Traveling
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Egypt: Top 25ish
Mom and Phoebe and I went to Egypt in October. It was an unforgettable trip; we learned a lot, had a lot of time to relax, and enjoyed being together. I managed to…
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The Gribbles Go to Iceland!
As many of you know, Dave has been working in Norway quite a bit this year. His project there is winding down, and he was thinking about going back during the Christmas holiday.…
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Saturday, December 18: Vík and Nearby
Our flight left Denver at 4:50 pm on Friday, but we arrived at the Keflavík airport at 6:00 am Iceland time. (It’s a 6-hour flight and a 7-hour time difference.) We had all…
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Sunday, December 19: More Wet Things
Of course it was dark when we got up on Sunday morning, and we ate our breakfast at our scheduled time, 8 am, in the brightly lit dining room at the hotel, with…
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Monday, December 20: A Day in Reykjavík
On Monday, I started the day with a run from the apartment through town. It was handy to be able to see Hallgrimskirkja almost the whole time! I turned around on the campus…
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Tuesday, December 21: More Reykjavík and Flying Home
On Tuesday morning, we wanted to walk around the city some more, but it was also checkout day. Dave called to get us a late checkout (noon) so we could leave our bags…
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The Month of April Plus a Little Bit of May
April 9 The second week of April, the four of us flew to Chicago. I was attending the Midwest Political Science Association conference at the Palmer House Hilton downtown. Dave, Phoebe, and Benjamin…
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At Long Last!
Fans of the Gribblog can thank my mom for asking once again (politely) for photos of Benjamin. I’ve been collecting things for this post, so here it is! After Halloween, I wasn’t satisfied…