February 2008, Tokyo, Japan

First trip back to Tokyo in many years. At the business dinner, guess who is the only one not wearing a grey suite? The video arcade, Mitoya has closed and the Kinnikuman rubber erasers we yused to collect are now worth lots of money, but the stuffed manga shops, plastic food, crowded intersections and giant yellow pachinko man bring back memories.

January 2008, On top of Mount Rigi

If you visit Mt. Rigi, sticking your head in the Heidi cutout is required.

Sledding is more fun and more treacherous than you would imagine.

Kevin maturely soaks up the culture at the glass blowing museum...

January 1st 2008, Barcelona, Spain

Kevin and Jess come to visit for New Year! Jump in a car drive through France and Southern Spain to Barcelona! See Traci and Chris there. Awesome city. Churros hot chocolate, the mouth of the Mediterranian. Ask any Barcelonan and they will tell you, Gaudi is the greatest architect EVER!

December 2007, Fribourg Switzerland

Let it be known that Michelle never passes up an oportuinty to sip the Fonk Juice!

Fribourg in December is a cold place.

Just outside of town in a mediocre Swiss castle lies the HR Giger museum. Who would have thunk it?

November 2007, Paris is for Segwayers

Michelle is unclear on how much fun she is about to have but is soon driving circles around the pack. No turtle mode here!

Segways, ferris wheels and the Eifel Tower, all the while Napolean sleeps...

November 2007 Northern Italy = Food and Truffles !

Michelle kindly tkaes photos as Shari, Seanm Maggie and I pose next to delicious Italian treats.

Sean looks like he knows what he is doing at the truffle market...
while I do not.

I was not expecting it, but the food in Northern Italy may have been the best Western food I have ever tasted.