Lessons learned in Steinthal this week:1. Frogs and toads can make great houseguests, but should be limited to the appropriate sites. Computer monitors and glass jars are ok. But not the bath. Sophia was able to take her toad in...
Read MoreWhile the Chinese cuisine did not encourage any gastronomic gorges from the Peterson clan, we did enjoy these visual gorges. While the cliffs are currently dramatic, it is strange to think that they will be quite different in a...
Read MoreLast weekend we took Take Five up to Escanaba, Michigan with the Christensens. We had great weather for the trip up and back. Emily and Luke helped bring Take Five back to Sheboygan where it will stay in preparation for a trip...
Read MoreAfter a very hot and humid vacation up to this point, we were happy to jump on board the Victoria Queen for a cruise down the Yangtze River from Chongquing to Fengdu. This was a three day cruise with several stops along the way...
Read MoreThe incident took place on the Cháng Ān Dà Jiē (长安大街), or “Great Avenue of Chang’an” just a minute away from Tiananmen, which leads into the Forbidden City, Beijing, on June 5, 1989, the day after the Chinese...
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