Hyatt Regency - Princeton

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Stay at Sol Duc hot Springs Resort where you'll find three spring-fed soaking pools that hold steady at 99, 101, and 104 degrees

Day 2:
Drive the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway Loop (past Forks) which connects with Upper Hoh Road. This scenic road will take you to Mount Olympus's blue Glacier.
Stay at Lake Quinault ...

I pulled this itinerary from Shape magazine's April 2009 edition. I was immediately drawn the the picture of mountains and pine trees - seems like it could be a fun weekend away.

Friday:
From the hotel - walk to Quayside Marina and take the $4 ferry to Granville Island.
Go to Granville Island Public Market
Take the Passenger Ferry ($3) across the inlet to ...

... are no bears around, but we looked anyway.
Behind trees, bushes and on the side of the trail.
For a second we thought we saw a huge grizzly bear...but no...it was a squirrel - a common mistake we understand.

At the end of the trail, after we scared away all the bears which we never saw - we played at the playground until the park closed.

... lots of possibilities for travel and activities, biggest problem would be trying to choose which classes to take, a good thing is the possibility of graduating early, other negatives are the forced grade curve and exams after break; score is 4 out of 5 Finances: $49k a year, but lots of aid grants available, yet ...

... to dinner at the home of our host, all 30 something of us. Now how will that work? Turns out, our host(ess) is the wife of the Dean of Graduate Studies here at Princeton, and their home just happens to be part of the historic sites here on campus. Wyman House is across campus from the dorm, so it is about a 15 minute walk. Along the way, we travel around a golf course and catch site of a ...

... too bad. We settled on a mid-sized sedan, big enough to fit all four (my parents would rent another car), but not too big since Israel has the third highest gas prices in the world. We called up Continental, gave our frequent flyer number and promptly got transferred to Avis. The lady on the other side was nice, but as informative as I was - from what she was saying I had the feeling that she was reading the ...

... for newly-arrived guests on the isle of Manhattan: never forget your street/subway map. After 30 minutes of walking, we let our egos take a hit and asked for help from a neighborhood hot-dog vendor. Once we hopped on the train two blocks away, we were in the Village in no time for an afternoon of pizza (sharing a meal for $5.50...cheap indeed), shopping (not so cheap), and visiting the New School (where Dustin has been accepted to grad school)! Monday ...

... in the life that lies ahead of that. (Keeping my fingers crossed;) The only 'big' downer was that I wasn't too thrilled about Sumeet having made his way all the way to the United States for his medical examinations and still not having achieved what he came here for. But there was the sunrise 'over' cloudbase (from the airplane) to help matters.

(7-17-05)Just got back from Bermuda. One thing I never want to hear again is the words Rum Swizzle! Other than that, Bermuda was spectacular in every way. Good news right off the bat, Heather managed to get us all upgraded to Suites! It was soooooo nice. We were on the 9th deck, one down from the Penthouses! As I write this, I am a little sad to be back from the cruise. It was so much fun! But glad to be in New York if I can't be ...

... world was the wrong side up and how we should turn the world UP..... SIDE...... down. I haven't been to church in a long while but i thought they were 'avin' a larf when they sent the collection bowl around twice within 2 minutes. Do one will ya. We caught a bus to the north end of Central Park for a long stroll from north to south, stopping only for pics at Shakespeare Garden, Belvedere Castle and Strawberry Field, the memorial to John Lennon where people gently lay flowers ...