After 383 days and a couple of dozen cuisines, we had filled our passports and cleaned our plates. It was time to head home to Seattle.
Burp!
Our year touring the world was delightful. The places we visited were fascinating, of course. But it was the people we visited or who visited us that made the year extraordinarily enjoyable. Thank you all for your gracious hospitality and warm friendship!
News & Notes
Following the excitement of the Falling Gargoyle in Barcelona, we said adios to that lovely city, and headed to "The City of Light" to celebrate Bastille Day.
But the real reason to visit Paris is to see our friends . In addition to "storming" the Bastille Day celebration, the four of us had a great time touring, eating and chatting. We hope to click together a page on the visit shortly.
Fountain of the Observatory, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Dave's poem "Hexagon: On Truth," published in Best American Poetry 2008, has been the subject of discussion at Slate.com. The poem, which is reproduced there, draws parallels between bees and a robot polishing a mirror for an astronomical observatory. Check out Slate and enter the Fray!
Dan and Tomoko, in serious need of R & R, headed for Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Dave asked for the sabbatical summary numbers: 39 museums, 17 flights, 11 countries, 10 hotel rooms, 8 cargo ports, 7 produce markets, 5 furnished apartments, 3 arches of triumph and 1 library card.
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