Summer 2009

Here are a few photos from recent travels and a little of what we've been up to this summer on the road:

Anchorage, Alaska - taking a break from the Vegas heat by the glacier:



Cute homes in Seward, AK:


Geneva, Switzerland - the big fountain in the middle of the lake:
Beautiful city, but extremely expensive!





In July, the company rented out L.A. restaurant, Xiomara for the summer party this year - fabulous mojitos, Cuban food and lots of dancing. There was a woman rolling the cigars by hand!






Narita, Japan where we found a sushi restaurant that has been around since 1934. The Sushi Man showed us exactly how to eat our sushi properly. He told us not to use chopsticks with our sashimi! You take the sashimi, turn it over with your fingers to dip the fish in a little bit of soy sauce (not the rice) and eat it all in one bite! He told us that It's important to eat it all in one bite because the filet of fish is marbled with fat, and better to eat it all at once to get the most intense flavor of the fish. We tried Salmon, Tuna, Eel, Mackerel, Scallops. The salmon was my favorite. He seared the outside with a blowtorch - the whole thing was TASTY!







Scottsdale, Arizona during a 4 day layover - Eric enjoying the water slide. Our hotel had a lazy river! Great for the 113 degree heat. Pretty view of the golf course from our room.







One of my favorite (but short!) trips of the summer was going to - Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We enjoyed an evening eating lobster and clam bellies on the water during one of those East Coast sunsets that I miss so much.