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July 2, 2013 Tuesday – Park City, UT
Grabbed a quick [heavy] breakfast (delicious quiche, egg croissant sandwich, and bagel sandwich, and splurged on a lemon cookie just to see what tastes like) at Paradise Bakery in Salt Lake City. Given the heat, I don’t like to waste the morning hours, so we take our breakfast to-go and ate it in the car during the 45 minutes drive to Park City, home of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
June 30, 2013 Sunday – Salt Lake City
Me: Is it always this hot this time of year in Salt Lake City?
Plaza Hotel concierge: No. It’s usually hot in the 90’s but it’s unusual that it’s over 100 this week.
Yes, another 105F+ day of our vacation.
6/30/2013 Sunday – Arches
The sign in the lobby of Far View Lodge said sunrise is at 5:48am, so I set my alarm at 5:30am.
I wake up at the sound of the alarm and stumble out to the balcony hoping to catch a glimpse of glory.
Lo and behold, it was hazy, due to an impending thunderstorm.
6/28/2013 Friday – Mesa Verde
The first thing we noticed about Far View Lodge is that there is no TV in the room. Woohoo! I’m excited!
We don’t have regular TV at home for a reason. We are not into pop culture. However, we do miss FoodNetwork, which is what we always watch when we stay in hotels. That’s not going to happen in Mesa Verde.
6/28/2013 Friday – Mesa Verde continued
Me: There’s the sign saying Mesa Verde National Park exit. Should I take it?
Husband: No. That’s not the route on the GPS. Follow the GPS.
20 minutes later, the GPS is telling me to turn down a narrow road behind some ranch house, and another turn that seems…
6/28/2013 Friday – Mesa Verde
The long drive on our road trip goes by fast when we are having fun. We were prepared with downloads of the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, sermons by Mike Erre, and a random playlist of songs from The Temptations to Jack Johnson to worship songs.
Our vacation, continued.
6/27/2013 Thursday – Hoover Dam
After we left Vegas, we did a quick stop at Hoover Dam. In 105F+ temperature, we did not feel like getting out! Just to say we’ve been there is good enough for now. No strong desire to pay to take the power plant tour. It’s not on my bucket list.
We left on 6/26/2013 for a road trip to Salt Lake City. The occasion: destination wedding of a good friend.
Here are some reflections:
6/26 Wednesday – 4-hour drive to Vegas
Checked into Treasure Island
Me: [opens closet] That’s the biggest safe I’ve ever seen in a hotel. Must be for all the winnings.
Friday 7/8
The most exciting thing about landing in Taiwan is not Taiwan, but seeing E greeting us at the airport! He flew in from Saigon a few hours earlier, joining us for this vacation.
Second on the list of exciting thing about Taiwan is meeting T’s friends. They have a nice big van that…
Saturday, 7/9
This is our first full day in Taiwan. I slept maybe 5 hours with the jet lag, but felt rested.
First thing we did was buy an MRT card loaded with enough credits for rides for our entire time in Taipei. I love the MRT, so efficient, so clean, so convenient, so easy…