Experience Albania: Travel, Pictures, History, Culture

Travel is such a great word. And it’s nice to know we all travel every single day, in various forms and for various reasons.
Here are some deviations from the word “travel” (I have put a * by my favorite ones) and a handful of photos to illustrate its asthetic appeal.
(Interlaken, Switzerland)

adventure, carry, cover, cover [...]

Here I am at another Dunn Bros Coffee shop - I wanted to do some reading and writing, but first I must share some wisdom. It comes from seven paintings that hang in front of me this very minute.
All look to be from the same artist. Very colorful and bright, each has a [...]

A little insight into what fills my days …
I’m making progress and sifting through an inevitable pile of stuff which has taken shape in my room. There’s a fine line I’m trying to find.

Not too little, as I don’t want to regret not bringing something …

But not too much, as I would like to [...]

I’ve eaten so many amazing meals cooked by Brian - I don’t quite understand that this one was my last for quite a while!
But what a way to go … stir-fried vegetables and shrimp in a Thai peanut sauce, plus cream cheese puffs and egg rolls. I encourage anyone to encourage Brian to make [...]

Starting Sunday evening, close to 8 inches of icy, heavy snow fell in and around the Twin Cities. Don’t you just love March?!
Our mailbox serving as a snow gauge as of Monday afternoon:

An iced chai tea latte in Dunn Bros Coffee after running errands in Uptown:

A few views and sights around Lake of [...]

She’s a natural - effortlessly cute and only getting cuter, little Gracy Jane is one of many awesome things about the Brinkman family. While my photos are a bit lopsided with Gracy, yesterday’s get together/dinner included Nancy and Jeff, Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Vern, Heidi and Dan, Ben, Tony, Aly, & Tom.
Ben with Aly, [...]

After meeting up with Jaimi and Ken, Ben and I got together with Jon, Jessie, Adam, and Lori. We got an itch to be hipsters and nothing was stopping us from heading to NE, the new Uptown. And so it goes that we ventured to The Sample Room:
Jessie and Jon

Lori and Adam

Me and [...]

Ben and I met up with his sister, Jaimi and her boyfriend, Ken at The King and I - a Thai restaurant in Minneapolis. They are such a great couple to hang out with. Ben and I have always wished we lived closer to them and look forward to spending more time with [...]

As promised, Friday night’s fondue fest was well documented.
Follow along and you will learn about the shinanigans we got ourselves into!
It began with a small gathering at Barb and Dave’s …

And progressed to a wonderfully orchestrated fondue fest at Aaron and Jamie’s:

We had three courses … bread, apples, and celery with cheese; chicken, beef, [...]

Our plans were to meet at The Newsroom around noon. But I made it downtown a little earlier than expected, giving me time to stop in at his office so we could walk the walk together.
For those of you wondering, Ben’s O2 supply is just great at his desk.

This tree was at least a [...]