PENMBO9WLL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Sleepy tourists waiting for a glimpse of the tuna auction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438686679222-K6MPCEA7VHR4XSE0YZZD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Lanterns lined the entryway to Ueno Toshogu Shrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438684627312-D9VHM0RCSME974GI7LIK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 The best sushi in the world according to us: 6am sushi breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438684739210-XM0PMTS15914DW3XLNDZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 The Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple is very uniquely designed when compared to all of the other Japanese shrines we have seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438683638069-BWKYFFS6WIH6Y75HWM9E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Harajuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1438686496676-GUKRHWCMPD6O0JLKKRPV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo Round 2 Alex standing in front of the main shrine. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/23/almost-home monthly 0.5 2015-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437691396297-GLGISHOICSRU19GNLRSQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home Best view in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437691325252-W68I6YFKCDONJRSJLVHR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home So happy to be reunited with these girls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437691183129-BGZFDVBGYGLB23KQUX2V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home Hazy day in Manhattan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437691450944-YEXV4F0WI15OV17QWDSJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home Good night, New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437717144676-05S9F6R7Y52XSXM6JY58/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home Trying to undo a year of being on "vacation!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437691226241-VRACGXDHKB8TLC02DDC4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Home Live band at Radegast. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/15/top-takeaways-twenty-three-western-europe monthly 0.5 2015-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1437131743910-00T4W6Z8ZEP0N07NFY3X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways (Twenty Three) - Western Europe One of our favorite spots: The Amalfi Coast. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/15/milan monthly 0.5 2015-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960953020-8LSTQCYWQYN6W7JFXAOM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Looking up at the Duomo; the people were gone but the pigeons were not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960771374-DHWDSCH3BEEWC128JC0B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Not so different from St. Mark's in Venice, unfortunately! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960928407-0L2HWX8O9EBEH9APZ08Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, one of the most beautiful malls we've seen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960851221-S9MCLCKPLCV0QAWDPN32/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Milan's Castello Sforzesco, which dates back to the 15th century and now houses a number of museums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960892463-T8IPQDOIMVLINU6S0U64/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Loved this charming street near the Brera neighborhood, one of the best areas for outdoor drinks and boutique stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960973970-QNVX52HX7N46TNM5XU1E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan One last look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960796001-KPFNIKRKB07K6X5A78R3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Walking toward the Porta Sempione. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960828873-9A4PJ22M4J9CO50CQA6F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Milan Looking up at the Arch of Peace, a historic roman gateway. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/15/venice monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960385694-2JKI5LDNAP3U5I55F0CS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Goodnight, Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959835029-DJU8FCAOSA6NH7XNBIYA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice The gondolas were everywhere! We hardly went a block without seeing one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960251526-D43P32H6LMI9O6ZIBOLN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice A practically deserted canal in Burano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960318611-77UATM7C651H1L4Z248G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Burano at its best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959810296-ESUHQSJF4R1CPCKJ3HB3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice One of Venice's many beautiful canals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959912280-JVF5OLRRULGF2S279036/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice We knew St. Mark's Square would be crowded and filled with pigeons. We did not realize that people would be actually holding the pigeons in their hands for a photo op in front of the church (trust us, these pigeons are very comfortable around humans!). The whole scene was pretty gross and the crowds were overwhelming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959758038-8LCOHIS9HEICQH6X05KS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Sarah loved this purple boat docked right in front of our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960141791-KE93AY8OIKT1QEX8SE2E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Sunset in Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436978392474-736XUYJ0KNTX72QYWDUG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Definitely the tannest I've ever been in my life (Sarah is a little jealous, I think). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960345625-YGTZ2WK0EVWW3CEH8TPR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Sarah loved these few houses in particular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959858913-YWE92TTJH3GYQZ8DDU62/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice The busy Grand Canal. There are only three bridges to cross the Grand Canal by foot, which is why there is so much boat traffic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959962858-17XSPV0R2BX1JN0KE6Z1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice A gondola parked in the canal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960367142-0B0R9SRO4VL297TZ3MJW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Beautiful Burano! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959887885-A7Q2KYTHCFA683KC240Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice We never did get a "clean" shot of Sarah here, but still a pretty good view of her checking out the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960085351-88R9HURLF1FLYWBPF38H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Santa Maria della Salute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960224523-5CG3AY4UZTAUB2HVFZ6X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice The Holocaust memorial to all the Jews of Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960033340-A28GMKVKK3C6M4J1C4GQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice The canals of Murano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436960119128-UX07DZL1BNBJDUXJ3U9H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice Gondolas in Venice with San Giorgio in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959936787-YHSN2PYDW0EFBHQQCYAI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Venice But the good thing about Venice is that once we walked a few blocks off the "main drag" we could find quiet canals like this with far fewer foreigners. (And of course, another leaning tower!) http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/15/bologna monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959612929-VVY01SOU1K79RUHAYBTU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna The colorful, quiet streets of Bologna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959501535-7QN0KMTYPDCBET2DI4Y0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna The other big church in Bologna, the Basilica of Santo Stefano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959637107-8FN9NVHS7RGKA7K1JM11/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna The courtyard at our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959561276-8L9BG6MYO5N5A596ZQ79/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna ...and there were several nice courtyards like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959532906-BOP64QTA9KNE2GKM5BA0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna Though the outside looks nondescript, the detailing inside was pretty cool... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959585884-U309KB8T3IZY6CWEN3QF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna Bologna's Two Towers. Seems like every city in Italy has at least one tower that is leaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959659724-NDGJR3LJD80HGPQN893D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna Neptune always has the best fountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959695651-VG1AUXA872ZRZN5P1BBX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna A pretty unique view for a hike up to a church on a hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959472310-8D3EEW1HDWK6WW55V3ML/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bologna The square in front of the Basilica of San Domenico. Didn't even need to wait for any tourists to get out of our way for this shot - this is how it was when we showed up! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/14/amalfi-coast monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919395969-GTU7O5TLHCCHNO7U7J1T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Sunset over the Bay of Napoli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919504093-R51JZQHQOH8QT20HQF43/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Looking down over the beach clubs in Sorrento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959325776-J1SL033NBQ0XIFBQ0Z3A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast View looking back while taking a boat back to town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436920145055-IATMD0H1HNBDWBYCCHP7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Looking down over the Amalfi Coast from Ravello. No complaints! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959238334-1JHOSIUPC8MYTYVEYSFD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Port at Capri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959300664-TBFGUNXZCKLV1BCXFO90/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Oh look, it's a $100 million yacht that, as Alex researched online, belongs to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919852084-RTJWPPLUFYNI3544YQXA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Looking down on Positano. This was right before one of the older men in our group ran into the street to violently vomit. Luckily for him (and us), he recovered for the rest of the journey. Too many negronis the night before?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919896801-O8FBRGGR16UWSUVOH6HQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Looking up at colorful Positano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959349362-YSPBUR4OAHB7A4OWUOQ1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast One final shot as we say goodbye to Capri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919716554-WX36CYPPCXIVSONO27YJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast One more shot as we headed back to town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919670240-KWA4TWOS5BZV085GU7XE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast I loved the colored umbrellas we saw - different patterns for each beach club! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919630764-NG8KKKC1ANAZGXVWF1RI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Alex taking a dip and escaping the heat. Can you tell why we decided to stay here for the day?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919223674-2DDPB3B69Z2WNC3LSRBP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Happy Fourth of July from our hotel balcony! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959275943-BOEQ38KH7DE95HRLGQXH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Exploring our own "blue lagoon." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436920069889-GVM0CU4098E4DH70GJ67/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast We walked a little further up the main road to check out the views looking back on Amalfi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919433873-OY0GNE8CMT51VITDIKRT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Cleaned up and ready for a nice dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436920009783-JQUN7EZRZLIQK34OLZZ6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast View from Marina Grande in Amalfi - one of the best meals we had in the area. Note the differently colored umbrellas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919587385-5RZKVZKKHZANLLEZPU4K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast View from Bagni Salvatore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436919799610-L3TS2OXIQZJ7LCLXR3Z0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Our guide insisted on taking our picture - we can tell why! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436959210942-7O7Y2Y4J7UKIEMZIJKWU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amalfi Coast Goodbye Sorrento! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/10/when-in-rome monthly 0.5 2015-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525999312-MD3OTZJT9RHKKJXTG5RR/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Sant'Angelo Castle, as seen on our walk to Il Gabriello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525220515-IRABD55HGP916JD52DZ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Colosseum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525881781-RZXOK1ZMNXC3TWQD6TG1/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... One of the fountains in the Piazza Navona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523851447-1OCW2LRY18LPOWTF16G7/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... St. Peter's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523175126-KXQGTBXH7G46OO31QWHH/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... A more peaceful garden Sarah found on her walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523308537-XUMX7RHW8QMEV7GGJUKJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Some ancient ruins with the Altare della Patria in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524096107-5XGP7TD99EYRS5G19QRW/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... In St. Peter’s Square looking back at the Basilica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524684180-TJJMH44OFTMPRGTYMLCT/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Our delicious spread from La Boccaccia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525084140-AKXCVN1I045XD82VDNWS/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Altare della Patrica (a.k.a. "The Wedding Cake"). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525445548-15JQ0W9XK6MEVN50K26Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... One more inside the Colosseum – what an incredible structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525567799-3CYWNU5NX85Z0E5DC8LT/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Another shot of the Roman Forum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523068715-OFMEHCCOO62B2FLGQP1N/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Trevi Fountain is under construction currently. All the water is drained and there is scaffolding everywhere… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523394794-X1I8IE4DIVLPPBKF1PPS/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... More ruins scattered among the more developed city streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524756253-YARSNR7PF9JPFGTVUWEL/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... We passed this Fiat on the way back to our hotel. Sarah thinks they look cute; all I can think about is how little leg room there is in there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524447132-F6IFVFRNA7TKBRTBFXN0/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Perseus with the head of Medusa in the Museo Pio Clementino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525671814-MHGUYBLZVKHM45BBMB3R/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... On our walk to the Pantheon, we stumbled across the Sant'Ignazio Church. The outside of the church is nondescript, but the inside is beautiful – glad we stopped in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525781934-FFVVQHX3LWFXIDNLST25/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The dome of the Pantheon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523634403-6V5XWK5MTXPZ94X5PLYD/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... One of the quiet streets near our hotel on our walk to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523796570-Z21ES7SI1414M8ZAAEOQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524182765-PFXXSABKGH9NICL8VMHL/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Sphere Within Sphere sculpture in the Cortile della Pigna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523941528-WP32F2CDTCNSP0CYFY5F/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The altar at St. Peter’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523119190-PD7OQT0J8EVKGGRK3YRA/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... …but that didn’t stop tourists from lining up to get a picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524396669-06GGMNGL3DF0OQ7CE63J/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Some of the many busts in the Galleria Chiaramonti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525274397-B6VQQT2R8CJ233I5HDOD/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... We made it in the Colosseum before the rest of the crowds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525386500-QC5NDQ6SZ2I0TNUJLWCJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Even got someone else there to take a picture of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525740796-PVYW7Y7QR62ELOZH5EST/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Pantheon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524493258-VTUCBZHHOKI1PDYUFFLW/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Arguably the most famous statue in the Museo Pio Clementino: Laocoön and His Sons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524983752-7XQTYT8XUMENK980EF8D/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Just as the sun began to peek out over Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525015291-NKDL991VYJY4SDHN9FAM/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Sunrise in Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436523999915-QHHI70GABLIF772QO6U8/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... One of the many beautifully pained domes in St. Peter’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436524543939-8KVP15E118K13H1IJL8Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... Looking up at the spiral staircase that leads out of the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525832551-9FQIDSF08SJB8LV5BAE6/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Piazza Navona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436525144131-ORDTKSQ5HMED2DBW1U3O/image-asset.jpeg Home - When in Rome... The Roman Forum. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/10/florence monthly 0.5 2015-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521881106-Y8J19KY89SRIYYCTNZU3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The Arno River at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436520793532-H3DUZOM38XVZIWW7CQ7X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Looking up at Giotto's bell tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522232681-TJ3XC0WKPFT9QKQMN5V3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence One more of this gorgeous sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522164254-ROGBHRH6K7EJIMM3JBJ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Not a bad place to stop for a gelato, and picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522285745-HRMBP0MDEPM1NCZED6XU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence One of the many vineyards we rode by. (Though the group didn't stop here to snap a picture...Alex took it upon himself to stop for a minute, then pedal hard to catch up!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436520737732-W7FKDF0JDMTO2DP3JIQE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The detail on the outside of the Florence Cathedral is incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521403262-Y1UO0000O628Z4YSA7AW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The Ponte Vecchio, probably Florence's most famous bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522567297-OVS8FLEH0BLUTJQ90Q0F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The best view in Florence? We think so! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521643818-97L1GI1YKM09FAMMX3DW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Looking down on the Duomo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522622924-HJGY1PXUGYVPSXPTUZ97/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Looking up at San Miniato. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436520167285-XP3D3502V1E4RMF7I0FX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence We were definitely the only people taking this shot… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521588403-MND1QFHR4Z6AOWFPM243/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Sunset over Florence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436520955701-19FAZ50RLSEXVLARI5XQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence One of Florence's many quiet streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521296806-B7VBB4H348PPGYXXPA50/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence This view of the river was only a block from the restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522366480-VSV7J69X3CJDYFCB379M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Had to get a picture with the beautiful bougainvillea at the end of our ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436520879735-B7VPD94SZ08FBIG75A0I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The Piazza della Signoria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522434769-J8QD0VO56ZFY0DAZZ6EG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The beautiful Tuscan countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436522680790-RTLSFR5KW81M3M5OI55Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence Alex took this great shot on one of the lower levels that doesn't have wire coverings on these "portals." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1436521029803-KU3MXWMXOZGTOIE9OJO7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Florence The Centro di Solidarietà, looking back on the Duomo. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/7/2/prego-levanto monthly 0.5 2015-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435847043526-VNBP4ZS5GZAGAB31HVHD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Someonelooked a little nervous during the hora... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435847165143-AUHC85Z5MAE4DXYUTP4U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Can you believe all these beautiful people went to Tulane? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435848513556-8U2Q4BC53JOB2ZXBHMAD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto I spy...Heller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435843785538-QKYPCM2FHVL8CF3CJLDB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Great dinner crew for #pregolevanto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435848179264-Q8T7YDHG5O7ZUA5ITDBZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Me, Zoe and Nicole outside the restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435846827891-TRM8NG9KSAX79Y5K63JD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Sunset over the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435845228033-U8NJ1V4X22OKA03BE5L7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto So much happiness and love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435846133847-AJH8UIS2VKQJS84DN7C7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Alex looks pretty dapper without that mountain-man beard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435846316432-U5UWCOTI48VE71S5A8JO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Just a few Tulane girls in handmade flower crowns for the wedding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435847318330-OKKRAV2RSMFU1B6EQVQY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Ending the night at a local bar on the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435848042980-HKLMVTJSNDOARBYX7A6T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Walking past the beach in Monterosso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435844109891-5CJ1K1ELW680396JZNBR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Really cannot beat these ferry views of the colorful cliffside towns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435844909559-P8MYK9ORN5UQCUKBPETF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Our hiking team! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435843596021-52X1548X0G1MPF4RKKAU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto First stop: smiles, sun and sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435848356873-FL0M1HOTZGTED7B96UV6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Cheers to a great time in Levanto! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435844730004-DGBDEVATJLZ5FCXMPY72/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Boats on boats on boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435844341438-ANXGM5HQLUM95OW2ZCMP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto View from the ferryboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435846443584-MJIFSHEVKM5RT0PQ3TA4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prego Levanto Pretty great place for a wedding reception! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/6/23/back-for-a-new-york-minute monthly 0.5 2015-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435071014452-00BECSY6LAD332ZCER5J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Looking out into the marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072154462-P9M35WIEJ10WR8TJUDU2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Not our ride for the wedding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072105499-W7H7R1ZOQ5NV4JR3L6L9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Someone's looking a little lighter...goodbye "beard!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072288118-JSBYKKYNDQUQ5JTE0TDP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute One of our favorite beaches in Montauk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072248441-S66Z5ZPM2Q0X8E7GJ6K1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Mussels - a new favorite for us! - at Dave's for a special anniversary dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072080187-CGNYMIRTDB3KWYM7HOZV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Congrats Todd and Shannon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072219062-HEB88OEQJ9ZIREFVQB4T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Saying goodbye to Todd...they didn't even plan the matching outfits! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072328082-9NXVY6G05UBUTK9DDJ5N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Back to Montauk Yacht Club: site of our wedding last year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072398726-OQWJJH0HJLHARBQC0GYW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Sky on fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072427910-7CTFHG70C8QVL9ODVTQM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute One more in front of the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072371308-UZ4FFG9029JI02IZC4W0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Sunsets at Navy Beach are almost always incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435072031172-A6MTB86ZUNTIPXUNCZ7A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Not the best quality image but definitely the best quality people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435071069170-S3643U7J9UAJA4WP57OL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute I loved the "old-timey" feel of the shops and buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435070920243-BDHZGHNY86PO8HNO8WWP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Charming streets and shops in Newburyport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435070951584-IOKB0RW4C5553X4SGRJX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Town Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435071103720-71XTN5T04K5FWVI5E1G7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute So many sailboats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435071998961-IRKM53SKBDMW8DK5WUDL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back For A New York Minute Beautiful couple; beautiful day. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/6/16/london monthly 0.5 2015-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479065841-0UVIIO6MMWJ92FEKAMB6/image-asset.jpeg Home - London The skyline of London as seen from Primrose Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478408794-G5VLBUKUFK37DEUOQ24G/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Classic London: red double-decker busses, war monuments and old buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480462434-LJ3L88FTIS6NHT3U2RB1/image-asset.jpeg Home - London I could get used to eating something like this once a week… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478437434-VI5B3DFEG5KYGBG5ONWV/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Big Ben. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478610428-N4E6D8M0L875V73U4553/image-asset.jpeg Home - London A classic British pub we passed en route to Sarah’s apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479761017-37ITNN8OMCWE3ZEHKNHN/image-asset.jpeg Home - London The one disaster of our visit – an old bench in their backyard collapsed under out weight. It probably couldn’t have supported any three people, but it served as a reminder that Sarah and I need to get on a diet once we’re done traveling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479867580-TLLY0NU1IT2IS1MURHRM/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Green and grey views all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478670226-D30OMVV6YXITJOR8RJ57/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Oxford Circus was packed with people. Most pubs were overflowing onto the street (well, more of a pedestrian walkway). Wonder what it’s like on a weekend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479193940-FCP1G4JOGWLND6ZJFBN4/image-asset.jpeg Home - London In the gardens at The Regent’s Park. Not too shabby, London! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478253874-DONNYKUZB9OMVCZHBSY9/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Tower Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479649094-F0OT8UGF41DCG5W1ZPZ9/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Everyone (except Jamie, the photographer for this shot!) in the backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434479102075-AMR5QVN6694YC1Z38PUZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - London The Regent’s Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478366448-2N8601SD83YT54G9DIR2/image-asset.jpeg Home - London One of the many quaint houses that make up the Russel Square neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478736009-L94S89AK2LOR8Y70LTLG/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Borough Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478283750-3Q75JK17K3HHSG58O4ED/image-asset.jpeg Home - London We enjoyed the view at Covent Garden for a lot longer than it took to eat our delicious cookie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478569826-N837QTB30Y3IDAN288KN/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Buckingham Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478226478-NSESNJV3MTLF4AZI8XWV/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Spotted this cool passageway on our walk to the Thames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478501768-W1PO5QWN5C80KKFA27F5/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Parliament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480413956-TG0KZRMA87EHDNL5OARD/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Our crew at the Sunday roast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478850978-7RASZO7LPJJ0G4ADQ8Q0/image-asset.jpeg Home - London St. Paul’s Cathedral and Millennium Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478893313-ZE7JYGCCYQ2YST1MMPQK/image-asset.jpeg Home - London St. Paul’s up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480057001-M83EE3W4M8NWQGEKH9ZS/image-asset.jpeg Home - London English humor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480361018-3DHSOJFZG93WMAJ9XYH2/image-asset.jpeg Home - London A creek almost at the end of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480204683-4LYUDND4YUOKB1G269CN/image-asset.jpeg Home - London One of the villages we walked through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478789556-N4Z8YI91IC1J45AIXXX9/image-asset.jpeg Home - London The Shard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478932264-NQPEVIC7W2K5Q6ABNZ0H/image-asset.jpeg Home - London In the gardens at St. Paul’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434478637086-XTTIZENBBKSWLHCDAYB3/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Found it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434480272572-U6SZ7EPAAZ2FIOR78YLP/image-asset.jpeg Home - London Take-away pints for the train home? Check! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/6/16/paris monthly 0.5 2015-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435824711285-5E63OY4ZCJRUK2UFDHCI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris I know I am not a museum person but come on! This is simply not enjoyable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434453344722-GAKJ8HH4ZOAPG8QK2K21/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris We can never resist a great view of the surrounding landscape! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476200291-5WSZJ0GFFL78Q5ISR20A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris It really is a beautiful sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434452672915-S00P9IA06JK49RXGVE29/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Time to walk down the steps through Montmartre! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434451826981-EKSVXNQC21VK9SJO39XY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Gazing up at the beautiful church (without the hordes of tourists already scurrying around the area). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474677600-P6FAJND5T3WBNXMH76DE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris This picture pretty much sums up our thoughts on seeing the Mona Lisa: selfie required, pushing mandatory, frustration inevitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475207127-JMWWOGI8U01TXC3F8UFI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Watching the final fountain display at Neptune's Fountain. (Tip: if you go to Versailles, try to plan around the fountain shows, which only occur on select days and at select times). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476077326-9ZRWJX1SON0LLO8TPBQJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris This was one of my favorite views in the entire complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476329700-JVIG2DF29RLYYY5EKLRW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking back toward the financial district. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475086129-BNCWKWYMF9ICXMJN4Y2M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Walking into the front of the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476660454-V57KTC2SD2VRZ2KCSMGQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris The views from across the river, looking back at Notre Dame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476632490-XPFEQVDQHEN00TR8R1RY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Alex and I both liked the bright colors in this pointillism style piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476432761-KCOV5EH8S59CPDNTWXFO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Rooftop views of the Seine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434477790613-4NAY2LWFQUVF23HW7VYS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris A man, his beard and the Eiffel Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476741119-CFVOV48P8TOCKXUHLOL2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Alex loved all of the different gargoyles looking out onto the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476602281-BST5ASQYGYVCPK45V7A9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris A couple of my favorite pieces by Monet at the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434452638855-U9RE8TRPB4PSVL4CXP2W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris We noticed that almost everyone else ended their tour after taking photographs from the front and venturing inside; we headed around back and found a beautiful little park to stop at for a rest (and as you can see, very few other tourists ventured back here!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434451720397-6O78N1XTDM4PPF4URAIZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking out down the hills and toward Paris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476138916-FLO8DMVDVUSGRA8PB7P0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris It took a couple tries to get this shot - the first woman I asked actually managed to get a picture of us without any part of the tower! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476270537-R3821BN1ELL4T6GKIN73/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Dusk falling on La Tour Eiffel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475015775-W06QZ13A01212KEIRWGZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Quite the display! I convinced Alex to stray from his usual pain au chocolat to try the poire et chocolat pinwheel and let me just say: it’s hard to select a bad pastry in Paris! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434453140125-PE1TMRQ5GY9YNGXIWZWI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Alex is always drawn to the ancient Egyptian / Persian artifacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476236313-S7UOTMEOA1OY9KZN39J5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Thinking of the movie Inception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434477637721-P3QRW8FUKDX711JGVM9A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris I thought this guy was pretty creepy but the views of Paris cannot be beat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474601139-H4VXFI4JPCSE1QCGE8I2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris I was drawn to the beautiful blue and turquois tiles displayed throughout the Persian exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474754812-YPIXINDTN53EFEMESAGV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking back at the Louvre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434477685599-5SPZ5LNS93W5LQZDPBHD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris None of the locals seemed as impressed as we were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475181740-PFNE4TXII5FKOXAU2YNO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Checking out one of many ivy-covered archways in the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475241976-0H4RLIGHB4SC74S5Z1CP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking out onto the gardens from the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474788986-X734U2E4TKIVYN33TR67/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Definitely a few degrees cooler by the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434452800307-VXHVAV0XI27S8PMKUI3F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking back up toward the basilica one more time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474821741-23E38AIBAVHI8QTAM9RQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris We actually missed a brief thunderstorm - glad we made it back in time for the sunset! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434477729356-I60AAJPPIWNWHUIE72F4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris I maintain that the giant inflatable tennis ball is an eyesore, but I am sure the advertising fees are quite high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434474722463-KKPBKOC5ZLI7J8NF8GIW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Checking out the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. About half the size of the more famous Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, we thought it also looked similar to Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434475131755-CAH5EZLSMW4HESF375RX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris I liked this golden statue of Venus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434452946294-1WMH6WAKGTVP4888RLBU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris While it looks like I am about to be run over, I was actually standing on a median! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434477843700-ZYM3MXDOWH3B7K11CE9R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris One more before bedtime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434476576711-VBYZY4EABGVNWU54BF7T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Paris Looking out through the old clocktower. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/6/15/lisbon monthly 0.5 2015-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409391892-UYG6V5A1GS163WD0QP8V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon This bird paused to take in the views too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434408672385-VKSTGNM3SCP2KFRY0909/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Sarah loved the art deco feel of this brightly colored building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409744547-62YIJJWXN85Y5TXRCBXR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean from the Castle of the Moors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409777545-0K44YITK85BPTVWYJG2W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Sintra looks like a tiny town from up here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434408726691-T679FDVHKNYEDANS2M0A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Afternoon sun overlooking São Jorge Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434450381909-EMYVM5R9ENGA41YT51MW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon One more shot of the Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409436307-LAR87FVSSRZHY63O104H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Sarah posing for picture in the garden we stopped at on the way up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435753760608-GAN3HPEJD3XZW8QV7P2Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The extremely windy conditions probably contributed to some of the other tourists’ anxiety up there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434450565643-PTVXS3K2L407BJI30C7E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The palace at Quinta da Regaleira. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434417173456-F1128MFPWGQG11BZZL4Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Had to clear a few tour groups out of the way for this shot, but definitely worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434451526533-W00UR0Q05VYMDLRM1H9W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Not something she would typically order, but she loved it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409366588-ZCKY7T30PUVFOW90222M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Afonso de Albuquerque Square near the center of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434450492705-YONLP9LHAK7RE2Q660IF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Sintra looks a little different from down here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1435753307414-U2OICWC0QOTG2VDCSWD4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Taking in the sunset over Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434450756088-J1V8D442T2CNIXJDMG2B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon There are a few wells throughout the Quinta da Regaleira grounds which we were able to climb down. Sarah opted to wait safely outside but I headed down the Initiation Well to snap a few pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434416994095-ZB6XKFKJL3J1A0OOW4GG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The parts that aren’t painted bright yellow, red or blue are tiled beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409298909-IF30RYTC1N7DQ9CF6QCJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon By the marina in Belem. So similar to San Francisco! (Well, except for the giant Jesus statue in the distance.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434450677346-NAI336EGYOMVKVPTW9XL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The Terrace of the Celestial Worlds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409147653-YMZT7R3GHAIUDZG8DN8R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Fortunately the city also has numerous streetcars to help pedestrians get up and down the hills - though nearly $4 for a 3-minute ride is a little "steep!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434417079216-7KZOC82EBO22CHTX7M8V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon You can see how much higher we are here – that’s the castle down to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409501948-0RNFFCB6SFC8T7V97OJ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The National Pantheon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409645424-Z1DHZYPUR4UOTURZ3XK3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Sunset in Lisbon. Definitely worth the walk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409200349-EH0LR7OSY6DTNHZXHCYG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Intricate handiwork on the Jerónimos Monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434451050293-Y8QU4QE4MPLAW878BKSW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon One more looking up out of the well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409810903-4EXEXJKZF62OO2JG49Q6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Pena National Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434409331162-75EULLFQ0ZN3ICJJ8OZ7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Belem Tower, one of several defensive towers built around Portugal in the 1500s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434408786358-488UDN9TY0SQTXFM868R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Panoramic views of Lisbon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434408917361-D5OQD9OEJ5714Y7H9XUT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon Looking out on the 25th of April Bridge from one of Lisbon’s many hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1434451386342-3GFYOVM07GCJ7P8TTBAY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lisbon The view from the observation deck of the palace. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/6/4/cascais monthly 0.5 2015-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433454361392-0TEU5D13SO1W3NO6CZXR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais The street on which our guest house was located - so pretty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455412677-JSJWW6VCC0QU5VHZ3ZOE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Quiet streets on the way back to Cascais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455481759-OUPIN4E943JSECDBKHMK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Pre-dinner stroll along the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455054048-PBGCY1R6TOHSPWBMJXL7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Looking back on Cascais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455223326-PTC0GZ0Q5VKP332N6VLN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Crystal clear - and cold! - water in every direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433483901554-F1C0ABRWUDTOKYCKENOL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais A lot of broth fell into that beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455280831-XBFQ5Z7L7OQ79KNB36AM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Lots of bright yellow buildings throughout Portugal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433454682327-CVOVL6P6ACOAPWBHA488/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Seriously, this could have easily fed a table of six! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433454476164-KPXHPQPWYMBKEE1EWYK4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais One of our favorite places to walk past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433484104818-4IKFOYHZPDXR4I6WTFY1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Alex posing near Boca de Inferno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433484017509-SE1GOU3DE6C0KSDP04II/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Lighthouse near Cascais Marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433454533731-UVPZZDYASEDPSS9P6R8L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Boats in the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455119255-TCM9KRWMQS7BRXMBTT2M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais One of the many beautiful homes we passed by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433454757607-R448PS3MA7I8X0WLA6KS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Right in front of our guesthouse - no dark alleyways here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455335835-UZHLKMIVW4M7LZ9CMOR9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais There weren't too many sailboats around but this big one caught our eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433455169590-13HWYVTHXDFIOFVEDEXK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais Praia Tamariz in Estoril. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433484210988-1LO1GGSPAZKJ0KR0C3CA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cascais The cliffs at Boca de Inferno. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/30/lagos-portugal-not-nigeria monthly 0.5 2015-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433057961440-67X0I9YYKWSDBD9W8LDB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) It was so nice we got up early to see the sunrise from Camilo Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433057877730-T4TCACTJ11U763J882SB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Camilo Beach, one of the Algarve's most famous beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433002688375-FLYE3LBDICRUKE5JY19O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Post-shopping, Sarah posed with her bags (and her recently acquired cold beverage) by the water in Lisbon. Doesn't that bridge look an awful lot like the Golden Gate??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433003525722-R9YIQ0AXTVJ7MF6QB6MT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Lagos is famous for these cliff-like formations. Seeing them at dusk was a great way to kick off our time here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433435459096-OCJDAEMR7B9TD5KO3W1W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) We had the beach in town all to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433436683629-TNAXVW5OK7UX00GMIF56/P1180963_edited.jpg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Sunset in Lagos Marina on our last night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433002750374-R08730ZHQ00VCD9GEBX8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) On the recommendation of our friend Jill (who we met in Barcelona), we stopped at the Time Out Mercado da Ribeira for dinner. It's a great setting with delicious food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433435625005-ZDQ1IEO06U6KDPEK525V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) One of the many beautiful streets in downtown Lagos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433002905751-ZIEPM1D5T1NQOY077OYI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) The view of the streets of Lisbon as we walked home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433002589129-W7HWUOCLF6OJSZV9KD0W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Restauradores Square. One of the best parts about Lisbon was that it wasn't too crowded! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433434987526-5GUJQRXNNOENGDH0YXA9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) And one more right up by the water...spectacular from every angle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433434651956-NKQEPAXJOVOQ43LZ7U6I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Sunrise from a cave on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433436414905-WJKC3GY643OD6FSAQL59/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Apparently the "Dad Bod" is a thing back home. Good thing I've been (unintentionally) working on mine over the last year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433004942145-OGRHDORDHM5GGPUPNV1Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Easy to forget we got robbed a few days ago while taking in this relaxing view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433434788150-LJ5RHBTNEYRBXVZMZOMM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Another angle from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433002814854-6EP1XME0YX3PSW3HWTUL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) I got the Classic Francesinha - basically toast with three kinds of meat inside with a fried egg and cheese on top...and delicious sauce all around. Loved it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1433436198667-WA140B4NR8559EEQRW4W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lagos (Portugal, not Nigeria) Back on Camilo Beach, during the day. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/24/merde monthly 0.5 2015-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482215381-TN1NDYFCCE7XPLL1ZC2D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Looking up at Notre-Dame de la Garde from the Old Port. (Yes, alright, it's beautiful). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482538242-LER3TK2SII3ZXDPXE4LZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Inside the church. Very nautical-themed, if you ask us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481973976-5K8YKE9WWU4BRJ8Z55MK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde These are professionals who have done this before - they got in by breaking this small window and using a coat hanger to open the door from inside. BUT THE UPSIDE: The only thing of mine not taken? The dress I bought for a friend’s upcoming wedding. Not very helpful right now but I’m sure I will appreciate it later! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482280657-R817OSYL8GAIQNEZZ485/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde The Marseille Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482653067-ZXNQXE07K6KPGJVQR5FT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Looking out to sea from Notre-Dame de la Garde. Beautiful...but we just won't remember this view favorably... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482475790-KSL52WHVL8PHLYD7FWVI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Up close at Notre-Dame de la Garde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482356818-1Q71PXNTWQ4PHYOY70VY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Did Dali design this gazebo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432482418020-T3B768JWJXQ4IVCWDA2E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Merde Blissfully ignorant that at this exact moment, we were being robbed. (Thought Alex's only problem at the time was not wearing pants!) http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/24/barcelona monthly 0.5 2015-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432751525181-3LI23X37QWMKYBTV4KJB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona And one of me in my favorite place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432753387798-2ADTPMD82YHPVGX15R8J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Some of the more "modern" columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432741365759-BLI23CKRQCZHXYV8V1WO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Looking up at Placa St Jaume. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432739604412-NQYXCT1UVU1ITWX0Z9ZG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Alex now knows how to spell "bougainvillea" because I love it so much and always point it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432751331895-B2L0M4N9VCQ5GCSMM3WO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona We saw our brief opening without other tourists and pounced on a friendly English tourist to take our picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432971514118-Y0ODKTDEKVJY78HGTK5O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Copacetic is such a great neighborhood gem – the servers are super friendly, the food is delicious and the chefs can accommodate just about any allergy or preference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432754137703-XC4QEI100I30ZM7SWM94/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona So strange to be able to see the old and new parts of the church side-by-side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432741723760-UTN693RC7T9B824WJMZ2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Everone seemed pretty impressed with the classic gothic-style Carrer del Bisbe archway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432753643447-JFMIDU7YT3B5SFYODJBO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Commonly known as La Pedrera, Casa Mila is the largest civil building designed by Gaudi in Barcelona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432750156385-LQQI1N3UTFYWMSQ7TJG5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona We only saw the front as we left the building! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432750523072-E2LH3XVH2Y7A82770SIX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Not a bad view from the "public area." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432751224064-IX7GD8R99XN8Q9P8V5BH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona The tile makes everything look so bright and colorful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432751428932-QIFVR3QEWFV1W7QMAKDF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona One more shot of the tiles and cityscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432754524450-4MOWTAMZFTOHLHVZQU08/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona The exhibit illustrated how the façade was designed to evoke feelings of water, nature and man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432753526456-KIVX5PMI155S0TGT2YPL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Looking up at the pavilion ceiling, also detailed with tiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432754384413-24NOXGPB7C9V2RWETTHP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Quite a different looking church altar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432750717069-TJ69T5QVHOTL9Y11MHCI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona There were many contrasts between Guadi's more modern architecture and older styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432743064994-2CYA4RD8WC4N4K0M7L0X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Now looking back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432742610289-6SB3YPO6K975KH8OAGZN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Looking up at the impressive altar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432750975297-KQQTTENAO36D2T8DJLDP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona One of the best spots n the park, in my humble opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432749754218-OBJTYGTZLLG2YPF5KK4I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona View of the steeple from the rooftop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432740138638-RTQ778MV08FIU24ZNZO3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona A lot of these boats sailed from pretty far away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432740410121-K99G3VRNTT0L4PDBND8U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Checking out the seemingly-out-of-place Picasso statue near the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432754261992-YDG4V8VEBK54GZV8BSCH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona We thought the newer interior was very alien-like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432751120713-8KK5XR2X7GETGE8767OH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Looking out toward Barcelona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432754634190-Z4FN5W8N1YDX1WSP64YO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona I’m not sure what Gaudi’s views on drugs were but the crazy design in some of these places make it seem likely that he took a liberal stance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432971393812-6DC2N281050I7K4KJVNV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Barcelona Tiny unassuming place (I mean, we are basically on top of the cash register!) but amazing burgers. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/24/its-always-sunny-in-seville monthly 0.5 2015-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432476275091-7MN9FX0C38B8GFCNHZPU/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Another beautiful alleyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481259705-S5BVBNQ2XCNG0IG66ZS6/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Ok maybe this was Sarah's favorite part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478545136-CQN7D5NKSPEHIEEY29W1/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville This is the largest Gothic-style cathedral in the world. But the pictures don't even come close to doing it justice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478846019-S662D6MZKO1YZED51PIC/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Back down in the courtyard, looking up at the Cathedral's towers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432475568593-AYVC8GV2VVPAI7H4VP56/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville A very strange structure indeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432479111510-75MOV5OGWDHIXA7YI5FK/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville The Plaza de España. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480643812-D9TRR6JHQD7TEG68U2SN/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville The Christopher Columbus Monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478749560-0LCO1HSAL23GGWQRZMGT/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville We were able to climb to the top of the Cathedral to get some great views looking down on the rest of Seville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432475515070-F7GB12EE5FKSCXVU9D5M/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Old meets new: the Iglesia de la Anunciación and a corner of the Metropol Parasol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481177214-TXP3FE120Y0MGLE4XKCA/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville A quiet corridor of the palace (and Sarah's favorite part). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478472801-9UQMK59SSE0Q19PW3XG3/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Almost inside, we snapped a picture of this statue by the entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481102207-8DK2AMKO3BID2YQJE3GJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Some Islamic features of the palace design are hard to miss - haven't seen archways like this since Dubai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478361683-7DP6P1P7MYMARDBP03TZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Another shot from the outside of the Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432479625499-S8EQO1HAI1QN0PPIHVR9/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Aging pig legs: our view for dinner. When in Spain!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478301349-NZDGCZ35YE68GNIKO9BE/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville The Seville Cathedral. Beautiful from the outside (we'll explore the inside after lunch). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480460163-3BFMTJJ7SEHP6BFHN8XP/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville ...and streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432477577390-6YGP3YCJQM8PW0SZJP17/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Didn't realize I was getting freshly (and thinly!) sliced ham - straight from the leg - on my omelet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432476481265-CP3U2KJZZPU9I7F7I61T/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Sarah popped her head into a private courtyard to snap this great picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478668693-ZKG35UJI8XANLAKXMZDH/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville One of the many intricate "treasures" on display in one of the side rooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480252205-LVLALMAXE8PUZBICILBL/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Sunrise at the Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432479172486-VBW3EZDZGMLBA0HD5LZN/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Another benefit of having Jigar around: we always have a photographer on hand! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432478609071-XOYY9SU0WSZQ0NFDQQBA/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Looking up at the main dome of the cathedral - the different lighting provided quite a contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480708604-ZYFYM6H434LDX0GJYPMS/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Lots of joggers along the river this morning - with views like this I don't blame them for choosing that route! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432479240675-F7KRFK06QCFHFDLKDU01/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville And Sarah is always happy to return the favor for a shot of the two of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480973727-3MDBVM2834BV4045Z8Y3/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Me and Jigar at the main gate of Alcázar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432477641545-L3ZFALLAIUBTBAM2NZXH/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Not "traditional" tapas, but still delicious (and excellent presentation!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432475674717-XZKG66JMD0P9XOJSM599/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville And the view looking north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481043938-50EAWMXY72CJ4LV9L5F9/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville One of several great courtyards in the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432476209985-IPYJLAN2S1EQ3X8P3PEB/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville There is a beautiful courtyard waiting around almost every corner in Seville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432479306471-ICVEG7H9LGE0VBDXOSRU/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Incredible tiling detail throughout - really a spectacular place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432481320608-5Z1PIMEQBNXHJ096KICG/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville OLE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432475621383-L8H748SJFFEUSWNQWEOK/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville View from the top of the Metropol Parasol, looking south at many of the city’s main landmarks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432480363322-VG6OG6BRCYBJSJ0KYCLX/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville Empty plazas... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432475463270-J0PLVMYA892IEED0WOLL/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville On our way to the Metropol Parasol, we found ourselves strolling down one of the many beautiful, small streets of Seville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432476618535-GW6OK01NO9TMUQNTGPUH/image-asset.jpeg Home - It's Always Sunny in Seville My favorite street in Seville. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/17/san-sebastin monthly 0.5 2015-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431871554520-Q3BBLZY4PWY7PZ7BXHHY/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián "Sarah, get one of me holding the sun." NAILED IT! So happy to have you Jigar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432153240652-O3L841EL9OMB5WPGDSJW/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Turned out to be a pretty nice beach day after all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432153417703-WW3DEDAL93SRAI414LBZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián So rare and so much fat - we thought those yellow blobs were potatoes at first! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432152871013-6AIOO114OA7DMV2A639C/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Looking out over the dock where we watched the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431870242737-95UH5U7QEXPTWUWMKDHN/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián I was reminded a bit of Bourbon Street – every sign marks a different bar to grab a drink and pintxos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431871372928-2N5SDIILZTGDMFU3Y2A8/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Easy to see why so many people gather to watch the sunset! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431871176320-3QUF37MUKB4E6F3U811S/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Really hard to go wrong here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432153083762-R1M67OEKWMDIT876AUSC/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Looking back on San Sebastian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431990816154-WL99SIASOM12EZ4VD9XV/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd was pretty quiet on Monday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432065564417-64XIXCEHE3307CAH83C0/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Even on a hazy day, the beach views are something to behold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432153303900-H8N7ZYE7G8ERZ7BV24YL/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Pretty picturesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431990667547-YBVG9K5PM828DGEY51RY/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Perfect way to end the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431870421728-P9H9RIV1S96TQVQUL7GQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Main drag in San Sebastian, leading up to the Iglesia de Santa Maria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431870961056-GLCK9WSDD1U29AWIQ63W/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián View from the doorway of La Cepa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432065640734-5YD14VJ2D29XSV7D7Z40/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Even a cloudy day can be a great beach day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432152936051-BTEC47QF5D34ONYUOQA0/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián The sun finally started to come out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431990909910-NNZD7T64Z2YHECO6LVC8/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Me and Alex in the center of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1432064837188-JCE7BDD1NJFB49C5K816/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Sebastián Looking back at the San Sebastian Cathedral. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/15/madrid monthly 0.5 2015-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431762725175-W9FO6QOP9MP44XUWC284/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid One of the many pathways through the Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431849459957-HXL7O2PA25SNLTW6HAZ2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Some of the beautiful buildings nearby the Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431849596903-P28R3VHH3OCUSMZVLMNR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Almudena Cathedral, next to the Palace. We saw a few couple taking wedding photos out front…but we don’t think any of them actually got married in there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431762212388-RZFZNRJ9JH410SZRTLJL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid In a change from the usual Spanish architecture, we passed this building with cubist figures on the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431849875354-IUBMDJOIUBKCE9L370CO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Sarah’s favorite building in Madrid (we walked past it on our way to the Temple of Debod). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431850253111-M8N9A3QLRZBHTKF35K1C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid As the sun set behind the trees, the temple became illuminated by lights in the ground. Easy to see why many flock here to see the sunset! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431850455961-49MMRCRBFKE6JVF0Z154/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Meat spread at Entrevinos – it tasted as good as it looked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431767947498-87X4FW9TTJJYFQDHH3L8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Looking into the Park at the Monument to Alfonso XII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431762163099-TC6X284B6MVMINTNVHOA/P1170512_edited.jpg Home - Madrid A courtyard off of Calle Mayor, one of the city’s most historic streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431849558023-QTMOY0ZOUMSTTCIQ2YHI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Royal Palace of Madrid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431849524000-CW9INH7B9TAQ17PGCUZY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Plaza de Oriente, just across from the Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431770211344-GRWYROUDTOW3P683RSYV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Alcalá Gate. We walked past it on our way to some of the shops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431770678503-Q423DPYJWQ001YJCW5B2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Grand Via, one of the main shopping areas in Madrid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431763683658-58P0TPC4BXW1IUP0W2DA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid A statue of King Charles (a.k.a. Carlos) III, who created the Gardens here in 1774. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431681473787-6MNJIXXZ61R7VKQP1L1F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Some views from the bus. Here’s the beautiful Plaza de Cibeles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431770546399-I61M7IZ0Y2L0KLPLZXQ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Christopher Columbus monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431762952751-76AA1U5WG8AM3UY6UETF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Like Central Park, the Gardens are lined by buildings on all sides – a reminder that we’re still in downtown Madrid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431768157259-KJVD97OCI7N347I7F5EV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid The Park is so big that we were by ourselves in many of its more remote corners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431768057467-EYIGZK8D15VCTOK8P9GJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Monument to General Arsenio Martínez-Campos in the Retiro Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431767882001-UTEM9I6FWWRL0HRXFGM2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Pretty scenic views this afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431850147603-HN7TBX7OJC1IOHTGVDDN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Madrid Dusk at the Temple of Debod. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/13/amsterdam monthly 0.5 2015-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642283038-IAPTQ7CHXIVNZJWSEUC1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam We may not have found the endless fields of colorful tulips, but the gardens were still incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642036737-DA46KCZ4D4Y2HGFAMTJ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Rows and rows of colorful tulips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431547150163-N5VTES5R6ALVSZXCOSM4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Pretty much the view down every street! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642462468-GM12H912E4PZQ0TROD5N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Even though the tulip fields were largely depleted (it's the end of the season), the views were still pretty great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431549322628-55VSFAYN0QWP24IR1UD2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam One of our favorite "houseboats" - these things definitely cannot fit under the low canal bridges with masts like that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431550119325-1P0T7QFPOQV06H3Y7062/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam But these smaller ferryboats cruised around just fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431641937086-1UJSH59JTZF0QWD4CCST/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam What a beautiful place to stroll around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642389690-23ATTXIT0IJHSZ8T6Z7H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam So pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431550522792-8NZONLUAYXRCZ00H4QQL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Not sure whether we saw more boats or bicycles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431549132592-XHG8IJ5ZCKEIM0Y77UXW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam It is tulip season in Holland! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642615807-QO5ZY7O9IYBSY3ZSIB9H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Hard to believe this scene only lasts for two months out of the entire year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431550691971-S5ARX0GSAYWXGHVFY6HL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam The traditional types of meats in Amsterdam were often served raw and uncured, which was a very different take than the Italian and Spanish-style meat plates we are used to. Also, we had no idea Dutch cheese was such a thing, but there were shops selling massive cheese wheels everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1431642122098-TGUKUEWJJ9GGZPS5TL74/image-asset.jpeg Home - Amsterdam Despite the crowds and sometimes maddening hoards of tourists, we still managed to steal some quiet moments due to the massive size of the park! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/4/top-takeaways-twenty-two-central-eastern-europe monthly 0.5 2015-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430731632061-5238O7S1J3DEUOZ5W7O5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways (Twenty Two) - Central & Eastern Europe Sunrise in Budapest. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/4/berlin monthly 0.5 2015-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430726986113-A82WN5YURUAWIVYBC7X1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin On the way to the Reichstag - here's the view from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729173696-QSZF0WOXYQIDBIPUJF9Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The afternoon light reflecting off the center of the dome was really cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729040031-SWS77PY1NR24FXBTX6F2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The dome of the Reichstag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729711011-4BSHTEDXURQ5GHZYKHQ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430726714499-ZOBFIB5A1CCWGA1SVFCT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin There was a pavilion set up for tourists to take photos of the gate. It took us about 10 minutes of waiting to get up to the top, but it was worth it to get this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430728679498-4VM9IQSJPJ9E3R5GZAWD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Berlin's Victory Column. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430726455051-BADS219ASR5L7RH9KHMC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The view from "inside" the monument. The slabs are of varying heights so towards the middle it feels more like you're walking down a hallway than through an open plaza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729879274-HIYA46OZW0N7TKHIQAZ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729846031-011L2HTSDCVZSG97J0O0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430726430923-O35KIYXG95GHUC232S26/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729790391-6NPMATJNNXL0LOS3GXLG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430727986989-NSVFRHS4TQDAAAG3JOZO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Sunset views at Solar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430727053341-6X4VK23TGF1LI4AUYMWW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin One more from up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729919586-SOKQAP7004AJ0M7LOW9I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430728646744-DEZN4594NBPHFC5N80K2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Some locals enjoying the spring weather in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430728335687-RKSQWHBVXD0Q3ST6GGKR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The Berlin Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430725952616-C6246PRQIYGN8AWSERR9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The weather was pretty strange - only a few minutes before Sarah snapped this picture it was pouring. Guess the clouds rolled out quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430727681307-IRRBXOZYG2KELQ4DASKM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Haven't seen anything like this before... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729141101-LTZXT6SGAFKHY40O2EGN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin One more from the top of the dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430728381655-J16BMG44L0MQF1A6FRPL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Sarah's favorite building in Berlin - we passed this on our way to the market, sandwiched in between two much bigger, and much uglier, condo buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729748661-5BL46YU8LWP0GVVD5W5K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430727021482-I8KI1O3ZGW43YVQUWZI7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The Reichstag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729072667-62UPDP6U8RL86WRWZ5NL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin The path to the top of the dome is a circular ramp that provides 360 views of Berlin. Not a bad view as we listened to the history of the building on our audio guides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430726690497-OMHRZRMWTINMM3V9TB1J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin Brandenburg Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430729952234-73CCSR96J0UQZZRZ3PLY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Berlin http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/5/3/auschwitz monthly 0.5 2015-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430671516303-ZH9LWLHMM1VHOFQCENG4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz Nazi railways dropped off prisoners directly at the camps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430671374847-EMQ4PPX9QABGQVV3T7KA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz "Forever let this place be a cry of despair and a warning to humanity" (Holocaust memorial). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430671233442-3W29K8WDY71SLEBLM7B2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz Looking down the double, electrified fences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430672076384-1440HFD8GI67BWEZNPGM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz Often hundreds of passengers would be crammed into these cars, nestled on top of one other for days (sometimes weeks) without access to food or toilets; many died before arriving at the camps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430672285717-G9R80T9WC4UQ3SA5E578/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz The shooting wall, now a memorial to victims. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness” (Elie Wiesel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430670990813-JLHVN7MJI996O9C3LVOR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auschwitz "Work makes you free." http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/30/krakw monthly 0.5 2015-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430406784669-71578DC30JU2GSU1FUI4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Gorgeous view of the historic sites in town center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430408987300-JRVDB2ZX2PCTJS1JZXYD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Dusk in Krakow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430409555782-33OHB2XS23FZO6KXDAPJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków One of the more horrifying pictures I saw - German soldiers laughing as they cut the beards off of Orthodox Jewish men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430407801905-ZA5ZLWVFFW2SDAVP4DPI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków I've never seen so many priests and nuns in one area before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430406124243-YLQVPTWS7W27PIZRKCFA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków We can't help but be charmed by the beautiful pre-war architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430409221064-N6ZCPRNUA9AA1YNB7L2G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków The museum's visual exhibits were eerily historically accurate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430409122733-D1PGNGIC344IEGFIYELT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Not the view we planned on, but still pretty great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430407048715-EEDN6CXXRI543SSJRG43/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Springtime in Krakow is beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430409795228-VWOI55MSOS8B0L6R0GZ8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Is this really art? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430406604624-MEVMSTS9S0ZHHJQVFPHJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków St. Mary's Basilica, like many of the other churches we have seen so far, was difficult to photograph because of its height! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430409678213-MB8UXO16KX6IOITNXNEO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków We understood the message of this piece - paint splatters that individuals had "washed their hands of" to symbolize the various genocides committed around the world - but still don't fully appreciate art that requires such detailed explanation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430408415847-L7FDXQDCLYPG0IV31S0J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków One more of the castle grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430406417843-UTT4JHPKD0DC1VLWCKHV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Alex and I are loving the huge town squares in Europe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430408263872-PEDA0Z4LJEKP0UKCDH94/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Not the first time Alex and I have wondered if we are in a Disney fairytale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430407640968-4EGWOL2WQDHBSD6ELQWO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków I loved the random archways we found at nearly every church nearby. (Also, my outfit should indicate just how warm it was!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430407282784-T9YJWMQD046JMDFSNO0F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Nothing beats a Medieval castle in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430408043173-XC8BVU7OJNHQ1JWR5JA4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kraków Wawel Cathedral. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/29/prague monthly 0.5 2015-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338019928-680I96XE6GY1L8PQZF1B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Another shot from the side – it’s so tall it’s very hard to photograph well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430337697402-E0MTSLD55CRAG1I6V3YR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The Holy Trinity Column, outside St. Nicholas Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338461627-J7HN88BDNEA4LO20JQ4B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Sunset in Prague. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338420372-NOO4Z9BJ6M05VQF4DK94/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Most of the roofs in Prague are an orangy-red; this one we saw from T Anker stood out as defiantly bright red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338881613-0FJC24Z8QZTR5K9ZX8W1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The streets at the base of Prague Castle - usually completely mobbed - were also deserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430335194680-M4ZC5390KVFG3A5U58NI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague One of the most interesting statues we saw: The Crucifix and the Calvary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430340058195-MZ9P1HSJAVW49INEYLFZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The Bima in the Spanish Synagogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430334603207-V4WAXHDQW12DX1LFXH11/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Old Town Square is lined by beautiful houses, which now contain mostly shops. There was someone making big bubbles in the square too…which was nice to photograph, but a bit of a hazard in person (no one wants a giant splash of soapy water on their face!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339950498-K541R6EUGSXU47JKHO53/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Close up of a tombstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430336281279-T8QY1NEO71RVYE1SOJL3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague A park a few blocks from our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339446496-30WZDJL01373GMY5RQPN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Getting up for the sunrise definitely has its benefits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430340114763-N6BO9X813DPDCL6YP9LK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Looking up at the ceiling of the Spanish Synagogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430336564603-I6TH3DP1U8G2GB0RROLW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Looking across the river at some of the houses we photographed yesterday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338210679-1A9QLXT0RZ0L6BVUVM33/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Sarah was so inspired by the number of selfies being taken around us that she insisted on this one. Also she wanted to make sure I didn’t have any food in my beard ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338707897-0QDHZSKE6CP91UJ3LPAD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Much better view at this hour than mid-day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430337967804-KQYHOFC75BIJIFV16F92/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague St. Vitus Cathedral, one of Prague Castle's most prominent features. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339799510-924F4XK3VBAS4ZEGIS2Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The old Jewish Town Hall. It’s famous for its two clocks: one with Roman numerals, one with Hebrew numerals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430335670841-L5XDQ7HKV68TP9M25SYT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Looking across the river at the Prague Castle. This could practically be a postcard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430336375130-UFYK12B60V90VG3SN8PL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague You don’t get architecture - or color! - like this on a random street in NYC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430336751416-2Z8KRCUOILPDMLKB7X0Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Wonder if these swans realize how good their view is? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430335041340-PDU7E1HCPFF7YCY9NBK9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Walking across the Charles Bridge, Prague’s most famous bridge, we were amazed by the quantity of statues around the area. And how well maintained they all are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338117276-D8V1ALH1HG2SHBJWJGLZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Looking out on Prague from the Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430334769684-EKA8GQ2A3PVX8WL5DT25/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The Church of Our Lady before Týn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430335799772-VV3KKT2HSIDDQE9LGIHF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague After we walked around the Prague Castle area for a bit, we headed back to Old Town across the Manesuv Most Bridge. From here we got a good view of the Charles Bridge…and the throngs of tourists still meandering across it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339204278-U4VS6UTVRSJGFOXRF3F0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague St. Nicholas Church with a Czech flag in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339694406-XF93TJK18T30F6AL6I76/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague A nearly deserted alley we passed on our way to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339393048-A6YHVPV5O5Q2PRW7I40J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Around the corner from the main tourist area here is a wall called the “John Lennon Wall.” During the day, there are about 200 tourists posing here at any given time. When we were there, though, we had it all to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430335961662-PQVP4ULBA1S8ESUP46FR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Probably our favorite photo from the day – the colorful houses and their reflection in the water was just awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430336906183-MUK8QN1HL56PQ3697TSN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague There’s a smaller bridge near the Charles Bridge that the locals have tried to turn into their version of Paris’ Love Locks. They still have a ways to go, but it was certainly a charming little corner of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338549389-6V81NV524N2129IUO3WN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Sushi dinner at Hanabi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338755038-DVUQ2MHAEJX0BXNHLFT5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The sun is just about to peek over the roofs of Prague. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430338647637-WQW5P23HGPS8TP89NH9B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Sunrise on Charles Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430334690672-5TE35SXNNXONNZZD7P7R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Prague's famous astronomical clock. It's the oldest one that still works! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430337863058-NVJV7AJDQ1SETSNPUF51/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague We began the walk up the hill to the Prague Castle. Fortunately most of the uphill part was on this street with a very gradual incline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430334886736-EJCGSA5E5KFPB0P8Q9QO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague Another of the beautiful buildings surrounding old town square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430339891448-A2LVZUMRJOENOJQ3JMOU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Prague The old Jewish cemetery. The graves were literally stacked on top of each other because there was not enough space to bury the dead. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/26/vienna monthly 0.5 2015-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043452284-JX0AI1NHFEZTIVTY8YD6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna One more, front-on shot of Rathaus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042681531-EWRZY47H6K6LV5CG6N8B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna The Austrian National Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043370856-0VFFFQ583R28LC8RBY3J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna A block away we found this other building, which was Sarah’s favorite. Couldn’t tell if it was residential or commercial…either way, a great place to work / live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043875563-RGM1J73X2USYG61NOXUL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna In the Roman wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043593403-0W4XNMX0PMBP0H9ZPNRY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Detailed view of the sculpture in front of Parliament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043127374-BG795ZOLEW0309X8J1RA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna View from the Volksgarten, looking across the street at the Museum Quarter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430044058641-AW64XO2XEQ475HP6679O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna The colorful Hundertwasserhaus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430044213891-E6MBBEQDIFOC1UZRTJE6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Wine tasting with a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043657067-P4UY9Y5IDYEAXVDH52P6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna One of the corners of the Opera House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043421858-HTSV2C4WTMDMDUFNCN6Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Fantastic day for a stroll through Vienna. A view of Rathaus through the budding trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043322980-ULNXF8Q3E0FMZ0PAKYRE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna The side view of Rathaus; these are functional offices but the building is still beautifully maintained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043084443-C4CM7ZD27L52XSCZQSLL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Sarah’s favorite corner of the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043910159-ROEQH28638H8ST5IRB4E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna The main staircase in the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042755529-7MFUBCGQ7DPG0HWBBYRW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna St. Stephen's Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042712934-5MTRPOQQHUC80NMF1A9A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna The streets of the historic city center are lined with old buildings that now have either retail or coffee shops on the first floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042946100-IL5H6J5VP2ZZM0SA8ADD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna One of the many beautiful cafés nestled on the side streets of Vienna. Clearly we were a little early for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042575015-FY2W2W71CZXFLMJLU5AC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna A statue in the center of the Museum Quarter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042828340-V8S6WDIJ37NFERNSG7DN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Looking up at St. Stephen's – the scale is hard to appreciate from up close, but it’s so tall that you can see it from almost anywhere else in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430044111413-YTFDV8AAIYR3V7YKH7SI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna No beach in Vienna? No problem – just bring the sand in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042786230-40JEV8TAAO4O14BLPYN9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Sculpture around the back of St. Stephen's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043228902-RU40PCJMSI0OGWQYN0FG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna It tasted amazing. No idea how most Austrians aren’t completely obese with diet-staples like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043771064-HBJ4IF2VFGE3385HOW7R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna There was a big collection of Egyptian artifacts. In addition to the historical pieces, the room was painted with recreations of traditional Egyptian art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043847711-H4ALAHXY4ZU6MKNJQQAJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna I had beard-envy of this guy… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043815248-JMP4L64ZKWIIN7FH2FNK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna One of my favorite sculptures from the Egyptian exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430042911117-7PTGZ1K4H69ZYJ4FNJMO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna A few blocks further, we popped into University Church. Unlike St. Stephen's, there were no other tourists around here so we were able to enjoy the splendor of the building by ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1430043553402-SS6NYX8YPJ9VDPVSBL3E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Vienna Austria's Parliament. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/20/budapest monthly 0.5 2015-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868123409-XS0CJY0XZ2MEISCJDHF9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Fisherman's Bastion was beautiful, even with a cloudy sky on Saturday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872071085-1UJWZM8RBB6SSSKOEQ3A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest I can see why Travel & Leisure featured his shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872193813-N604153OYHVNSU64BIC2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Recreating my shot of Parliament through the archways - can you blame me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871412097-FDYP0CGKP8F8ZI9BO7WR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest View of the monument as is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868086321-51ZJ72HDKVIW3W41PU3Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Matthias Church. I couldn't get over how cool the roof looked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869532648-HF7U849456N4YLO2URWW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest We waited on line to get inside for about half an hour, but we both think it was worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872148884-A1YPV7AVRI9WHEJCR5AQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Sun rising behind Parliament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868733455-JHAOZTZZO3KMSQCY4Z61/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Both of us were pretty happy to dig into some hearty Hungarian food on a cold day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871218749-6TLWFZKK12C5QC0RUBLJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Compare this to my picture yesterday - what a difference a clear day makes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872249641-YLZ951WKS8VWM2RBLM3P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Such a beautiful sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429548286149-6OGQWB0YDPGP5UD13S16/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest The Ludwig Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872379858-8R5TYPHZG0Q6ICW8L3GK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest I can't stop gushing over the light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872448211-2MPWH9OYD50HBA62Z588/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest One more of Matthias Church right after sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868987352-9JKNUDU33ZXLQEQLVSEJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Shoes on the Danube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429872301888-8EFWRNVR194NCGKIFJAF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest One of my favorites. Most impressive was the fact that there was NO ONE else around. During the day, this entire area is teeming with other tourists! Enjoying the sunrise alone was really an amazing experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868356755-UICRCZYTVVSL0FNPGXS5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest A lion in front of the Budapest History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868919825-1L0MP9DR20SFV8IY9DGD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest The Hungarian Parliament Building is the second largest in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869811887-BIDV6QPW9JIPBK4N051K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Obligatory picture of me in front of a Budapest sign at Heroes' Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429870936914-YTOPASUU70OBUB4ZONIH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Beautiful view of Parliament through the Fisherman's Bastion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869016495-J105QJ79CTJWG78LF5B0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Alex took a picture of me taking in the gravity of the monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871013700-83DNNT6JX9NP6WCHDX3X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Beautiful start to the day in Budapest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869118589-VUK0KR47KFGXXTTLL2BZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Approaching St. Stephen's Basilica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871884527-9AXY5IWK8Y3EXY84OI0V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest A wall of photographs of the many victims inside the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868278448-GYOB7FPVLXRZLJBPX25D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Another shot of the courtyard in front of the Ludwig Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869181081-VLIPRYP83TNL1QWAE9PQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Alex took this cool shot of the back-side of the Basilica as we continued our walk through the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429548092755-74GPF5XB758MZLX679F3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Charming homes and cobblestone streets in Castle Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869748334-DSA2CQEDN27K3BLE97Q8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Found some other tourists to take our picture at Heroes' Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869782171-EBBGL4FRMOYVYUIUW88D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Some of the heroes of the square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429868661241-9IK6IWEDD6KZLE0MAKNE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest The Chain Bridge, the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869501816-PEQQWK0X8SFOQHI0O24B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Can you say "ornate?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429869143233-ENF4KWZHJZ7ZIZJEJRT4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Here we are at St. Stephen's Basilica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871142683-B4HSLPWOMWJX8RUPZB7B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest Looks a little different in the sunshine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871360049-0ZBXRQ5UMNSTTIN0R94Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest This is the view of the monument covered by protest signs and memorial tokens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429871763662-TAMYJXGQS1QH3PLM5LLL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Budapest The museum - a building formerly used by both the Nazis and Soviets for central operations and torture - has been redone in quite a striking fashion. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/19/aegina monthly 0.5 2015-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481554868-I0PTBB1MCDAVGDDKK1BH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Really nice day to be by the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481680721-H6YHH00MFB964R0TYTKR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina All of the houses were painted bright colors but I think this one was Sarah’s favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481621916-F1W39BFJJFBUCFJCO0B3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina The church we saw from our ferry when pulling into port. It was decorated with these flags for Easter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481818569-VO380A8ZP665PQ0O6OLD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina It was hard to capture both the views down to the water and the temple in a photograph – but once I stood on some rocks I was able to get a better perspective for this shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429482147442-QOAPJRMEXKFMSVYFQBUX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina The Temple of Zeus with the Acropolis looming in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481438955-79MAGROCF8IZ9YI6YW7Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina …and into the port at Aegina an hour later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481789183-R3YJW9AGNJS2D0LB7OG3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina One more of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481385701-YTV54UZVXUQ4EOA44WJG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Pulling out of Piraeus, the harbor in Athens… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481959171-MLSAE91HONL5X5TOVYJY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Fortunately we were able to get a seat on the edge of the roof that faced the Acropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429482184404-2183JW2LCL94PVHVSCP9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina The Academy of Athens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481580273-8EEOD0G11KNIZS90UYJ1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Looking out past the harbor to the Aegean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481879955-1KOO5QEPVLDTJVRAF0VE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Before boarding the ferry we had to stop to check out this beautiful little church in the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481710565-6T4BEAYZUG4491IMNKA8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Walking back towards the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429482045924-W7RNOIJ3R1U2IYFXP141/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina Dusk in Athens at the Acropolis – what a sight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481746477-Q0FPD2BDZ8LUV7YFFQQD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina The Temple of Aphaia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429481984865-SFT4UA0I2F4ZBADPI1GS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Aegina The Temple of Hephaestus was lit up as the sun set over the hills. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/19/athens monthly 0.5 2015-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429457050676-OBBZCJPN9G68E92XH5T4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Looking up at the dome inside the church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456005577-CWFUNFHPOVDUL35O4RNZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Halfway up the Acropolis, looking out on Athens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456886932-S5K9OGLFNGA8X0R8PK2Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens A church in Agora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429455719171-1KQH8CR6LJ2805J6GGE4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Strolling through the National Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456128115-O8XUTQOAUR27W3J3D6TX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens View from the top – looking down on Athens from the Acropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456197165-XO0QSBTYNIP8C6FHWF2C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Got another couple to take our photo when there wasn’t a huge tour group blocking this great vantage point. (Then I returned the favor for about four other couples!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429457301799-1NZRC09AM8ZH7GPUZ4T8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Sarah whipped out the camera and caught this pigeon mid-flight in front of a church on our walk to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429455910676-4YR8H9E6ZJHT6R24JQFG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Looking in at the Temple of Zeus…we’ll return another day when it’s open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456418204-WXDPW5ABRQEAKOC6NLEV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens It’s not on a hill overlooking Athens, but the Temple of Hephaestus is in much better condition than the Parthenon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456347102-XPQU26W3VU407A41QFDR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens Not a bad table for lunch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429456241180-34QTQOXJA8WS4N48PVMV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens It’s not the Parthenon, but this other temple dedicated to Athena is still very impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429457144165-R1K4O172S1DIC094OZX2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens We’ve seen a lot of columns since we’ve been here – reminds us of our elementary school lessons on Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429455791068-A3V0NO9A38RONDIOLJ1F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Athens The Zappeion, a building in the middle of the National Gardens. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/24/top-takeaways-twenty-one-turkey-greece monthly 0.5 2015-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429866375230-CLDDT385V23LGK70A9CF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways (Twenty One) - Turkey & Greece The magnificent Celsus Library in Ephesus, Turkey. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/12/seluk-and-pamukkale monthly 0.5 2015-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428855194457-AKAPIKHP9NGYANGPKF0D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Looking out over the town of Pamukkale from the top of the springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428851039587-8LK77E4XYMBE52KN7TXM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Looking out over Selçuk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853492998-1W4BF1MAOCOGOGW3F285/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale The remains of a square market, right next to the library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428855391839-VED9X97VOXNXC5XQTTKQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale We decided against hang-gliding but still appreciated the awesome panoramic views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428851422093-ULKZ0VMNXS0D82ESKKS3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale While we've seen many mosques during our travels, this was one of the few with such a nice courtyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428852941623-4HXEEIV1X4GZWRN4VAHH/P1150022_edited.jpg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale We waited a long time and came back twice to take this shot of the Celsus Library without anyone else around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428855543810-K830E4E2IMLUPLDFW8E2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale I think this shot explains the name "cotton castles." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428850910566-8A5Q2Y6D5XF378C4XGBN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Standing in front of the mosque inside the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428852861982-CSHIILYC7F0IPWERNCPA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Saw this beautiful building along the main road in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853950845-2PKVAQTO7O28N9VFNMUY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Last shot of the theater as we left Ephesus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428854025845-47X7QBGDWQ4IJ35WS3TB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale We sampled every meze option available. Every. Single. One. Was. Delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428855280369-R6OEUH0BL8H0YZO1KHCI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale The water was much warmer than we expected, but we still opted not to swim given the 50-degree air temperature! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853597365-YAEVAV2SG7SCBJRZQYY2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale The formerly grand marketplace from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853808533-XZI8DC1LQ5NH9LHQXK10/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale The theater, naturally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428852797176-QU3TCCVE1YJCJZ2YB7Y8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale One of the many archways that stood the test of time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428855031554-3SSG138D1R6VLTF6FVKF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale The main amphitheater with a great view of the mountains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853250780-977S7WAQ0VSRRYQCP4KF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale We totally lucked out when we grabbed the first tourist we saw and got this shot before a massive teen tour descended upon us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428851152012-B5L09WQRY2T2S0CNQQV1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale Castle views of the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428853148047-EJEHIPQMSSV9GPBXY995/P1150019_edited.jpg Home - Selçuk and Pamukkale I quickly ran up to the Library so Alex could get a picture of me. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/10/izmir monthly 0.5 2015-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428680073138-W2VT21C8SS6ZKPIMHQJC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir Sarah posing by the windy water with our new gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428680492909-D34BAWOER1YA0GPPK5RT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir The Yali Mosque's lone minaret. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428680802575-QXZGGQ0CMD5BFTWWZJFY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir View of Izmir from the top of the Asansor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428680951062-5TWULXHC8C2KHY547MSI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir We liked this lamppost we saw up there that had been visited by another "S&A" couple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428680424495-HOH3ZRZXKFOEXY08E4D6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir Izmir's Clock Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428681115120-ZIWVODE5SC5H2DIMZLFS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Izmir Sarah snapped this great picture of the small street leading away from the Asansor on our way out. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/9/istanbul monthly 0.5 2015-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428603184943-QWVZR4UHGO980F5HSZM2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Alex is an excellent onion chopper but I steered clear of the chopping "sword!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428591511364-NCSH5A5RENRTCBB03IF8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul The gardens within Gulhane Park were full of Tulips, which Istanbul is well-known for during springtime, as well as Muscari, which looked like little purple grapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428591851477-81CV7QOSDKPWXEL4TSY2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Colorful sign near the park entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428591182316-CB0STELQGN4I0TA0LSS5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul It looks like spring but I actually couldn't feel my feet when Alex took this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428670048819-F9C8IMAP58UG6W8G5SLH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul View of the Bosphorus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428666406232-W5UFE79KFRPKO2I4XCP7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Checking out the imposing chandeliers overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428670307496-7S6GKGD9582V69FUSRUT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul We stopped to watch the many ferries pass beneath us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428667495322-I7R92GYN4QGH54774T0W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Back at the Blue Mosque, but blue skies today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428590664013-6QQLI8TFY1WLXICVR0QJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Looking up at the beautiful archways inside the Blue Mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428665883346-UY57ADQ6OPP6UZF17PE4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul We had a hard time getting a shot of the full interior! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428590819954-FZ197BRVK3A7PVU59KYK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul After a while, my neck seriously started to hurt from looking up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428667000881-YYPR5JLL4742UR2PLME2/P1140656_edited.jpg Home - Istanbul We actually had to wait in a queue to take a photo of the Blue Mosque from a small window in Hagia Sophia...worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428667788753-FCPG9OBKUTHZVZED6BLG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul First time we needed our shades while in Istanbul! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428603636463-31LH5GW3NSWTB3Y6K3OB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul A little less crowded in front of Hagia Sophia today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428670474270-5QSMP3Q7MLM80GVJU5H8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Looking back at the Galata Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428670593184-UI62409OBHH8HRIPZOL8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Not a bad rooftop view for our last night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428668400612-HILSJ8ZCPTVRINL9L8MC/P1140689_edited.jpg Home - Istanbul View of the Orkatoy Mosque and Bosphorus Bridge connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428590100805-YW4Y601A3UKUQN6ITIMK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Istanbul Even on a cold, cloudy day, the Blue Mosque is pretty impressive. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/24/top-takeaways-twenty-south-africa monthly 0.5 2015-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1429865343330-Y3CLBEAR1MKM65RQ4CLJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways (Twenty) - South Africa With our friend Dana at the top of Lion's Head, looking down on Cape Town. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/5/garden-route monthly 0.5 2015-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223187713-7PXDDS74J7HTPL249X18/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The waterfall at the end of the hike. We rested here for half an hour before retracing our steps down the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428226175235-1IM7J9S2MR2QO7YKUJYA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The view from our balcony - hello Knysna! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428222345208-SV8ZRDSJNOC669RM76YM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route We saw a shark-spotting station just off the road. Apparently the black flag means low risk, but poor visibility...so be careful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223937038-RQ7M2BBS8REMLI1QJ9WI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The tide was out at sunset, exposing these rocks and allowing us to walk out to get a good view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428224654748-SK83XLKFLEVM7YQ66TGD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route One last view of the B&B before we took off - I could get used to waking up to this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428224992295-GGIMLFS4RL7PHMDSA9SY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Obligatory shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428227353828-O5IDQYEPILR97TAFZNWA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The high wind caution sign was 100% necessary - we had to concentrate to keep our balance on the rocks because the gusts were so forceful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428224933871-B8DX95VOMBBBGM5G1UT8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route We saw a fisherman among the rocks on our walk to the tip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428226796327-K5U6GEEYL4ALJHAE8D4G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The beach at Brenton On Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223362601-R9UZZ483Q6GJE8RLEOPO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route There were tons of lizards around but this one let us get the closest without running away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223044437-CT3K7HZS5MU3NMKH5I2I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route We were relieved that the hike was not as strenuous as advertised. We made it up high enough for these views after only 15 minutes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428226302207-JZPNDDJH388YN7CT0XPR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Another beautiful sunset along the Garden Route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428227403966-25TTI3CYFG5IUPTXAHAI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route One more beautiful view from the end of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223842797-OUMTUJIIOMET9TERG86S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Adequate view from our table at Creation Wines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428227277370-2NCK3Y0AEEYKCGZDKC4I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The tide was out which created these cool looking pools by the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223998257-0N0FIRXXU3A985JXL321/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Waves breaking on the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428222281966-25E3I0HORCNU8EWFFTXW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The view of Rooi-Els as we drove along the beautiful coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223293224-8IZWMV6EWUTEXRBF27G8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Great views as we hiked down the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428227638156-YX6GCCBRIKQ3IBDLEE1R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route Seafood platter for two? Yes, please! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428227217169-X6BNXBMXP64T6VMZG8TG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route "The Island" at Robberg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428223107027-N0GBO0S22NRC7SZ939LQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route A little further up we traded places and I took a few pictures of Alex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428224056442-M7MVD00AGFHBTFWNXWRK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route High surf at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428222190830-S4N8VR2RALGVWJ263GFF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Garden Route The beach at Gordon's Bay. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/5/table-mountain monthly 0.5 2015-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428218859120-ZKXNWIYGMZHMEGZ1M0A4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Table Mountain Sunset from Table Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428218901822-8FFX3KTRDGV4ZPCFU7OQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Table Mountain Looking down the peninsula toward the Cape of Good Hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428218939586-DRVQ28T123179L0HZDI5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Table Mountain Cape Town at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428218728482-4NS2W8DN9CK36UR96FGH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Table Mountain Our reward for the long hike up Table Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428218804851-JXMAON2CELMG9WFFLGB6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Table Mountain We got another hiker to take our photo at the top – I think he was happy to find another couple that had struggled through the hike since most of the people at the top had just taken the gondola up (weaklings!). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/5/cape-of-good-hope monthly 0.5 2015-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217181137-3FT8VKJ2OIYK9B05D2UG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope The penguins picked a breeding ground with a great view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217522983-TEL8NVIGPXYD2KXQZHVW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Cape Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217475442-GMVY5668JY0LO4YVCQ2T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Sarah taking in the views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428216922961-5VAPTBJOOMWH7HJ904W1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Great view of the Cape of Good Hope from Muizenberg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217599256-RXOE03XFVJJSM62HX8MI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope We got another tourist to take a picture of the three of us. Can you tell how windy it was?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217667203-APP9TCIF4MYV9UXIEMAY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope The ladies at Cape Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217878900-ZBL7CDPQ0ZWXXR3IFRV5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Chapman’s Peak or Big Sur? We thought the views were very similar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217225304-3CBSW14VEWQN55V80498/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope This picture doesn’t do it justice, but they look so awkward when "walking" on land. The penguin in the middle waddled from the dunes to the water like a toddler just taking his first steps…but then began swimming like a champ once he hit the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428217790446-BJE21HGLK2TZIPTY3QYF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Hout Bay from Chapman’s Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1428216984398-8NUJZ9AG7CLK0RA62MJG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape of Good Hope Muizenberg’s famous beach houses. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/4/2/from-rhinos-to-winos monthly 0.5 2015-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966048365-U1TPLKN9TJYMKR51T5D1/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Standing on the opposite side of Franschhoek at Richard Branson's vineyard, Mont Rochelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966622987-I9TRC8VJM0TYPH2BNE9C/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Entrance to Grande Provence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966759919-7A2KNFYDNCG0K9BCJ92D/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Oops, we forgot our chopper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966444743-OKFM3V7ZRGU5C6HOIQMJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos What a beautiful vineyard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427967525462-FRBOZIYNSPWNRR3IU15M/P1130936_edited.jpg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Three amigos paused for a photo among the beautiful scenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427965383860-YRAGU3IF3XIN6JOZ3FCG/P1130818_edited.jpg Home - From Rhinos to Winos View of Franschhoek from Haute Cabrière. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427990701621-BJ3CV56YYINK3Y7E6J7O/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos It has become very difficult to think about leaving South African wine country! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427989500582-G9PWCUQZB3W46KOII10I/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Alex, his beard and his ladies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427989237981-1UDEQR258U4A4K8LC91V/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos The views at Rustenberg weren't as impressive, but the wines were! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427990471699-LEAW0AVS9H3L4H2358T0/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Unbelievable morning view from our guesthouse in Stellenbosch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427990057916-095PEXPG60ERBQTE0U3G/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Okay, fine, the Peter Falke vineyard was also pretty inviting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427967310339-6H5HM0ON1JU89BE0Z0J5/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos One of our favorite views from the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427990584126-DXRH9PIG0T9RE2VDASMO/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos I mean, can you beat this view? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427967074407-8R842LL5R73CPMGY4T48/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Very peaceful setting to enjoy our first wines at 10:30am! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966298223-N15HXXXHJOBUUNXABE0Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Apparently horseback guided vineyard tours are offered but we decided to pass... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966853826-EUM9JXZBD5H8D86FMBZN/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Our courtyard setup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427990885875-84DI3IT0ER23GYN1QG51/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos The best kind of lunch spread includes rosé and a cheese platter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427966146972-FPR79EBKM8VEIXAXHRGR/image-asset.jpeg Home - From Rhinos to Winos Alex and I kept thinking about all the missed opportunities for wedding venues! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/31/inverdoorn monthly 0.5 2015-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427821436983-DZ3OE56UYEN7SMTWHS5M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn Our first sighting of the elephants. The smaller one is 18 and the bigger one is 30. Eugene said they are working on getting a female elephant companion for these guys, but for now they just have each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427822021742-5RIAP2AWIS005ON7J43E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn A mother and baby giraffe at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427823143135-XLAQGOWMJBI8PIFWSOBV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn Some zebra and springbok feeding on hay left by the rangers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427824258731-8XP2NUA9Y8AEBNDVLW50/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn Really not sure how this picture came out so well. Most of the time I was looking at Velvet to make sure she didn’t make any quick movements. Sarah had a quick reaction with the camera when I managed to look up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427821188439-KFRZX6CU8LQCHBUWA03G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn The road flattened out as we got closer to the reserve but we were still surrounded by mountains in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427821758162-6SFCXBEPLZB6JBL1A6PI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn Evening stroll with the elephants on day two of the safari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427824583274-9ZVOPLNEGBH2T30HKDAK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn Good girl, Velvet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427822229327-DYYA54LJS88HXQXRZJDX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn On our last safari, Eugene stopped the 4x4 so we could get out and walk among the herd of giraffes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427822898531-NS8F0NW9KS8O3MK54MWL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn The herd of buffalo approached our vehicle as we passed by slowly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427823985367-479L1C4NWBQGQ2LI6223/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn One other benefit of waking up at 5:30 for the morning safaris: sunrises like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427823489109-73VCW90H0E3U3TR4RKAA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn The mountains and clouds gave us a couple of beautiful sunsets – here’s just one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427823332179-9IYXSPECWGDIYBGLWQAT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn We had a few quick rain showers while at Inverdoorn (though none happened while we were on safari, thankfully). Just as the rain was letting up Sarah ran out to snap this picture of a rainbow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427822741758-SLNVY1FSTEO811CAK10T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn The male rhino (there are also two female rhinos) with some springbok in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427822452741-7JSIDORJWGEZ2K6QXDFJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn We spotted a male cheetah lounging in the brush at dawn on day two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427820488708-JI3OTT8SHXSZQYO9QT8R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inverdoorn We chose a driving route that took us through the mountains at Bain's Kloof Pass - definitely made the drive more scenic! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/30/cape-town monthly 0.5 2015-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427738950998-AY3WLPDPMBOUMHPFV5JG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town One of the many artifacts in the museum from the apartheid times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427739609534-F4P4CD8OUI84F2ZCLLEZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town The demonstration mostly consisted of these guys marching in formation across the castle... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427740715858-OOWRH5GUBBC4OLPKOTPV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town A rainbow of colors in Bo Kaap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427742063237-POHATBPZJGSQZ2JF2R2H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Our tour stopped for a photo op so we convinced another tourist to take a picture of the three of us (in descending height order, of course). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427739825948-SW302HVH8PGF86T0O39V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town ...so we made our way to the top level to check out the views of the rest of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427741798901-LKG4AFY7HU8YEV5VCH05/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town In addition to political prisoners, lepers were sent to Robben Island because no one knew what to do with them. Here is the graveyard where all deceased lepers were buried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427743177784-NFP3X101ABJSICPK6YSC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Looking up at Lion's Head...after about an hour walking uphill on the road to get to the trailhead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427741193139-YD04YKG0D2HVS6DEYK8K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town The ladies on the pier before boarding the ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427742418113-ACZVHJZ77ZMXB9TUH80S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Nelson Mandela's cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427743433734-4A8H3RYNGMI6GPCQZF8W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Almost to the top - pretty steep climb! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427746113176-DA174ZK7YU90ZQWG924X/P1130038_edited.jpg Home - Cape Town This view of Cape Town isn't bad either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427742248444-2JZ063J0ZH6M7O3HQ257/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Sparks, our guide, explained the identification cards the prisoners were required to carry...as we listened in the group cell he spent 7 years in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427741474982-2VQPFWUU1MWSWZ1U8PSZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Looking back on Cape Town from the ferry to Robben Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427743781926-KO9I84ESQK37FVURCAFE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town The reward for our hike: this view of Table Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427740179377-X3SWGY3FOFW8OIKB6ZDE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Sarah snapped a picture of me and Dana in Bo Kaap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427746395042-7WTPPGV2P7A6YBOSQ0VA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cape Town Three amigos after a long hike. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/17/party-in-the-uae monthly 0.5 2015-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426793077438-VQ9K6A2TGCRSJU08QOY2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights First view of the Burj - pretty impressive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427647483016-3AKJLK0FHDOZH7CDFD11/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Desert taxi queue? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426794358175-DJOCZBK52JNXT4KANTK3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Looking down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427647249677-TJU27YSSCIDH7MH7CFFO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights After. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427536205671-CQYZPAA3CQMI5251ETUF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Really a beautiful place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427536580365-HDNYECWRZEO2500CSTJX/P1120749_edited.jpg Home - Arabian Nights The beach included this floating dock that you could swim to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427646955969-97H7AD1TO2HQS7RHQJJR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Before... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426795143200-B5H921TN2O97CZJWEQER/P1120676_edited.jpg Home - Arabian Nights Sporting my borrowed "mosque-appropriate" outfit. The staff demanded I "sag" my pants to ensure my ankles were fully covered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426793962360-EAPUY9458RDSPCSYERSE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Sunset - sort of - over Dubai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427536693155-4O24U2U8C2KNGJLGAZBG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights View of downtown Abu Dhabi from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426794077452-ZX8V8VS2V2BBDUISVFNL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights On top of the world for my birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426792920707-K1AHXS0ITJQH36885VOT/P1120581_edited.jpg Home - Arabian Nights BEEF. It's what's for dinner. Feasting on expertly prepared steak and red wine was a perfect way to celebrate turning 30! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426794495870-H4MXCRAVPQIJHGTNDJ7H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights One last shot before saying goodbye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426795369722-0W1S2Y6G73JPQRQKQ4K4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights We could barely get a shot of the entire spire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427647627742-WO1YDB2PFOGY3ONAEMRZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights My "ride" lasted about one full minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426794945200-WKDRBDZYLUIJELFHQ4PH/P1120662_edited.jpg Home - Arabian Nights Looking out over the noticeably empty women's prayer area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427646724427-NRA3TFPFA71OKC0CHH2H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights We passed a poor guy who had forced his caravan to pull over so he could throw up. Bad for him, great photo op for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426792118447-SRCKEWU1M8POQFW0W3P6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights The setup definitely has a Las Vegas or Miami Beach vibe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426792622632-UKCTSJO1EHXG7QSMWO5C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Pretty impressive Bloomingdales. We were amazed to see women in full burqas who were trying on eyeliner at the makeup counter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1427648213654-UADGVN2GE4NF58Y6CP4S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Sunset in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426793334722-EB2CZXVEILA2R6AYO1AU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights We were so much higher than all of the surrounding buildings that it was really difficult to maintain perspective! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426795227778-WWXQIJIJC2VHRYYAY7OG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Arabian Nights Pretty impressive. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/15/top-takeaways-nineteen-india monthly 0.5 2015-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426400166016-NU2NKGL9RWTNXA50POMR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Nineteen (India) The Taj Mahal: the highlight of our trip to India. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/15/southern-indian-hospitality monthly 0.5 2015-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399564811-UXA91RDZ3WNZ4GLE572K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality I managed to get a solo-shot at the Five Rathas (most of the area was teeming with children on a school trip). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399189917-IUKK48EO29L5OGAEBUQP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality We're definitely not converts, but it was an interesting place to visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399509473-ZA3GG7TK57X4ZZ9R02OS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality Rohit snapped a picture of us in front of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399621634-6G4FO9PNHRWUUPXHPOLD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality Hard to believe so much detail has been maintained this long, especially right by the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399690228-4SONI6BQGL78FEBABAVN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality On our way out, we stopped to look at this huge wall carving. It's hard to get a sense of scale from this picture but the elephants you see were life-sized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397937336-VBNTPV0GWS5820P06EO5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality The colorful detail on the exterior of the temple roofs was unlike anything we'd seen before! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399417788-DSH31SN0YBIFRP102B20/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality The shore by the Shore Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399145805-FXPNVU8PJNKCPBV70FQP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality The Matrimandir, a golden metallic sphere in the center of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426399457718-1Y497YJL6NCY48HATIYA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality Sacred cows lined the perimeter of the Shore Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397979164-NKQ779QUW2DA8FB9JITP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southern (Indian) Hospitality Rohit was also a great photographer for us at all the sights! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/jaipur monthly 0.5 2015-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397214395-97KUTTIMNPZCFKDIES8L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Check out the detailed mirror work on the main building in the courtyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397161779-WF2G4L9YQP32A6D567J3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Deeper inside the fort we came across this beautiful courtyard, which was probably our favorite part of the whole complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426395797066-8QKBYZD3YI0VYQQDITVN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur There was a lot of stained glass like this throughout the complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426395914545-MX66EYM8L75201T7RCGO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Looking out a Jaipur from the top of the temple. You can see the world’s largest sundial in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396871690-IRZCKU6SL1WXJUMYZ7VF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur One of the mausoleums in the third courtyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397117120-I08MQWEX0JKAW976EI96/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Despite most other people respecting the photograph queue at this beautiful archway, the couple behind us could not have cared less. So it’s a picture of us with two disgruntled Indian tourists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426395025521-R2CBMFZECE0HQVSIEOHF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Another gate in the palace. Like I said, the locals are very into peacocks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396691262-QDRO1S28X66EKK7XOLOT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Working our way up to the gate we stopped to look at one of the many gardens throughout the fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426395498166-PV7C8XY969K9IRCLWYQU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur This is the world’s largest sundial behind Sarah. It is accurate to the second (apparently). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426395865485-OTHSAFAWIX8DBAAR5NRQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Sarah standing in front of the screens the women of centuries past were required to stand behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396977143-KFJ5UDXDPR5QZ91JOK5A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Abdul stopped on the way to Amer Fort so we could snap a picture of the whole structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397416088-JD6T8O5D8EMDX1F59WOH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur I can see why it's known as the "Floating Palace." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426394593899-67T1OJV722S6ER9H9W41/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Sarah posing by one of the palace gates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396524647-7JP108CAPNE1FOF6R52U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur This first courtyard was dedicated to Madho Singh II, who died in 1922. He had about 50 wives and 50 concubines that bore him "around 125 children." Wow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426394761125-RR86UWVLTNYAAVSYKJQS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Peacocks are also a big thing here. They are the national bird of India but because so many can be found around Jaipur, there were many peacock-inspired designs in the buildings we saw here. Sarah kicked some European tourists out of the way to get a solo shot in this peacock-themed door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396630318-E560TSZ7T4FZ8HCL700I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Inside the main building of the second courtyard, dedicated to Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426397074333-QR98BDPBWRHYZ5OCL81E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Inside the main courtyard (about a 20 minute hike uphill) it was time to quench our thirst with a couple of Diet Cokes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426394674911-5OT6RA7Z7B8FXJWCSJZK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Jaipur is known as the “Pink City.” We think it looks more orange-y than pink, but a lot of the buildings were decorated with this same color palate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396581793-KAPTFR8USNHM8P133OYW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Looking back on the first courtyard as a flock of pigeons took off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426394637661-LM6QI1HJVQK687HDI944/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur These “guards” offered to take a picture with me…for a tip, of course! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1426396748793-2OPT4LAKKL24H5WIB5GA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jaipur Look at the incredibly detailed carvings in the ceiling. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/7/agra monthly 0.5 2015-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816714647-4A5RP1O8JHI075VMPTPR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra It took a lot of patience and some very friendly strangers to score this shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425815307119-0HOW2F9HA3EUPZU7TPZG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Magic Hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816019693-HH7QCN6W7TMN2MNCNLVC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Does this help? (I'm sitting in one of the "small" archways you can see from the shots further away.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425817771078-BH8U3URI7Z92QIDR9MXR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Close up of some of the detailing at Agra Fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816920881-4I0VQ9J2RHBN5Y8BGX8R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Front view of Baby Taj. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425815829407-U23PVSV4I42RJRPZBGI5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra An Islamic tomb, such as the Taj Mahal, must include a mosque. In order to maintain perfect symmetry, the architects built the mosque above as well as an identical "guest house" on the opposite side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425814998625-RI0PZVI4JVL31XDWRS0W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra There actually weren't many people catching the view from Mehtab Bagh but we found a very nice family to take a few pictures for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816659376-1CVPDHN9ARQ7BGAXDBRA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Looking up at the massive arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425814810312-8IVSV8JRJ1H6QVQUJKEG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Kind of crazy that this is the back of the Taj Mahal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425815717275-JOUZABSVOG4B4XH0L42M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra The view looking back from the Taj was also pretty impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816099041-UFO7J4MGWBPL285GHD6M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra It's difficult to capture the massive scale of the Taj. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425815634861-3S2L78XPA5B2CLYW5QED/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Our postcard-ready view of the Taj Mahal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425817873315-2UX62WOVCJFUQPVZ71WC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Entrance to the palace within the Agra Fort Complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425817475879-0D6IBLEBJU441TWTBFBP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Entrance to Agra Fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425817333697-BOWHCBE1YLC48YTRU8QB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra While the Taj is known for its stark white marble surfaces, the Baby Taj was much more colorful and intricately detailed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425817642646-9AUBYWMWLAJT8VI4G086/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra I love the scalloping on the archways we keep seeing throughout India. Our tour guide explained that the more traditional archways are more Islamic, while these are more Hindu in style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425816575050-MZ4F5E421PK40EC5EKJO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra We lucked out with perfect weather, obviously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425815510577-JYWF5Z5JBBAGVLAKQTQ7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Agra Sunrise at the East Gate of the Taj Mahal. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/6/delhi monthly 0.5 2015-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633789990-4J6J3PO1UJRQR4IRR7F8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi We watched the sun go down at Isa Khan Tomb, just outside the Humayun Tomb complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425623621012-66Y2UK1JBP7FDZV4FYGZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Divan-i-Khas, a place where the emperor would entertain guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425630482440-5AVC9QLD36EZ2ST2VHNC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi We saw so many other tourists strike this pose, we figured our trip would not be complete without Sarah posing for a similar shot! (Seriously though, we don't know why this is a thing.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425622786745-WT9KBXBES80BPO6Y49YZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Sarah wasn't modest enough in pants and a t-shirt so they clad her in a tablecloth-like tunic. Apparently our western-ness still shines through though because we were stared at and photographed throughout the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425623463333-47XDA42RUO0R5M4RWIE5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Lahori Gate, the main entrance of the Red Fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425629904006-8TFPSZ6GZZ68CCMX35KT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi A view of the grounds surrounding Raj Ghat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425623106969-7TFHFB3V95YUJCBG5TH3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi We climbed up one of the towers to get a different perspective on the whole area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425630580313-6KH471810IXU49MZCOR0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Empty Canopy, as it's known, is just to the east of the Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425631568157-69R6KXP2ROPVIZ3FDCYZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Bada Gumbad Complex - the first thing you see when walking into the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425655005076-L6LXBKJS04QE6G8AJ52I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Sarah especially loved the pop of blue tile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425631868626-ZI02S1JG1QO5X0RGYE6I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Elevated graves inside the tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633719097-HLOOELQEQERFVGYM2Q0U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Some pigeons watching the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425631652219-XDNXVW3TWIWD1HG93ZIQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Sheesh Gumbad in the foreground; Bada Gumbad in the background. Not pictured: the scurry of chipmunks at our feet. (Yes, that is in fact what you call a group of chipmunks, according to the Internet.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633632838-FZN030POV5YTDXG6GJ33/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The inside of the dome of the tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425631815009-6ON8EY02Y7SB54E7C8EZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Tomb of Muhammad Shah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425632609891-JQ441V6D4Q536HA51KY8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Different perspective on the Qutab Minar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425629805717-NZ7DD8O9KJ6LA0O09FYB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Raj Ghat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633562511-D2CS9659VP6RFS5NA37P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi We made friends with some British tourists and they were kind enough to take our picture in front of the tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425623543808-EFMIUIEI0ORUBFUS9ERE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi We came across some very cool architecture inside the fort - hard to imagine creating so much detail so long ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425622880707-XMERG748077B6KMIC23I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi There is a half sun at the crest of the main archway - one of the many unique features of this mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425630995785-GNX9FGGOO29HD87QIKRS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Pirate or biker? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425630963192-D8YA1QA646HHTQO1YI5C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Bangla Sahib. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425622703911-6WP9QO4Y959496HTRFPH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Jama Masjid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425632542556-XQTBIJ4TLBRARP15MEL8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The columns of some of the ruins had incredibly detailed carvings in them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425632475631-TEW0O4F3J6Z9D65F9F8T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The Qutab Minar and surrounding ruins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633464798-X7A2CUK7ADXC51G142KY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi Hamayun's Tomb. An incredible sight - and one the distinctly reminded me of the palace in Aladdin. Am I crazy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425630661720-ONL23XWSK376GPD60CRR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi The India Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425633075220-DYXS15CFAM7WA410XQC8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Delhi So similar to the Sydney Opera House. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/4/mumbai monthly 0.5 2015-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425484460178-N9NXEKKW19EI63JKHSF8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Walking past boats "parked" on the side of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425485372347-77HUMS140FCTC1SFEIBS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Chowpatty Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425482862174-U6SGGGP4I2DAQQCAFPWU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Looking up at The Gateway of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425484969955-HHPW6NQU8Y47DRE3XTVH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai The front of Victoria Terminus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - and massive train station! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425483925128-ODEVDZP5QCNIQM3NCWEI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Rough seas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425485118799-8GWPBQXVY8DV0N3SVT5Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Another view of Victoria Terminus - can you believe this is a train station?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425484375691-858RY40OBIA5WI8HCFRW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Pretty excited to be eating Indian food. We were wowed by the upscale cuisine served here but every meal we've had so far - whether at our hotel restaurant or on the street - has been equally flavorful and tasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425485216490-1HZ9VNQVPR4ETADJOABZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai I swear the streets outside the train station were just as busy as inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425482724863-4J2ATGYBHGDDESQUP6OY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Standing in front of the other hundreds of tourists, who were almost entirely Indian, and The Gateway of India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425484057298-61DXWYS08E0G9KFELMNZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai How beautiful is the Taj Hotel? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425484586412-ZM0CM0XOSNQRBTTXTKFA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mumbai Our favorite sight from The Museum Mumbai was the museum itself! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/3/3/reflections monthly 0.5 2015-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425384465070-5DPJ09ENBUY695XEPR1C/P1110581_edited.jpg Home - Reflections Looking out toward the Phi Phis in Thailand. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/28/rr-in-krabi monthly 0.5 2015-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180963072-157002O0MKGBKJZVUW7V/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi First stop on our tour of the Phi Phis: Bamboo Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181948701-5LO5EO0C6SOKHPLMDL47/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Poonsiri Resort. Not that close to the beach, but still very nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181162978-IGK1P5PC34FYN36PK1SV/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi After snorkeling, we headed to Monkey Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181653308-TX6MZRGSGN25GF6TF7GO/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Another sunset at Ao Nang Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180697941-C8EQLPFZUNIQP3S7HHM5/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Strolling on the beach at sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181270281-SIAWK2GW1AQJGCIYCM7S/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi In Thai, this sign actually says "Beware the vicious monkeys." The monkeys are pretty aggressive and have no fear of humans so we kept our distance (though some tourists were happy to let the monkeys climb on them...). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181341718-NWYTDP1V6II4FNUV30PY/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi An aptly named longboat at Monkey Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181495860-622A941CCBPT97MEQ94T/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi After a few minutes, though, everyone else left. So we had the area entirely to ourselves. We stopped by the famous Maya Bay (the exact location where The Beach was filmed) but there were literally hundreds of tourists there so we didn't stay long. We had a much better time exploring the less populated areas - the natural beauty is the same and there are no crowds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425182068886-564RO18WQIZGK4B58AAS/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi We weren't the only ones with this idea! The beach was great though - very fun way to spend the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425182109224-D9OTJZHIIS24GEMZ17YU/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Riding back to Ao Nang we passed this huge limestone island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180836636-LSPBDN4TKQC0QHFHC1F7/P1110260_edited.jpg Home - R&R in Krabi There were a lot of other tourists on the beach for sunset, so we didn't have any trouble finding someone to take our photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181450453-WNRMMGAQW59BX6HNFH6A/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi We found a secluded beach with only a few other people on it after lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181384012-EBZ5IX390BH11WS4B9GK/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Soaking up the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180641423-FZCKSAEPNXJLUNMK0HV7/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi We got up early to watch the sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181063575-NJYLZ19TJHYZFE5K8HY2/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi ...and had fun swimming around for an hour or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180366735-63QKFHNWHUJXL8GS5CAH/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Relaxing in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180444439-XHU34ABERN4ZKK18DK7P/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Just before sunset on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180758816-UJN0QTTB6WYFZPLPGWOA/P1110251_edited.jpg Home - R&R in Krabi Like I said earlier, we didn't do much during the day. So most of our photos are from sunset or sunrise when we left our hotel. Here is a shot of sunset at Ao Nang Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180310098-JJPQRH5N60OUNPHHDMXS/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi The beach was just steps from our room at Rimlay Villas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425180490329-LKU3M5F7E6RQF6NDGEJE/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi Low tide occurred at sunset and sunrise while we were there; we were able to walk out pretty far from shore to snap some more photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181007173-0753GJY3A6VOHTQ66O26/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi We pulled into a small bay for snorkeling... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425181999833-3D9IUX1G7PZ7M7W8068Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - R&R in Krabi We took a longboat to Railay Beach for our last day in Krabi. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/26/top-takeaways-eighteen monthly 0.5 2015-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1425115191728-YQVD68JI8A2J05OG22PU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Eighteen (Cambodia) The bridge to Angkor Thom. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/24/phnom-penh-round-two monthly 0.5 2015-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762874786-6RODDUAKNMTDBRLOCLSS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Bones and tattered clothes were scattered everywhere. Here a jawbone was placed on one of the exhibits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424763037502-A9CLGQ03W0ZJA0P6IY7Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Tragically this is where many children were killed. The soldiers usually killed their victims by beating them in order to save bullets. So hard to imagine this happened only 40 years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424763107852-P8JZCKWN1R36X5CW690D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two A commemorative stupa built to house the remains of the bodies in the graves that were exhumed here and to pay tribute to all the victims of the genocide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424763177374-Y7XTOMK1A3XBB9PAHRZE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Skills inside the stupa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762603824-WCAO3CMKBY1IVBYBM7HO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Entrance to The Royal Palace. I didn't go inside because it was closed (and even if it were not, tickets were nearly $20 an we've seen quite a few temples in Southeast Asia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762938896-YIOPVQ91SOFPG4FJTJ52/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Other times we could just see bones in the ground. There were signs that literally said “Please don’t step on bones.” Not all of the graves were excavated here and new bones are often found after heavy rains disturb the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762653492-ECW6QV2LOO20PA55947Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Outside of Wat Botum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762244183-XM0LTYMN7G63A8DIGPLF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two Dusk in Phnom Penh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762823067-L4OKNDF4N2PD7J03ZJAB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two The grounds of the Choeung Ek Genocide Center mostly contain marked mass graves where bodies were dumped. In what I'm sure was a particularly grizzly scene, 166 headless bodies were found here after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762523631-4DBB58VSS6PF8IRUFGCZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two All hail the king. This was displayed right across from The Royal Palace, home to King Norodom Sihamoni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424762475008-9A6YRN0KFDI59GPJMOXE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round Two A view of the Independence Monument, celebrating independence from France in 1953. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/24/battambang monthly 0.5 2015-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424915883108-X5DGCGPVRA0QMK4CHFC9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang A somber depiction of how the Khmer Rouge pushed people off the cliffs to their deaths inside the caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424772201723-GP67OP9B1TTXAQKEESEB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang Not a bad place to relax. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424865604699-5ILTP2HE57UMA28VP4DJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang Looking up at Phnom Sampeau Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424865894257-XZS63GVJHLWNIB9C031D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang These monkeys were not messing around - they stole food and chased people around! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424865293594-CCWLBL6SI5P3C5SD4L23/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang Entrance to the temple at the top of the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424772408770-M6ZQ85USU8YIR78FGRNF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang Pretty great start to the day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424864369404-76KGDV2NTMCZQBDK7RYV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang All of the bats flying together at once created the image of a black snake crossing the sky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424863975135-CZCZFRGJMKLHGZOJM4NJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Battambang Apparently this scene continues for 45 minutes but after about 15, we felt like we had experienced the phenomenon! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/15/angkor-wat monthly 0.5 2015-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424057473056-3NUKR7CI8SFHB4SWX0BR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat This corner of the temple was in Tomb Raider and it's one of the most popular spots to take a picture. On our way out there was a line 50-people long waiting for a shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424514088402-5E9ZPFMFQMLG38OS3Q07/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat The wall surrounding the palace was pretty cool – elephants were engraved along almost all of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424755547908-TUENXMA509PPFTPE76VY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Walking through Prea Kahn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424248104711-BFS57MXK5RJ3AN1GI869/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Hong said this “nose-to-nose” shot is very famous, maybe on the cover of a Cambodia guide book? Regardless of its notoriety, still a very cool shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424755404268-E5W4MDSAHBVW174WHCOH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat We walked to the temple through the west gate because not many tourists visit this area. Hong really knows the area well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424755765163-NQYZSSW9FUZHSJLFGPV3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Panoramic shot of the temple’s main grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246387249-NFWCEOHYHT9U33UDSHQC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Approaching Angkor Wat from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424755462621-E68T3KSSUOUHTLQA6MU7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Standing by one of the many trees throughout the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247717317-RYS5O7956LA8A5B9YDSG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat On our way to Bayon we stopped at Angkor Thom’s south gate for a picture. Most of the statues here are very well preserved, as opposed to Victory and Death gates (where almost all the statues are missing heads and one or more limbs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424144618035-7J1NLBV64B2SBLHFKCBN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat The entrance to Ta Nei. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424146415386-J34LCN5CWKFZHO1EQ996/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Looking back at the outside of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424757016037-FV3T1YIFSX9MMAIKZPRM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Ta Som temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246720438-SVO2T5BR11HQG1QTMB4E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Even though there were hundreds of tourists around, Hong still worked his magic and showed us the least populated areas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424252934731-I0BDC5SEHSYWVV0EYI6Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Hong snapped a picture of us in front of Phimeanakas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247801068-G1ZC1U74FH3BSI7IAI0G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Sarah and one of the smiling Buddhas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424755813499-CNBHU1UR73D4OO5RG3DS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat One more with a tree (and its massive roots!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424248295134-5153EQHVXYTGYTW22UHB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat How many faces can you count in this photo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424756116926-1L7DHUCH9P7WD7AL4LKQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Standing by the west gate, which has almost entirely been taken over by a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424761395380-HLRSILOGJIHFWUN23WMH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat All smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424249385412-TN2477SBEV1X6GA9QNHY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat View from the top of the temple, looking back on the walkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424143273395-4IIKQNL358RDIHI8N9W7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Buddha faces on one of the gates to the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424757531050-LIVXRPPYISJRJEXBYGTY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Watching the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424249109423-76SJ579JY1LEGHFXP1QL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Walking to Baphuon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424502510947-XVFOGRFJW66M5EKWK6HE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat The Royal Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424756869466-GBRAYE5OLEDBX4VWL67O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat The west gate from the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424245190576-ZV8PMHDJBSE4SL8R7ETG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Ta Keo emerging out of the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247126440-1YF6UEVPKDZN7T4Z4X1M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Colorfully decorated (and well labeled) Pub Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246598923-IELR6CY2KEN1L9L5A2RH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat By one of the old pools on the first level of Angkor Wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424144904148-52NT6TH2RQS0QBEYQEMY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat One of the elaborate carvings that stood the test of time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424142575869-SWOI3VEL54VH2BK1ZRN2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Walking through the temple complex we saw moss growing on almost all the ruins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424245572524-3AN966QV0BJ26WNHOTJ1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Standing in front of Death Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424757320289-LEODG6XL7Z0PQQKZHWHB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Pre Rup. The brick makes the temple appear very red at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424248394061-315NDC7R9DW2612TZ6VG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Looking back at Bayon from just outside the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247459732-F60M3AV13THX8TFQEVTZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat At least the water lilies opened up for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424253562508-X5B9KLNSN8VQ4ZD0TBL3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Some of the destroyed statues nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424757420756-B02QZYX1JIKZ2VDPAN5G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat One of the many lions around the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424142205830-W56WUAQ2Y67D4P7CED3B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat One of the corridors of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246098853-RYD6E0ZM0MD4I9TLAYE9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Posing for a picture (at Hong’s instance!) just inside the east gate of Angkor Wat. An unexpected benefit of touring with Hong was his insistence on taking photos of the two of us and his knowledge of all the best photo ops! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247977752-P3OPF3VNKYFCTYWMLXRT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Like I said, smiling Buddhas everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424249208150-6TXRWO06TVLNQ9X3CD7S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat The sun almost came out on our way up to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246511078-WH58WN31W1PUHHJL7Q2L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat As we walked along the outer walls of Angkor Wat we were amazed by the detail (and quantity!) of the carvings in the stone. Scenes like this lined the entire wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424246821094-XUR5DDJ3ZRLL8FPEW8QI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat Angkor Wat and its reflecting pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424247349209-V8BI63TVFJ84O9M2FNEB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat “Sunrise” at Angkor Wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424245310913-224J9K8BX5U6ELH897I4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat It was a steep climb up to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424245779820-C96DA8C1Z6F31PUTQRTW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Angkor Wat One of the Buddha heads on Victory Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1424142402122-K1UR4H4B0E9DRJJQ6OAU/P1100412_edited.jpg Home - Angkor Wat Panoramic view of the temple grounds. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/13/phnom-penh-round-one monthly 0.5 2015-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423824760202-KBH9HUX9WI7VSFGHLP4O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One Looking the other way toward the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423825026483-RA3XQSWHPRAZ97UDAQ0E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One One of the prisoner torture rooms. This was substantially larger than where most of the prisoners had to stay, chained at all times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423825183873-WSONCRU2KUQBRPK05WHH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One The museum tour ended with a peace bell...surrounded by skulls and bones from those who were massacred here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423825130932-D44UK4PAPRWEITZUVFPT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One It's hard to tell but each of these is a small chamber that held multiple prisoners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423824712833-BXO22A9ELCU2HC15V6YB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One Sunset over Phnom Penh on a “clear” day…glad we didn’t arrive on a “hazy” day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423825242030-SXXH4DTIEXPD96NYEO6V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One From far away the building looks much more like it's original intended structure - a middle school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423825080249-JUBXHN0T2J4JXWQABYRT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Phnom Penh, Round One Looking down the hall at the prisoner cells. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/12/top-takeaways-seventeen-vietnam monthly 0.5 2015-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423750951833-M65HDRNLMCKDW7URGW2W/image.jpg Home - Top Takeaways - Seventeen (Vietnam) A smoothie and sandwich I found at a juice bar in Hoi An. Sometimes the familiar is best. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/12/ho-chi-minh-city monthly 0.5 2015-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423725313989-8MBWU7ZOI4D1ODBQZOIF/P1100263_edited.jpg Home - Ho Chi Minh City Dusk in Saigon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423726695759-0YQLSL7HH1YLGV1C94UG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City I guess I'm also not the type to be impressed by helicopters and tanks staged outside of the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423726914245-ISM0K6BDV0HFDD94KBU6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City After an underwhelming visit to the museum, I passed on going inside Independence Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423726205067-UWNMGMKKIKR9N6SASSE5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423726430487-57PHZN2G2US5PYJYZ08F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City Just passing by the Saigon Central Post Office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423725608296-KIJM0NXO8MD9XG7JWGF2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City Great views of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423725167459-B6IK56HM3QCZKIK65S4A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City Sunset was actually behind us but still a pretty nice view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423725727931-609PE6G5N0QM2NH4F781/P1100292_edited.jpg Home - Ho Chi Minh City A very different skyline compared to the rest of Vietnam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423725868687-YOBGIUQXZABEIEA17KVV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ho Chi Minh City After dinner we walked past the famous Saigon Opera House. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/8/hoi-an monthly 0.5 2015-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423406186901-D7P2F45H4ZARLIXYF5SM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Standing in front of Chua Phap Bao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423627677274-HE63JL4P2CQ2FLUNULBI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An A total surprise - we found a quiet, local Japanese restaurant owned by a family from Osaka and enjoyed a delicious meal and paper crane-making lesson! Definitely worth stopping by Samurai Kitchen if you are craving a non-Vietnamese meal and Japanese hospitality! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423563031246-JWFS3UTFNSA87940V042/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An View of the Covered Japanese Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423628598042-JP8S4H1KHO3TRDUNRQPQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Late at night the streets are quietly beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423626100820-0HV71PHDV9AXX2DAP6ER/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Inside the Tran Family Chapel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423561775257-8W0RFHCHI77OIX2OR439/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Yes, that is a Chinese tour group on tuk-tuks. There were nearly 30 of them and they all demanded that the drivers take their picture together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423562917441-GIKTT8A9BT246C7042CJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Ok, so at night the river views are very romantic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423406091297-N97X4X4XBPZ0R0LR0JV4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Close-up from inside the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423627112288-1MO0VOFXWXIVS26OEHP0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An The "magic hour." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423563465730-MQYKU16ISB00WZDUOTR6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Standing in front of the Assembly Hall of the Fujian Chinese Congregation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423627006618-IAVNEEINE0FYMUG1E7YJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An Sunset view over the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423562820440-4RX82YDG7S6KIG2N3FYD/P1100165_edited.jpg Home - Hoi An I did love the shops selling lanterns. Not pictured: the twenty other tourists also taking pictures but not buying anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423563536782-MXW92TUV7CKSFEIVVKFQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hoi An An idyllic scene along the waterfront. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/5/a-day-in-hue monthly 0.5 2015-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423222718915-OBBHFC4SWWI437OBULAA/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Looking across the moat at another gate within the Imperial City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423222902502-YCN9LADLURF576XAMZCN/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Sun peeking through the open-air hallways by The Mieu Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423222094119-VSMFD7DXMGZM4CS0JBBT/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Perfect surprise after a long, tiring journey! I've been noting in our online reservations that we are on our honeymoon because sometimes we end up with two twin beds, but I wasn't expecting this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423223096265-JKNGPEPISLUTZ2CRLNMW/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Basically a secret garden...with a moat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423223219138-0HQRZK38S8T7M77OVPJP/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Peeking back at the gate before dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423222531111-DD3OZO8YG68Y69G8EDJU/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Crossing the bridge into the Imperial City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423223032985-S0GHNUKYBYTKEEBM8MFM/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue Looking out over the entire grounds of The Citadel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423222769918-4EO19ZC647BNIU6ZS2VU/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue We almost had the entire place to ourselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423223166815-C29ZIA2OIP0HXT3OGJPG/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Hue One of the most beautiful - and well maintained - spots within the gated area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423405450661-QYFJKLIBTAZ1BTWLLN3J/P1100101_edited.jpg Home - A Day in Hue Sadly, the misty weather never cleared up. We thought it was pretty cool that the Reunification Express ran right along the coast (though we passed on the additional 20-hour trip from Hue to Ho Chi Min). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/5/ha-long-bay monthly 0.5 2015-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177045769-OSZEFDZPLWGY73O5VB8N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Pretty nice set up for the next two nights! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423178337176-TBRIUPYC5A7FIBD33122/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Post-kayaking, drying off on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177372518-LH7X8O7XTSQNAFZO476K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Returning to the Halong Glory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423178194255-XLARTHZJ9CMMX1L6XR0H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Some locals' boats among the bigger cruise ships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423178300804-M3J4IFPYGF67HRP2707W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay The sun came out briefly, just in time for us to kayak to a secluded beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177202081-JG5FTJRYE2JDF4O06B0N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Our view from lunch - grey but still pretty amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177459644-WRSETBNH8IJHY7D2ER7T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Sarah was a champ (though I think our recent cooking class in Chiang Mai may have given her a slight advantage over the others)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423176973915-F440T4XLQTEKO23GAR4L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Busy time at the harbor as passengers were loaded on the boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423179757828-WG6IVN2QBSF5TP8HR3IQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay "Natural" lighting in the "Secret" Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177551978-ZZSI0K0GINGQDCY9ICKW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Anchored among other ships for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423178225174-6KYXZPP20A021P3JJEJU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Floating fishing village - well, really more of a former fishing village. Most locals return to harbor each night these days; the floating village is just a tourist attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423179406831-VC2M07LTXTIV0RX8NV0X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Dusk on deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423179472015-2PSSCPQW7S3NNX4OF4CP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay After dinner we headed back to our cabin to get some sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423179437502-O6LEUKK4MJD8PZ1OF5OX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Moonrise on Halong Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177326100-Y7E1GEJS57Q0582575RO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Then headed up Ti Top Mountain for a panoramic view of the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423179718436-OADA1QBK7K6GKHZ2JIXD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay Sarah in the "Secret" Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423177271982-D8OEQ4AKCMZEDDNKZGMU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Halong Bay We hopped into a smaller boat for a tour of this cave and lagoon. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/1/a-taste-of-hanoi-2 monthly 0.5 2015-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423147568662-4CM34WP2MNEXL14RLTOB/P1090676_edited.jpg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Standing outside the gates to the Temple of Literature. We have seen these flags everywhere in Hanoi and apparently they are "Flags of Five Colors" and are mostly posted near places of worship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423148234887-OCHHM9NJZ9XLY4VDB3KS/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi My favorite puppets were the ones who played with fire, naturally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423114182142-IWVPKSPNT4FOSWK96QRH/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Another view of the lake, including The Huc Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423114424360-H58X3182VUBBCKML434X/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Walking down these narrow alleys was pretty treacherous when cars and scooters come zooming past! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423114135943-VBYNBYOPUVWKR3QHZKW6/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi View of the Hoàn Kiếm Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423114569669-Y65SAXK67G3XBSWOHN1E/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Night market in Hanoi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423148073408-FNG3G0J0PPV45Z0U9BXN/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Seriously, how cute are these children practicing their song-and-dance-routine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423148297106-0ESXIUXJ1X9K09IN5XV4/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Alex learning how to make bánh cuốn - he was much better at this than I was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423147906021-QJ5RNBSC776FE3055K0H/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Another Flag of Five Colors in front of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423114361882-XHNFOAD1B85Q0TBAUGOW/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi Nighttime in Hanoi - so many scooters! We've now been told there are nearly 9 million people in Hanoi and almost 5 million scooters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423147842722-9871IDQYID3IP5D0Q66P/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Hanoi That would be Confucius, not Buddha. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/4/top-takeaways-sixteen monthly 0.5 2015-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1423105918657-N7LK45OMHITKGLVO6U0Z/image.jpg Home - Top Takeaways - Sixteen This is how a traditional Thai massage ends! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/2/1/back-to-bangkok monthly 0.5 2015-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422798032237-S4EPHSDNEAYK104IYKEY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to Bangkok Wat Arun, sadly covered in scaffolding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422797981211-Y7BDX0VRZNC932F9AEBA/P1090539_edited.jpg Home - Back to Bangkok The temple grounds were all very well manicured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422798240695-9X4G107FPLM9I9QEMZIG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to Bangkok Just after sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422797793124-QKITRUF1J7SWFVY5AWR9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to Bangkok The temple was just closing so most of the surrounding areas were deserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422798398248-WOHJA3CLL3FQRB8IATD2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to Bangkok Nighttime view from across the river. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/31/patara monthly 0.5 2015-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422722224638-BDSM9NEY5USQ8404JZ67/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Snapped a picture with the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422723010053-P047PT7MSJHKL5K806O0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Then bathed them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422721825372-22THL539DOM28CTX7IRQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara First stop of the day: hanging out with a new mother and her 10-day old baby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422722298588-3N8E0AVFJWXIP20WFRGC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Then Sarah sat down and played with the baby for a while. He was surprisingly playful for only 10 days old! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422755241744-AUXI4L5UK51J2SDBBGK6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Lekho hardly seemed to notice me up there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422756339494-R59P260HB8YUOOM9XWKS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara One last picture of just the two of us getting sprayed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422755680638-9MQ10K0WUUP8MOT3GUPF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara When we got down to the water, the elephants were quick to jump right in - it was a hot day and they wanted to cool off! We joined them after a few minutes to help scrub them down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422722623084-4XXZIDKYIXUPELG5MUM3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara We fed the elephants - here I am giving Lekho some bananas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422755322844-PJ63T491I7TRN9IA02MQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Almost time to cool off in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422755970336-ZAU3OJGZXAIS1CZV8LE9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Once we'd finished cleaning them, the trainers lined up the elephants behind us and, predictably, they sprayed us. Even though we were all pretty much expecting it, the cold water was still a bit of a shock! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422754723904-IEIKKSJNWXV8ZACWBM7E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara Close up with Lekho post-shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422754517313-KYBT7X8BPHOIRZ59I73N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Patara They could lay down and get up on command - Meemai was happy to let us snap a picture with her while she was lounging on the ground. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/30/chiang-mai monthly 0.5 2015-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422718628090-WIAFI5XOK8U5LNYP1ZT1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai Everyone else was so busy with the main temple that they paid no attention to this "side temple." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422717137348-5JJBQ9V4WKUSYUZ8WII9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai Standing in front of the Doi Suthep stairs. We seriously had to wait over 10 minutes just for this crowded shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422611912633-50RKU9ZZ7LAZ1IJ64JYG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai The beautiful Wat Chiang Man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422716282134-6KOF60F9FJXNA5BISWNX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai The temple was pretty cool once we got to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422606492294-12FYG56JLW0BXXWJBN4Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai The entrance to Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422606652027-MGU2ALN5JM49OAH78XCD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai Monks in training... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422611789039-Y5V7KXEKXDI2IX407YRA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai Lots of elephants and Buddhas in Chiang Mai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422719670636-C43UQ576JISKIZNPEIU1/10550854_596622493802154_1224161776753440989_n_edited.jpg Home - Chiang Mai Not the best quality image but the only one our Chef took while we were actually cooking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422717441757-4V61MJ43FVKB8AOPOEBJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai One of the less-visited Buddhas within the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422717920590-MUZX1KUVPFQSC0PMWIRY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai We've seen a handful of temples that display a different Buddha for each day of the week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422719832880-AC4Y56FTGSLBWEM4AWAQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai Armed and ready to cook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422718951302-71Y15JYSKU4IJ1JMQO8D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chiang Mai First stop of the cooking class: buying ingredients from the local market. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/29/ayutthaya monthly 0.5 2015-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544332688-Q2FP07LZZOFW20TUP77L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Wat Phra Ram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544763856-92RCDMOOP2VYMX5WPFM5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Different Buddha with more ruins of Wat Maha That in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422543223941-HY7A25IXIDQME7M4OT4Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Sunset somewhere between Bangkok and Ayutthaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544209511-F02DRLZ6ZTVEK86UL41K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Wat Phra Si Samphet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422543881141-4P8T727L71ZO4IYBSDB0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Lunch beak. Seafood curry in a coconut? Yes, please! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544442284-YH6JOUZJKZXX7YOVYBWR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya One of the many Buddhas at Wat Maha That. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422543331234-VSW2FYNQUL56MXOLZZ6U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya View of the Wat Phanan Choeng, just across the river from our table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544514061-PD47QS2QF78JX8GZDBB8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Same Buddha from another angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544008656-683V7YQ4G1MOD2JC3BH4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya Alex with pad see ew - his new favorite Thai dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422544571712-K98HGJYOC0DVWC7LT4SN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ayutthaya When our guide said we could "see a Buddha head in the tree over there" we thought it would be a little less literal! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/27/bangkok monthly 0.5 2015-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422362550173-VGMUGTW97M2GZVYBXQVE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok Wat Pho is known best for the Reclining Buddha but the outside grounds are pretty nice too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519543204-NJHKJQAMRJLF5GBEOO30/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok Tuk-tuk...the only way to get around in Bangkok! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519465290-NLDWT9521TFG0FMNG51Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok The temple courtyard at Wat Benchamabophit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519058209-437DMWU2HM4XS49SIF6X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok Posing for a picture in one of the elaborate gates at Wat Pho. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519694284-AMQJQHF4O7TKN90TFATR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok Buddha at Wat Saket (the views from the top of the "golden mount" weren't great because it was a bit hazy when we were there - but definitely worth the trek up the stairs!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422518871387-FSYE988H68ETK4FM0TTG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok We loved the blue contrast behind this Buddha at Wat Benchamabophit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519190896-VNINXTUBOQ8K0PNP4VC9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok There are over 1,000 Buddha images in the temple - here are just a few. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519631642-CDNNUJLEE2CNTROVCXL3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok Decent sunset view from our hotel as we relaxed after a hectic day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519416248-SNNE71FH4FHXF3R2JEX5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok One more from Wat Pho. The Reclining Buddha is so big that it's basically impossible to photograph properly from inside the temple, but you can get an idea of what it looked like here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422518956922-MBUDCMAO9V22NAK97K40/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok More of the many chedi surrounding the temples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422519346834-H970EBOLNHGSS8WH53SN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bangkok And then we found these more elaborate ones just down the hall. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/23/singapore monthly 0.5 2015-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422014279377-8ISNAWMZBMDTCOXJ0OWN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore It tastes about as sweet as it looks. Very cool bar to see, by the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109849310-6O8LERG2M720N6VU3X5V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore The former Ministry of Propaganda. Now the Ministry of Information… (Sarah liked the rainbow colored shutters.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422359967634-DTP7TG659FH9S3ESLWWD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Flying over the west coast of New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422110163977-40A1EHXDI25JTWYLVI3I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Our view of the lightshow from water-level…still pretty spectacular! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422361256366-GMBCD111VIAZNN89EM7V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Decent walkway through the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422361303845-SA1YVDJI6YT1QLFE5HES/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore An orchid up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422014027730-D2FHXA88U8V538M6SP0M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore I think we were spoiled by the mosques we saw in Turkey…this just doesn’t compare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109736531-KWLAUNPNOKQJ9ZUJ1FQB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Parliament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109617350-V8MTQLINTBEW84PSOTM4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Our tour group walking along the Singapore River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109904698-RTMJDD3Q3N90XZ9WAEWM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore The tour ended with a great view of the city’s skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422361192507-DJCOP35GU96HUC0RZAE6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Me and some orchids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422110235339-5SOBNPMQF9VBHM8Y5810/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore The Singapore Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109959287-YIKH3WS9MC8MKVQ4EMSX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Cooling AC with a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422014370680-1ZF4XCSIBWQQBW5RQL8Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore A better shot of Singapore’s skyline at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422360084264-0BSQNGGCDXHHSEG8OTMM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Nice view for the morning run! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422360542604-0MALBHF220N3P48OPROA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Reunited on the other side of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422110338585-1R44MWCFRX3CPFAHG9SN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Entrance to the Orchid Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422109684317-IO0G3ZKJVYBFU8J23EYO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore Wei’s favorite sculpture along the river: children jumping in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1422110102842-78JZIZNSZFILPCVDLXOR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Singapore The Gardens by the Bay. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/19/top-takeaways-fifteen monthly 0.5 2015-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421706929063-8B5XFDIECPXK5403QAMN/P1080553_edited.jpg Home - Top Takeaways - Fifteen View from the KiwiRail TranzAlpine train from Greymouth to Christchurch http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/19/getting-to-greymouth monthly 0.5 2015-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705902090-ZEWQPH7LEP4LFRH7EJ4E/P1080552_edited.jpg Home - Getting to Greymouth When bored, drink beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705211892-FDVAX6H6B1G5AW0HSZ8Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Walking along the path to the gorge. The water here was described to us as "milky turquoise" - we weren't sure what to expect, but now that we've seen it we definitely agree with the description! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705777662-IL1ESNXULXSEWKAE1CZX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Some penguins (or maybe ducks?) on the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705739602-2CIA01LNE8O12FY9A2OM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Nicest part of Greymouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705471156-YN4GENX4JC9B5DOZSEEU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Not very crowded today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705293824-WYTW9LYFXQA5YO8NDD04/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Alex at the gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705437976-U9LAYVXCK69ONM62QITS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth The beach at Hokitika. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705354255-9JS4KUNNEFLPEOKUV9AH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Pretty good views from the parking lot too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421705515547-0P4Q3S19EIFQ5QGW4S0Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Greymouth Downtown Hokitika. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/19/franz-josef-glacier monthly 0.5 2015-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704504429-FA1556PUUS05NW4X3RTN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Finally got to see the glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704905550-1I6MZKGUNA8751VUJ9PD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Franz Josef Glacier up close (at least as close as we could get on the hike!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704950015-OVXPUOX7APNRTY4BUFPL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier We made it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704799575-UPGASGRPK5MYDBL0TC7X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Walking up to Franz Josef Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704701101-O5GUJEXK9XJQ66NDZRQI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Sarah made friends with the pony hanging out on the farm next to our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704860670-W75YB40LXLJU8N9H6CKS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Getting closer – most of the walk was through rocky riverbed like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704656553-6KHGN6P91BVM3JBOMTV0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier The exact demarcation between cloudy and sunny sky was crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704328249-IV75K36ND8RNIUSZZF6T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier …and south from Ōkārito Trig (the end of the hike). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704250470-BIMP0GUSSDQX32TDJ1FP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier The hiking path through the lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704284472-ETEL7BPRVRJ7NT73O2DA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier Looking north... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421704432034-TJAIZMEPNKHKPO55OH4N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Franz Josef Glacier I walked out to the road by our hotel to check out the sunset. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/17/great-lakes monthly 0.5 2015-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653314853-82F151HVK7LGB1APKC7N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Hitting the open road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421654306814-J6NEYM0AO1R4LOILVZU3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Checking out the nearby mountains... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653399289-K0421OBZD0F2LVESY8HT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Approaching Lake Hawea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421654151278-5VWNXZNSLRNY4A6M7ITQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Looking out from the summit of Rocky Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421654428854-8IPL79F1M8932FHXM0JA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes ...and one of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653954000-UITOP6HJTO7TEB0M09ZE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes View of Lake Wanaka from town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421654081507-8HYQU6ZQ7HLO7OGL3D1Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Diamond Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653607869-UJVPDRC5BGEU32AZGGB5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes I mean, how smooth is this water? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653503094-GOQYVX7SQKEV8WC4FF6Z/P1080292_edited.jpg Home - Great Lakes Need those shades to check out that bright blue water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421653859799-2UPDQGK8K2GUBUYKF4AF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Turquoise, but very chilly, water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421652967708-9AL7UXB3G7IRJJH44CWG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Pretty windy up here - my hair looks like I was just electrocuted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421548024219-LN1XQNOH3R6HR5OVZBAV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Great Lakes Alex didn't mind the driving with scenery like this! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/13/skydive-wanaka monthly 0.5 2015-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371282641-3DPL54EHDF5HMNRZBNSZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka Ready to go with my instructor, Jerry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371377046-H2Y6GPV95VT8KWHOQ3UC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka On our way up in the tiny plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371949642-AB45MVJ49VY1WYTCYZ3T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka We ended up going up at 7:30pm, right before dusk so a lot of the photos have a "magic hour" effect. The "baby parachute" is just a stabilizer so that the instructor can help guide us and prevent too much spinning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371453890-KNEICYW45833INA1HSNS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka Right after the jump! The other instructors with us all jumped immediately upon reaching 13,000 feet and then my cameraman climbed outside of the plane and jumped to capture me jumping next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421372068069-5SYDZ0EI617XH4ETXN35/skydive-wanaka-nz059_edited.jpg Home - Skydive Wanaka Somehow my cameraman caught me in a smile once I had stopped screaming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421372155101-3WUH615F4G04UNA48VUF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka Safely back on the ground and happy to have survived! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371579468-R2GE4GSM9MEPTICVOP3Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka It really was a phenomenal view - what a day to go skydiving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421371737775-LXB4875KX6N6XTW5R0XA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Skydive Wanaka That's me! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/13/queenstown monthly 0.5 2015-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421206823006-3J1JU68UFXBL7021FF64/P1080122_edited.jpg Home - Queenstown Sunset on the beach in Queenstown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421206967712-VUXC4A25819V5OYWE9PU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Queenstown The sunset view of Queenstown harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421207190983-JZUTV07T88CS6EF1NF3F/P1080141_edited.jpg Home - Queenstown En route to the top we saw a bunch of New Zealand’s Purple Flowering Hebe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421205775966-XG8MB5MIYOUAF1YWQQZX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Queenstown Pre-steam selfie with the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421370203658-OR0W6JISANG1SUIHPBHQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Queenstown Looking down on Queenstown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421370250016-DBUEDTLHIO1EYG14IUOE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Queenstown We’re pretty sure this was Michael and Judy’s plane (squint and you can see it near the left of the shot). It was definitely Air New Zealand, it was flying west and it took off about the right time. Given that there are only a handful of commercial flights in and out of Queenstown each day, we think we have a good chance of being right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421370299965-ASZLZ9LG407XQKZUX2AK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Queenstown Once we were back in town, we took a breather on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421207350943-0RMCITCVVM93PAFLHMMI/P1080156_edited.jpg Home - Queenstown Lake Wakatipu. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/11/doubtful-sound monthly 0.5 2015-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421096933603-I18ROS4BCR97260J97VU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Cabin for four - time to REALLY get to know my in-laws! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098701373-PO650PCVUL1TUV0VZ2QI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Ready for kayaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421095521186-V8HC3O7IKFNKES1X9TB4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Almost to Manapouri with a few minutes to spare, Barry pulled over so we could take some pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421012695474-AQPLJPNVNIVL0N6K9A9A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound The “Big Boy” ribs – I think they get their portion sizes from Texas… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421011149938-LQVEAPQP6KX9X8CB412M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Very fun to watch the descent out the window (yes, I am a child when it comes to airplanes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421095343219-5WVELLMRYCFUA1RMAL7D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Private road across from the café – pretty nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421095253093-JBPOI37W9M9X620RCKCS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Wonder if this goat will ever realize just how good his daily views are? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421095813448-QTNPG3Q3ZIECGSS8BBBL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Glad these guys showed up after we ate (they helped themselves to some of our boat-mates' lunches mid-meal - they must be used to people showing up every day I guess). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098371982-YB1IORLMEOI46OYMJOUB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound We spotted some seals lounging on a rock (except for those two playing). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421099616013-6O0P790H1HCUE1KY3A40/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Exploring Hall Arm, the furthest point away from the Tasman Sea on Doubtful Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421096208618-QU7VZPTY9PDHVPXKSXUJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Making our way across Lake Manapouri. You can tell how windy it was - just look at all the whitecaps! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098221241-WPDZTOXO6ZW22TQ963AR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Crusin' on Doubtful Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421095702448-PMYRUZWOFPVFFWNCXXYK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Group shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421096293600-SVW6OIV8LRZMYX6L3HTX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound We stopped to pull into a cove with a waterfall along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421099531880-R8X2YBWA6BD9QXFEER5I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Cloudy day on Doubtful Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098311580-R15BKQUXODJF9B5SFWQ6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Looking back on the Sound from the Tasman Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098904726-37YF84IFYZ1H4BPOTP0U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Father-in-law / son-in-law bonding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421099096025-Q0OSFQ7HHW6DBRT0HGAO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound We anchored in Bradshaw Sound, one of the "arms" off of Doubtful Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421096659780-50G163300A7QZ7MRH1H4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1421098789276-W34T6Y0V9Z5TN6NSPZ35/image-asset.jpeg Home - Doubtful Sound Michael and Judy beat us to it! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/10/christchurch monthly 0.5 2015-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420929740788-D9R32QS6UD5DQ4J4AOH9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christchurch The badly damaged cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420929926566-SAA1N5H1SV21VD4EX4R8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christchurch Two very happy customers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420927514177-HM91RVH3X7T0M8E9TG9D/P1070831_edited.jpg Home - Christchurch This was the coastal drive we had in mind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420927212175-095R3QDDJXY7FEJ5312I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christchurch Waterway along the coast of Kaikoura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420927308671-MNLQZNVCT6OMDOCH2CNB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christchurch The rocky beaches nearby were pretty empty. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/10/marlborough monthly 0.5 2015-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420918960164-JXYAIXXUAVW3EYLVTQ8X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Pencarrow Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919753715-2JGN2F6HLZDY48QWLU8U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Another vineyard we stopped at was Hans Herzog – we didn’t care for the wines much, but the grounds were very nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919799998-HNNW8AGZQI60GACF8G9K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Hans Herzog is an organic winery and features less-manicured vineyards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919581867-FISPEIILBKPUFH8UUTHN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough We’re ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420918902012-T0YK4HCW5ITSSVIRTDC5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Pulling out of Wellington Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919686077-5HYYNJ1Y1G7UUA3NBPPB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Post-lunch picture (including Michael’s new favorite wine, Reserve Viognier) at Wairau River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919631407-LGP3K7E4YUM463DLKSYU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Wairau River Vineyard. We stopped here for lunch too since it was such a beautiful setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919840713-90DXX8R4B3Z63CZ1C8MX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough A rooster statue near the main dining room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919905865-VHDAVFXVUITB8RIAPQIH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Clearly there is a strongly positive correlation between number of wine tastings and maturity… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919137743-E2NPB6I4LTP33G7HXMDN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Entering Queen Charlotte Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420919380034-S0ED312N0B7512F5OSDK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Marlborough Practically had the place to ourselves. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/7/wellington monthly 0.5 2015-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420683473592-4TM2AGNQWN2G9K4WI2TM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington View of the rose garden. We had a perfect day for taking a slow stroll through the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420886074944-9SVZT0VKWRFYC59DYWCF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington Alex stalked a bumblebee to capture this shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420886264994-IPNQYU6NUHFYFEGM9AFK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington Definitely the fanciest meal we have had while traveling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420886029052-LY0WN2EUROYEA9P0PY0U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington View of Oriental Bay and downtown Wellington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420683400527-59S3VSXKKXLVKGMWC0NS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington Wellington is very hilly and we kept stopping to notice the beautiful homes nestled in the nearby trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420683723633-MHKUAQISXSBIE05AHN6Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington Looking out across the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420886668439-8V2Q9XDH1S84J4552GEU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington The museum also has a rotating modern art exhibit so we checked out this piece by Bill Culbert. Not really my style but still cool to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420683771578-LWJ675GPXLIB93LSROFP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington Posing in shades of blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420886339724-O4TK89KNJFHEWBE1E5XA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wellington The ceiling of Te Marae, the place of the Maori spiritual origins. This spiritual idea of Hawaiki means all people can regard the Marae as a place for them to stand ‒ a place to which they can belong. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/7/auckland monthly 0.5 2015-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420662189019-1JD708BHPSSKPCRNSQEW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland We made it to the top (after a bit of a steep uphill climb!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420662331154-E8MIRUQAQZCJOQPVTYMS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Last glimpses of the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420660988115-R2CN78V0JLZWB9TZ70HX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Happily enjoying our flat whites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420662989360-82QJID0LENU2RUGT16ON/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Oneroa Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420662908202-ZB6VGGFJGCMXPW30HHYP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Hello from Waiheke! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420661731812-YQ7QUCEPQ7WX0ZAUDDCE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland There were three or four big pieces like this scattered throughout the park - pretty cool way to remember the city's old architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420663098469-0JCLJTGTT28CSA0J4B6N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Sarah's favorite beach house we saw on our walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420662273418-MJKDD8Q4AG4MZNZ5QUKY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Auckland at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420661079731-9MAOTV1Q88XSGF78KE3K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Auckland's harbor on a beautiful day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420663189277-AJCRMNJ97VA3ZGTO4I4F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Auckland Sandy Bay. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/5/sydnye monthly 0.5 2015-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493483552-AHPV9LCCSSS84S0352KY/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE You almost can’t see the goats hiding up in these rocks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420492907081-P0AWUHTPHSKSLFU0STD4/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Looking back on Sydney from the ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493159934-KP5EPJ3ZB8CDCX6AT4XB/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Two younger elephants playing in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493537459-7ANR1176MVOSBVNMRHNV/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE The giraffes have a pretty great view of Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493059341-WVHW3T53FXX4LLIN5Q99/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Great views from the zoo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420494052846-34NEQ0FX846VE32F4XZ2/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Group shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420494282930-SUFJLPLQKS4LMLWX7QCJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Cheers to 2015! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493277313-ND536Z8HL22QR2MECLRR/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE These lions were pretty intimidating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493583674-R08ETRUMPZXQ8IHB207Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE I swear this koala did nothing but eat leaves the entire day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493956011-XBJD9DH4S2NQN67FOJET/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Fireworks #1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420493997816-FI7DNNV1BN9T94GT56UP/image-asset.jpeg Home - SydNYE Fireworks #2. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2015/1/1/bondi-beach monthly 0.5 2015-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420094138041-HRBMM4LVFW9YYWBVU0WB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Waverley Cemetery. Best cemetery view we've ever seen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420341878485-ONE8PT1XKPOTJWBZNEU2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Spotted someone who got up early to swim some laps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420096143730-N9VBIFDXN1SNAXDF73RT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Not many people on the beach before 6am! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420094090738-MCD72JFGY3FXB8OTITN8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Bronte Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420341933507-VF0CF3TQUPZ961JVWYZ5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach One more of the sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420093391249-ASK3C0A55K4TO74R2HLD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach The University of Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420093880264-FCDLFDTMRYR68WRFL2VI/P1070195_edited.jpg Home - Bondi Beach Another view of Bondi further down the path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420341819103-KUBA6JVDIMP0R5RKEU1E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Icebergs is not very crowded at this hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420093943838-NE7B4UAULQOXCYEZG01R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Approaching Bronte Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420093812496-KCB3PMA98EK3NQLJD19G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bondi Beach Bondi Beach. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/31/christmas-in-port-macquarie monthly 0.5 2015-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420090137297-CNWTLHTBVIIXC89W9L61/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie Alex had "The Big Brekky" - a favorite of his in Australia because, well, look at it - and I had the Paleo: two poached eggs, spinach, smoked salmon, bacon, roasted tomatoes and avocado, which was basically as amazing as it sounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420090310816-TFUXSLGV4DPSRII5QHTD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie The rocky beaches and overlooks continue to remind us of California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420090768777-MBZ5BIVBNBJ7ZZQZT688/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie This is Harry and I love him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420090897130-LH1DWK65NYEYDXDX04MF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie Oh hi! I didn't see you there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420088578189-ORBRAD89FILMBQSXHVFQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie Alex taking in the ocean views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420088741453-OCP56NVVD6MIFK7PA6V7/P1070116_edited.jpg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie Beautiful and deserted beaches have not been hard to find along Australia's coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420089135846-7C5LCN8S7SAQSE1U3AHM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie View of the lighthouse (and incoming storm clouds). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1420090405091-6URRA2XI2UF9CELZYMM3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Christmas in Port Macquarie Striking a pose on the rocks. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/27/byron-bay monthly 0.5 2014-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419721969683-4EEA7X4KX1DMFW1N5J31/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay We made it! (Not our sexiest shot ever though haha.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419677596189-SNSI68ATFO63K4PUZ6FS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay Sarah finally found a kale salad for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419677639367-JQISKQRVJY53USWJOWAO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay Our room for the next two nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419678389682-3N2ODC7CQFWT0XN0BGDP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay Sunrise at Cape Byron Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419722045048-I6WX6PZSXVY64A04GJPH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay One more of the sunrise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419678331272-RV02NMPC23IK92KUBL2R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay Just before sunrise, looking down at the beach at Arakwal National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419802222743-KVQ9EMJX98SF1LUI2EV9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay Byron Bay and the Lighthouse. Not a bad way to spend Christmas Eve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419678460996-6TF5F83ADL5P6J5QIWVR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Byron Bay The lighthouse. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/26/brisbn monthly 0.5 2014-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419577430333-S2D3FB0L2FMIV78RSD22/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" Sarah made a friend in the park… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419577939718-8D3T9XJNIGIEU2VG1S0Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" Sarah on her bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419578137826-Q5PVIM2T9YSHSASGR70W/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" Sarah had to run into frame in order for me to get a solo shot of her in front of this sign near the Queensland Performing Arts Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419577832716-46IMYZWSC3Z8WBS6DVK0/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" Story Bridge over the Brisbane River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419578363877-ZFS0Z1Q2BPZSOPNFMOEN/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" The sun was setting behind us – so the sunrise over the city is probably a little better in the morning. Oh well, we’re still happy we got this view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419577282043-I2I9KAWQCX7EDT6AOYV6/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" The pond with the city in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419578040669-XBQFB2CD7X93AHLOR05A/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" Kurilpa Bridge, famous for its unique design as the world’s largest hybrid tensegrity bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419577133801-M7O61L1J7LQDJDN9ZI2T/image-asset.jpeg Home - "Brisbn" One of the gardens in the park. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/23/noosa-heads monthly 0.5 2014-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419329460968-ZKYUGQVBZ017FMQLCWT7/P1060896_edited.jpg Home - Noosa Heads The most crowded we ever saw Sunshine Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419330599360-NLRW276CNUHBKLCDCVA8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads A few wild turkeys... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419331600121-FKQ346QYXLZFN40PD1BL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads One of the prettiest beaches was of course the nude beach - overlook at Alexandria Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419329717484-107JXONSIB52MY5114N6/P1060897_edited.jpg Home - Noosa Heads We practically had the beach to ourselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419332325825-5P7CYKMDQ0YFOWXOT273/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads Crystal clear water at every turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419330931388-7ZHL9GGLLT5XLVMFDPYQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads A giant (I know it's hard to gauge but this guy was at least two feet long) lizard... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419332677642-A9VB7PC7I9RW5OWBFYLA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads Further down Alexandria Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419331977753-O2A8JPIX1VDYQAI6Z1VG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads Looking back on Sunshine Beach at the start of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419331200770-SOOD48DU6X3PM2CFDNYR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Noosa Heads ...and a naked old man in nothing but a hat! This guy was one of the many naked people we ran into (but the only one I could safely take a picture of without being a complete creep). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/18/top-takeaways-fourteen monthly 0.5 2014-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419254493291-4L8CA0ZL7MNM6CW8NP97/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Fourteen Quiet beach days in Hervey Bay. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/18/rfblnnoruszbahkydb7kxkopjudk7a monthly 0.5 2014-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419253141861-S902RPRJZ91E98VLS6BR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay Consistent with most of the beaches we have explored in Australia: almost entirely deserted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419253776850-XTAP0ZHVIKHQXF5WTRV6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay Low tide at the northern tip of Hervey Bay - and halfway point of our bike path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419248619245-B0PNBCADIJISP50TIBSW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay Flat white for me, "Iced coffee" for Alex (more on Australian coffee drinks in our next Top Takeaways post) and toasts with chorizo, portobello mushrooms and goat cheese to share. Incredible way to start the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419251871287-NL1EEQ6LBSYBWQ6J504S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay I loved the old-school beach bicycles we got to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419252251803-ZK1QZM5UXN9BOC8VK4XF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay Taking a break to admire the beach (and enjoy the shade!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419249043595-3PP0BQWXZPDH4G3Z0SMZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Biking By The Bay Alex is ready to go! (By the way it is illegal to ride without a helmet in Australia...safety first!) http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/20/fraser-island monthly 0.5 2014-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419058348790-48G5Q4PZ6TLJURLGAZOG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fraser Island Our “bus” for the day (as seen mid-tour). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419061148905-PO6HZVX0F6WPDEFO8JFH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fraser Island Like I said, very clear water. And it was refreshingly cool too – much cooler than the oceans we’ve been in recently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419059060722-AG132V48I236IORJAISQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fraser Island The Pinnacles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419061149167-UY5A2X2FDKGYAEIRIEFY/P1060818_edited.jpg Home - Fraser Island This hike did have a great boardwalk though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419058683831-QBIQFF3P3QH2VLV3MK1J/P1060794_edited.jpg Home - Fraser Island The Maheno Shipwreck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1419061353060-2FOGXAZYWZ7H3QN8RPJ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fraser Island Trees growing in Lake McKenzie. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/19/journey-to-hervey-bay monthly 0.5 2014-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418979242958-RPO41S7C89H290XRIE9V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay Looking out at the boats anchored near 1770. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418978733772-1I20I7AP40664OJO84WK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay Driftwood on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418980589725-A5RUPUDBQI0L6NQMW1RJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay Alex snapped this incredible picture of this seagull and the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418979734283-2895776581DIWENL9T8Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay The Urangan Pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418979439311-Y2XIQEDEHRLRFTJKCY1X/P1060739_edited.jpg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay Alex snapped a quick picture of me climbing on the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418979915498-X2E76FX5E35ZYN88A47P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay I found a HUGE pelican perched on the pier! I was able to get pretty close for this picture...though I was a little nervous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418978619767-PT8V5SYKZ7K9WTNHXT3H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Journey to Hervey Bay This pup was playing with his owners on the beach but came over to us to say hi. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/18/whitehaven-beach monthly 0.5 2014-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418946214847-RJGKJSANJ5O3E344CCHD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach Got another couple from our group to take our picture before heading back to the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418945610399-I71M2CKQ4C9RMSQDHRO0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach Didn’t get too many good underwater pictures because the water was a little less clear than at Cairns. But I liked this black-fish, white-fish duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418945549371-GGQQCZAH6QD6OOHXOBPK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach On our way to the snorkeling site. The weather definitely cooperated today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418946058205-9Z9S4QRTJH45NUBEB3CK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach Driftwood at Whitehaven Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418946144601-CQ7WXA4VHRPTVUQ92LGR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach Another island just off the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418945856715-Z9JXEIHJLI4MGFJ72E20/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach The white sand combined with shallow water creates the amazing “swirling” effect in the water. No wonder Whitehaven was voted one of the Top Five Beaches in the World! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418945949761-HCFNG7U4R0KOHJ6Z47YA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach We made it! (And yes, I know I need a haircut.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418946334583-W6HE1HCDHCYVB5KHWGKG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach "Captain" Foster. Sarah thought it was hilarious that the crew were so excited to have an American steering the Americas Cup boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418945744987-88UPL1DP9EOXR5NB8R5U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Whitehaven Beach Whitehaven Beach! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/17/airlie-beach monthly 0.5 2014-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418873007712-2FDLO746XZC6RT3E9WYQ/P1060543_edited.jpg Home - Airlie Beach Even with all the rain last night, no waterfall for us today. Oh well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418873166583-A853HDVOJ0OY9GXHY0M5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Airlie Beach Perfect afternoon to spend by the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418872803466-MY6SWCT3NG0G53D0388B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Airlie Beach Cannonvale Beach, just across the street from the Fat Frog. That sailboat looks like it's listing pretty hard to one side... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418873403243-OERM7A8DLSKMO2YDYSWA/P1060576_edited.jpg Home - Airlie Beach Sunset on the marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418873318815-2XGK47A2V53HSS6WPYE2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Airlie Beach Walking along the boardwalk. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/17/townsville monthly 0.5 2014-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418871408027-COFBVZZQOLQFY1LFQO3Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Townsville Even though it was cloudy the view was still worth the trek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418853534455-8DMEYQPUZC8AKZDTB4Y6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Townsville The eastern coast of Australia contains so many small beach towns with views just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418854166372-EVIEDH7U2DLMWKE8VZX6/P1060502_edited.jpg Home - Townsville Seems like a pretty ominous name for a winery, no? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418871053808-UGA1WLF7BHIXJMZVYHE1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Townsville Hard to complain about the beachside views here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418855437942-4FEX7999OZKCFZT4EI3S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Townsville The grounds of the Murdering Point Vineyard were pretty beautiful - definitely goes with the "tropical fruit wine" feel! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/16/a-day-in-daintree monthly 0.5 2014-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418713144689-RBSU6R0MEU7DTRIA2XW5/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Another pull-off along the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418714314546-EF9ADQKE1LR6488UOUR3/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree We saw a handful of birds, lizards and...turkeys on our walk through the rainforest. These Australian Brush Turkeys are native to the rainforest and we saw a few of them kicking around piles of leaves (preparing a nest for their eggs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418713309042-ZRGAKWHSGY85NRXBF2WZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree One more - this time from the top of one of the many hills in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418712977742-2H8PSYAF6SAVCE1R9YIL/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Very scenic coastal drive from Cairns up to Mossman Gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418713970080-7DYNT5O42GE67KZ55L97/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Paused during our hike to snap a photo of Alex by one of the (many) massive trees scattered throughout the rainforest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418714970666-JYPW0K4GLT3P9FWYWRE4/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Beautiful (and empty) Myall Beach in Daintree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418715097823-I36NBAKTAZYLA7YVFEA9/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Unfortunately there were no stinger nets so we couldn't go swimming...but the views were still worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418715262885-4SM8WGS2LX0GTG1O9PJX/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Hard to decide which I liked more: Myall or Cow Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418714145709-0SQYCBN4HCOVEQ5BE8V4/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Here's a different tree - hopefully you get a sense of how big they are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418714599003-IQJXADK41M4PEBRWR86B/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Daintree Where the rainforest meets the reef. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/12/the-great-barrier-reef monthly 0.5 2014-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418364581298-BGXL9314MW7YF63KLTYK/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Looking back on Cairns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418365570659-ET8BIQ8UX4MK74DQ6TO9/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef A glass-bottomed boat wasn't really necessary though - we could see straight to the bottom of the water the whole time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418367590983-9S6CK25Q63OZA7L3LT7H/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Merry Christmas from Cairns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418365467524-SPK612RDNW048W0KT2AH/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Looking back at our boat from the glass-bottomed boat tour we had post-snorkel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418365309827-DNXG129WYY8S54D663RD/P1060331_edited.jpg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Almost to the reef! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418367012564-UFSV3AMN5V8TDYAYTMR9/IMG_2313_edited.jpg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Blue starfish on the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418366202883-67HTWYC3W5L3F4D31I0Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef The second snorkel site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418364441059-M1SD0W26610OA8BZA9Y6/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef En route to the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418366129346-M2IJH8IA4KPH8QUYLWFT/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Back on the boat - view from the upper deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418711213186-HJYQZLNJWC8CTVL4QANN/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Giant clam on the seafloor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418365618040-4G580IHKSMVGHXC9TVBC/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef A sailboat nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418367410095-FO3QCXB5DBXWSSXBPBWD/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef One of many parrotfish we saw today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418367452901-3RKBT59NAZHON20G7K07/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Great Barrier Reef Sarah snorkeling. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/11/cairns-you-pronounce-cairns monthly 0.5 2014-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418296708822-2QJN0GEPYEO6CKKA8H6K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cairns You Pronounce Cairns? A little nervous at first but now he's a pro. Tomorrow I get to try... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418296446848-8RG0RZDH4FRB19B69X2L/P1060314_edited.jpg Home - Cairns You Pronounce Cairns? Low tide view from The Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418296184269-GRNO27G15JYGPU0VN08D/P1060299_edited.jpg Home - Cairns You Pronounce Cairns? One of the nicest public pools I've ever been to! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418296564840-2PXQHR665XQ4W1YE3L0B/P1060318_edited.jpg Home - Cairns You Pronounce Cairns? One more shot of the beach as the water disappears. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/11/sydney-briefly monthly 0.5 2014-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418293926803-LV67NPVUK8MC8GGN07RW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sydney, Briefly View of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418294995895-BN090RFRX10JCBPH4UOD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sydney, Briefly Rainy day shopping on Oxford Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418293707553-9QKMPJ50KUT1W15QKFAV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sydney, Briefly What "they" say is true: the harbor views can't be beat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1418295187833-KAF8B2ODPRFYGRKXV2AC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sydney, Briefly A park along the walk down Oxford Street. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/5/top-takeaways-thirteen monthly 0.5 2014-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417918151754-MG9GFPPRF7YVKSXIMTHU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Thirteen Mid-flight moonrise on our flight from Hong Kong to Seoul. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/5/a-day-in-macau monthly 0.5 2014-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775777523-F7UKSTDEZXATDL7K5XP3/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau Crowded streets in Macau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775374263-38NXC349HPJVCJWQM8XH/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau Old vs. new. On top of the Monte Fort, looking out toward the Grand Lisboa Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775103609-V70RSGF5QLCTAT35KT9U/P1060222_edited.jpg Home - A Day in Macau Macau's central square - Largo de Senado - full of other tourists and cheesy Christmas displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775271772-IY2OJ2O1MYQV6J1U059M/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau St. Dominic's Church, which still holds mass every week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775679320-HRUSQCRM6RLHPX6OFK6U/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau The Ruins of St. Paul's, one of the more interesting Portuguese-era relics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775839978-Y3QAJTJRO3VCP00ZT0NH/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau This was probably my favorite spot during our time in Macau - we waited a while for everyone to clear out for this shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417775604765-KHEUZNR3VXTVJ3CP3USN/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau Cannons protecting the fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417776192956-D11RUOR11G74O65WN3VT/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day in Macau It was no surprise that the inside of the Venetian looked identical to the one in Vegas! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/3/dim-sum-and-then-some monthly 0.5 2014-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417615914875-ZK69744XAXSYEAZKEDMR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dim Sum and Then Some Not a bad view given the weather conditions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417614091570-9KK4UR2S6FU6Y65R7X14/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dim Sum and Then Some Near the highest peak. You can also see the trail way in the distance as it forms a "Dragon's Back." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417615704859-2HK6B2HC2FN9GBRJ0TLS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dim Sum and Then Some Overlooking Shek O Country Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417614653001-ONTZXE9A5BJ9H4B98D7U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dim Sum and Then Some A little windy and misty at the top! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/2/big-buddha monthly 0.5 2014-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417520337788-QMNGP0SPTWOZKTWYXWNG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha Offerings to the Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417521707116-ECN2CD8LQEJ8BEAUCXNN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha Sarah's pork... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417520373957-L1HH02DEZ9ZYHJVF02J7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha The Big Buddha himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417520020955-8CDRXW2WVAK7D1T20TSZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha Approaching the Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417520292343-WTUGWFCGWAG3CCDTUGIF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha Looking down on the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417520222824-Y9BLDXIQO6BI8XF9HRDM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha At the base of the Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417521735461-LOST7YPFG4U31G31FR0V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha ...my chicken. Seriously, you should not miss this place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417521383355-9SC9IEY4UW8AM2SE70NF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha Outside the Grand Hall... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417521454063-J7WW48TYION7P2QATRGH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Big Buddha ...and inside. Really spectacular! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/2/culture-clash-in-hong-kong monthly 0.5 2014-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417516853193-DFHQLW8220RKLORPLTM8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Culture Clash in Hong Kong View from the ferry ride across Victoria Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417516996831-D6D35RWI2O6DTW8XQNMI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Culture Clash in Hong Kong Hard to capture it all in one photo (video might've been better) but it was a great way to wind down our first day in Hong Kong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417516956729-LQBUJWIBUA46N6O8ALPA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Culture Clash in Hong Kong Almost show time. Found another couple to take our picture. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/12/2/top-takeaways-twelve monthly 0.5 2014-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417511644133-7UF3OMBTOFRC28GAZIJJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Twelve Looking back at downtown Seoul from Gangnam. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/27/happy-thanksgiving-from-south-korea monthly 0.5 2014-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417140335888-GD4UW6DMF3R6XW1JEGT8/P1050993_edited.jpg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea So glad the leaves were still bright and colorful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417140226724-5WAYXQ7MA96S2BTUCWH0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea The ceilings throughout the palace were beautifully decorated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417140109582-IPPK0W538JFM5X65KLPY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Taking in the scenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417139840371-TD7B0ZW0I72L3I7A5PIT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Standing in front of the entrance to the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417141092518-7HRQWGNQ5ZIYVCZM8XQV/P1060017_edited.jpg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea I loved the purple berry bushes we saw during our tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417139975511-N68U9TZUGNUVLVF35G8F/P1050980_edited.jpg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea This pond was designed to represent the Korean view of the world: square pond for the earth, a circular island for the sky and the pagoda for humans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417141007323-IZRP1XQQN0LJ6AGR76RR/P1060015_edited.jpg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Within the men's quarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417141214072-Z09TIVQGY085MD7AVDUB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Entrance to the women's quarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417140422417-P3EC7UPCP929V0Z6ND9T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Alex, looking straight out of a J.Crew catalogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417141326189-CO7JEFGC7NK8E7QM5QNY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea They even had Brooklyn lager! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417141503324-O0YIBVBSCCIX30DBV74L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea Not bad South Korea! Craftworks did a great job - the turkey and apple pie were especially noteworthy. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/27/exploring-seoul monthly 0.5 2014-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072509492-BY47UBCHTDEBBWU6PPBS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul Bibimbap for two plus beef bulgogi to share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072360714-QAR1I5XTAKMU8ZZ7PDCD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul The view from the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072400462-UA23NHK1BU0WUGODB5AL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul This is one of the milder inclines, but it helps you get the picture in terms of what the “trails” were like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072306976-4AJCHEKOIH88D8JMGPBU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul Sarah managed to shake her terrified look off just long enough for this picture. She is full of puns these days and really pushed for "We came, we Seoul, we conquered." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417071934593-Y86F77X0M6ZLLSGC9NMR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul We split the roasted chicken and steak. Delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072249980-G4TI5ZISAGYM8QHK41XB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul Finally made it to the top! (Didn’t stop to take many pictures along the way because that would’ve meant taking our hands off the guardrail!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072113370-FXFD8KT95I4GF9XMUDSS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul Throughout the park you can find sections of the Bukhansan Fortress – essentially a long wall. We stopped to eat lunch at this gate (passage) through the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072210561-IC1YMDBVTM7YRRBRR6QX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul Stopped for a picture at a more elaborate gate further along the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1417072162823-XQEQA9EYM1IJFDGVB5SN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Exploring Seoul We’d already made a lot of progress toward the top at this point! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/25/heavy-hearts-in-hiroshima monthly 0.5 2014-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920384881-B0T4LZZHU4SIMPVJOIV6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Monument to the war's Korean victims. Koreans believe that the dead are carried on the back of a turtle to heaven after passing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416919656932-MVT30S7LY0DSGRK12P6D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Basically in heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920176922-CEB642QRSX8ESA9NHSQE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima The A-bomb Dome, one of the only buildings near Ground Zero that survived and has since been preserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920689330-HUURXHC2SHCO1YUSMKL3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima View of Hiroshima - and the A-bomb Dome - at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416919303746-VN4JQXK860U977CLC3L2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Lion standing guard in front of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920506446-9S4WITJ8N4NCHYU0GIYO/P1050793_edited.jpg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima The Peace Bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920611514-AE4E072RGP4VR0NLPG1T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima The Memorial Cenotaph, below which contains the names of all known A-bomb victims from Hiroshima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416918417621-LV3FTHXECMZ1HW1OT9BS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima In front of the Children's Peace Monument, inspired by Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died after the A-bomb and inspired the novel "A Thousand Paper Cranes." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416919369588-5BBPLWOG884CD4O963WK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Another shot of the 'floating" gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416918595243-7GICYBYPAD3OU0O2F45R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima A local helpfully warned us about the "aggressive deer" on the island but after Nara, we were pretty sure we could handle any form of near-domesticated wildlife. This guy basically posed for us near the welcome sign! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416918483189-W38QXAH04VTPBUYRZR1E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima One of the many donated artworks created by hundreds of paper cranes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920256972-VC9C3DEM2MGS75XMRZTB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Fall in the park was actually pretty beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416920857818-IWGC0R2DAK1P3RUVOYAW/P1050807_edited.jpg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Team Starbucks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416919135673-DPY7YQ03E1X6DKKUSYH6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima The Great Torii. Apparently much more impressive at high tide but still a pretty awesome sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416919439143-7KHBY0LZMUMKNT5WTDNH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Heavy Hearts in Hiroshima Outside of the Itsukushima Shrine. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/22/tokyo-new-york-osaka-chicago monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416637933895-EFO02GBKQ0OYVPF1VG6U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago These rivers throughout the city reminded us of Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638671521-LNE13599Q7G3Z30AVRZV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Looking back at the city and the colorful leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638896908-OE3U96D3KLYJNKNIR9G9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago A river runs right through the mall-like streets of Shinsaibashi, making it quite a scenic shopping experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638800409-WLKZZ5EE8CNCL8FQZ7B6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Slightly different style than the other sushi we've had, but equally delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638017760-9KU1OAGDDO44EACXKS53/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Sarah snapped this picture of a garden along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638259671-NAG6P1SRLJJJJ185LMWJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Some of the lo mein-like dishes. Different, but equally as delicious as the “traditional.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638150236-FAGE3CBQ3TPTINMN4QJT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago On the way to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638550554-GM4C5WPK38VBY9W2YCUX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago On our way to the castle. Like others in Europe, this castle had a moat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638966562-BSG1E6KGDUBMC7HD3JKZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Not a bad view at night either! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638213437-ND1A06IL8HKGPUNR1MTN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Action shot. Ours is on the right (and yes, it is covered in bacon). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638324746-1QPW0MTKL78IHWMLC5TL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago The owner and his staff let us take a picture with them on our way out – great start to our stay in Osaka! (And yes, I'm easily over a foot taller than the owner...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638611896-XX40WKKM3CDM5BPTL4VF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago The Osaka Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638717211-CT222MT5K0U3AHZRXT7L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Another shot of the Osaka Castle on our way out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416638437848-OLQMTOKEHT2Z7LPZ2A8W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tokyo : New York :: Osaka : Chicago Nighttime in Osaka. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/19/half-day-in-nara monthly 0.5 2014-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416378387716-O83PEITVDDKO3AWTB00Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Half Day in Nara I tried to take a picture of the entrance of the Todaiji Temple...but I guess this deer thought I had some food for him? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416378221064-86JSXTQ8R5ODBN97AANZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Half Day in Nara This is what happens when you try to feed two deer at the same time, while sitting on a bench that puts you right at their eye-level. After this fellow got his arms bitten a few times he decided to feed some other deer elsewhere. Doesn't it look like fun?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416378523217-V4VB0U5URDMARKKLTTTU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Half Day in Nara On our walk back to our hotel we passed through the Kofukuji Temple and saw this octagonal building - very different than what we've seen so far (and no deer around!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416378461182-WN19GWTBD3VQ7QVVQPXY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Half Day in Nara I was able to get a shot of Todaiji Temple without any deer in it - and it was actually very impressive. We both liked the gold "horns" on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416378313751-C1RBVBWQ772BGRGCGLET/P1050638_edited.jpg Home - Half Day in Nara This guy let me through with no problem, but then blocked Sarah's path for a few minutes (maybe he thought she had food?). Her facial expression sums up her feelings on the practically domesticated deer perfectly. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/18/kyoto-days-2-3-tons-of-temples monthly 0.5 2014-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416371181531-AWC45J8RNZNFE3E01D8G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples This small pagoda overlooks the entire site – pretty spectacular! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416373912367-VB0ZJXH6P89JFLJZYVXG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Alex in front of the Fushimi Inari entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374396374-WHBVSTTXPFN8TCRCUHDR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples No monkeys this time, but at least the sky cleared up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374529319-1JHQ2N9GT95TT3DQB44Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples I loved the Buddha statue near the end of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416305748748-94E3VLWA65KLAFYQ38OT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Trying to get a shot of the shrine without so many tourists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416370788505-4UYHLUW7TATGOAQTMQRX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Serene pond and garden within the temple walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416370998201-7E04U64Y9DIZO85NEQZJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Incredible shot Alex took of the nearby bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416373752958-H2FMXJPSQPJPA4YW40NF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Alex and I ready to eat our homemade Japanese dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374205849-RIGP3UF4SYIESDQBSDX7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Finally found a fellow tourist for this shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416370910270-XZ4UHEPGNONO9GV481K5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples View of the temple after we walked through it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416371334419-3XRGMF5C7VU47NGIGRX4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples One last shot of the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416304098774-G1YFTBEBAM8Q5NRIJWW8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Strolling through the market, which we had actually unknowingly walked into the previous night (one block from our dinner restaurant) but it was dark and nothing was open! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416305428814-4ZUHEK0J3BJ918TGO70K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples We've spotted many lions - and other animals - greeting fellow visitors to the temples in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374066063-GMSN0UPTDVOZA1S5RBFI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Almost the entire path was covered with these orange arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374137300-VCKA1D1VUNNABS61CSV0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Our view up and down the mountain for 90% of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374478952-FVZFNYVXI5U5TF5CX79B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples The view coming back down the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416373663759-0ENHI7W5PHCM74OCDQIM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Carefully dropping the vegetable tempura into the boiling hot oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416373697465-ZHEBUJ0LQX8AJI98NC7K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Alex expertly chopping the spinach while our instructor, Akiho, prepares the dashi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416374276930-P3AGPK32EGQ1XCS9480W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Inside one of the shrines. This particular site had two foxes guarding almost all of the temple entrances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416373974900-WVHW34RILHMWJ6EXLZO3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples I love the beautiful paper cranes we have seen at some of the temple entrances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416305601658-5GJLEJP3E4EGP10CFQQ0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples Standing in front of the dance hall at Yasaka Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416371086454-YONPCVOWOQHS6XWX7DCM/P1050500_edited.jpg Home - Kyoto Days 2 & 3: Tons of Temples We loved these little guys on our way out! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/18/kyoto-day-1-arashiyama monthly 0.5 2014-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416297206713-6B4DM7FIRNW9L2PKMEZI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Day 1: Arashiyama At Matsuo Taisha Shrine there were a bunch of families there for an event – clearly one where their daughters were dressed up as mini-geishas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416297723488-OHE9LENFOVEP2UHACGRB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Day 1: Arashiyama Strolling through the bamboo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416297969583-BY5NEJG4FH4Z3SXJF8RK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Day 1: Arashiyama Sarah snapped this picture of a baby monkey! 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416297551744-AW6SYSPREA7L8F3HWSK2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Day 1: Arashiyama Beautiful display of autumn colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1416297040773-VMJZD5CEBBOSJ8539QJE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kyoto Day 1: Arashiyama Though it still comes across as a bit of a gimmick to us, the sushi is actually really good! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/15/top-takeaways-11 monthly 0.5 2014-11-15 http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/14/shirakawa-go monthly 0.5 2014-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415972019428-21QEKAO19XAGR0QH0MAB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go A peaceful waterfall on the outskirts of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415971890199-PT59JO5186JV8E4V6CAT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go Another amazing view of the village and the surrounding mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415972471348-DRWAR8UL3M2YUCKOL4HD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go We paused in one of the houses to warm up with some much needed tea! 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The locals say that no matter how much snow falls during the winter, if they can see this stone during their spring seasonal festival all the snow will thaw within 20 days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415972795501-JEIZ9AF1ARD5LB8PZ01D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go Perfect end to the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415970928048-AXSC3HKBSPQXRKMWU4Z6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go Gokayama village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415972585973-7OOL8KWW2M3M1ENG7OQ0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shirakawa-Go We arrived at a vantage point overlooking all of Shirakawa-Go just as the clouds parted! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/13/trekking-through-takayama monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415870848476-UR25XDDHRLEQY5CPCJ1N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama The Sogenji Temple entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415869500166-AVVX3GM704IIPXGOXFZC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Alex posing by another building at the Unryuji Temple complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871322584-TZV63D7EZEMVLQST3HM0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Soyuji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415869114992-6G1INRE6LVXJ16W848W4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Unryuji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871117622-NCFTF9FD81FQD9XBWXLB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama In the garden of the Hokkeji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415868409907-YY6I9KPWG88IEUCVGW1A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama I recommend the chocolate chip scone and caramel tea if you ever find yourself passing through! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415870794719-9J4WCH636YVN2OBZRZJG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Daioji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415870924350-SO1KGE9O2C3DBJH94KXS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Alex read that Takayama is currently celebrating the Festival of Glorious Fall Foliage and we would have to agree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871214553-59CCI2JVQ7W8O9K3902G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Another temple garden. Look at the finely raked rocks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871370769-VKQYRTL7P1JIKRY4XWPC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Ninomaru Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871525344-MGTWGBAXGJD77Y2KBM7G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Walking down the streets of Takayama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871437454-56C5CO9XYNM5NQX8HEQ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama Shorenji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415871265269-2L9OYJ45YGELYCREZ4TR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Trekking Through Takayama One of the shrines had hundreds of tiny, intricate paper cranes. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/13/chilly-kamikochi monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415866633893-5GN3ZVEPL3ZZ04CFSMBC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Mt. Hotaka from Taisho Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415866456066-V9E1J4Q95EF9NM5ALIRL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Not a bad view from Kappa Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415866575674-UM42ZN3ZTXC7IC7RQIQU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Found another tourist to take our picture at Taisho Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415867072620-LMRKOHGXTDA4LOFX44MN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Pre-shower selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415865970364-25VV514ZWS9F71X1BSTK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi The beef didn't take long to cook with a flame like that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415865307444-CWMLGY78LU5ULC730WEX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Paused to take a photo along one of the rivers running through town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415865571957-4OZEE8A8PAS737VGAWM7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Sarah rode a little bit ahead to pose for a picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415865395969-MT0I0STWNBSPWHWEUW0B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Our room. This type of set up is common at ryokans - just thin mattresses on the straw-mat floor with blankets. We have a shared hot springs bath too...but more on that later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415866523762-P38QK9PBNQA7YKW2066Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chilly Kamikochi Misty clouds rising above the mountains as the rain cleared out. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/11/tokyo monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415785494102-CDYAGIYNV28BDPAVJ7SD/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Checking out the day's fresh catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415757898308-TDVU92SENZOIVNP1PFOW/image.jpg Home - On the Go in Tokyo The Japanese are REALLY into cats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415784708103-7QWO9I5UE8VKLZ36VQLB/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Given its size, I am not convinced this was actually a rabbit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415757930760-81N3PE6XSK34ACEMCJJO/image.jpg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Sometimes simple is best: perfectly cooked gyoza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415785751112-IGCJKT6RJNQLG60P012O/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Be sure to avoid all of the moving dollies and fishmongers! 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- meal for less than $10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415786639149-NZQU29ATTKUO80ETZ0JU/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Nearby garden with accompanying Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415785683732-NQDYY02J07LHJQG4Y87J/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Enormous tuna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415786287733-6CKAKSVG9DUM931RZKR3/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Tons of shops and tourists on the streets leading up to the shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415757686534-FXR2OHO1CTK70BHTJUVU/image.jpg Home - On the Go in Tokyo One of the many colorful storefronts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415785895394-4Q94M4IFOCWVLW0M96TR/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Entrance to the Senso-ji shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415784623276-G3W1SN8JFXE3NXQRZLR8/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo Look at this cutie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415785553266-STSATDV1H09Q2TYJRIV7/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Go in Tokyo One of the many storefronts outside of the fish market. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/9/robot-restaurant monthly 0.5 2014-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528444796-0EKZ7J8LVYJM08F53XAN/P1040795_edited.jpg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528645825-UQFSL2PKJ12VB53EA1ZF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415527516770-Z9N727OUL82AH8K0V9TX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528294508-S4BNJZIVADOCO9MB4T89/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415529293699-GL6D31CHP8IIS3H498EE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528757346-GM70B6V4GW7COZBF4XPA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528805416-T4CTZX3NO4JZ2PQ6QCRY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415527366078-88YNE0DWS8YV5YE4HC65/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415527793784-3D5EM8VGBAVX583BT1MD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415529035871-ERO7P9U9JUBI47KGEB54/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528022124-KCRIKWIU1779O2IZ7H79/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415529119849-ZDSL6ZB7919KVJYOTCN4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415528228637-PNOHZRV4730SN3JE0QHH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Robot Restaurant http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/7/konnichiwa-japan monthly 0.5 2014-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401124799-8NOZO3UOBH41MSCHNLVN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan ...and in the fields like these ones here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415397751975-AARW9KB8SFKNFHZ9ZE63/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan There were four jetways used to board the plane. Four! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401990835-DKIDLB2S1I39315DHM5E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan What a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415397330466-B6ZGKBQ6RXELB7TYG2OJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Be back in eight months! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415399519685-5KI7UVGUXSR3Z5S77QXA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Each year, sake brewers throughout Japan donate barrels to the Meiji Shrine. The sake itself is used in ceremonies but the barrels are bound together to commemorate the offerings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415399786474-391GP97JXRC7PANEU6DA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan The Meiji Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415400117138-HQ13GRH4L8ALG6SO0IRO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan A temiuzya right outside the shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415402052442-RI4UY5MUXQAYDQF85288/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan The full moon even came out from behind the clouds later in the evening. Definitely grab a drink here if you come to Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415397412671-WQEIOA7OJT84X0HVFNIW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Had some pretty cool views of the Rockies as we flew across the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401311338-3N0XWKAZP9SPPQ09FYI4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan A beautiful row of trees in another corner of the garden. How are we the only ones here?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401695315-8J7K2UA4OFBJ41PESP1W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Tokyo Tower (with some trees blocking the parking lot!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415399015536-XW7LXWROBRMVPMX799YK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Perfect morning for a stroll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415399459252-OLWBEN57BEAC1VIOWL63/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Entrance to the Meiji Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415400228877-IO32HQNUM1XHO6UWK3A4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan We also saw a couple doing a wedding photo shoot. Not exactly the same kind of attire you'd see in NYC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401001766-NTBJLULVCWLN8C39TZWB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan A sculpture on an island in the middle of a koi pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415398931790-ENBSA4E9L0REJ989C9FN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan We had beautiful weather today so we wanted to take advantage of it. Here's an odd shaped sundial in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415398548453-DWMJ2K79OP3G9QLTB26T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan At least it's not one of the capsule hotels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415400530311-26JCRSCK8SJEZH262CTP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan The chef makes plates of sushi then just puts them on the conveyer-belt for you to take. At the end of the meal, the waitress counts how many plates you had to tally up your bill. Very fun experience (and delicious sushi too)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401638108-BMOYQQCBC5QWO0GIA0ZS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Not really sure what those things are but I have to assume they're Christmas-affiliated given the display behind them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401060412-5LOZV3FXT19U57RVZ8KQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Flowers were displayed under covers like these... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415401198354-OCZZA7SC6XY7V9JQI36R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Konnichiwa Japan Another of the (many) ponds. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/29/party-in-the-usa monthly 0.5 2014-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414619680891-PCAVOBHX2MPLHBWI8TN8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Party in the USA http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/11/4/new-york-new-york monthly 0.5 2014-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415120909388-7E5MNTF6Z24T0QO4QBND/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York And we even had a proper birthday cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415121004443-S7SLD1R3CTEE67CSYBB1/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York The happy couple's first kiss! (Also, Dan puts my beard to SHAME.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415120769446-TFD6VBZABFX5GXBMPN5P/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York Family shot before dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415121056083-YJVE5YDVAUFVL2NNPN8H/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York Pre-wedding photo at Sam and Nicole's place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415161031257-71WE33IJMJWAFQIENQ7K/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York Doing our best imitation of the bride and groom in their photobooth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415120523711-RS8CQNFSSY40OGJL1DXF/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York Strolling through the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1415120572287-Q03UY7ECQ6P1VFL4S86R/image-asset.jpeg Home - New York, New York Lots of colorful leaves, though most had fallen off the trees at this point! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/29/sick-days monthly 0.5 2014-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414612418901-YTZMT3HMTPEZTUMXF20K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sick Days Queens Road was covered in a canopy of big, old trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414610932164-Q6VA0R3WMIOHFIJHVLDI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sick Days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414612476124-OH6EW4ZCHSX1ZM5R4T3T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sick Days "Southern" Greek salad with fried green tomatoes. Doesn't this look better than a greasy fast-food meal? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414612309903-0H52B4GILMX70A6Q1NJ0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sick Days Paused to snap a picture of Freedom Park on my morning run. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/29/nashville monthly 0.5 2014-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611910577-IQ0N98VKM2UJAGR936VV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Mike and Nikou are married! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414612191867-H7YMOGOHA9UFVJYYT7L8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Cutest older couple dancing it up at the bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611956604-04589ZY2KEMZ8V1LAKUR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Just posing for the cover of a Brooks Brothers catalogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611665572-MQQJP3ZIDKVJECGD3W49/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Not the best quality photo but the best quality people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611989305-2WT3PDQICQSMUOC4HZRV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Honky-Tonks on Lower Broadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414701034144-6V2F68Y60Q35C54NXIAT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Southern breakfast done right at Puckett's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611757839-3616UV7XPJEMX768DK7X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Lots of love for the bride from these girls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414701170824-RR9OS7XABOS8GL9KYU0O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Trying another pose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414611810850-RYQYCFTSXXSOFYT44RO7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville A trip to Nashville isn't complete until you go to Hattie B's for their delicious hot chicken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414610717707-0G6BF2Z9ZVD7SL2JYFSA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414612093297-RQH5AULR4LHWDCQ2H6KS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Nashville Fireball shots per Judy's request. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/21/nola monthly 0.5 2014-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916163979-ITLEZ3EJOKHSW382PZYI/image.jpg Home - NOLA Sarah found her old house a few blocks from campus, looking a little worse for wear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916084454-9DOFPFWPHR3H26TEJBD3/image.jpg Home - NOLA Halloween is definitely a much bigger celebration here than in NYC. This is one of the many well-decorated balconies we walked past on Sunday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916134106-9QRE3KIV88TRM0JJ22C8/image.jpg Home - NOLA Riding the street car to Tulane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916069220-HKT4ELCMPSGJTXB3EY2X/image.jpg Home - NOLA Sarah was able to get her favorite local beer at the bar (and we obviously didn't have any trouble getting a seat!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414098862454-MKH1TLU5NCN0LN4UM6LJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - NOLA I got the pork prime rib - phenomenal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916116509-82JOTIWF3M8LS13F74SL/image.jpg Home - NOLA The Sunburst Inn - definitely a great deal if you're staying in NOLA for a few days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916125139-LNTP95MMQ5PDSRG8F3V3/image.jpg Home - NOLA Sarah's shrimp and grits at NOLA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414024320638-KQ3J4UGMMTZHE28YP849/image-asset.jpeg Home - NOLA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916169935-VIF469SKXYR66RI9H3K4/image.jpg Home - NOLA Sarah's brunch at Horn's - hard to beat eggs covered with crawfish étouffée! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916153194-MHEIO5VMLJB888UYA2BZ/image.jpg Home - NOLA Obligatory picture by the Tulane University sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916143458-T1KNF8MHKVOY18JCH7TH/image.jpg Home - NOLA One of the many beautiful homes in the Garden District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414097405093-SO423GQLF3BTTUD7R4Q3/image-asset.jpeg Home - NOLA Diggin' in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1414098595804-MFSWGJVS9VVTN2A8W3A1/image-asset.jpeg Home - NOLA We managed to get a great spot to see the performance (plus the bar itself isn't too big, which helped limit the size of the crowd). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/21/tuscaloosa monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413913575308-103LXBO96UEH0X5WV56O/image.jpg Home - Tuscaloosa Proper tailgate festivities. I was advised to "dress up" because that's how they do it in the South - good thing the only dress I brought was clean! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413912226093-QPGEQ2N3FS8SP870POT7/image.jpg Home - Tuscaloosa A lot of red in this stadium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413913618864-29IVTREB8AGV7YRAVE6N/image.jpg Home - Tuscaloosa We convinced a few fellow fans to take a quick picture in between the action! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/17/life-is-a-highway monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413911965330-SAXXTO16O2MCIGM5Q9JZ/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway We made it to a rooftop bar in downtown Dallas right before sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413919182449-BOV5QZPXVHKTX8HC1Q17/image-asset.jpeg Home - Life is a Highway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413759216145-XB79JFKMUKZY5BXWCS2F/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway Somewhere along the way. Seemed appropriate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915132696-E78UGSOEQTHDEX13NVJ2/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway Dinner in Meridian, MS at Weidmann's. Reunited with my college favorite: Abita purple haze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413914973569-V8ITN4SPIYPNI60YS5RM/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway Dinner in Dallas. Putting Alex's gift certificate to use for an early birthday dinner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413914997292-R2S198012FTNL2P0DK9E/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway First taste of Southern cookin' at Cotton in Monroe, LA. Not pictured: Pimento cheese and green tomato beignets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413912050029-GPX4ZT1ECBUYXZ24XIT1/image.jpg Home - Life is a Highway Not a bad way to spend a few hours in Dallas. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/17/white-sands monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916780194-DPC8ZKOTD1TPIU6YKJ4A/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands ...and here's the shot we've been waiting for! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915210997-9MBT6L48P8YKEDJ3TLFA/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands The first views of the white sands. Unlike any place we've been before! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915422742-MK4Y283REZ36IW2FM9MB/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands There wasn't anyone else there to take a picture of both of us so we had to settle for solo-shots today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916715777-HZZF0KJ6F2HOTIYF1MR3/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands Almost sunset... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915818625-ZTAOC28DWKO7EM8F6DXW/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands We passed this plant along the way. Given how much the dunes are moved by the wind each year, some plants have developed extremely tough roots in order to stay put. This one used to be on top of a sand dune, now it stands on its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916097061-WATZTL8M76E8CECNH8U5/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands At the halfway point of our hike we arrived at the Alkali Flats. Beyond our view (closer to the mountains) is Lake Lucero which is responsible for the annual gypsum creation that eventually becomes the sand dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915925239-7FVKJM3HZE860PY7KPS2/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands Walking into the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915354714-DRGRF2F638N8E6RA6TU4/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands Sarah took advantage of the open spaces and did a cartwheel in the sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413914686942-GORPUUEF631FY3XFZSTJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands We had views like this pretty much the whole time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413915264531-R47NRDOH14M1VJDF35M1/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands Like I said, we had the place to ourselves. We stopped under one of these shelters to eat our lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916000590-NSONTP0GV4ZHP9RESI1L/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands Nothin' but sand dunes and mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413914492588-NVQPHLNP5BLVNT95Q9J8/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916552495-FABTEDMB9TUSDP17O0DO/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands If it weren't still 70 degrees by sunset we might've thought the dunes were snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413916632005-207BYMYA6DJJUH3SNY44/image-asset.jpeg Home - White Sands While we were waiting for the sun to set Sarah tried out the sled she bought at the gift shop. Turns out gypsum is a little more difficult to sled down than snow. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/15/top-takeaways-10 monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413425419466-TMAZ3KW8CLB1FP1TOPK4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #10 At Two Mittens in Monument Valley. Get it??? http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/14/santa-fe monthly 0.5 2014-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310443533-78QQPZXZADCGZ4WPQ107/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe View of The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, near the main plaza downtown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413309647247-EHTRKSC297PY8TP0H7WO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Just after sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310665764-W1DBCQLYFIQ606ZD71TQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Santa Fe's main plaza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310219424-4JH2O5UQQAYAEGHVI3P3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Really hard to be healthy with so much southwestern fare around but good to take a breather every once in a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310263380-VBJ5WA97YTD2X5YHO8B3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Alex ended up saving half of this for lunch the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310492645-IO3K1B7A19AC7C3QT13G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Our favorite gallery had these really unique sculptures that spun in the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413308263523-12POQ23TRFH2AQDWXF9H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413308481532-4GBUNGJWRR13RMYU6F05/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Since we were there early we had the place pretty much to ourselves...and could take absurd photos like this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310407262-4OFQL8ZTBLZ630TGBC2X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Sculpture outside one of the art galleries we went into. The makers of True Detective MUST have gotten inspiration here, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413309592137-WI8MK9YYCEIYV302PJHC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Fall has definitely arrived in the Southwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413310362489-W6E22SU8OZDMUBKWXX88/image-asset.jpeg Home - Santa Fe Typical Santa Fe scenery: adobe-style buildings and bright, blue, cloudless skies. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/13/monument-valley monthly 0.5 2014-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413225442179-8NLHN0R7SA2GL84CYQPW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Our first views of Monument Valley. The East and West Mitten Buttes are probably the most famous rock formations in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413226076396-CMU0G3H2JSVSE7EEB61S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley It's obvious to see why this landscape appeals to so many movie makers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227873530-LC6K7NCNUWJWBR6QEIX5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Sunrise was just as spectacular as sunset! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413226806946-BP872GC96IQB151YQUBG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley The first arch we stopped at. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227482556-7PI93E0JNSD02HHEF3RS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Amazing view of Monument Valley as the sun set to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413222823039-H85KWVDYSUIJKCJAE6FW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413225838118-9467U55T39PZ81JX0SCH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley First stop: an up close view of the Mittens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227843058-DY3WKJDDKY1XVIY0NPM8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Our Tipi for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413226865132-8Y6PJPSEW84EA7QH6A4N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley The Ear of the Wind. I can sort of see the resemblance... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413225900374-13NG4XXQ5MP70JC9U5HK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley East and West Mitten Buttes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227517522-7XJHRDAVP16X51D8UAYC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley One more a few minutes later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227046552-MOOZTS69M5EB0UP5UG72/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley The tall one on the left is known as the Totem Pole (even though the Navajo never used Totem Poles). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413225996495-4T04AVHGUZ405EG40V2U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley The view from John Ford Point. He was the director of many of John Wayne's films shot here - he spent so much time in Monument Valley that they named his campsite! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413226200608-LFZU4VM9H2A8XAWISGXA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Big Indian Mesa. Can you see the Indian head? How about the eagle wing in the rock? You need to squint a little, but the Navajo have found human- or animal-like designs in most of the rock formations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413226984483-OT1IYGZL9M2ZPS55WCF3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Ancient drawings on the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413227609878-BMZ9G5FZUNATCEI6JMZ0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley We couldn't resist recreating (sort of...) the scene from Forrest Gump. At least I have the beard to match! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413225751668-I14EUH3EEUCIV52A2MGA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Monument Valley Once we saw this modified pick-up would be our vehicle for the day, we knew we made the right choice leaving the Avalon in the parking lot! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/12/grand-canyon monthly 0.5 2014-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413159361077-KWI2V8ZQRGBOZGTTMT6D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Sunset on the Grand Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413158218490-OIIXEHAYQU2KCCLK1XTY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon View from Cedar Ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413156445922-PTBVG3BHV6J702KO1FWN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Looking north across the canyon from Mather Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413155441866-MTF496K2VLDB9CU3E0NC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413157431616-QYDI4RD1EY8EIJA3FJAR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Descending into the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413157479725-3VXRYR78FUWD3HV1BKDO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Though this trail was definitely less crowded than the Visitor Center, there were still plenty of other tourists around to take our photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413156483142-9L1LDCEE8T5EMULJYCBU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon A little further down the rim trail, looking east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413158245639-138M3L07NJ3NZUNCG1EM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon One more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413159245103-81FPSFH1L7N8ASVUK4AS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Right before sunset at Lipan Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413157699734-XZPCAO3WREFW9W2QX8O6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon What are the chances Alex changes his Facebook photo...? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413156873451-O9JLQ6E7KS8EXE7P633S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Our lunch view - amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413158823695-RX9TJNBAJQL64BBONKD9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Had the overlook to ourselves at Bright Angel Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413159277124-PRA61TQ8C35SLZ415OJH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Grand Canyon Couldn't resist pulling over at Navajo Point to snap one more! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/12/sedona monthly 0.5 2014-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153419061-AAAMOSASM7V9QOBMUXLL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Sedona's incredible landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413154130061-LXL3J04EEXHUKN0KRWQG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona As the sun set, the red rocks began to glow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153503683-90CULQ95ED2EITOLN5UZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Pausing for a photo on a vista near the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153757572-4J9OIAZF2WUHEEIYP5WR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Looking back at Devil's Bridge and Boynton Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413154087018-GD7Y2HFL1O2M3E1BNN9M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Our table overlooked the pool at the Enchantment Resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413155117020-MQHDUJ4WAZW7T7XS5C2R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153321777-YMS1Q77PK1HELTZWN8MS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona The day started off a bit cloudy, but they burned off by the time we got up to the bridge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153710121-W3EZUD76BDN2NCS2LZHO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Quite an impressive sight! Every time I look at this photo I am tricked by the optical illusion that there are just bushes growing out of the sandstone, but it's really the underside of the arch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413153561207-WHS9SXBUOXBTNHX8FCIB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Almost there - the view from underneath the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413152812412-FAX3ZU66INE81N80VN7N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sedona Dinner is served. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/11/weather-delay monthly 0.5 2014-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413006196158-JAXXJATG1GDX1R1IK1EU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay Walking around "old" Vegas near Fremont Street. We "bypassed" The Heart Attack Grill in favor of Eat. for a delicious brunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413004910825-SDTYVHLLXJ925MXT88WJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay View of the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge at the Hoover Dam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413005260091-ID6F4DDT53R9ZE3CYHQ0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay The Hoover Dam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413005139797-UWI4T5HHXDYTUF2FRT34/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay View of Lake Meade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413005372248-415WMIDD6QAQHHU8T0ZS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay Alex was pretty happy with the movie situation - plus tickets were only $10 (vs. $15 in NYC). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413006130470-4H79XLGH66PPA2I4H5B5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1413005037060-NUE9M9I41R5DNGC4MVBG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Weather Delay Checking out the water behind the dam. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/9/austin-city-limits monthly 0.5 2014-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412866546577-1D0P6UI2HUWLLAUYCVTV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Big crowd for Sam Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412866939679-IGP5EB7QG9VZH24NWC44/2014-10-04+17.04.27.jpg Home - Austin City Limits It got pretty hot during the sunny afternoons at ACL...so Matt and I cooled off by the mist-spraying fans at least a few times per day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412866314779-5745ZM16Q4Q9N4QRCV1H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Welcome to ACL! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412868680537-TZ3UMT3P3GIH2IL1Q78I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Our ACL crew. Thanks again Matt & Jen!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412868131521-MAZCBJ3JW4JOXNKYQHXI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Icona Pop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412868575769-XAMWV7J6JHO4EJUVUF3P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Broken Bells - hadn't heard of these guys before this weekend, but they were great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412868463949-50ZAU4HIHSIZEO1ZWL1F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Calvin Harris was one of the two closing acts for the weekend. He put on a great show and played all his big hits...though we couldn't help feeling a little old in the crowd of teenagers and college students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412867806610-WEI12B99HZ4UP2WVK37G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Trombone Shorty - one of Sarah's favorites from NoLa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412868935672-ZUK64ADU2D5VPCLV63HW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Austin City Limits Waiting for Outkast to come on. Giant spotlights lit up the sky to mark the occasion. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/3/los-angeles monthly 0.5 2014-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699246037-YZO7GN3MSSIEYP7ZQKW5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Great view of the Hollywood sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699723837-O6LLD7IWINA2MCVH79LE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Jayme had suggested a stop at Gjelina for lunch and I was happy to partake in some healthy LA-style fare. Kale hasn't quite caught on in the Midwest (or South America!) yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412567186874-GTT1KTK1ALV6K4Q53LTY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Palm trees for days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699142167-UCCR96CFWC5GY1VZTN9Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Even on such a hazy day we were treated to great views of downtown LA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699361937-M15K5MCEWLBPYVJ8DSQC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Saw another group trying to take a picture and my trusted offer-to-take-their-picture-so-they-will-take-yours move worked out famously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412567128266-ZYEYLT01KXRNA57Q113D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Standing on Stearns Wharf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699943969-4UI2IJW5URPBELW61LAL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Walking down Venice Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699783341-VIYWUZ1YUKXVHHVSJ595/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles This picture doesn't do it justice but the roasted eggplant was one of the tastiest things I've tried in a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699877564-P7F79SFCEL8S6YUP56B4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles A pretty quiet day on Venice Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412699024282-ODCHP1J6NDXJ3MBS4IQM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles Taking in the Hollywood Hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412394418656-AZIAXTBWNFZWXOF8ET9H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412700013331-6SXNZ0U9J7QWR38F3Y7Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Los Angeles I spotted this colorful house while walking around the more residential part of Venice and it reminded me of the streets of Cartagena. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/1/pacific-coast-highway monthly 0.5 2014-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412202036959-O8TGG0L5510OF6KJ44PO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Classic Big Sur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412202353517-DHGYTNLP9FR0C9XG9HET/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Elephant Seals near San Simeon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412201302031-T3MVYEBB9RLS47VLGT6X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412201886193-QOX2SPM3FLHH6HKROUPU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Our first stop - going to be a good day of driving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412202114769-QHOSVH5LDOE5L4Q9JZBW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway The view for another vista further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412202453041-A3HN1NDJCUC3M9750KES/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Santa Barbara Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412202189725-L4VPIP59Q1U865IJI7KP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Instagram post done, Sarah could pose for a picture too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412201955381-5KOO5Q1I5GVWKG0QFZ91/image-asset.jpeg Home - Pacific Coast Highway Taking in the sights. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/10/1/san-francisco monthly 0.5 2014-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412198428970-MVIH4ZEYP4KTY2J11SHR/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Francisco The sign should read: "Welcome to California...and Congratulations on Making it Through the Desert!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412199766628-9GH2OKPFK68WQU252T7X/2014-09-27+13.33.36-1_edited.jpg Home - San Francisco Indian Summer in San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412198132589-65QSEI3FE9ZP6K3T94B2/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Francisco An ideal time to be stuck in traffic on the Bay Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412198774950-K344ZGFCE9YEJZE4BI01/image-asset.jpeg Home - San Francisco Even though the shrimp prevented me from trying it, the cioppino certainly looked delicious! 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For my own health I am somewhat happy we don't have access to this everywhere we go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412048063690-FTGJW8KGS0EYNLQ5VFF2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Salt Lake City More beautiful fall views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412049008989-QE7CGNCSEDOQPQAMG6NW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Salt Lake City Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412049164122-EQLTI24IQW937GTB7MPF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Temple at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1412049102999-H9251OCQ4K685KD14CD8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Salt Lake City "Sisters" walking in the square. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/28/yellowstone monthly 0.5 2014-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411944494648-ISAQP7MWV70J2PURFQIB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411940409686-VYYWMNYZJYS2YPXZ0ODK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Posing with my mountain man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411942322178-ARUTJKFLDUI4C16KS7UT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone We wondered why cars were pulled over...until we saw the huge bison right next to the road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941427098-RR8DOLA6PXEQXW7165UW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Pretty colorful pools.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941873150-MS61A2KG989AOX99XEDP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Another view of the canyon. We could actually see across to the opposite rim where other tourists were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411940641322-1Z38VNLW3CEF5COJPY8N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Crystal clear water and skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941494745-R5SVRZNBSOHNT21XTR2V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Another view of Yellowstone Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411942692168-SPW4EHIPQ0D9UAQTLTI9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Another sunset shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411939781705-3UFA8AYC6HJV9IZT2FTP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Another stop to check out Grand Teton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941659781-C5D5VFW9X636VPI95H6C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Looking down at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411942137990-EG8YT629FXQUIM46SN1F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone A lot of iPads also captured this shot - we were surrounded by other tourists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411940533436-RTGL991WRATZMQFSMJ0M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Our first view of Yellowstone Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411939723344-6D51AZQFJ0NLCKN1MCIU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone View of Grand Teton in the morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941545376-FNGVO27YIEKVNNZFURVZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Standing in front of Yellowstone Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411940742470-DTE9V3NOOJFGE0PDEJIR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Looking out onto the West Thumb Geyser Basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941280173-L4PGXN06FQ90YADRTNJH/P1030277_edited.jpg Home - Yellowstone Hot steam rising from the geysers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411939643563-8N2N3HY5LTH0F0HVF26P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Such a nice drive through the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411942240778-VPK1OP8BMXP4C8SO79BL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone We thought this was one of the more beautiful parts of the park - so many different colors! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411940111261-LW0LF2HMW4OR1FS6LOMR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Morning sun reflecting off of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411941744258-2T1TMRVQDX1FVJY0UMD9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone I took this shot of Alex after I slipped trying to walk toward the overlook and decided I'd just stay put. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411942658176-BK3DGL575ZGQEXYZXUPM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Yellowstone Sunset over Henry's Fork on the Snake River. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/25/jackson-hole monthly 0.5 2014-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411704166528-XT0RT120VTWHNJD6TARB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Fall is in full swing in Jackson! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411704523250-LVCUKNXL31GTO8UK2DWH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Trail up to Phelps Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411705215875-7BDTK8I3WZOJXK94MDBA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Another view of the lake on our way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411703246053-E97OWZSGVEH3EVWVLZPD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Hard to complain about driving through countryside like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411703343486-4552WKEOOY1GKWMSE9YK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole We were almost to Jackson but we had to stop at a pull-off to take in this view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411702710678-HKVOQYVNI0KXK47BWFOR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Sarah’s take-away from this picture: “Look at those boat garages!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411704807074-DPA0LC3QM03SLY8GJRZZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Phelps Lake overlook. Definitely worth the uphill hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411705013847-RXRIAAKWOM730CPHYWGZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole After eating lunch at the overlook, we walked over to Death Canyon. All of the canyon walls were formed with jagged rock like this - easy to see how it got its name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411702911804-YMZMW6AVVRJWQ5XMGQHC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole We passed over the Continental Divide a couple times but it was never as well marked as it was here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411705787306-W5D4D55X4QQUDW4F9TIV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Grand Teton National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411706124685-QU05DCEMN6QKKSR4Z26X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Looking back toward Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411702477529-LS4JH635F4Y5PRBZJ3FX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411703169713-A4GEXD4GSKXFF49JBZY3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole The first third and last third of the drive yesterday were on roads like this - a welcome change from the monotonous interstate through Kansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411703998132-L4O0QA02ATILJEJKFH6D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole On the road to Grand Teton National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411705389443-O8SQU7G4R6HUJT0N6VBK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Looking down the other side of the mountain. No lake view, but still gorgeous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411705968254-GJA3AK4SLQMCLURH8WM1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jackson Hole Cheesin' at the Top of the World. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/24/rocky-mountain-high monthly 0.5 2014-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411603136753-OODXHX9U0QCE4GPJ3OUL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Apparently it's mating season because the males were "bugling" to nearby females. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602875144-ELTBRZEFB8EO3F5G27GC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Though the leaves on the East Coast haven't started to turn yet, autumn colors are abundant out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411603362211-R1JPSO1242WZL5QF9VZZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High At the top of the last mountain we drove over the clouds parted and we had a rainbow (briefly)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411601626251-OAM4JE63QINC1SMRIM2O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Looking down on campus (the red roofed buildings). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602656302-B4H7D0HWUSLXX3WCR7X7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High The clouds started to roll in as we got to Dream Lake but the views were still great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602440226-3STO5B04SIIAVDCNDA44/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High First stop for water about half a mile in: Nymph Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411603264740-FGJE5CN34KBICMDGPV2V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Almost out of the park, but we had to pull over to look at the view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602737603-2RZYE5EW6MMVQR1WGB7M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High The trail was almost deserted so we were happy to find a nice couple to take our picture at this overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602236220-U1BDWE86X20TI5U1PVU2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Stopped (along with every other tourist!) to get our picture on the way into town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411601500752-X7BK8VN57IB9NKMUKGBR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High Setting off on the hike - couldn't have asked for better weather! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411601564553-VJC681PSOAORLAY7YDJX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High On our way up what turned out to be the most popular trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411602595970-PXKZQIWDQ7NAKXZZVG5H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High After a while longer we stopped to eat lunch on a huge rock that had a great view of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411600903673-RVV42WTY1ZQCUG2KX5TP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411601715256-ALCCTW1UZ5SHM3YG1I33/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rocky Mountain High View from the top of the trail. It required a bit of on-all-fours climbing to get up here so Sarah decided to pass. I still think it was worth it for the view! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/21/denver-co monthly 0.5 2014-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411520325117-8LV941FALPDAEFIW15B7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Denver Colorado State Capital building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411519566618-DU6QUC4RHBTIW3ENMKET/image-asset.jpeg Home - Denver City and County Building at Civic Center Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411520752575-UOX9FPNQMVTVHW4CURGK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Denver Downstairs at the Williams & Graham speakeasy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411520404504-YQR9B4Q6ORYQHOZN47T6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Denver Sculpture in front of the Denver Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411520564911-G071JKG40R620YQW4Y6A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Denver Outside patio at the Denver Beer Company. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/21/no-rest-in-the-midwest monthly 0.5 2014-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411355312292-1VRF0I1X108X7M84H3TK/image-asset.jpeg Home - No Rest in the Midwest At least the sun finally came out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411355816032-OFVN13WNLFBCJSTCU8A9/image-asset.jpeg Home - No Rest in the Midwest Delicious BBQ - happy we shared! Kansas City BBQ is noted for their special beef ribs (falls off the bone like short ribs) and these were definitely our favorite! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1411356558746-KH9OV61SDZEBOEJKTLEM/image-asset.jpeg Home - No Rest in the Midwest You know it's been a long two days of driving when Google Maps finds it necessary to include a "United States" label on the map! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/17/chicago monthly 0.5 2014-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410996186908-CWBQMLZ4NPAGQJULN0XD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997362405-W3F44EE71MHR9C3CYVNF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Lots of bikers and joggers were out enjoying the beautiful weather too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997200793-WS84EH0ONIT0C2TWJLZQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Jaume Plensa's giant head sculpture on display further south in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997496652-5IVPX679U26JMZHQ3KWM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Really fun night to end our brief stay in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410996660162-PL9YJXBE4HR6WGQJ6DDG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Even though the individual size looks small it was still very filling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997260506-I6UZBIMEFV5RU740SO9Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago We found a deserted garden with a great fountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410996354921-108B2DYJIIAY0OAC81TB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Voted Indianapolis’ best Reuben for a reason! The latke wasn’t bad either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997107779-1IEG9I1XF65VANAZFB15/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Obligatory selfie at the bean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410997036007-YCGMA3P3A32XN2LHBR08/image-asset.jpeg Home - Chicago Chicago’s Cloud Gate (a.k.a. "the bean"). Always a cool sight to see. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/15/cincinnati monthly 0.5 2014-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410814712600-CTE1B0ZG23UPK944GCCJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati Home sweet home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410814961951-O90L8LEMKI5KG5GK16G7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati 100% marriage material. Most non-locals don't really appreciate Skyline but thankfully Alex loves it as much as I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410814498224-W78LZPXLONWBVFHIZN1F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410815092214-LVLYLZFS45B5FWULMLI8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati We have officially reached the heartland. There are actually two billboards and the other one says "How would you spend eternity?" The Ten Commandments are also listed on the other side of the billboards! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410816115779-9P9I4ZG6P6F1WBGY31E9/2014-09-14+14.37.46-1.jpg Home - Cincinnati Great day for a football game. The Ohio University (my sister's alma mater) marching band was the halftime act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410816310300-GIWZ9YOY994VVFV63SK2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati Family shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410815222827-U6ZAG28JLF2OR580ASP6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Cincinnati A much nicer view. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/13/niagara-falls monthly 0.5 2014-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640328407-4CSYHW1PEYEJCJES2CBA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls The park by the lake was just as beautiful as the town itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640218635-VGLKCIIXTJRVQ7B5WSYL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake had some very over-the-top (albeit very well-maintained) gardening arrangements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640835419-4UARCB00VYSSG6A9IZL0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Real men drink rose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640917814-F5LI6F2LTXOE3E7ZO8JL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls We were lucky enough to get some great rainbow views here too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640262414-7PLCP9XDPT4ZNNW50XDB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Town center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410639460980-JL9S4C2IT1EWUCNEK5GT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640998023-UFBC15DXPKMCEC2H6OQG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Great view of the Horseshoe Falls from New York - plus we stayed dry on this side (the equivalent view on the Canadian side has a constant rain of mist coming off the Falls). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410641077552-DJXGT1YFUWOQIGT1U9IY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Walking back to Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410641137912-GORGS886QCSH8CTVTWTJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls The reason the Canadian side is better - NY just can’t compete with views like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640373664-ZM9FR9OG6XR1ZE5QZYJ7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls And the view wasn’t too shabby either! (You can barely see it, but the Toronto skyline was visible in the distance.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640011648-D6CURVTVJ9GJ67D44KYH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls One of the many hotels in town. Naturally, the Prince of Wales Hotel is at the corner of King Street and Queen Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640791104-B6HY0PCE8F41AVVWEIXA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls Lots of grapes... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410640955626-1Q4DLBTF4WPOOGYJAJRZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Niagara Falls The Maiden of the Mist. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/11/top-takeaways-8 monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410462846305-HOWC48A6ZBHV4HX26EUB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #8 Quite the welcoming committee when we arrived at the airport! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/9/lake-george monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410316756049-DJ1VQ3S7WUZCLEC048UV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George View of the lake from our motel dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410384773515-2ZTYZQZLV2LODIEK1WGA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George Alex was captain for most of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410384157905-1VR59JPLMP40RYQFHY85/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George Panoramic view of Lake George from Prospect Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410398568976-L382JQ6U564SK5WP8H5H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George The course was appropriately named 'Around the World" and of course the 18th hole was NYC-themed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410317530819-GP18GDDJLBQUBGSXJ1F1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George Even the dock looks pretty picturesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410317351196-WABTRI89LVZ46SNWZSN2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George A very relaxing way to end the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410398069867-I3NUZXUYII2AAGO46FOB/P1020660_edited.jpg Home - Lake George Alex was brave enough to let me drive for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410399762514-FTMMEMIKTQ7MN7H6YHLK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410317197475-KDBP4GWJFR07Z6BQW245/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George We found a couple Adirondack chairs near Fort William Henry to watch the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410384494447-H0GGYN1SWFG6K1JER71L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George We finally found another couple to take our picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410317009787-VN6GTRC3XEUAOG2QIM55/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George We took a drive up to the Top of the World golf course in search of some panoramic views - success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410397978493-CEB7D1L8187URIKT5UYD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George View from the boat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410316908341-LN5L4W45CU5IIRWEHN6K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George So much blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410317444363-5PP8T1WSFQ2OT42XGI1B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George One of the few boats we saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410384928664-JTMOWFMGMU69W70WM3I4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Lake George Approaching The Sagamore, one of the fanciest and most beautiful resorts in Lake George. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/8/on-the-road monthly 0.5 2014-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410294507285-DMZGH1ZAEEP158E1Z0J2/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Felt good to be back on a college campus - reminded me of all the fun times at GW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410294418319-4ZW2F21XKYWZRBDNZF6Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Todd gave us a tour of Harvard Business School (he just started his second year). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410293997455-NVJTAQASZX0T6D36C24W/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410292133681-FNYQWEYYZTXL5B4J52M6/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Sarah's siblings (and significant others). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410202584647-CYCF1OUUC4XYGEB8MKH2/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Here we go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410292456676-5KIDCV3DBPO4XQFLK0HZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road We passed another ferry on its way back from New London to Orient Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410292361313-EA8F69AICWSG0NZVA029/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Waiting by the shore for the ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410293257129-2H35HNJC2D75BU3VSASB/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road The Tulane crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410294293178-FKVGT0TMZCC3G83ZHL53/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Our view from an early morning run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410202894993-U4W2T33XU987TKM1RHIL/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410293192846-1W41BR7ZGHFGJ36FGSNE/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road A suit like that can even make a man with a burly beard look good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410292537830-RH0LAITM9HTVW0ZOFXD5/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Next stop, New London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410292058298-IS3OVVEOI546W67A8W1M/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road A "picture perfect" evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1410291946610-YIM1FRF0RQH6MX1U6OBH/image-asset.jpeg Home - On the Road Sunset ceremony. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/1/a-taste-of-home monthly 0.5 2014-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409797979292-GWYBNF6XE2WEFW1O9U3A/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Home Salad from Chop't, diet coke (no more coke light!) and Bloomingdales = near-perfect NYC day for Sarah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409623405108-QVOKO89W7YBIOI5ZY1U4/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Home Such a sight for sore eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409798100217-G1MTGB8674OXY55F7I63/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Home Dinner at P.J. Clarkes is always a great end to any day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409713205410-A721QKVCTOQR88ITU89I/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Home Keep the home-cooked meals coming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409797919381-S1BFH2N32ZX7Y04OWELA/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Taste of Home Sunrise in Madison, NJ. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/1/top-takeaways-7 monthly 0.5 2014-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409622690232-H2KP87Z6JTLT9O2ONQY9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #7 View from Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/9/1/ciao-south-america monthly 0.5 2014-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605021789-Z5WMVPETH6Y5KGRAQZ24/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Looking out at the ocean from Ipanema. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605829337-Z86J46XEHMY77Y4AK7X2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Proof that Sarah wasn’t too scared to ride the cable car! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409604412096-ZNTG9E1CS8PNS4RZG3XL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Despite the clouds it was still a very impressive sight - the statue is HUGE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409604890175-1LWJ154WRCVAI5YM8JHI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Filet, chicken, sausage and lamb - definitely not vegetarian friendly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605115171-PPJZTHIU238DO6XSTPE1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America The famous Dois Irmaos (Two Brothers) peaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605678919-LYM3CTWL82REU0S2K28A/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Another beach and a lot of sail boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409604311706-MUKHTXQG2G23GLIPWLZW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America “I think I see something! Oh wait, nope.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605501514-EO8G7NDA7WBFKZ0XYMCA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America View of the beach, the bay and one of Rio's airports from Morro da Urca (the first stop in the cable car). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605792016-JX0LN6CZIY1AFZE81ASK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America The reward for making the trip all the way up: a breathtaking view of Rio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605231031-VTZZ6PRDKDNIKO093DV3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America We almost had the whole beach to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605748720-QTSHF3Y11I1XC5PGUCVH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America The second cable car up to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409605898506-XQTVZG6710HYTBPQ672G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ciao, South America Looking across the bay at Icari. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/29/a-tale-of-two-cities monthly 0.5 2014-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409358157838-CV4JMPF9EXAW90WR1Y68/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Another view of the brightly colored buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409360269086-EDU5WN1WFUYCSG344CJR/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities I seized a rare moment when the steps were free and a kind lady quickly snapped our picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409360188076-ZSOVZ24L2MEJ9L3TGPJV/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities The tiles are from all over the world so it was fun to check each one out. Obviously we found the NYC one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409359466167-7BQTUMKQKV3AS5NUX41Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities View of Centro Rio from Santa Teresa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409360020031-TAZHMQ2R1NPK9PQRY25X/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Taking a break to check out all of the different tiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409359359812-SNI4DBK95IAPJB729B1S/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Even on a cloudy day, the views were pretty impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409357715056-RTIL3FE8RW75YKW5ZUPT/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities View of the favela. It's hard to call this a beautiful sight, but it was really incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409358280249-CM4TA5S8ZC7LNM0BVWTD/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Contrasting view of the favela blending in with Rio's more developed landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409358003118-EBPPXSW6PNBSQ9OW8KQ2/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Really amazing to think about all of the people who call this area home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409358717010-IYWBHR99L0G00MNBFTA1/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Trying to relax while taking in the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409359009419-BAPAS36TVT8WRHWLY78T/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Tale of Two Cities Ending our tour at the "entrance" to the favela. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/27/first-two-days-in-ipanema monthly 0.5 2014-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409188674420-1LAWJGPA42TT0OVFQ7AJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - First Two Days in Ipanema The view form our beach chairs - not a bad Tuesday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409188905204-DK5TH2W6CEST930S2WAZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - First Two Days in Ipanema Looking back at Ipanema. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409188728866-SKB1RYVP3XNF46ZEI1UJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - First Two Days in Ipanema Ipanema beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409188845925-DI8LPRV672Q6IWUQBRWW/image-asset.jpeg Home - First Two Days in Ipanema Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/26/top-takeaways-6 monthly 0.5 2014-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409082096204-ZVZEDWGSTS4A2BEWX3R7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #6 Argentina's National Congress building (and fountain). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/26/la-cabrera monthly 0.5 2014-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409079790141-F3RYVVXFGT5RU9O52ZLY/image-asset.jpeg Home - La Cabrera Seriously, are those a million mini side dishes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409079928854-YZ2RSZ4ISLGL0ND9ZVPT/image-asset.jpeg Home - La Cabrera Our steak - delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409079996572-ZGEUCZAF8A0LPYSV7FZQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - La Cabrera Provoleta: grilled provolone cheese, prosciutto and sundried tomatoes. Amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1409079861844-5S1AQBUY6HTVTSNVPIEJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - La Cabrera The "half" portion of the chorizo appetizer. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/23/iguazu-falls-part-2 monthly 0.5 2014-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408834298831-SINRPZJD4JH1D5MXCG4U/P1020264_edited.jpg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 Another day of perfect weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408835487774-9WD1JX34BDFG3GGCUPGB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 Definitely "up-close-and-personal" as advertised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408835006283-K3NY6W3U5MQGDFJHBU48/P1020317_edited.jpg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 Still plenty of rainbows on this side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408834827584-2AVA8OCMVDGFHGLR7FKQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 According to some of the signs in the park, 1.5 - 3.0 million liters of water flow down the Falls every second (depending on the season). From here, I believe it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408836217932-1LZ5P2XEWRKJWDWH5NH2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 Here are some Coati we saw earlier in the day - I didn't have a chance to snap a picture of the 15 or so that descended on Sarah's backpack! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408834538685-YW55ALUAZ2H1KI27VNZW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 The sound of the crashing water was much louder on this side given how close we were to the Falls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408835351989-BVZXQPG3OP76ADOT0QRW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 2 More beautiful waterfalls. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/22/iguazu-falls-part-1 monthly 0.5 2014-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408798054787-FJPZ4JYHEAHWKERLYA7M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 More waterfalls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408796365679-MNBCO3HIWRJSE4IXNVHX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 I'm not even a big fan of steak tartar normally but this was delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408797554912-U03J0K4D9Q685FXML0CZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 One of the various "platforms" between different waterfalls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408797841424-CD35ZL7T72JJDITDJ0P8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 Another waterfall "platform." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408798348655-5CQHUT8AZEIBR7W30AP1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 I wondered how many individual falls actually comprise Iguazu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408798777800-N1CSXTELICFTFDYZFTAF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 It felt like the falls just kept on going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408796643501-QQSGOCNCKLF67TQSL9OF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 There was actually a line of people to get a photo at this overlook. We saw some other tourists scoff and move on, but figured it was worth a five-minute wait to get this shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408796822952-E64FY97ZS8N3J7WZ97T1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 Sort of the "gateway view" of the falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408798613910-VYT1VFW9M9A8E72I3V04/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iguazu Falls - Part 1 Given all the mist in the air, there were many different places to see rainbows around the falls! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/20/bicycle-wine-tour monthly 0.5 2014-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408548042804-VKQ63KSM6F3VBNZ6PU0O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour Posing for a picture on our bikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408546621425-HV5YYQZUDHJ8NCI96HSN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour Fun fact: winery is "bodega" in Spanish. Not exactly the same as the bodegas we're used to in NYC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408546888790-H8A66TFUMZBRZHWF1KUZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour Another cloudless day. It's a dry winter in Mendoza so the vineyards looked a little barren - but still a great view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408547505644-VUSVJPSMP6N9DV7MFEAQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour Much different feel than the first winery - lots of big, new wine-making equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408547002830-127H170CBSUP4AT6S68H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour The house sommelier? Based on how the wines tasted, he might be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408547752630-2P0GVOWJX45422XN91OR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour We tasted wine #3 outside so we could savor the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408547664479-LE9CE9DXS7PIFAAPSK10/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bicycle Wine Tour The owner's wine cellar. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/18/mendoza-malbec-mountains monthly 0.5 2014-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408404776133-P2YFGVWXBK5T552FK319/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains We made it to Chile...sort of! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408404974886-9AVEZ9L7DHLBWNXQ4RTW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains Not our idea of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408404177942-W5BEEI8FLPU4FIM4FUGR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains View of the "ski resort." Where is the snow?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408403677341-G7IM0FJL4Z5E13C2UK3Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains Fluffy cheese omelet, café con leche, croissant and our first tabasco sighting in weeks? We might be back here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408402720553-UXBPXM3OHIJU0D7QMZ2Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains Selfie before sharing Alex's headphones to watch Drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408402846680-MSIS52VLYHUBKCO17CPB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains A meal in itself! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408404511546-KOIR16ZAJA7PY7PN3ZWU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains Standing in front of Aconcagua. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408403021746-SKND2DKWFEGE6LIZEJC9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mendoza = Malbec + Mountains Sunrise over the mountains in Mendoza. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/16/almost-like-were-back-in-new-york monthly 0.5 2014-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408227554778-POGXRV1L4Q5A2RRAOV7P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York I got the steak and eggs sandwich. I've never seen this classic brunch combo on a roll before, but with an onion ring and "special sauce," it was really phenomenal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408228006441-8TWIJ0FC05RL15PLMK3T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York Sarah at one of the many plazas scattered throughout the parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408228178069-O1P41ZKQK8K8HLJ31YZ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York More than a small resemblance to Bow Bridge over The Lake in Central Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408293669749-LHPMTGPODGM3KX6LFEIP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York The friend chicken at Nola - so good we each got our own order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408228277720-K1MS8IZ383RAJVXHZPRR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York No palm trees in Central Park though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408227472612-9LH6IPBMJIOUEOML4S1B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York The morning sun made the celery look like it was glowing; it also gives you a detailed look at the thickness of my beard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408292601864-X65I11O43WIRUJCB6VVM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York Sarah paused for a rest on one of the benches by the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408227871638-RV920WGU3G1KIC8ZJFZB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Like We're Back in New York It started as a bit overcast today but fortunately the weather cleared up for our walk! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/16/buenos-aires monthly 0.5 2014-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408195639992-457VFTHTQQTXAY3PEIB6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires Graffiti on the walk to La Boca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408194752048-RITSRTIJ2RIC5A9VR2YL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires The Recoleta Cemetery is as well manicured as a park, with beautiful walkways and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408195556708-C474AY9ZME933V3UZJWA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires One of the biggest tombs in the cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408199501131-8HVLHS1DR65TKOEXRG2L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires The restaurant is located in a beautiful old mansion. At 8pm, we were one of the earliest seatings (the meal still lasted until 11pm!) so we had a great view of the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408195472053-BDMWS0FMFUV6CCKINT6D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires Alex and I marveled at how large and imposing some of the mausoleums were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408199445414-ZAU823XF5F5LQ9H48R85/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires Only the bread course, but really great. Alex had nut-free banana bread and we both enjoyed the cheese balls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408195808630-6PA4UMQ300QI0LTL4F08/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires Most of the brightly colored buildings were composed of old scraps / shipping containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1408195183656-527507JF5K0S1E69RJ7F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Buenos Aires Just strolling through a cemetery. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/13/top-takeaways-cinco monthly 0.5 2014-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407973248030-2OUSE30I7LBO9RTK5BKD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Cinco Machu Picchu. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/13/inkas-alpacas-pisco monthly 0.5 2014-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407968220486-SZBARQCABRJ211AZW927/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Would you pay to see a room of this stuff? Neither would we (glad it was included in the pass so we didn’t waste any money)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407968949939-RGBJ3MYJXUB9MH6383C2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Another fun fact: like Champagne in France, Pisco can only be called “Pisco” if it is produced in one of five regions along Peru’s coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407969798785-B82UIBCM03Z1HI1KAWCX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Viva el Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407970140870-TJ6UJE9TJ9RM3EI0BUEV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Saksaywaman with Cristo Blanco on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407969397239-GEN32G8YOFG99X2UFWGA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Worth the hike up to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407969622586-0N9SKI6X12Z1M1BG3GBZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco There is a herd of alpaca that roams around the ruins and they snuck up on us as we were taking in the views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407969127000-BKWA2AIKSTEI6NGFVDYD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Unique bathroom door “labels” at Cicciolina - no one will confuse the men’s and women’s rooms! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407971455136-TX78R1E8X7IMU38GBG0E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco From the Contemporary Art Museum: an artist's interpretation of our views from earlier today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407968516550-Q44GVG1NJ6ZOTF28ULXN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Little hard to see it here (the museum must think the red lighting adds a dramatic effect) but most of the mummies were in a seated position like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407970551527-628RQNBIL5LCEI0VH892/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Cristo Blanco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407970911307-Y9BR1N1WIBY543C7N94K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Inkas, Alpacas & Pisco Sarah made friends with a baby alpaca at the base of Cristo Blanco. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/10/peru-moto monthly 0.5 2014-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407766229516-6YCAW0APCB5PZZFZPS2B/P1010566_edited.jpg Home - Peru Moto Taking in the blue sky views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407766106439-XAR5JBSHD98Z5XVODLKQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto We had a perfect day to be outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407766656583-IE9T8ZWVJCTV1QE7FVJ4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto During the trip we had to look out for cows, sheep, dogs and donkeys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407766853187-0M1CEOSDUOXO569DPQ93/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Standing in front of the ruins of Moray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407767480020-QUH51H1L3LT797S5DVK2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto On the road to Maras / Salineras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407768269854-6A0AE5MPRZ19X5LRXVOC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Alex looking like a natural while snapping a few pics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407768410346-CU1CRJSQ3DZE0K6IEJ5F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Some of our final views for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407767717540-MK57CTKA7VWE88UXQXYY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Checking out the salt mines and the surrounding Sacred Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407768153750-21BWTZ2V7QPUWZ3ZBMT3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Stopping for a brief pose in front of the church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407765920153-WHATNAOH86Z710OWMCWB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Peru Moto Luckily, Alejandro was a very skilled driver. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/9/machu-picchu monthly 0.5 2014-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619627555-YRTIOKRQ7H6OLGIBQM5Y/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Looking down on Machu Picchu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619009137-I627Z9YZXWIO4TYZBVJH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Though Sarah would've preferred I carry her around all day, I only had to do it for this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407616764806-0L0UWIXLN3HGYLZSC4UP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Looking back toward our campsite (way down by the winding path). By 8am we had already made a lot of progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407625623070-KFUCO3F39ODVKLI2AA2U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu View from the first zipline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618586950-XBFJE95FCOVTL4PFSP1X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Pausing in front of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618452544-MR6IBBPPPYMLBHC3ZCV3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Approaching Maccu Picchu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618950936-V70L4IW68OATYWY7HDVH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu View from one of the highest points in Machu Picchu - glad we were able to beat the crowd! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617081096-7E84JW0FZKUPXN8JD449/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Posing at Salkantay Pass after I knocked my head into the sign - I was in a bit of a daze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617779690-RSS1JCCQUKXSL78I51HT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Most of our hike today followed the Santa Teresa river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619145207-2SOF3RHSISRGQMOQDC9N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Misty Machu Picchu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619522460-KYEQ8VW00FRRU8MS9FA6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Even on a cloudy day Machu Picchu is very impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407616001608-44GT54Y8N9GCBDFCECOX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu As we continued hiking we got a view of both Umantay (on the left) and Salkantay (on the right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618027471-QC0H6TJBKNHF7H9O2XG8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Not what I was expecting when I heard "hot springs" but I'll take it! (Also, they had hot outdoor showers...our first since we left!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619404913-BSZMHMWAP00850B1555F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu We walked around the ruins after saying goodbye to Willie for an hour or so. The view of the mountains never got old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617256484-1KM2ZCMN5H55NCH36AAK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu The view of Salkantay Mountain, the highest peak in the Cusco region, is pretty spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407615885788-6AJVAZZSMXFWP08Z0EC4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Great view of Umantay Mountain in the distance. Our camp for the night was at the base of this mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618784631-8BPDU60GDICNNMXTCV3V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Aguas Caliente, the "base town" of Maccu Picchu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407619248136-9WYLD39IG25OZX5K58WB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Group photo after Willie's tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617484972-H9UEVULQVPKHF4ZJDLXI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Views as we started to approach the rainforest - pretty different from the snowcapped mountains! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617883054-8TK0LF9CCLDL6U8EPNW1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Very nice scenery for our hike today - even though it's a big change from 24 hours ago! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407618333878-ZME65SFJYSRD5E5YR4X2/P1010352_edited.jpg Home - Machu Picchu Not quite as sketchy as the Costa Rica / Panama border crossing, but a little wobbly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407617382353-LAYLTPGSATF9BNCMACN3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu The scenery continued to change as we moved further downhill and into the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407616276456-8B24IK72C6NN3UGAGLVT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Avalanche on Umantay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407616452990-T3CL7WCUVHRZEKJ5OO6S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu Umantay Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407616900787-DWUKN91BGYF70LEUU98T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Machu Picchu View of Salkantay. Really glad I brought my sunglasses! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/3/to-peru monthly 0.5 2014-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407077565230-4ZRKCBQIVNMK89EM3X7Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - To Peru We passed on the pig heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407076881785-TR3DFQ0K7SQ6KJ1WFEBS/P1010068_edited.jpg Home - To Peru View of the Plaza de Armas from Norton's, a british-style pub overlooking the square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407078410610-O8E7CTOCSV2X9UZHXGDS/image-asset.jpeg Home - To Peru Plaza de Armas at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407077442227-SUP50EMLUFHJBYV7NTO1/image-asset.jpeg Home - To Peru View of the side-by-side restaurants in the Central Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407076735973-M60DT2KWO9TLVTSXPFC6/image-asset.jpeg Home - To Peru Cusco Cathedral at Plaza de Armas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407076051087-TMUDOZ6AX8GREG1G1HAI/image-asset.jpeg Home - To Peru View from Wara Wara's patio overlooking Cusco's historic center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407076474021-M2BBQKXY53AM494AAC9U/P1010057_edited.jpg Home - To Peru La Compania de Jesus Church at Plaza de Armas. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/3/top-takeaways-4 monthly 0.5 2014-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1407080781360-ESSI8LGRDRSLAJBE31QJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #4 Café Del Mar, Cartagena (or as Sarah described it, "The Frying Pan of Colombia"). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/8/1/gym-tan-laundry monthly 0.5 2014-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406901439388-G8KBI59VNAPXG4CRH54N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Sarah's salad and smoothie (and shades). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406900938241-WKAEPM9K688H0OLWOKX4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Running inside is much more pleasant than walking outside in Cartagena's mid-day heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406901952113-J4JX9UAETKOPM55QHCJ9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Another view of Bocagrande - anyone else see a resemblance to Miami? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406904732247-OVM54R2IFJGY1GUCXRXD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Another one is right next to our hotel - at least it hasn't been "filled in" yet and isn't totally blocking our view of the beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406904610991-A6J6OSJWPSZSCZNKBYM4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry One of these "skeleton" buildings that will eventually overlook the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406902029507-ACTL4UL3K1SABLADB6US/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Our view looking back at the Walled City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406901847966-6SNWS2NYIWV3H9I65F4H/image-asset.jpeg Home - Gym, Tan, Laundry Much different than the Walled City. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/31/colorful-cartagena monthly 0.5 2014-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406826435326-GSB1G8WOPWR1LN4LO2KQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena View of Bocagrande. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406825532870-I74C1A7SWHVHID92X7MY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena One of my favorite buildings in the old city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406825593448-FBFXXC9O1I2STQF0N6CR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena So many beautiful streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406825935086-YAJL09UKWR4JZLBDKV0N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena A pretty blue hotel building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406826345028-OF6LN6C9UMC4K5ZZDGKU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena Sunset over the Caribbean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406825707571-VZVZ0N5Z4EE1NF7U1HGL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena Finally got my Botero pose down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406826542579-16S88YYTTDEYJVWK978G/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena Crazy view of the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406826057876-28RFHR73P19R9KHXHXWL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena So much color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406826247455-PFOQV4JZSBFBTEUTA6YP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colorful Cartagena View of the city from Café Del Mar. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/30/a-day-at-the-beach monthly 0.5 2014-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406732316366-9UL6RYSXTRYJ6TMM2EU4/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach Pulling up to the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406732454280-D3OKSAYP514536YHUHD0/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach We both realized we hadn't been to a proper Caribbean beach in a while - just amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406732916338-V6X3FZBOUOWCFW4PWQUT/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach Drinks in coconuts make Sarah very happy. She bought this Coco Loco from a guy carting around a wheel barrel of booze and whole coconuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406733407172-A7T16QOANC1QUVNMJPB6/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach Life jackets definitely required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406733060494-2R6RTI3N5AMWEWDDSLKW/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach Modeling our new bathing suits (Success! Sarah's search is over). This is probably the tannest we've both ever been, by the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406733301996-6H43WKENL1M3DSSIGAFB/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach Sarah tried to duck out of the way, but it didn't do any good - we had a waves like this splashing us most of the way home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406732568962-APZ5QAG0VGD148SX2UB5/image-asset.jpeg Home - A Day at the Beach It got a little more crowded later in the day, but for the morning we pretty much had the beach to ourselves. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/28/outside-temperature-90-real-feel-104 monthly 0.5 2014-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406590477300-1QFJFDJSQY3E4KBZGX0V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Ultra-thin crust pizza - always a great end to a long day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406591114913-U4BR0P99N4IIIFTMAO5C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 The breeze that made the flag wave picturesquely in the background also kept us from melting up there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406589854988-ZFNWWBD0UYFFSZ9IBY9I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 The view of the sea from on top of the Wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406590886582-J1U7PTS06E6OK9J3BH08/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Walking up the long ramp to the top (same temperature today as yesterday, by the way). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406591257540-NUJ9QXP9I6104G4WWR5V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Highest point in the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406589754112-QZVABOBKB9O5BG1O6BJ5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Strolling down a deserted street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406590054618-H30M3J2WCTBDH59CQLQT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Plaza de la Aduana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406590992183-FQH4EFYE4XQ2LGLOTE9Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Spaniards must have been shorter than me in the 1500s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406589651390-TL6P7Q7YOATGRA6O9Y96/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Iglesia de San Pedro Claver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406589487175-72I1L6EH9CAE3VYWK334/image-asset.jpeg Home - Outside Temperature 90; Real Feel 104 Clock Tower Gate. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/27/bye-bye-bogota monthly 0.5 2014-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406507439538-7W07G2YW3BJSUR3E6YUH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bye Bye Bogota Seafood bouillabaisse (the picture really doesn't do it justice). Alex had the "Kentucky Pork, so we really had an all-American day of eating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406507075947-8WWS3AFMQB3IY35IELAJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bye Bye Bogota Love eating outside when the patio looks like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406507190281-71SG876I1VAHKX8HZ8LF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bye Bye Bogota Even the menu reminds me of NOLA (except maybe the Spanish). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406506415392-DILL4U40NHHLVFFX58M6/2014-07-26+12.32.35.jpg Home - Bye Bye Bogota The "New York Rueben," complete with kale Caesar salad. We were pretty happy. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/26/bogota-by-foot monthly 0.5 2014-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406389891419-8LQPIJ6VPVBGQ9SLPP7L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot Made some local friends to take this shot - fortunately "photo" is a pretty universal word because that was the only English they spoke! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406391421147-7RF2RECK2UPH16E5T8Q6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot Only the sauces remain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406390199007-3WEEBJ5JYQYPLPZQRMUF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot In the greenhouse: Strelitzia (a.k.a. Bird of Paradise). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406389442223-3SJMTEYNS1G32P9FYD93/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot The park's namesake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406390142854-9XAQEPFAJAREY6LM1NN0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot The rose garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406391964272-Q4NYQCAPIXW2LGVJYS4P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot The bibs were necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406389140641-POYAGN4ZOKWKZLPXMUFS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot The water was a little murky, but still a nice view to take in while we rested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406390009179-BE5BO0Q6JEHSX7XNGXGM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot Beautiful palm trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406389562971-XWSVVV2DCU0Z73WYV3XE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot The park was very peaceful - only a few other people were walking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406388900518-YBX9EW17CUITWVY81UVP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Bogota by Foot Don't believe Google Maps...it took much longer than 2 hours, 16 minutes! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/24/colombia-culture monthly 0.5 2014-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406257289777-8E3QDA5WCZGNBFOBDE1D/P1000726_edited.jpg Home - Colombia Culture Not the gondola, but view of a train track to show how steep it is. Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406258956610-HK15PFYAEA0S57Z85HZK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture I swear I know left from right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406258490151-PLUY6B7ZPJQ3ZW91A5ZH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Traditional Colombian fare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406255967357-FRI4HX4IYK007DNLBE42/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Just doing a little window shopping in the gold museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406256906977-6ZDT9I4EETS15MMDWF6B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture A little sunny on the top of Monserrate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406257706413-LMNG1XZ4CJDLOGHHXEZO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Taking in the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406259013207-U90ZPWL1RXNW9XYI96YK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture The museum courtyard was as impressive as the art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406256759959-IF6G179ST4LSCN0YEY5J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Plaza de Simon Bolivar (plus too many pigeons to count). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406257569590-B915HPPR9P2JNEFY4RCY/P1000716_edited.jpg Home - Colombia Culture Panoramic view of Bogota from Monserrate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406256124389-4JSERO1LQNMWWRMBAEQW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Pure gold. The detail on each piece was really impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406260098897-IFIC9KBR4Z8XP9697KJ9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Colombia Culture Still taking in the view. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/23/sayonara-san-jose-buenos-bogota monthly 0.5 2014-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406169521980-SZICI2D5WMW2XAV5KS9W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Not quite the same backdrop as LaGuardia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406170158470-OP669SO5OBUK6ZH6F1E2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Beautiful sunny afternoon for a walk around Bogota. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406170258909-EYB5I6U284XVPFFCGXNM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Since we got free lunch at 11am on our flight we were hungry for dinner a little early and basically had Central Cevicheria to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406168507293-ZLI0W99ZOGIGQIZ6A2S5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota The baristas told us they were jealous because we came from New York - a place they said had an "excellent coffee culture." I would've thought Latin America had a pretty strong coffee culture too, but I guess nothing beats NYC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406169139629-39YJHXEWMFNAXIUUW5U2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Parque Nacional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406170312227-IPKGRD3JWN1M5LIQUVJC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Obligatory food picture - we got the chowder, fried fish balls and (of course!) ceviche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406169059349-2G5RHJ6S6XH80QELKN6C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sayonara San Jose; Buenos Bogota Iglesia Santa Teresita. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/22/top-takeaways-tres monthly 0.5 2014-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406050816283-LOV5G8I41F06QA1U3CIE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Tres Solo water taxi home from Isla Bastimentos in Bocas del Toro. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/22/back-to-san-jose monthly 0.5 2014-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406048843144-TW99PYVUXZG1X8MXYLMA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to San Jose Street view from La Buga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406048754810-D69G7PDV2M0BXKO90T5J/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to San Jose Last sunset in Bocas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1406048557934-4EGZ7C43IBZRAAA9K9G1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Back to San Jose Delicious cheesesteaks in Panama - one chicken, one steak. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/20/sailing-around-bocas monthly 0.5 2014-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894391576-RTAM5GGWQR39IEAG7PWK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas One of the many Starfish we saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894077874-571I2KPYNOSWD5BIJ1EB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas The entrance to The Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894526719-WODAF7HQRQN7LPT1PNB5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas Purple coral (or at least something that is purple). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405893921077-YNOXOZAXQ8GA39PN746F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas My very nautical bathing suit fit right in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405893707790-NETDT5TNR3HPYV36DITP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas Taking in some sun and the beautiful views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894241281-C58ZLDGBGZQHOAOJVKPN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas Only photo we got before the camera battery died - at least it's a pretty good one! (and good thing we also brought the GoPro!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894714242-3OZJ61KNKCWBW01FTBJ3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas Not a bad place for a quick nap - looking up at the sails from my spot on deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405894814942-NQCW1XCG5ISAG24THEP3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Sailing Around Bocas They knew it was feeding time - think the whole school came out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405895034624-VY4OPM91B2P9D4VIRRME/GOPR0163_edited.jpg Home - Sailing Around Bocas Sailing home. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/20/isla-bastimentos monthly 0.5 2014-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405872533212-BPBL20DHSFM9HL6CI7V6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos Right before sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405872393974-N7IA8T7JYKO7NAYFD3C3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos I had a "coco loco" and they even chopped up for coconut for me to eat afterward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405872461913-5QJU2IHAAD5VH8P141QD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos Coco loco "after." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405872253235-REVYIFDEJALT4K22NC9U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos Red Frog Beach on Isla Bastimentos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405871670738-OTAY38P7IF7TMOTROJD4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos View of nearby Isla Carenero from the water taxi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405871784642-7FY3K2ZDFE4CPBONK2CC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos Approaching Isla Bastimentos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405871968217-2EISYWSUN2VZVK2L7E5B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Isla Bastimentos Pathway across the island to the beach. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/18/escape-from-the-jungle monthly 0.5 2014-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405697151012-9KXBJIAUSQ65ILJ4SCMK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Yep, we're in the jungle - this huge grasshopper gave Sarah quite a surprise when she was putting on her sandals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405696369857-O7AYQ31S5RUADB4BB9D8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Despite our residual anger from it's decibel level last night, the beach still looked pretty nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405697260981-KZFO0KPDAS904XCUU50W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Great sunset on our walk home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405696775183-VDHHOA3UZ1D3ABLF3585/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Rainy ride into town. This also helps give some perspective on the "road" quality - we were essentially driving on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405696852170-W8BANI82NJPV89DB6X7Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Fortunately, we did not get stuck too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405696102518-Z2M7NF82W62J7F2BZO07/image-asset.jpeg Home - Escape from the Jungle Apparently these are Banana Spiders? Either way, they are a little freaky. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/16/getting-to-panama monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624210242-07BNXVUFYFWUTIH3XYF9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama Turtles just hanging out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624393130-18NUG15P7KTW9V0D6B23/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama Me and the other backpackers ready to cross into Panama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405623450460-9H8JBNQNN1DX0DHQOEAO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama View from the Dolphin Cabina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405623574607-NKQ7BE37XTP8S7MLHYC7/photo+2.JPG Home - Getting to Panama Caribbean Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624498286-YBM4LBMIRU8D1WNMQYX2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama Don't look down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624027025-1K16QO5EMFW2C29LC8H0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama View of the hotel grounds during our lunch stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624111425-P3F6RKEZER9862INT1N8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama Beach in Puerto Viejo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405624945413-7R2GD1FBOQQJX7TYLPFM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Getting to Panama View from the ferry boat. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/15/top-takeaways-2 monthly 0.5 2014-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405461292345-GFSAGB04YLSPKEYSOZPN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - #2 Sunset view in Manuel Antonio. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/15/last-day-in-manuel-antonio monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405456039070-JZDW740IHO1UZJ11C8BR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio There were lots of creatures around - especially crabs like this guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405455929444-7HRH3TQ0AW578KWYKPTJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio There were a bunch of rock formations on the beach and just off the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405456093706-1994GJQFL4IODSYMXAZO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio It cleared up even more as the day went on; really turned into a great day at the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405456572527-WBYAG62CDKZ32VT7XY6O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio Sarah quenched her thirst with a coconut right from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405456746309-PT8K6QXAMXPJIOB754VJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio We also loved the Singapore Noodles - the slightly sweet taste was a great balance to the spicy chicken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405455800430-MXVJJCFB8ICKOCLZF95V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Last Day in Manuel Antonio A Pelican greeted us from a nearby rock. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/13/iced-coffee-at-last monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405304539107-Y54QYU8SYKLO2XMLZ1LN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! A natural CIA pilot, obviously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405304336940-8QWIJ8LC2OY204NY4VQE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! I am convinced this is a CIA coverup but Alex swears on tomorrow's iced coffee that this is not the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405304927578-NG7DBJIXFZPQKFX0LK9Z/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! Sunset in Manuel Antonio never gets old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405305324829-LM7P6RM97DRKM2FQIZSM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! You have to remove the wet /soapy clothes from the right to the "spin" section on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405304031460-D05FS8JYY5UTWBRHWKXD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! Sketchy plane shot down in Nicaragua, then purchased for $3,000 and turned into a tourist spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405302923798-IZ0X56HUPDPX6BLCLO2T/image-asset.jpeg Home - Iced Coffee At Last! OMG ICED COFFEE!!!!! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/12/hello-manuel-antonio monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405218065506-9Y4OGWUVR8GZ6VR246K1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio Lunch leftovers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405220251591-CFO4XF4KSQE7Z6PU70YR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio Yum. The lettuce in the taco counts as my veggies for the day, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405219084404-G6084JEUUA7VWWMBH5Z4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio View from our balcony. Overcast skies but lush jungle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405218301920-6I23R6T1ZK4DX12M0HP1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio One more. Hard to say goodbye to this view... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405219622117-6RT0TPX4SSOKNLOILSHJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio Welcome to Manuel Antonio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405219726984-49DRJVYA6ZTW3HWDARAL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hello Manuel Antonio Took this one a few minutes later. Pura vida. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/12/honeymoon monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405177387563-QAULRIJVIFTMNWYVE1Z9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Obligatory infinity pool shot. (In fact, almost identical to the one shown on the hotel website!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405176401205-3HP26TW24KPA7X757TA5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon The infinity pool view never gets old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405176729236-FFE2MLYSD1N7LO6GH7JL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Checking out the creek and looking for creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405178339360-ZAPPJW8UT9DE6G5B89T1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Don't mind me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405176640368-ZDQH8CJKWYWOP09BNGIF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Crystal clear waterfall from our morning hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405178402574-ERJUHQFWK317DK985Y1M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Checking us out. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/10/surfing monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405095239493-DUOO6JM7QPZGEDWSF70M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Our home for the next two nights (this is the view looking out at the porch). A hut in the jungle...but a hut in the jungle enclosed by glass with air conditioning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405093496236-97VMF8RFWO3OBK3WT0UL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Nailed it! (after many, many attempts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405094114604-K9P9B12XFIMHIK1O9XW1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing I got the Gringo 4x4 and Sarah got a sandwich quite accurately named The Fat Bastard with BBQ pulled pork, ham, bacon, cheese and various sauces. If neither of us can find a job when we get back, I think we would have great success opening a deli like this in NYC... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405095122205-2CL651YH96FXIYT5ZG9E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing The view from Reception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405093311677-T8BKQX43XIHL7S1F7DBQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Sarah had the get-up-on-one-knee move down cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405093381162-UQCQ3H72702A0VBFFSBD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Almost... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405093238295-149NNSXQQICRZ4MQRPB9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Practicing on the beach with Lori, another Flutterby House guest and first-time surfer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405027641748-8ICE8RNPMILZK7WQZ01U/image-asset.jpeg Home - Surfing Panoramic of the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1405094992942-ENL8ETCFI2TX7P23GA01/Screenshot+2014-07-11+10.01.40.png Home - Surfing You can see the route Google tried to take us - down to the Pacific - which would have included fording a river. The red star is where the hotel is actually located. I've never seen Google Maps fail this completely. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/9/summer-camp monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404962439340-6Z5NW0MQTDJKHNG2AUQS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Summer Camp Lizards and other animals are everywhere - it's camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404962693774-IV4QOOA66F48Z3C8QOF6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Summer Camp About to write this blog post with a pint of white wine - today's happy hour special (shown next to Alex's 40). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404961936030-FXUWV4GPXQP1QJYK5BEE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Summer Camp Waking up in a treehouse, under a mosquito net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404962224342-PS80EG4864FOMAA4UMX4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Summer Camp Playa Uvita entrance by our hostel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404961488345-0JF8J4WU26K5EMI3QMN1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Summer Camp View of a hut on the Flutterby "campground." http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/8/uvita-aka-paradise monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404875147693-96QYE0J1F8I1O49Y2NF1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Clouds reflecting on the waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404875304959-I44HLNE3XVEZ5SR57KV3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404874669280-OOASVJWUHUB3HEV8HW3R/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Then I snapped this photo of her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404867314453-31ZL61SWA271F4JPI195/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Take two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404872983962-TO7IDXURO8C08U59YGLN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Our home for the next two days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404874340726-KVAYE7E9INPSVJGL9W25/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Sarah made a new friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404874924661-7JXU0FV44D4IHQCSZTZH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise The reception / bar / common area (later in the evening). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404866600818-JOSL9ED4P4S2BIFLGTE5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise View of the Pacific on the way from San Jose to Uvita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404874009101-KRSKJKUS93Q6EH3LV0YU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Uvita a.k.a. Paradise Walk to the beach. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/7/top-takeaways-numero-uno monthly 0.5 2014-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404781832153-0GPG1LVO4MA2HH7GXGUI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Top Takeaways - Numero Uno Taking in the view. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/7/zipline-canopy-tour monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404779835302-A2UPMMUA4YEQDN1ZTHZG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! Ready to go (once we put our helmets on)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404780890443-VFWPPB0UZADJA07KAUWG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! For some unknown reason, Sarah volunteered to go first...out of everyone in our group. Here she is right before going over the edge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404779951603-I8T5FYQDO17MDN68S9QQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! Move over, horses, zipliners coming through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404780722975-5UY6WXEUS2IJG4X5XL4V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! The colony entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404780556119-N6Z1HLDSKBM9IV520CVO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! Ants marching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404781058084-PD1UT4CJWUC4ZSA2C12X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! My horse looks well-behaved here, but he spent most of the time trying to eat leaves and head-butt other horses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404780311391-XX49W86L8IZMW7VFAXC3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Zipline Canopy Tour! We made it! http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/7/volcan-y-futbol monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778970839-I70S6FOZSQ6R9QKZ9XHR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Alex in the bamboo forest along the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404779136417-FPDBMO34698I3T8KSB17/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Can't go wrong with BBCs and nachos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778115049-PKQHN6MR3CCDD4ZHHY7P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Me in front of Lake Arenal before we left for our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778793790-5D8LW5GNB86PO9RIU2C0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Alex and I in front of Lake Arenal at the overlook spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778596487-LKSNSI3L7CJ86KOJQ8UA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Lake Arenal from the overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778450007-GB0HCELF8P5614AG8JVI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol View from the highest overlook on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778294828-9SG5GQEU1PH21SUW3O3I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol View of the volcano from "ground level." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404778005609-HC4MK6K1DFW175T4GRJH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Volcán y Fútbol How can you say no to that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404779338606-0Z45LHUR2I1I4D3SZP93/2014-07-04+15.49.25.jpg Home - Volcán y Fútbol Lava Lounge. These tables did not have a view of the TV. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/4/change-of-scenery monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404520478900-A0FJOFEZB56HH35AAQ0K/P1000404.JPG Home - Change of Scenery Rolling hills and low-hanging clouds for days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404773869703-SAYWHW49VJ2VT21HYD37/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery Driveway to our hotel (off the main road). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404774111862-XW40Q1TDSHZTLLSGI44E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery Walkway to our room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404774255669-A89IFL5EWWANKA0XOKRZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery Cooling off in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404775578351-F79R1KKPUV1V115CYJIH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery Iglesia Católica y Volcán Arenal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404777318985-DXE478KLG8TC7PAGAIVK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery View from Delicatessen of the hotel next door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404774879499-4FFPDJS69PQZQ0U9D0V1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery Very colorful villas at another hotel down the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404775095110-BXUIOX0XTOF5BDE7S4R4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Change of Scenery We probably saw more cows than people on the walk into town. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/3/limoncello-at-last monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404500419984-76P52B0A3FLE8X3LFJDO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! The trees are huge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404448474498-MBCQRZN26MSQSVG2T6YQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! A cathedral in central San Jose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404477574474-NSQN99ZI2EP2R0C5H72M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! Inside the cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404477743969-GG8T2WFCUVLWX2LHR163/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! Near the courthouse and decked out in full-on backpacking gear. So far the nicest areas we have seen are located around government buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404477973225-H0AIF83UATG0HEAOFVAL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! Museo de Arte Costrricense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404477869901-6FQVXOGJ36JU4WQ4LCS1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Limoncello at Last! Government offices in the center of town (and Alex's shoulder). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404499795439-8XM06VAIJ20VVZ0Z1E49/P1000394_edited.jpg Home - Limoncello at Last! "Rainbow trees" according to Sarah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404446880645-TXNUI4Z75APAUICTCG6S/limoncello.jpg Home - Limoncello at Last! I am wearing the nicest outfit I packed so expect to see it multiple times. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/2/southbound monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404358988288-SFZK6K83FP8I2IEEX8L1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southbound $2 beers were also a big win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404356652259-8R6CMR39K0NCK1BW0IFO/2014-07-02+05.25.55-2.jpg Home - Southbound One bag each, ready to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404357763649-N6FZE3SRZWE35KBC69DU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southbound View from one of the pedestrian streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404356696141-4ZBBPM82CFDBCDVRU4ZX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southbound We almost always fly out of LaGuardia or JFK; we forgot there is a pretty cool view of the city from Newark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404357368523-NTM0UFJ1YZNVJ6WQ2ZS1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southbound Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404357614204-DKMEDSA7ITRNC6THAMAI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Southbound Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (from the inside). http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/7/1/theendoftheend monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404266483407-APEXN1WVGZ1SJCO1D6NR/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" Everything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404265102620-CZK1182D9ABCFGN2T6FV/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" Cioppino at Dave's Grill - Sarah's favorite meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404265186071-L6YG0ORA9KOCIFCS3W9X/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" Sunset at The Crow's Nest. The view is incredible but the gnats are not - bring bugspray! We got these Montauk t-shirts at Local Knit and are packing them for the trip. We figured it would be a good reminder of our friends and family when we're far from them along the way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404265716828-XES6Y8PK4Q3OIGGS7OUU/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" The Mall, Central Park. One of Alex's favorite spots in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404266421719-KD8UPWHAWKBHNFPP3WBK/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" Alex's clothing (& our travel documents). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404266312375-J0I6U2B6OU1U1YAEBVQF/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" Sarah's clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404265616181-ICDRSA3IC3VNEDC0SYF5/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" The Great Lawn, Central Park. We will miss this view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1404267831117-W4VYRK2PLJTTK53UCYEH/image-asset.jpeg Home - The End of "The End" NOT the cute shoes. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/26/fishing-etc monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403816104197-WE6CKFJ8PUU51GUVSZP1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fishing, etc. This picture doesn't do it justice but there were about a dozen seagulls that followed us the whole time, hoping some spare bait would fall overboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403817458588-KKL0HUHJ356O47ZGN4NW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fishing, etc. All our weather apps say a storm is coming later this afternoon...they might be right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403818129745-XQVM5KFSBTRJLK15ZNAN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fishing, etc. The classic my-toes-are-freezing-already-but-I-think-I-still-want-to-get-in debate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403816212493-KTFTYBGST0KQTZQ7GISM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fishing, etc. Looking back at Montauk Point Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403817080138-8PYBCLHWVK1J70KN9KL2/2014-06-25+19.21.43.jpg Home - Fishing, etc. Surf Lodge selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403817139688-3VDZESY3AEOEIHQ1T4O7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Fishing, etc. Hard to beat this view. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/25/honeymoon-kickoff monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403724454806-KWPXFRQ9RITIYCG1YKFO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff Sailboats at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403725782981-5CJLO0IJCON7QEUJV1Y8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff Enjoying our wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403725717339-MCNASU4HD88R5YXUY0UJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff Meze platter and wine at Wolffer Estate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403724073756-37KCXKBMLLQSHQ7WNEI1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff Overlook on the way to the lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403724967637-XKKIIWTJ7QS5M97ILT6S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff View in Sag Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403724553021-KR73ON8NEAXN87LBA06P/2014-06-23+20.20.07.jpg Home - Honeymoon Kickoff Sunset at Navy Beach. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/23/married-in-montauk monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403549962774-GXAT4NP04E3L9O874Y3K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Married in Montauk We said yes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403551078280-HO4VZ5Z5SP2T5IZE058K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Married in Montauk View from the bridal suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403550097459-PVYTSDRJRLC93F0VO2HX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Married in Montauk Glass successfully broken, time for a kiss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403550243384-FYN5ISE8NO7B6Y7HT9XI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Married in Montauk Rehearsal dinner. 80s wedding headband courtesy of Sarah's cousin Cozy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403551163273-75ZZ585VJM7B8CBUDZYO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Married in Montauk The Tulane crew. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/23/almost-go-time monthly 0.5 2014-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403547930571-NU6WWSGV7V6GQH736H7W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Go Time Sarah's view from Gurney's Spa for a manicure / pedicure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403547559675-985TMPUHBWYYJCEBJYEB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Go Time Sarah's favorite: New Orleans Iced Coffee from Coffee Tauk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403547693422-6AZF3U0KHKVX1BG7U95Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Go Time Lunch from Goldberg's Bagels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403548317955-VXX2T115NDZIQ2K2OJ39/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Go Time Patio at Montauk Manor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403548242479-16FLIUD07UPE5GFY6V1E/image-asset.jpeg Home - Almost Go Time Sunset view from Montauk Manor. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/17/harvest monthly 0.5 2014-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403055061544-P8OF7SDTB3ZP10KOV43V/image-asset.jpeg Home - Harvest Patio view even in the foggy evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403055303414-XLRS7L4RICNFT5JBON2I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Harvest View from the dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403055442396-LXTTT7G0KPHTMRA50WH8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Harvest Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, bacon and jalapeno and Farfalle with sausage, peas and parmesan. http://www.fosteradventure.com/home/2014/6/17/move-to-montauk monthly 0.5 2014-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403054820866-YL9CK4OB7GG2VLTAUPL6/image-asset.jpeg Home - Move to Montauk Boats on Lake Montauk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403051528515-G87QJB3N0PDFYSOEK9VE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Move to Montauk Our rental house for two weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403053185169-NOIKI5YOVB8XQKH7WSA3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Move to Montauk Somewhere between Bridgehampton and East Hampton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403053428147-EUCW6PS2SGBFS4MZOQ2D/image-asset.jpeg Home - Move to Montauk On our walk to The Hideaway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403056459398-8XE039IZWWEZUM0L82TF/image-asset.png Home - Move to Montauk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403053260994-9ZCTU4PTXJDJJ7SD1FTJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Move to Montauk Alex's view of the garage from a nearby deli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/537377c4e4b0a4617ea51e1d/1403052121961-NTSS3AYI6VQABN1WAMA9/image-asset.jpeg Home - 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