by eandl | Aug 22, 2013 | Daily life
One week, two shows in two cities – that’s how we celebrate Leandra’s birthday! Aug 12 – The Killers, Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh Outdoor concerts can be an iffy proposition in the south with the potential for hot temps and/or rain. This...
by eandl | Aug 12, 2013 | International Travel, street art
Work was my reason for visiting Toulouse, so my sightseeing was limited to two evenings. Still, I had several hours to wander parts of old town and thoroughly enjoyed the surroundings. On my first night I walked primarily around the north part of old city, starting...
by eandl | Aug 10, 2013 | International Travel, street art
My flight from JFK arrived fairly early in the morning, so after checking in I headed out to join the 11a ‘Alternative Berlin Tour’ since I knew it would highlight some of Berlin’s famous street art. Our guide herded everyone onto a train to Berlin...
by eandl | Aug 9, 2013 | International Travel
Leandra and I visited Berlin over a long weekend here in 2009 so I had seen some of the tourist checklist items, leaving me a bit more freedom to explore a few new places. This time I was in Berlin for a computational biology conference, so my opportunities were a...
by eandl | Aug 8, 2013 | International Travel
I spent the second half of July on a business trip to a conference in Berlin, Germany, and then a lab outside Toulouse, France. Unfortunately for both of us, Leandra couldn’t go, so I was solo on this trip. All of my flights were on oneworld carriers, including...