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Japan
Japan 2025, day 1
Ignore the sixth man in the background!
United States, Los Angeles
LA Weekend 2022, day 2
Brunch on Sunset! Met a lovely chatty lady at a neighboring table who bought us a drink. Profession of said lady is up in the air.
United States, Los Angeles
LA Weekend 2022, day 1
Vegetarian ramen with extra shrooms!
Finland, Helsinki
Northern Europe 2019, day 14: Helsinki
We are at the airport now in the Finnair lounge. Our flight leaves at 7:45 am, and we have several connections to make.
Estonia, Tallinn
Northern Europe 2019, day 13: Tallinn
Friday the 16th: We took a ferry to Helsinki for the final city of our trip. The ride was fairly short—just about 2.5 hours. It was quite a madhouse getting on board; lots of people trying to get on a
Estonia, Tallinn
Northern Europe 2019, day 12: Tallinn
Thursday morning—back to Kompressor for breakfast. It was even busier than the day before; we were lucky to get a table. Anna had the strawberry jam pancakes, I had blueberry and quark, and Casey had
Estonia, Tallinn
Northern Europe 2019, day 11: Tallinn
We made it to Estonia! Our ferry got in around 10:00am on Wednesday, so we had a few hours to kill before our flat was ready.
Sweden, Stockholm
Northern Europe 2019, day 10: Stockholm
Tuesday, August 13th: We headed back to Stockholm to catch our overnight ferry to Estonia. Anna’s waiting patiently while we “get organized” at Stockholm Central.
Sweden, Uppsala
Northern Europe 2019, day 9: Uppsala
The next day we laced up our walking shoes and headed out for some sight seeing. Like many college towns, this one has its share of bikes.
Sweden, Uppsala
Northern Europe 2019, day 8: Uppsala
On Sunday we took the train to Uppsala, which is about 30 minutes (by train) north of Stockholm. It’s a city that’s been described as the Oxford of Sweden; there’s a university, cathedral, and lots of
Sweden, Stockholm
Northern Europe 2019, day 7: Stockholm
We had lunch at the vegetarian restaurant in the museum. This is carrot “pasta” with hazelnuts and brown butter. It was surprisingly filling.
Sweden, Stockholm
Northern Europe 2019, day 6: Stockholm (evening)
Next stop: Sandhamn, where the “jet set” vacation (at least, according to the boat’s tour guide). I didn’t know this, but there’s a series of books set in Sandhamn called The Sandhamn Murders. I’ll ha