Happy New Year 2012

The view from my table New Year's Day on the sidewalk at the Market Common Clarendon, Arlington, Virginia. The Apple Store is open as is Barnes & Noble.

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I remember making posters on a line printer, a long time ago. A bit of fun at picascii.

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Lunch hour

Searching for inspiring photo opportunities in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

Arlington - The view from my window

After two years in France I moved back to the States. I'm living in Arlington Virginia.

Travels to and living in France

My first trip to France was for nine days in September 2000. After many years of travels in France I moved there. I lived in La Rochelle from July 2009 to December 2010 and Paris from February 2011 to June 2011. Here's a map of all the places I've visited. Click here for a list of the names.

The last hurrah

The dilemma: how to see the best of Croatia with not a lot of time available before I leave Paris and return to the States. Turns out flying from Paris to Dubrovnik is kind of complicated. The solution - take a cruise out of Venice.

Here's the itinerary starting tomorrow for the next seven days: Dubrovnik Croatia, Athens Greece, Izmir Turkey, Split Croatia, and return to Venice. There's a couple of days at sea.

A stroll through Paris

Today's pics at Flickr. Have a look!