First parish of Portland

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Dolphin statue

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Ruffwear Approach pack

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A piece of the Berlin Wall in Portland too...

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Portland harbor

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We ran into David...

Bump no more!
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On the streets of Portland

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Brunch at Panera

Sitting outside for some Corn chowder, tomato mozzarella panini, and iced green tea before exploring Portland.
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Plan for Today

The plan for today is simple: explore Portland. It's supposed to be a
cute little town with nice art galleries and good food. So far we are
at Panera Bread having breakfast.

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Dinner at Weathervane

Excellent fish and chips and clam chowder, right by the Kittery outlets. We had a lot of fun shopping here and a lot of the stores are dog-friendly. Now we're off to Portland for some rest!
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New Hampshire/Maine Border

Bridge on I-95.
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Wenjun Missed These...

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Ah, I've Missed This Place

Not sure about Wenjun :)
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Leaving Boston

Thanks for letting us crash, guys!
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Goodnight from Boston

We're staying with some friends in Boston who have an amazing apartment in Brookline. We have a bedroom with an ensuite bathroom! It took some time to get here with traffic and various stops along the way, but we made it! Go Day 1! Max behaved very well on the car ride.
Tomorrow: Lunch in Boston, then make our way to Portland, Maine.
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Getting to be around feeding time...

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Max in the car

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Tappan Zee bridge

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On the Palisades Parkway

Taking the Tappan Zee to avoid GWB traffic.
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Espresso in NJ...

...is almost like Italy...almost.
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At Lunch

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Lunch w/Eugene's dad

We stopped along the NJ Turnpike to pick up some camping equipment from our friends Sarah and Craig. Sarah gave us some good tips and now we may also go camping in Acadia. We also might head to Newfoundland instead of the Thousand Islands area.
Now we are having some pizza with Eugene's dad before heading to Boston.
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Hi-tech Readouts in the Prius

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We're Off!

Wenjun's driving.
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A road trip of sorts

It took us a while to map out the trip. We had originally intended to take a much more ambitious route all the way to the West Coast and back in one month, hitting about 10 National Parks along the way. But, after the fast-paced Europe trip, we're going to take it slow and explore only Northeast America and Canada. Hopefully, our rental car (a Prius!), can handle all of our stuff/gear and what I imagine will be some not-so-easy roads. But most of all, we're doing this for Max since we weren't able to bring him along to Europe. It's been tough to find affordable pet-friendly accommodations, even though we have the AAA pet friendly hotel guide, and we've ended up booking mostly with midrange chain hotels. Also, there may be an opportunity to do some camping...exciting! Or potentially disgusting, and cold, and miserable!

On the Road Again

We are back at it again for the USA/Canada road trip part of our vacation. See the updated itinerary on the right. We are leaving tomorrow and we have a new member in our crew -- Max! Here is a picture:

We are back in the US!

Our American Airlines flight was very full and left late, though we arrived pretty much on time. No traffic during the car ride to Eugene's dad's house. We are running a bunch of errands tomorrow in the city and will resume posting when we start our US road trip.
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On the Plane to NY

To be continued on the USA part of our trip!

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On the plane from London to New York

Last leg of journey back to States
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Landed in London

Taking a bus to the terminal
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On the plane from Berlin to London

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At the British Airways Lounge in Berlin Airport

Wenjun's trips to Brazil finally paid off! We are able to hang out here because she is a sapphire AA frequent flyer - sounds so mysterious!
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Ordering Food at Berlin Airport

Ground level snack bat, not amazing.
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New York, 6000+K

Sign at Berlin airport.
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Tegel Airport Bus (TXL)

Another great deal, it takes you to the main airport in Berlin for only a regular €2.10 ticket. Great deal if you can tolerate the crazy driving with your suitcases.
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A Berlin tram

They mostly serve East Berlin so we didn't ride them.
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Our hotel from the outside

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Berlin Bus 200

Otherwise known as the best sightseeing tour €2.10 will buy you in Berlin and perhaps anywhere. Bus 100 is great also. This is on the upper level - most of them are double deckers. We took the 100 from Alexanderplatz to the Zoo and the 200 on the way back.
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Mosaic Ceiling

Inside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin.
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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Near the old Zoo train station in Berlin.
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