MUGA Day #36: Denver to San Francisco

On the way to the Denver International Airport we stopped by Steuben's for the Olson's to have their lobster sandwich.  I had a French Onion Soup, salad and habanera corn:I also had a bottle of beer brewed a few blocks from this restaurant, which is derived from Boston on Boylston.  Thus, the lobster sandwich.Checking in was a breeze, and on my way in the United Club, I noticed that it costs $395/year to be a member.  I got a lifetime...

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MUGA Day #35: My Day in Denver

I'm staying at Connie and Harry Olson's home just outside of Denver.  Here they are to the left on my roof for dinner last year.  In my first 15 hours in Denver, I actually slept for 13 hours.  I have never in my life had so much sleep.  I must have been exhausted, being 14 hours away from Beijing four days ago and 8 hours from Frankfurt three days ago.Connie is a practicing psychologist and has worked at Rocky Flats and for Coors...

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MUGA Day #34: DC to Denver

I arranged for Super Shuttle (they operate out of 35 airports and I've had good service from them at other locations) to pick me up this morning for a total cost after tip of $35.  The taxi coming in to town was $75.  I'd recommend this shuttle, but arrange for an earlier pick-up because you could well be the first one on the van, and after a search for half a dozen others, you might still be in the District after an hour.This a pivotal...

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MUGA Day #33: Further Adventures in DC

I only had a few hours free today so I walked around my old office area, starting with Union Station, visited by 40 million/year:Philip Hart Senate Office Building, where I toiled:A few yards away, the Capitol:Across the street the Supreme Court:The Washington Monument, being repaired because of severe damage caused by the 2011 5.8 magnitude earthquake:There are tulips and azaleas everywhere, including this darkish variety:Every couple of years I...

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MUGA Day #32: My Day in our Nation's Capital

The weather today was fabulous.  Sunny, with the temperature up to almost 70F.  Tulips are in bloom.Washington, DC is my third home.  #1 of course is Hawaii, while #2 is the Bay Area, for I went to school at Stanford, worked at the NASA Ames Research Center and spent two assignments at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  At the end of MUGA (My Ultimate Global Adventure), I have a ten day period planned for a mini-class...

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MUGA Day #31: Frankfurt to DC

For those new to this series, MUGA is he acronym for My Ultimate Global Adventure. The Style Section of the International Herald Tribune had a cutting edge article on "The New Sao Paulo."  This was one of my stops last year, where I had a memorable meal at DOM.  The same edition had an even better one on "The Reincarnation of Seoul."  Knowing now what was said, my two days there would have been different.I really hesitate to share...

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MUGA Day #30: My Day in Frankfurt

People from Frankfurt are called frankfurters.  Likewise, hamburgers are those from Hamburg.  Frankfurt Airport is home to 500 companies with  more than 70,000 workers (half with Lufthansa). The city of Frankfurt (Cathedral dedicated to Saint Bsrtholomew finished in the 15th century) has a bit more than 700,000 living here, although the urban area has more than 2.3 million, and the metropolitan region is approaching 6 million....

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