Spain
Mindy and I didn't take any photos of us together (nor Mindy alone) on our short trip to Madrid.
Madrid
 Egyptian Temple |  At a modern art exhibit |
Toledo
 Toledo is an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. The capital of the region, it’s known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian monuments in its walled old city. |  |
 On our way up to the monastery |  Santa Cruz del Valley de los Caidos, or the Valley of the Fallen, built by Franco for those who died in the Spanish Civil War, and as his final resting place. |
Lewes and Cape May
 |  Susan (to the left) and me waiting for our ferry from Lewes, Delaware to Cape May, New Jersey |
Lewes, Delaware
 The wharf |  Cleaning fish |
Aboard the ferry from Lewes to Cape May
Cape May, New Jersey
Reading and watching the lifeguards at the beach
Las Vegas, Nevada
College Board Advanced Placement Conference
My father and I took a trip to Las Vegas where my mom, who had died a little more than a year before our trip, and my dad used to love to go to gamble and eat. We are at Rosemary's Restaurant, out of the downtown area.
 Dad likes to play poker; I liked getting free drinks. |  The Venetian Hotel |
We took a tour to the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon West after the conference.
The Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon West, Arizona
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Portugal
"Sunny Portugal" with Collette Tours
Our Collette group of travelers on our "Sunny Portugal" trip with our tour director to the right.
Estoril
 The tunnel to the beach |  Lunch at a local restaurant -- mussels |
Cascais
A view of the city from Estoril
 Statue of D Pedro IV, former King of Portugal |  At the beach |
Sintra
 Sintra is a charming Portuguese town situated within the cooling hills of the Serra de Sintra. |  On the streets of Sintra |
Mafra
Mafra Monastery
Obidos
Young children on an outing
The Rooster of Barcelos (Portuguese, "Galo de Barcelos") is one of the most common symbols of Portugal.
Nazare
A view of Nazare from the cliff of Nazare-Sitio
 A street scene |  Drying fish |
Batalha
The monastery at Batalha
Fatima
 Fatima, a pilgrimage site where an angel came to three children |  Two of the children of Fatima, both died young of the plague. |
Alvor
 The village of Alvor in the Algarve region of Portugal |  Iconic Portuguese fishing boats |
Cape of St. Vincent
The southernmost point of Portugal
Sagres
The original compass at the Fortess at Sagres
Lagos
The caves of Lagos
Evora
Temple of Diana
Lisbon
 A view of St. Jerome's Monastery in the rain from the bus |  Prince Henry the Navigator on the Monument of Discoveries |
Belem Tower
San Francisco, California
IB Heads of School Conference
My colleague and travel buddy, Linda Cable
 On the Embarcado |  A statue of Indira Gandhi at the Port of San Francisco |
Sonoma
 Cline Cellars  Napa Valley |  Artisan Winery  Stomping the grapes at Viansa Winery |
Miami, Florida
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Training
I take advantage of business travel by arriving a couple of days early or staying a day or two after.
 A South Beach boutique |  A sculpture on South Beach |
