Hotel Garden Express Saltillo

... t I be? I quit my job, threw whatever I could in my backpack, bought a plane ticket to a strange land, and decided to loose myself there for the next five weeks....genius. Ok well I still have a ton of stuff to do before tomorrow. I will update soon. Till next time...

My kids just love the Balboa Park. December Nights in Balboa Park is one annual family event we try to enjoy every year. So this time we are going to San Diego to check out the festivities in Balboa Park on December 4th and 5th. Balboa Park is delightfully lit up with sparkling lights. The best part is a chance to savor lip smacking delicacies from different countries ranging from ...

... scary as anything at Disneyland or Knottsberry Farm - geared for a much younger crowd.

Anyway am just going to post pics and videos and that's it, then to bed!
We fly out tomorrow evening...sad to be leaving but will be great to be in our own beds again.

Goodbye USA, until we meet again.

The Alvrez Family

... Far Side of the World, the Californian, the Steam Ferry Berkeley, the Steam Yacht Medea, a B-39 Soviet submarine and the USS Dolphin submarine, which they claim is the deepest diving submarine ever.

After exploring the ships we drove to the Seaport Village. The Seaport Village is a favorite childhood memory of mine. We came with our parents when I was about 6 and Logan age 4, I ...

... odd," not threatening, menacing, or dangerous. Neil said this evening that he would like to think that they are just normal people with normal jobs living in normal houses. But he's really not convinced; neither of us is. Dominating the news over here is the record number of tornadoes that have occurred so far this year, and in particular over this weekend. Just to put everyone's mind at rest, we're several states and hundreds of miles away from them and ...

... at Union Station and then had to sit in a cold compartment on the aisle with no blanket. I did have a nice meal though which took up two hours. The train journey took around 13 hours in total but at least over night it saved accomodation money, although I didn't get to see the sights. Never mind. Tuesday 1st April 2008 I arrived at Flagstaff station at 5am, having had little sleep and had to wait in the station till 7am when the hostel opened. I walked to the hostel ...

... first 60 days that Medicare would cover. As a result of this, we have procured a separate health insurance policy which provides emergency coverage, some limited basic coverage, and most importantly - evacuation insurance. The evacuation insurance covers from the site of a potential accident to the nearest qualified hospital and subsequent evacuation home. Expensive, but you should not leave home without ...

... to explore the harbor. We had a nice sunset walk along the waterfront on Harbor Drive, where beautiful ships anchor. The most famous is the "Star of India", the oldest active sailing ship in the world and the pride of San Diego. The Coronado Ferry and harbor cruises also depart from here. It really is a beautiful walk with amazing views. There seem to be endless ...

On our way out of town, we stopped by the vet's office to get Riley looked at. She's feeling better but her glued incision is slightly open from licking, so she got some more glue. It was a little more than 6 hour drive west to San Diego and the boys homeschooled while Chris drove. We saw amazing mountains made of large rocks just piled on top of each other. We gradually witnessed the dry brown desert transition to green trees ...

... the guy was only sixty something years old, how many stories could he have? Well, this is dragging I know. I'll just say that I got suckered into the Holiday Inn, and somehow agreed to share a room. I was pretty sure he wasn't going to put something in my drink or try to crawl into bed with me. I paid $30 for my half of the room. I was getting a free ride to Mexico I told myself. Not a problem. I'll fast-forward and say that he for some odd reason ...