Our Global Journey

We left Almaty on June 23 and headed to England to visit Audra's grandmother and our dear friends, the Hymers.  Henry has never been, Lora went when she was 3 years old, and Adeline went when she was 9 months old.  It all began with a rental car drive from London to Falmouth (about 5 hours). That was a crash course in driving a stick shift on the left side of the road with the steering wheel on the right side of the car!  We survived, and had a great time looking at all the scenery on the way down. Audra attempts to navigate the narrow, windy roads of Cornwall with her 92 year old grandmother in the passenger seat.  Yes, this is a two way road.  :)  Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen.   Audra and her grandmother, Lora, at Pendennis castle.  Yes, Lora is named after her.   Cliff walk in Falmouth.   When the tide is out, Falmouth has amazing tide pools.  We went exploring!  Eating Cornish Pas...

At the end of May, our school counselor and I chaperoned 17 high school students on a trip to New York and Boston.  It was an American culture and college tour trip.  It was my first time to New York and Boston, so I had a great time soaking it all in!   First stop after our long flight was Times Square. Must admit - I did not like it.  Too many billboards flashing at me, I felt like I was on visual overload!  Cool!  Didn't see a show, but here is the Ed Sullivan Theater.  Stroll through Central Park.  Recognize this building?  Can you say GHOSTBUSTERS!?!  My all time favorite movie.  Remember when they turned into dogs?  Yep, this is it!  Carriage ride through central park.  Wish I was with my husband and not 17 high schoolers!  I would've jumped in!  Children's Zoo.  MADAGASCAR!  Where are you, Alex the lion?  The sky scrapers are incredible.  T...