Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Washington Trip

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

As you can tell – I am catching up on some posting I have neglected to do…been a bit ‘flojo’ on the blogging front.

Anyhow – over the summer I had a surprise trip to Washington State with my dad. Truth is, my grandmother died and so I went up to help my dad with some things.

We had the opportunity to spread her ashes at various locations she loved, and we took the opportunity to visit my grandfather in Anacortes, WA and also visit the San Juan Islands and Mount Rainier as well – it was a whirlwind trip – emotional, a lot of time in the car, but also a fun and memorable one.

Here are some pics of the trip on flickr – as usual I have a backlog of photos I am processing so more are on their way:

Mount Baker - North Cascades - view from San Juan Islands   whatta view

Pinecone - Mount Rainier Old Growth Forest   San Juan Beauty

10th Anniversary Trip to Italy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

My wife and I were able to steal away to Italy recently for our 10th anniversary. What an excellent adventure!

We spent time in time in Rome, Venice, and Florence. We loved all 3 areas…and definitely need to return to spend more time there!

As expected, I took over 1000 photos…and slowly am working through them in Photoshop to touch them up and post them online.

You can see the ones I have process in my flickr set here: http://flickr.com/photos/jtref/sets/72157603401129291/

I am also posting some of my favorites here:

Rialto Bridge and Gondoliers - Venice, Italy   Fontana di Trevi - Rome, Italy

Ponte Vecchio - Florence, Italy   Gondola Ride

Gondola Parking Only   View from the Duomo - Florence, Italy