Please share our life in 2009 through some of our photos |
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Karen and Amy went to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. |
Paul is still skiing at Northstar-at-Tahoe in the California Sierra |
Paul attended a mini-reunion of his Tustin, California, High School class
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In April/May we took a 35-day cruise from Hong Kong to Athens, including a stretch in the Gulf of Aden -- pirate country! |
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Hong Kong |
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam |
Under a Frankincense Tree in Oman |
Pensive monkey in Thailand |
Taj Mahal Hotel & Gateway to India, Mumbai, India |
Petra in Jordan was astonishing |
Donkeys in Jordan - cheaper than camels! |
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Our delightful final evening in Athens |
Paul's hometown of Dell Rapids, South Dakota |
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From the air . . . |
On Main Street . . . |
In the corn field . . . |
We twice visited Amy in Washington, DC, with a side trip to New York City |
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In DC, we had a meaningful moment with Stephen Colbert at the American History Museum |
In NYC, we attended a taping of David Letterman's Late Show and three Broadway Shows |
View from Amy's condo |
We enjoyed time at Pine Mountain Lake, near Groveland, California |
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Our cabin & boat dock |
![]() Pokey II, The Boat |
in the July 4 Boat Parade! |
More Reunions! |
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We attended Paul's 45-year class reunion at Stanford Law School |
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![]() Paul attended a mini-reunion of his Dell Rapids, SD, grade & high school class |
Football season! |
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DakotaDome at the University of South Dakota |
Stanford vs. Notre Dame |
Karen, Amy & Erik at the Stanford vs. University of California "Big Game" |
Kitty Cat Corner. . . Phantom, Pokey VI & Mrs. Norris |
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Pokey VI: I really don’t see how Santa can do this! |
Phantom: Bring on the presents! |
Mrs. Norris: That hummingbird is dead meat! |
Paul & Karen Van Buren Los Altos, CA 94024 |
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