Christmas of 2016, weather is cool and calm, sun shines through thin clouds. Surrounding hills and mountains are covered with snow – why not to go out and explore some nearby trails?
The Nutcracker 2016
We went to see The Nutcracker ballet performance that was presented by New Vision Dance Center – studio where our kids take classes. As it was in the last several years, first was audition in September then weekly practices and…
Mancation 2016
It became a tradition when men are gather and go to the desert. And November became our traditional time to go. Late fall conditions are the reason why there is a very short list of places that are possible to visit.…
Beaverton Parade 2016
First performance in the school year The application in my phone can show what GoPro sees, but only until I press the capture button. After that it shows a black screen, so I have to guess where the camera was pointed.…
First Day Of School 2016
Last couple weeks of our big vacation went by pretty fast, soon me and Andrey went back to work, and it is now the time for the kids to go back to school. In the last couple of years I…
Sabbatical 2016. Legoland
Part 46 here Back in April, while I was busy with moving our blog to the different platform I found pictures from our last Legoland trip in 2013. I was staring at them when kids entered the room and caught…
Sabbatical 2016. The Winchester Mystery House
Part 45 here We weren’t going to visit that place. In fact, we even didn’t know about its existence. But after breakfast, while walking by the tourist attractions booth in the hotel – you know, almost everywhere you can find…
Sabbatical 2016. Bodie
Part 45 here Today’s other destination is Bodie – a ghost town in California. We already made several attempts to visit it during Spring break 2014 and 2015, but the road leading to the town wasn’t reopened from winter yet.…
Sabbatical 2016. Tonopah Mining Park
Part 43 here Behind our hotel there was a Tonopah Mining Park that we were going to check. Silver was found in the area by Jim Butler in May 1900, when, as rumor has it, his mule ran away. Being…
Sabbatical 2016. Mizpah Hotel
Part 42 here In the evening Andrey tried to book a room for the next night in the Tonopah’s Best Western where we’ve stayed during our winter vacation. We liked that place, but today all rooms were booked. And I…