Executive Summary - Amsterdam & The Netherlands Saw: Anne Frank Huis, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Red Light District (in completely tame fashion, disappointingly), windmills, cheese, Bloememarkt (flower market), canals, coffeshops, "coffeeshops" Did: Day trip to Alkmaar and Edam, tour of Red Light District, wandered around the city, purchased knitting supplies on a whim Ate/Drank: cheese, frites & mayo, kroketten (croquettes), haring (herri...

Executive Summary - Side Trip to Boston and Wellesley College 10th Reunion Saw: The manifestation of The Big Dig, Charles River and Mass Ave, Cambridge and Central Square, South Station, 'the Vil' - 10 years later, Wellesley's new Lulu Chow Wang campus centre (hereafter known as The Wang), Madeleine Albright '59 speak, several dear friends (some long lost!) Did: Got carded by a waitress when ordering alcohol (whaaaaa??), lost my mobile phone, walked...

The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... is in Boston for the first time in 10 years and it's freaking me out! (12/6/09) had forgotten how good Wellesley breakfast was! But, seriously, class of '99 needs to get the drinking boots on because last night's effort was pathetic. (13/6/09)

London Wrap Up *Includes Russian Visa Drama part III I flew direct from Santorini to London in order to arrange a few things, see some friends, and catch my flight to Boston for my 10th college reunion in June. Because I had been to London before, I didn't feel an overwhelming need to see the touristy things - though I probably could have done with a bit more than what I did see, and the (lack of) photos are evidence of that. In the evening after arriving at my...

Executive Summary - London & Wales Saw: South Kensington, Chelsea & Hyde Park, Wales, English gardens, printed Welsh, the interior of the Kensington High Street Whole Foods store, Mongolian embassy, Russian visa office, St Peter's Cathedral, Tate Modern Gallery, Tower of London in the distance, Oxford Street and most importantly: Sarah, Steve, Jen, Christine, Sal, Sue, Bridget, Hamish Did: Drove over the bridge to Wales, went for a long walk in Cardiff,...