WHERE AM I? --Travel Game

oho, that's Phil?

dag, I have a friend at Harvard doing Alzheimer research.
She knows a lot of people at MIT - should I call her to find
Phil?

http://philip.greenspun.com/

I think he looks a little dorky sitting on the love seat with that dog.

good bod though

I think you're right Piffka. He wouldn't be someone
I'm attracted to either. The dog is nice though

Heheh... Hi Clary. I'll have to look again.

Korea?

Stealing milk from the baby? Pretty funny.

Oh that's such a funny picture row. What a cute dog.

Not Korea!

I'm afraid we're heading down to the beach for a while....


One tip though: it is a chinese garden but not in China.

Ahhh. The beach! Have fun...



I'll be back later to see if someone else has figured out where to find a Chinese garden that is not in China, Japan or Korea.

I've been to one in Ireland... but I don't think it's that.

I'm back!

No Clary, it's not Ireland.

I was hoping this one was discovered. So many tough locations today -- my brain is sore.

What about Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore? Are you counting those when you say, not in China?

I hope the beach was good. We've just come back from a walk in the 1000-acre woods.... talked about dinner for the last 1/2 mile. I'll be breaking off again in a few minutes when the Teriyaki take-out arrives.

Singapore it is Piffka. The chinese Garden in Singapore.

Yes Piffka - the beach was great. I always come back like
a new person. The water is so soothing. After that we
walked up hill to our mountain top which is back and forth
around 4 miles.

Hehe, we had chinese take-out yesterday. Today it is a
healthy choice of salad and chicken.

Singapore is it? Cool.

Did you swim at the beach (oh to live in a warm climate) or do you mean the sound & smell of the ocean is soothing? I have a beach walk that is wonderful... under the Narrows Bridge, but the guys don't like to walk there because you have to walk at a tilt both ways.

I'm impressed that your up-the-hill walk is four miles. That seems like a lot for your daughter -- you are teaching her well. How long does it take? We walked about three miles, but the hills are mild (we went the "easy" way today).

The teriyaki came with double vegies to replace the rice so it's a little healthier.

No Piffka, the water is still too cold. I just like the sound of
the waves, how the sun rays dance on the water, it is so soothing and now there are hardly any tourists here - pure bliss.

2 miles uphill, 2 miles back. Actually it is my daughter who
pushes me to go up. This gives her quality time with Mom
and she talks and talks and talks all the way.......
We have a definite career in broadcasting here

Bon Appètit Piffka

Thank you <burp> Now I'm waiting for Sideways to show up.


I wondered if San Diego waters would be warm enough. It sounds wonderful even if can't swim, I love the beach, too.

This is my beach -- all of the beach on the far side in this image... we can walk a long way in either direction... farther than you can see, but we have to watch for the tides which cut off access. Some people have had to wade around rocks & trees... and this water is very, very cold for doing that.

That looks absolutely breathtaking Piffka and so much
greenery in the background. One of these days I'll make
it to Washington as well. Everyone who's been there, is
smitten with the state.

Washington has its moments. A surprising number of people come here and decide this is home for them. Come up... I'll give you a tour & show you all the good spots.

If I ever do, I sure would like that Piffka The chance
that you're back in San Diego before that is probably greater.

You've been to San Diego, so you know the scenery here.....

I'm a good tour guide.

I'm not likely to be going to San Diego either. That trip was a fluke. Usually when we head south, we'll go to Arizona, where Mr.P's parents retired or Sonora, where my parents retired. Although all four are now "late" we still go to the same places.

All Iremember from S.D. -- we flew in at the (cute) airport and took a taxi over to that island. The zoo was hot & on hills. We did rent a convertible one day and drove north up the coast as far as Scripps. Let's see... I enjoyed seeing all the palm trees and the Hispanic architecture. The hillsides & beaches were very nice. I'm not a huge fan of suburbia though and it seemed like there was a lot of it. Cul-de-sacs... I know they must be good for something.

Yes, they built huge suburbian communities
here, and I don't like to see these "modern ghettos" either.
Unfortunately, real estate is extremely expensive in San Diego and many families only can afford a house in suburbia.
The demand is still incredible for these type of housings.

I'm glad to live on the coast and close to the city. I rather
have a small house in a great place than a huge house in
suburbia.

Even Arizona (I lived for a short while in Scottsdale) has
these huge surburbian communities.

<nodding>

The Phoenix area was a lot nicer twenty years ago. Every time I go back I am sad to see how things have changed. There used to be ranches along Bell and farms all the way up Pima. You could stop and buy bags of oranges, peppers, tomatoes... great stuff. Now... eeyikes it is like a miracle mile as far as the eye can see.

Cave Creek & Carefree still have some of the same places (The Horny Toad, that dusty second-hand store, the Mex. restaurant with the duck pond). I can pretty much ignore all the new housing. I like being in the desert... Ft. McDowell park was a favorite at sunset, watching the fountain at Fountain Hills and riding horses at the Rio Verde Ranch in the early morning. That's what I loved.

A small house in a great place is definitely better.

Well, we didn't get Sideways -- none left. I'm going to go fall asleep.