March Happenings

Just wanted to get the photos of March out to all of you. We have been entertaining guests steadily since mid March so I have little time to write these days. Hopefully the photos will tell the stories!!

Our dear friend Toni Nell from Santa Cruz visited us in March. We stayed at a hotel with her in Paris for some of the time and she stayed with us out in the country as well. Nick's birthday celebration is also included in this set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nharlow/sets/72157615601427069/

Nick and I went to Madrid, Spain for the first school break in early March. You will see many photos of us eating in this set. This is because the food in Spain is amazing and we even had Mexican food!! I had been in withdrawal for weeks and we just happened upon this amazing place. Felt like I was back home. We were also impressed with the museums, monuments and fountains...good stuff!

We stayed with a friend of Nick's from grade school in Paris, Phillip and his wife Lydia. They are Dutch and have lived in Madrid for about 3 years (I think). They were such wonderful tour guides and took us outside of Madrid to Segovia and some other cool places. We also saw Nick's friend Diana who Nick knows from his college days. We went to dinner with Diana, her fiance and some friends of theirs. Of course, we went to many clubs after dinner and stayed out until the wee hours.

Pics of Madrid:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nharlow/sets/72157615597612601/

We love Spain so much that we are going back for the next school break in late April/early May. Decided to go to Valencia because it is not as touristy, on the beach and inexpensive. We are really looking forward to some beach time since we have been landlocked for 4 months now.

Nick created this set of highlights if you don't want to wade through the mass of other photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nharlow/sets/72157615601435513/

Upcoming photo sets: Sue and Travis' visit to France, Maria and Alex's visit to France, & Tori's visit to France! April has been all about entertaining friends and family and it's been great fun so far.

Happy tax day, hope you're all doing well! We miss you.