Thursday, December 25, 2003

Christmas in Wegberg: 17-27 December, 2003

Same procedure as last year.
First: a couple of days in Aachen, cooking Tom Ka Gai and Huhn mit Koriander with Andreas, Elke und Ludgar, of course a visit to the Glühweinmarkt, meeting Bernard, Stephan, Michael, Lya, and of course Andreas and Elke. Christina came up from Zurich, so Andrea spend a day with her, while Greg went with Andreas and Elke hiking in the Venn.
Then: holidays in Wegberg with Andreas parents, Claudia, Rene and Matias.
We were back in CA for New Years....sleeping off the jet lag.

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Thanksgiving in Reston: 25-29 November, 2003

We went to Reston to spend Thanksgiving with Greg's Family.
Greg's dad had gotten tickets for the Redskins game on Sunday, so the three of us went to see the game live on/in FedEx Field. The Redskins lost against the Saints in the 4th quarter 24-20. :-(
It was still a great experience.
2nd down on the 35

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Las Vegas: 25-28 September, 2003

On a long weekend in Vegas, we stayed at the Luxor in one of the pyramids with slanted walls.
:-)
Enjoyed exploring all the hotels and casinos, played some nickel-video-poker, woho,....and went to see the "adult Cirque du Soleil show "Zumanity", which was great.
One night we had dinner at an asian-fusion place in the Mandalay Bay, while Billy Idol was playing in the back yard.
inside Luxor

Sunday, August 03, 2003

Andrea in Fiji: 2 - 15 August, 2003

On her way back from Australia, Andrea had a "short" stop-over on Fiji.
She spend some time in Suva auf Viti Levu, in Levuka auf Ovalau, on the tiny Leleuvia and in and around Nadi, Viti Levu.
Unfortunately, the weather wasn't appropriate for a beach vacation, and there isn't that much else to do....
auf Ovalau

Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Andrea in Australia: 17 July - 2 August, 2003

Andrea took a conference in Australia as an excuse to travel a bit.
- July 17: Stopover in Sydney, Australia.
- July 17-23: ICBIC in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia.
- July 24-29: Exploring Far North Queensland by car.
- July 30- August 2: Sightseeing in Sydney.
Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef

Sydney Opera and Harbor Bridge